CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that Juwone Deaver, 29, and Jemerious Davis, 24, were sentenced to life in prison with the first eligibility for parole after 25 years for the Fourth of July shooting that killed Gracie Griffin. “Gracie Griffin’s death was heartbreaking and completely avoidable. While [...]

CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that a Cuyahoga County grand jury has returned an indictment charging Dionte Davis, 36, and Dojuan Nettles, 40, for the 2011 homicide of 21-year-old Brandon Cartellone in Tremont. “This indictment is the result of 14 years of tireless investigative efforts by law [...]

CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that a Cuyahoga County grand jury has returned an indictment charging 16 individuals with various charges, including engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, for a $2.6 million money order scam at various Walmart locations across Ohio and several states that ranged from 2019 to [...]

CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that Robert Hocevar, 57, was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for installing and accessing cameras and security systems in residences and businesses. From February 2021 to January 2025, Robert Hocevar was contracted to do security and camera installation work for [...]

CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that a Cuyahoga County grand jury has returned an indictment charging Feras Hamdan, 36, for Tampering With Evidence, Ethnic Intimidation, among other charges for threatening Congressman Max Miller in Rocky River. “Threatening violence towards an elected official and their family is unacceptable [...]

CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that a Cuyahoga County grand jury has returned an indictment charging 19-year-old Doyral Wynn with Rape, Aggravated Robbery, and Kidnapping among other charges for sexually assaulting a mother and daughter in East Cleveland in May 2024. Additionally, he was charged with several other incidents, including [...]

CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that a Cuyahoga County grand jury has returned an indictment charging Nathaniel Crockett, 28, for the homicide of Juvar King who went missing from Warren, Ohio in February 2025. “Juvar King’s family has waited several months for answers. Hopefully, this indictment today [...]

CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that a Cuyahoga County grand jury has returned an indictment charging Senior Veterans Administration Services (SVAS), SVAS founder, Richard Rompala, 64, and four SVAS employees, Carolina Riemer, 72, Karen Kral, 47, Gina Ayala, 61, and Mary Lou Griffin, 68, for exploiting elderly veterans and scamming [...]

CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that a Cuyahoga County grand jury has returned an indictment charging Charles Fritz, 29, for committing 16 aggravated robberies in 12 different locations in Cleveland. “Charles Fritz terrorized Cleveland neighborhoods with 16 aggravated robberies of commercial businesses over a five-month long crime [...]

CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that Robert Hocevar, 57, pleaded guilty to burglary, menacing by stalking, and telecommunications harassment among other charges for installing and accessing cameras and security systems in residences and businesses. “Just when you think you’ve heard it all, along comes Robert Hocevar. Clearly, [...]