A man accused of holding three women captive in his home for more than a decade has pleaded not guilty to 512 counts of…
CLEVELAND – The man accused of holding three Cleveland women captive for a decade will plead not guilty to nearly 1,000 charges in court Wednesday, said defense attorney Jaye Schlachet. Last week, the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office filed a 977-count superceding indictment against Ariel Castro. Castro was charged with two counts of aggravated murder, 512 […]
CLEVELAND – Cleveland kidnapping suspect Ariel Castro was indicted on additional charges on Friday, the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office said. Castro is accused of holding Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight captive for a decade in his Seymour Avenue house on Cleveland’s near-west side. He was already charged with 329 counts, covering Aug. 22, […]
CLEVELAND – New details in the case of three Cleveland area women held captive for nearly a decade. The Cuyahoga County Capital Review Committee gathered Thursday to review Ariel Castro’s case. The committee is reviewing the case based on the June’s 329-count indictment. The committee will decide whether or not to seek the death penalty. […]
CLEVELAND – Cleveland kidnapping suspect Ariel Castro is likely to face additional criminal charges including the death penalty as prosecutor prepare a superseding indictment. Castro appeared in a Cuyahoga County courtroom Wednesday on rape, kidnapping and aggravated murder charges related to the 10-year ordeal of three Cleveland women who escaped from his Seymour Avenue home […]
Wednesday, the State of Florida continued to put on its case/evidence in day 12 of the George Zimmerman trial, with four of its key witnesses…
DENVER – The Colorado Civil Rights Division has ruled in favor of Coy Mathis, a transgender 6-year-old who was barred from using the girls’ bathroom at her school in Fountain. Coy was labeled male at birth, but has always known that she is a girl, which she has expressed since she was 18 months old. Since […]
SANFORD, Fla. — The jury deciding George Zimmerman’s fate will hear two starkly different stories Monday as lawyers make opening statements in the closely watched case. During two weeks of jury selection, prosecutors and defense attorneys have hinted at their trial tactics, saying Zimmerman either profiled and murdered Trayvon Martin or shot the teen […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A parking lot owner has filed a lawsuit against the city of Cleveland over lost business since roads have been closed due to the filming of Captain America. The owners of the lot known as The Pit first took legal action in county court against the film producers. Last week at […]
CLEVELAND – Moments before entering a courtroom in Cleveland Wednesday, kidnapping and rape suspect Ariel Castro may have revealed a different side of his personality. In the two times Castro has appeared in court since his May 6 arrest, his head has been down for the duration of his time in the courtroom. […]
CLEVELAND – The man accused of kidnapping three Cleveland women and holding them captive in his Seymour Avenue house was indicted on 329 counts on Friday. Ariel Castro also faces one count of aggravated murder for purposely causing the termination of a pregnancy, the prosecutor’s office said. [ Read the indictment here: http://on.wews.com/15U3Dd6 ] “Today’s […]
‘I’m a sexual predator, I need help’ CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – 19 Action News Reporter Scott Taylor is learning much more about Ariel Castro from his own words – a reported suicide note he wrote years ago. In the letter, Castro claims he treated the three women well and then admits later that he’s sick. The police found […]