Stark County Common Pleas Court is getting a device to capture fingerprints for automated submission to the state’s criminal records database thanks to a National Criminal History Improvement Program grant. The federal grant will buy 77 new LiveScan fingerprint scanners for courts across Ohio to make the state’s criminal records repository more accurate and complete, […]
Tag: Pleas
Maine man who confessed to killing parents, 2 others will enter pleas to settle case, lawyer says
WEST BATH, Maine (AP) — A man who confessed to killing both his parents and two of their friends before shooting at motorists on a highway plans to enter pleas Monday that will resolve his criminal case, his lawyer said. Joseph Eaton withdrew his insanity defense late last year and his defense attorney told The […]
State rejects health insurers’ pleas to halt plan that will shake up coverage for 1.8 million Texans
Texas officials on Thursday rejected attempts by several major insurers for needy families to cancel a proposal that would drop them from the state Medicaid program and shake up the coverage of nearly 2 million low-income Texans. At issue are some $116 billion in Medicaid contracts that Texas Health and Human Services officials are attempting […]
Trump’s lawyers and prosecutors make final pleas to jury in hush money trial
A lawyer for Donald Trump urged jurors Tuesday to find the former president innocent in his criminal trial, blasting a key witness as the “MVP of liars” while a prosecutor urged the panel to “focus on the facts” and “hold the defendant accountable.” “In the interest of justice, and in the name of the people […]
Tennessee father pleas for prayers after his son was pulled into a storm drain
A Tennessee family is asking for prayers after their son was pulled into a storm drain following dangerous weather in the area. Jimmy Sullivan, a superintendent at Murfreesboro’s Rutherford County Schools, posted to Facebook May 9 that his son, Asher, was playing with other children in the water after a storm cleared out of the […]
Colorado ranchers say Polis, wildlife officials are ignoring pleas to kill depredating wolves
The Middle Park Stockgrowers Association said it has been ghosted by Gov. Jared Polis and Colorado Department of Natural Resources and Colorado Parks and Wildlife leadership since sending a letter requesting they authorize the lethal removal of two wolves responsible for multiple recent cattle kills. The association represents Grand and Summit counties, where 10 wolves […]
Defendants enter not guilty pleas in Allen County court
Apr. 21—LIMA — The following defendants have entered pleas of not guilty to recent charges handed down by the Allen County grand jury: Ruth Caldwell, 32, of Delphos, charged with having weapons under disability and obstructing justice. Trevor King, of Wapakoneta, charged with possession of cocaine and aggravated possession of drugs. Broderick Tobias, 56, of […]
Man facing murder charge in connection to deadly house fire pleas guilty lesser charges
A Clayton man facing multiple charges in connection to a deadly house fire in March has pled guilty to lesser charges. Savon Anthony Davis, 30, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and aggravated burglary, according to Montgomery County Common Pleas Court documents. In March 2023 Trotwood police and firefighters were called to respond to a structure […]
As Texas campaigns heat up, so do desperate pleas for donations. Why? Because it works.
In the months since incumbent Republican Ted Cruz and his Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, launched their campaigns for U.S. Senate, no fewer than 464,000 people have stepped up to hand them money. So are we talking about nearly a half-million spontaneous acts of generosity for the benefit of two politicians from Texas? Hardly. […]
Mother, responding officer react to ‘landmark’ guilty pleas in sextortion case
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WJMN) — Two men from Nigeria pled guilty in a federal courtroom Wednesday two years after their actions in an online sextortion scheme led to the death of Marquette teenager Jordan DeMay. Samuel and Samson Ogoshi were charged with four counts related to the blackmail scheme, where they used hacked social media accounts […]
Sober home vote defies Mesa residents’ pleas
Feb. 19—Some northwest Mesa residents were relieved last fall when a sober living house they called a nuisance was put on the market. “When we found out the home was for sale, we literally broke down in tears,” one neighbor recently told the Board of Adjustments about the home near Mesa Drive and McKellips Road. […]
Police close the case of two friends murdered in Georgia despite family’s pleas for answers
Authorities in Georgia have closed an investigation into a mysterious pair of fatal shootings that left three people dead — two close friends who were gunned down in front of their home-office and a neighbor whose body was found days later, police said Thursday. Columbus Police Detective Anthony Locey confirmed the status of the case […]