Los Angeles (CNN) — Peter Robbins was a child when he provided the iconic voice for Charlie Brown, still heard every year when the classic 1960s television movies are rebroadcast. Today, Robbins is in the San Diego County jail, inmate No. 13704837, facing charges of threatening a police officer, a doctor and two others with […]
CLEVELAND – Five fathers were indicted in Cuyahoga County for failing to pay a combined $81,779 in child support. Lebaron Pierce, 33, of Canton, owes $38,554.42 for his 13-year-old. He last made a $70 child support payment in May 2011. Albert Cornell, 52, of Euclid, owes $23,688.28 for his 15-year-old. Cornell last paid $100 in […]
AKRON, OH (WOIO) – An Akron resident is behind bars after stabbing a friend over a pair of LeBron James sneakers. Hosea Jeffries returned home from being hospitalized and found that his LeBron James kicks had been stolen. Tuesday, Brent Hampton arrived at Jeffries’ home on Robert Avenue in Akron, Ohio to check on him […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason, along with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office and the Ohio Casino Control Commission, announced the indictments of seven defendants who have each been charged with one count of gambling, a felony of the fifth degree. The following individuals were found cheating at the Horseshoe Casino between […]
MASSILLON, OH (WOIO) – – A fight broke out at the Great Escape Movie Theater in Massillon Sunday after a confrontation over two young girls being in the showing of the male stripper movie, “Magic Mike.” Police say 36-year-old Heather Guiab of Moreno Valley, California and her boyfriend were in watching “Magic Mike” while his two young […]
PORTAGE COUNTY, OH (WOIO) – A former Corrections Officer at the Portage County Jail has been indicted on one count of felonious assault. This, after an incident between Connie Y. Sutton and a female inmate, 23-year-old Holly Anderson. As a result of that incident, Anderson was transported to Robinson Memorial Hospital where she was treated […]
GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OH (WOIO) – One person has been arrested from an overnight standoff in Garfield Heights. The SWAT team was called to the apparent shooting and standoff on Grace Avenue near East 104th Street overnight. Police tell 19 Action News they received a call for someone breaking into a home. During the 9-1-1 call, […]
AKRON, OH (WOIO) – A Summit County jury has found John M. Carano, 54, of Lake Vista Road in Akron, guilty of two counts of Operating Under the Influence, both felonies of the fourth degree, and a specification for having five OVI convictions within 20 years. On August 6, a Sheriff’s deputy noticed Carano twice […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A Reverend was sentenced to prison on more than 80 counts of child porn. Reverend Mark Griggs was sentenced to six years behind bars after pleading guilty last month. The 48-year-old Reverend traded child porn over the Internet from his house and church between July 2008 and November 2010. He downloaded […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Three suspects are under arrest for the shooting of an off-duty Cleveland Police on the city’s west side. The shooting happened around 11:30 p.m. near W. 52nd Street and Detroit Avenue. According to Cleveland Police, three males approached Officer Dwayne Borders, 45, and attempted to rob him. During the robbery, one […]
Florida’s controversial “Stand Your Ground” law has been at the center of the Trayvon Martin case because former neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, 28, claims that he acted in self-defense and, under the law, he had every right to meet force with force. SEE ALSO: Will Trayvon Swing Florida’s Vote? The nation watched as Zimmerman […]
EUCLID, OH (WOIO) – A standoff ends peacefully, three hours after it began. And, Euclid Police Officers say two burglary suspects are now in custody. The SWAT team was called to a home on East 193rd around 11 a-m Monday. A neighbor saw two suspicious people around the home and called police. When officers arrived, they were able […]