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A Cuyahoga County jury found Bionca Ellis guilty of murdering 3-year-old Julian Wood, rejecting her insanity defense. She faces life in prison at sentencing Oct. 27.
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October 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
A Cuyahoga County jury found Bionca Ellis guilty of murdering 3-year-old Julian Wood, rejecting her insanity defense. She faces life in prison at sentencing Oct. 27.
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Cuyahoga County prosecutors on Wednesday charged a girl, 10, and a boy, 9, with attempted murder and rape in the brutal attack of an autistic girl last month.
‘Never seen anything like it’: 9 and 10-year-old charged with attempted murder, rape
Cuyahoga County prosecutors on Wednesday charged two children – ages 9 and 10 – with attempted murder and rape in the brutal attack of an autistic girl last month.
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October 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Cuyahoga County prosecutors on Wednesday charged a girl, 10, and a boy, 9, with attempted murder and rape in the brutal attack of an autistic girl last month.
The Ohio Supreme Court will decide if Leander Bissell's actions constitute murder after appellate judges reduced his conviction to involuntary manslaughter in the 2022 death of Johnny Tetrick.
Murder or manslaughter? Ohio Supreme Court to decide in Cleveland firefighter death
The case hinges on whether Leander Bissell acted "knowingly" versus "recklessly" when he sped through an accident scene.
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June 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The Ohio Supreme Court will decide if Leander Bissell's actions constitute murder after appellate judges reduced his conviction to involuntary manslaughter in the 2022 death of Johnny Tetrick.
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Cuyahoga County prosecutors said the men wildly overreacted to a threat that didn’t exist and sprayed bullets at their own friends who were arriving to their Fourth of July family gathering last year.
Cleveland brothers claim self-defense in fatal shooting of 10-year-old girl
Prosecutors argued Juwone Deaver and Jemerious Davis overreacted to a perceived threat when they fired at friends arriving at their Fourth of July party last year. Defense attorneys argued the brothers feared a drive-by shooting.
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June 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Cuyahoga County prosecutors said the men wildly overreacted to a threat that didn’t exist and sprayed bullets at their own friends who were arriving to their Fourth of July family gathering last year.
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A Cuyahoga County jury Thursday found East Cleveland’s suspended mayor and a former member of Council guilty of public corruption charges.
East Cleveland mayor, former Council member convicted in corruption trial
Brandon King was found guilty of steering $75,000 to family businesses, while former Councilman Ernest Smith was convicted of misusing a city vehicle and gas card. Both men are barred from office for seven years.
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May 29, 2025 at 9:22 PM
A Cuyahoga County jury Thursday found East Cleveland’s suspended mayor and a former member of Council guilty of public corruption charges.
According to the indictment, Moore had a history of calling in bomb threats to courthouses where he was scheduled to be in trial in order to delay proceedings.
Divorce attorney charged with murder in 2013 stabbing of Aliza Sherman
The indictment alleges Gregory Moore had previously called in bomb threats to delay court proceedings before devising a plan to kidnap and kill Aliza Sherman.
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May 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
According to the indictment, Moore had a history of calling in bomb threats to courthouses where he was scheduled to be in trial in order to delay proceedings.
Officer James Covell faces felony charges involving the falsifying of reports and the tampering of evidence in two separate incidents involving a car chase and a drunken driving crash.
East Cleveland officer charged with lying about pursuit, covering for drunken dispatcher
Officer James Covell faces felony charges of falsifying reports and tampering with evidence in two separate incidents involving a car chase and a drunk driving crash.
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February 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Officer James Covell faces felony charges involving the falsifying of reports and the tampering of evidence in two separate incidents involving a car chase and a drunken driving crash.
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Attorneys for the media outlets included in court filings a sample of 4,000 news articles that they allege Cohere used without permission. More than 200 clevelanddotcom and The Plain Dealer articles are cited.
News outlets -- including Cleveland’s Plain Dealer -- are suing AI company Cohere over copyright
Cohere accused of widespread copyright infringement for using scraped articles to train AI models without permission or compensation.
