Six people in Ohio have been indicted on aggravated murder and conspiracy charges in the death of a woman they were allegedly using as ransom to get information about her boyfriend. Hakim-Ali Shomo, 21; Portria Williams, 31; Destiny Henderson, 18; Nathaniel Poke, 32; Anthony Bryant, 19; and Brittany Smith were previously indicted on murder and …
Update: A woman who was assaulted and kidnapped at a Cleveland, Ohio, mass transit station Sunday afternoon has been found safe, WEWS reports. No further information was released. Original story: Cleveland Police have arrested two suspects in the assault and kidnapping of a woman at a mass transit station Sunday afternoon, but the woman remains …
Cleveland police issued an Amber Alert for 5-year-old Zanaya Thomas who was apparently kidnapped from her home Sunday evening. Police said the little girl is believed to be with James Hardges, 24. The mother told police Hardges came to the home with several people, one of whom had a gun, and took Zanaya. They may be headed to Pennsylvania.
Authorities in Ohio say a man has been arrested on suspicion of killing his young son and three others — including another child — during an incident reported to Cleveland police on Tuesday. As of the latest police statements available, it is unclear what they believe Armond Johnson’s motive was in the violent crime. He …
An Ohio man convicted of beating his girlfriend with a gun, holding her hostage and setting her apartment building on fire took out his aggression on his own attorney this week during a sentencing hearing in Cleveland. The entire ordeal played out between David Chislton and his lawyer in graphic courtroom video footage, as reported …
An Ohio man has pleaded not guilty to dozens of criminal counts related to allegations that he victimized more than 50 people in a ‘SIM-swapping’ scheme that netted him roughly $500,000 in fraudulent gains. According to the New York Post, 20-year-old Dawson Bakies appeared in Manhattan Supreme Court in New York this week where he …
A new lawsuit against the Cleveland Metropolitan School District among several other defendants claims they played a role in the wrongful death of 14-year-old Alianna DeFreeze two years ago. According to WEWS, the girl’s parents, Damon DeFreeze and Donnesha Cooper, have named the school district, the city of Cleveland, E Prep and Village Prep Woodland …
A Cleveland, Ohio, investigative team is questioning why a little girl who hasn’t been seen in years was just reported missing by child welfare workers in September. The FOX I-TEAM reports that they were alerted to the case of a missing 8-year-old girl, Neveah, in September after a caseworker called 911 to report the child missing. …
Authorities in Ohio say a Cleveland woman is at the center of an investigation dating back more than a decade and packed with alarmingly brazen lies in an apparent attempt to elicit sympathy and cash. According to Cleveland.com, 45-year-old Dawn Brown convinced multiple men to marry her based on false claims of pregnancy and cancer …
Medical Examiner says death appears “extremely suspicious”
Three suspected gang members face an array of criminal charges after what authorities say was a brutal attack on a total of three victims recently in Cleveland, Ohio. The men, believed to be members of the Heartless Felons gang, are suspected of torturing two residents of an apartment early Thursday morning before shooting a third …
