Mar 18, 2021 · The change garnered some interesting allies, including Browns offensive linemen Chris Hubbard and Kendall Lamm, who wrote a letter to Ohio senators supporting the legislation. The players highlighted how five of the 12 people sentenced to life without parole as juveniles are Black, despite Black Ohioans comprising only 14.3% of the population.

Mar 4, 2024 · Akron police on Monday charged Cynthia George, a central figure in the 2001 murder of Jeffrey Zack, with complicity to commit aggravated murder. The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested George, 50, of Granger Township, around 8 p.m. at the West Market Plaza in Bath Township. She was in Summit County Jail on Monday evening.

Sep 30, 2024 · Jury selection will begin Monday in the murder trial of a 58-year-old Copley man charged in the deaths of three men found bound, gagged, shot in the head and dumped off the side of two roads in March 2023 in Akron and Copley Township.

Aug 15, 2024 · The two people who were shot dead in an apparent murder-suicide at a Taco Bell drive-thru Wednesday night in Stow were identified Thursday. The Summit County Medical Examiner determined Jason Williams, 53, from Stow, was the person who fired the shots before turning the gun on himself. He killed Megan Keleman, 25, from Stow.

Mar 11, 2022 · Both Chad Cobb and his and Biggs’ daughter, who is now a teenager, testified in Stefanko’s trial. The daughter recalled Stefanko ordering a pizza and using a fake name on the night of Biggs’ murder. Teen daughter of victim testifies:Daughter of slain woman recalls stepmother ordering pizza on the night of the murder

Oct 6, 2012 · The guilty verdicts — two counts of murder, felonious assault, tampering with evidence and abuse of a corpse — were announced by Common Pleas Judge Judy Hunter about 12:40 p.m. Friday after the bailiff handed the jury’s decision to her.

Jul 8, 2013 · The brother of Hannah Hill, the Akron woman slain in 1999, was found dead Sunday inside his Kenmore neighborhood home. Justin Hill, who served as a family spokesman during last year’s trial of his …

Sep 23, 2020 · Beasley was convicted of aggravated murder — resulting in the death sentence — and numerous other offenses, including attempted murder, aggravated robbery and kidnapping. Judge Lynne Callahan, who is now on the 9th District Court of Appeals bench, imposed sentences for these other charges to run consecutively to Beasley's death sentence.

Dec 28, 2021 · After seven murders were recorded in July, the city was averaging more than one murder per week. Killings remained at that level until the last death on Oct. 12, when the 42nd murder was recorded in the 41st week of the year. The vast majority of murders this year – 39 – were due to gunshots. Also, 62% of victims were younger than 30.

Nov 14, 2018 · Gentry pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of murder during a plea hearing at the Stark County Common Pleas Court. He also pleaded guilty to three other felonies — abduction, tampering with evidence and gross abuse of a corpse — …