CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office’s (CCPO) G.O.L.D. Unit (Genetic Operations Linking DNA) has identified the suspect, Bart Mercurio, 50, in a 1999 rape that occurred in Cleveland. “I am extremely proud of the dedicated work by all involved that led to [...]

CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that Adam Rodriguez, 30, pleaded guilty to impersonating a police officer and kidnapping a 14-year-old girl in December 2019. “This victim experienced several minutes of sheer terror before courageously escaping. Thankfully, a good Samaritan nearby was able to help her, otherwise this [...]

CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that Kevin Ballard, 28, was sentenced to 17 to 20 ½ years in prison for multiple sexual assaults he committed in Cleveland in October 2020. “This sexual predator, who had only been out of prison for barely a week, attacked three women [...]

CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that Jalen Plummer, 20, has pleaded guilty to killing his 62-year-old grandmother and stabbing his 10-year-old sister, 12-year-old brother, and 10-year-old cousin in June 2019. He was sentenced immediately afterwards to life in prison. On June 22, 2019, all [...]

CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that Cornelius Pames, 27, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for numerous crimes he committed in Cleveland’s Slavic Village neighborhood between September and October 2018. “This individual is a monster who terrorized Slavic Village during this three-week crime wave. We hope [...]

CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that 31 individuals were arrested as part of “Operation Deja Vu,” an undercover operation led by the Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force*.  The four-day operation ran from Wednesday, May 19 to Saturday, May 22, 2021.  The purpose of the operation was to [...]

CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that Basim Barnes, 35, has been convicted by a jury for raping two women near Cleveland’s Westside in 2007 and 2009. He was sentenced following the guilty verdict to a prison term of 35 years. “We continue to hunt and hold accountable [...]

CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced several convictions as jury trials have safely resumed in Cuyahoga County. “As our community begins to move forward from the pandemic so too do the wheels of justice. We are thankful for the court’s efforts in implementing proper Covid protocols and precautions [...]

CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that James Hannah, 37, pleaded guilty to murdering an 81-year-old man at a gas station in Cleveland’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood last April. “This individual randomly gunned down an 81-year-old man at a gas station for no apparent reason. He should spend the [...]

CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that Sean Corrigan, 24, has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for killing a man, 56, shooting another man, 59, and pistol-whipping a woman, 57, at a Fourth of July cookout last summer. “This is sadly another tragic example of the [...]