For the first time since Bill Cosby was found guilty of drugging and molesting Andrea Constand in 2004, his wife Camille has made a public statement, which was posted on Bill’s social media accounts. In the statement, Camille called the verdict “mob justice.” Camille put blame on the media for demonizing her husband and said in her statement, “The overall media, with […]
Meek Mill just scored a major legal victory. Months after the rapper was sentenced to two to four years behind bars, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ordered a lower court to grant Meek release on bail. 76ers co-owner Michael Rubin shared the news via Instagram on Tuesday. The Dreamchasers artist shared the following statement: I’d like to thank God, my family, my […]
Seven inmates were killed and 17 more injured in a deadly series of fights at Lee Correctional Institution Sunday night, according to the S.C. Department of Corrections (SCDC). Riots that killed seven inmates and injured 17 others at Lee Correctional Sunday night all began with territory, contraband and cell phones, according to an initial […]
GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio – The City of Garfield Heights is pursuing an idea to potentially solve two community problems at once by moving the city’s police department, jail and courts to a struggling shopping center. Nearly a decade ago, Walmart left the City View Center and concerns about methane gas underground chased away customers and […]
GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio — Police issued an alert Friday morning for an escaped inmate who is on the loose from the Garfield Heights jail. The wanted man has been identified as 34-year-old Donnie J. Thomas. Police warn that he is to be considered “violent and dangerous.” Thomas is described as 6 feet tall and 200 pounds. He’s bald […]
Mill was sentenced to two to four years by a Philadelphia judge on Monday. Rapper Meek Mill was sentenced to two to four years in jail on Thursday after violating the terms of his probation, TMZ reports. A Philadelphia judge issued the judgement stemming from a 2008 case where he was arrested on a drugs and weapons charge. […]
LUCASVILLE, OHIO – Ronald Phillips was executed inside the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility Wednesday morning, marking the state’s first execution in over three years. Phillips died before witnesses on behalf of his family, his victim’s family and the media, including WKYC’s Monica Robins, at 10:43 a.m. There were no complications. Media witness Alan Johnson said […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Donnell Lindsey was sentenced Wednesday in the 2015 shooting death of 3-year-old Major Howard. Judge John P. O’Donnell sentenced Lindsey to 37-years to life. He could have could have received up to 100 years in prison. The jury found Lindsey guilty last month, in the felony murder of the toddler. He was also found guilty of […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – City officials passed legislation during Monday’s Cleveland City Council meeting to consolidate the Cleveland Jail’s operations. An agreement between the city of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County means the Cuyahoga County Correction Center will take over the city jail. The move will save money for both Cleveland and Cuyahoga County, according to […]
DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The former leader of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Barbara Byrd Bennett, will be sentenced on Friday for crimes committed while she was CEO of Chicago Schools. Her sentencing memorandum shows she admitted what she did and apologized. But details of what she did paint a grim picture of her corruption. That story […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley announced that a motion was filed to vacate Evin King’s 1995 murder conviction. Forensic evidence that was presented at King’s trial was reviewed and determined to be inaccurate. A hearing was scheduled for Wednesday morning to review the motion. King was convicted in 1995 of the […]
CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) – A state judge sentenced Dylann Roof on 13 state counts in the June 2015 Charleston church shooting Monday afternoon. Dylann Roof, 23, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole on each of nine murder counts, each term to be served consecutively; and a consecutive 30-year prison term on each of three […]