For the first time since the man who fatally shot their son was acquitted, Trayvon Martin’s parents, have come forward to discuss their reaction to the verdict. While peaceful protests and demonstrations popped up around the country, displaying an overwhelming outpour of support for the family, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin remained silent. But during […]
Donald Trump is never a man to keep his opinions to himself and today he finally chimed in on the George Zimmerman verdict, admitting that he doesn’t have a problem with the verdict, but still doesn’t support Zimmerman’s actions on the night he shot and k!lled Trayvon Martin. During a call-in interview with Fox and Friends,Trump said […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The verdict in the Trayvon Martin case has sparked many protests across the country. On Monday afternoon, a crowd of over 200 protesters gathered on the steps of the Cuyahoga County Justice Center in Cleveland to fight for their rights as U.S. citizens. The Black on Black Crime, Inc. called for […]
AKRON, Ohio – Richard Beasley, a once self-described preacher, will be put to death for luring several men through a fake craigslist advertisement and then murdering three of them in cold blood. On Thursday morning, Judge Lynne Callahan followed the recommendation made by a Summit County jury last month, and imposed the death penalty for […]
CLEVELAND – The RTA bus driver caught on video punching a female bus passenger has been found guilty. Artis Hughes changed his plea from not guilty to no contest in Shaker Heights Municipal Court Tuesday morning. The judge then ruled he was guilty of assault. A probation officer will be assigned to the case, then […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A rogue Amish group convicted in a series of beard cutting attacks was sentenced to prison on Friday. Amish beard bandit leader Sam Mullet was sentenced to 15 years in prison. The judge said Mullet is a danger to the community due to the control he has over his followers. The judge mentioned jail house tapes […]
AKRON, OH (WOIO) – Friday, November 9, Brogan Rafferty’s was sentenced to life without parole. The Stow teen convicted in a Craigslist murder plot will be sentenced to prison today. Last week, jurors found 17-year-old Brogan Rafferty guilty of murder and attempted murder. According to prosecutors, Rafferty and 52-year-old Beasley lured men to a remote farm […]
AKRON, OH (WOIO) – The jury has reached a verdict in the trial for Brogan Rafferty. The jury found Rafferty guilty for his role in the Craigslist killings. The teen’s trial started October 12th. The jury started their deliberations last Thursday afternoon. Rafferty is accused of helping 52-year-old Richard Beasley lure men into wooded areas by […]
CLEVELAND – New attorneys for convicted killer Anthony Sowell filed a 242-page appeal , blaming his previous counsel for the death sentence. Sowell, who in 2011 was convicted of killing 11 women and leaving their bodies around his Imperial Avenue home on Cleveland’s east side, was sentenced to death. During the mitigation phase of the […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A jury has convicted a rogue Amish group in a series of violent hair-cutting attacks on other members of the Amish community. Nearly 20 men, including Bishop Sam Mullet, were convicted of committing a hate crime and conspiracy. The hate crime conviction carries a minimum prison sentence of 20 years in jail. After a […]
*Jennifer Hudson’s former brother-in-law William Balfour has received three life sentences for murdering her mother, brother and seven-year-old nephew. The 31-year-old was found guilty of three counts of murder and four other counts related to the 2008 killings earlier this year and he has received the life sentences along with 120 years for the other […]
Jurors shrugged off Jennifer Hudson’s star status and insisted it played no role in their decision to convict her former brother-in-law for slaying the Oscar winner’s mother, brother and nephew...