CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that Darren Lassiter, 41, also known as "King Dinero," was found guilty of multiple charges related to trafficking and exploiting four women, ages 18 to 32, over the course of 10 years. "This defendant preyed on vulnerable individuals and subjected them to [...]

CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that a Cuyahoga County grand jury has returned an indictment charging 28-year-old Aliyah Henderson with murder charges for the homicides of her two young daughters who were found deceased in suitcases in Cleveland. "This tragic case has shocked not just our community [...]

CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that Jeffrey Grant, 35, was sentenced to life in prison with the first eligibility of parole after 57.5 years, and Lanaemarshe Grant, 34, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for shooting and killing 10-year-old Kaden Coleman in February 2025. “A 10-year-old child [...]

CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that Senior Veterans Administration Services (SVAS) founder Richard Rompala, 65, was sentenced to a total of 4 years in prison for exploiting elderly veterans and scamming the Department of Veterans Affairs out of approximately $20 million in fraudulent benefits. Additionally, SVAS must pay a maximum [...]

CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that a Cuyahoga County grand jury has returned an indictment charging 20-year-old Derrek Dove with killing 56-year-old Antoine Latham while he was driving for Lyft in Cleveland. “This was a cold and deliberate act of murder. Antoine Latham was killed while simply [...]

CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that Jeffrey Grant, 35, and Lanaemarshe Grant, 34, were found guilty on all charges for shooting and killing 10-year-old Kaden Coleman in February 2025. They will be sentenced on March 5, 2026, at 9 a.m. “A jury has spoken, delivering justice for Kaden Coleman. [...]

CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley, along with Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys Kevin Filiatraut and Daniel Van, as well as the parents of Cleveland Police Officer Jamieson Ritter, will speak before the Ohio House of Representatives Judiciary Committee regarding Senate Bill 295 on February 11, 2026, at 11 a.m. The hearing will take [...]

CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office will be arguing the hit-and-run crash case that killed on-duty Cleveland Firefighter Johnny Tetrick (State v. Bissell) at the Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday at 9 a.m. The oral arguments will be live-streamed online at SupremeCourt.Ohio.gov or the Ohio [...]

CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that a Cuyahoga County grand jury has returned an indictment charging East Cleveland Police Officer Latasha Moore with felony charges for three separate incidents occurring in January 2024, February 2025, and September 2025. “It is my hope that with this new mayoral administration, [...]

CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that Hakeem-Ali Shomo, 34, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, Anthony Bryant, 22, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, and Brittany Smith, 36, was sentenced to life in prison with the first eligibility for parole [...]