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February 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Attorneys for the media outlets included in court filings a sample of 4,000 news articles that they allege Cohere used without permission. More than 200 clevelanddotcom and The Plain Dealer articles are cited.
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Bionca Ellis, the woman accused of fatally stabbing a 3-year-old boy in North Olmsted in June, is now competent to stand trial following inpatient treatment at a psychiatric clinic.
Woman accused in North Olmsted child stabbing death ruled competent, trial date set
Court finds Ellis mentally fit following psychiatric care, schedules trial for July 14.
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February 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Bionca Ellis, the woman accused of fatally stabbing a 3-year-old boy in North Olmsted in June, is now competent to stand trial following inpatient treatment at a psychiatric clinic.
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While the men won’t be eligible for life without parole, they each face life sentences, with the possibility for some of the charges to run consecutively at the discretion of the court, the assistant prosecuting attorney said.
Two men convicted in 2023 murder of 3-year-old
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February 12, 2025 at 3:04 AM
While the men won’t be eligible for life without parole, they each face life sentences, with the possibility for some of the charges to run consecutively at the discretion of the court, the assistant prosecuting attorney said.
A Cleveland man who said he tried to pry his live-in girlfriend’s teeth out after he killed her and used Pine-Sol to hide the odor of her body was sentenced to the maximum term in prison Wednesday.
Max sentence for Cleveland man who killed girlfriend, pried her teeth out and put her body in school dumpster
Cleveland man gets max prison sentence after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter, other crimes in the death of his live-in girlfriend.
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February 5, 2025 at 11:14 PM
A Cleveland man who said he tried to pry his live-in girlfriend’s teeth out after he killed her and used Pine-Sol to hide the odor of her body was sentenced to the maximum term in prison Wednesday.
The Morgan County District Attorney's Office last week filed condemnation proceedings to acquire property from five defendants charged with drug offenses, while a state lawmaker who helped reform civil asset forfeiture said he still has concerns about the practice.
Lawmaker concerned about civil asset forfeiture as police, DA seek property tied to arrests
Nov. 26—The Morgan County District Attorney's Office last week filed condemnation proceedings to acquire property from five defendants charged with drug offenses, while a state lawmaker who helped ref...
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November 26, 2024 at 3:23 PM
The Morgan County District Attorney's Office last week filed condemnation proceedings to acquire property from five defendants charged with drug offenses, while a state lawmaker who helped reform civil asset forfeiture said he still has concerns about the practice.
Five defendants charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly blocking the U.S. 31 bridge last year in protest of the Decatur police shooting of Steve Perkins have been summoned back to city court following their still verdict-less bench trials in early November.
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November 22, 2024 at 11:06 AM
Five defendants charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly blocking the U.S. 31 bridge last year in protest of the Decatur police shooting of Steve Perkins have been summoned back to city court following their still verdict-less bench trials in early November.
Three Lauderdale County men were arrested Thursday after they unsuccessfully attempted to cross the Tennessee River with stolen copper, according to the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office
Lawrence sheriff: Copper thieves arrested after failed escape on river
Three Lauderdale County men were arrested Thursday after they unsuccessfully attempted to cross the Tennessee River with stolen copper, according to the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office.
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November 21, 2024 at 11:30 PM
Three Lauderdale County men were arrested Thursday after they unsuccessfully attempted to cross the Tennessee River with stolen copper, according to the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office
Morgan County Sheriff training in Somerville, AL.
November 21, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Morgan County Sheriff training in Somerville, AL.
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Those protests occurred as Americans across the country called for reform to address police brutality.
Man wounded at 2020 Huntsville protests shares his story
Those protests occurred as Americans across the country called for reform to address police brutality.
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November 21, 2024 at 2:55 PM
Those protests occurred as Americans across the country called for reform to address police brutality.
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No better encapsulation of the effectiveness of political messaging than conservative voters being outraged over trans women in women's restrooms but just eh over an actual sexual predator being the UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL.
November 20, 2024 at 11:50 PM
No better encapsulation of the effectiveness of political messaging than conservative voters being outraged over trans women in women's restrooms but just eh over an actual sexual predator being the UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL.