Courts and Justice
Suspect charged with murder was under police scrutiny for domestic violence since March, authorities say
Dshawn Anderson has pleaded not guilty and is jailed on a $1 million bond in the slaying of Dontez Lilly.
Akron court offering Summit County fugitives rare safe surrender option next month
The Akron Municipal Court is partnering with local agencies for the Summit County Fugitive Safe Surrender initiative Aug. 7-10 at House of the Lord.
Suspect accused of mass shooting in Cleveland Warehouse District found guilty on all counts
Jaylon Jennings pleaded no contest to 31 charges in the mass shooting that injured nine people in the Warehouse District last summer.
Los Angeles drug dealers shipped pounds of fentanyl to Northeast Ohio hidden in printers, feds say
U.S. Postal inspectors wrote in court records they believe at least seven packages sent from Los Angeles to Northeast Ohio contained fentanyl hidden inside printers.
Suspect held without bond in slaying of Madison teen
A Painesville man is charged with murder in the death of a Madison teenager on Saturday.
Woman accused of killing toddler outside North Olmsted store is incompetent to stand trial, lawyer says
Bionca Ellis faces aggravated murder charges in the stabbing of Julian Wood last month.
Family of Willoughby woman who died by suicide sues mental health clinic and doctors, accusing them of neglect
The estate of Laurel Nash sued a mental health clinic and others, saying she was released from the clinic without medication days before she died by suicide.
$10 million bond set for suspect accused of killing his grandmother and Cleveland police officer
"We wish he be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," Jamieson Ritter's family said in a statement.
Akron man receives life sentence for 2010 rape in Barberton
Derrick Fischer, 53, of Akron, will be eligible for parole after serving 20 years in prison.
Avon man submitted $7.4 million in fake expense reports to Beachwood employer, feds say
Curtis McEwen, 50, is accused of submitting $7.4 million in fake expense reports to his Beachwood employer.
‘Monster’: Cleveland drug dealer gets 24 years for selling fentanyl that killed 3
Reyes Sanchez-Borrero was sentenced to 24 years and five months in prison for selling fentanyl to three people who died from overdosing on the drugs.
Cleveland suspect accused of killing girlfriend and hiding her remains gets $2 million bond
James Drahos is accused of stuffing remains in an elementary school dumpster
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