CLEVELAND – The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office announced that a Cuyahoga County grand jury has returned an indictment charging Devin Thompson, 29, for stabbing and killing Mitanna Penn, 16, and sexually assaulting a 16-year-old female in Cleveland. "This case is beyond disturbing and extremely tragic. The defendant's actions demonstrate a complete [...]
CLEVELAND – The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office announced that a Cuyahoga County grand jury has returned an indictment charging Tralaun Barlow, 31, and Aniya Fantroy, 22, on murder charges for shooting and killing 61-year-old Auto Zone employee Adam Caraballo in Cleveland and robbing a gas station in Lakewood on the same day prior to [...]
CLEVELAND – The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office announced that a Cuyahoga County grand jury has returned an indictment charging Dae-juan Moton, 24, on murder charges for shooting and killing 45-year-old Al Rice outside of Piada Italian Street Food in Mayfield Heights. "This is exactly the kind of senseless gun violence that [...]
CLEVELAND – The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office announced that a Cuyahoga County grand jury has returned an indictment charging 61-year-old Jianling Li, 52-year-old Jinglian Liu, 33-year-old Mengchao Chen, and 48-year-old Yi Mei Lu for several charges including Engaging In A Pattern Of Corrupt Activity and Promoting Prostitution at multiple spas and apartments in Ohio. [...]
CLEVELAND – The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office announced that Dojuan Nettles, 41, was found guilty of murder and kidnapping for the 15-year-old cold-case homicide of 21-year-old Brandon Cartellone in Tremont. "After 15 long years, we are grateful to finally provide Brandon Cartellone’s family with answers and a measure of justice. I [...]
CLEVELAND – The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office announced that a Cuyahoga County grand jury has returned an indictment charging 44-year-old Hammodi Alnaser with Aggravated Murder among other charges for shooting and killing his 18-year-old son, Ahmed Alnaser, and his 42-year-old wife, Nadia Qolamany, in North Olmsted. "There are no words for [...]
CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that a Cuyahoga County grand jury has returned an indictment charging Antonio Odom, 25, Michael Atkins, 24, and Timothy Neal, 28, on 117 counts, including Engaging in a Pattern of Corrupt Activity, for a Facebook Marketplace ATV and dirt bike theft scheme that spanned over [...]
CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that a Cuyahoga County grand jury has returned an indictment charging 69-year-old Edward Biesiada with Aggravated Murder among other charges for shooting and killing 52-year-old David Smerek in North Royalton. "Edward Biesiada walked into the North Royalton Service Department and shot Building [...]
CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that a Cuyahoga County grand jury has returned an indictment charging 18-year-old Nashawn Jordan (17 at the time of the offense) and 17-year-old Cameren Bradford with aggravated murder, among other charges, for shooting and killing 27-year-old Vasyl Shvets in February 2026. "Vasyl [...]
CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that 25 individuals were arrested as part of "Operation Guardians' Watch," an undercover operation led by the Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. The four-day operation ran from Thursday, June 25, 2026, to Sunday, June 28, 2026. The purpose of the operation was [...]
