AKRON, Ohio – A federal judge has denied former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora’s motion to suppress evidence in his upcoming trial. On Wednsday, Judge Sara Lioi ruled against the motion in Dimora’s case with codefendant Michael Gabor. Among the evidence Dimora’s defense team was hoping to keep out of court were items taken during […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Jury selection started Monday morning for the women involved in a McDonald’s melee. Stacey Matthews and Cedrica Johnson are indicted on charges of felonious assault and assault. On April 19th, Matthews recruited Johnson to help her confront two teenage girls, both of whom were waiting in line to interview for a […]
AKRON, Ohio – A federal judge denied former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora’s motions to delay his trial in the ongoing corruption investigation. U.S. District Judge Sara Lioi made her ruling before Dimora was set to appear in her courtroom Friday afternoon. Lioi also ruled against consolidating Dimora’s two indictments into one trial. New developments […]
More than two years after Cleveland authorities discovered a real House of Horrors, the home of Anthony Sowell will be torn down Tuesday. Demolition of the home at 12205 Imperial Ave. will begin at 7 a.m. The remains of 11 women were found in 2009. A spokeswoman for the city of Cleveland said that the […]
Although Dr. Conrad Murray decided not to testify in his own behalf in his just-completed trial for involuntary manslaughter, he made a deal months ago to tell his story in a documentary that examines his role in the death of Michael Jackson. Conrad Murray Trial: Testimony Timeline, Who’s Who, Juror Profiles The documentary, entitled “Michael […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The man who confessed to killing a homeless man then burying his body in his backyard was sentenced to prison on Tuesday. Frank Dienes was sentenced to serve life in prison and is not eligible for parole until after 16 years. On or about March 13th, Dienes fatally shot 58-year-old Joseph […]
LOS ANGELES — UPDATE: 4:18 p.m. — Dr. Conrad Murray, the former personal physician of Michael Jackson, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the King of Pop’s 2009 death. California jurors delivered their verdict to a stone-faced Murray on Monday after deliberating for ten hours. The jury of seven men and five women concluded […]
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GEAUGA COUNTY, OH (WOIO) – The woman accused of driving drunk and leading police on a wild chase while wearing only a G-string, fishnet stockings and stiletto heels let her lawyer do her dirty work in court on Wednesday. Police say 28-year-old Erin Holdsworth was driving over 100mph last month in Bainbridge. Officers put down […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A jury finds a corrections officer guilty of raping an inmate. The jury deliberated only a few hours Thursday before deciding James Belle, 32, was guilty of making a male inmate, 24, perform a sex act on him in a cell. That attack happened in March at the Cleveland House of […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Embattled former County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora was arraigned on new charges Wednesday afternoon. The new indictment alleges racketeering and could earn Dimora up to 20 years in prison if he’s found guilty. In a loud, booming voice, Dimora stated he was not guilty of the new charges filed against him. The case […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A new indictment has been filed against former County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora. The case will be tried separately from charges filed earlier. That case will go to trial in January. [See the new indictment] Businessman Michael Forlani was also charged. He is the former President of Doan Pyramid, a large electrical […]