CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office (CCPO) G.O.L.D. Unit was awarded a 2023 BJA National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) Grant – a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance’s National Cold Case Initiative. The grant will assist [...]
CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that James Saunders, 56, was sentenced to three years in prison and a $10,000 fine for voting twice in both the 2020 and 2022 general elections. “One person one vote is the foundation of our democracy. James Saunders is a licensed attorney [...]
CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that a Cuyahoga County Judge found James Saunders, 56, guilty for voting twice in both the 2020 and 2022 general elections. “Mr. Saunders is the poster child for voter fraud. He thought he could outsmart the system, but today’s verdict proves he [...]
CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that Mackenzie Shirilla, 19, was sentenced to life in prison with the first eligibility of parole after 15 years for intentionally crashing her car and killing her two male passengers in Strongsville. “No sentence imposed will enable these families to heal from [...]
CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that Leander Bissell, 41, was sentenced to life in prison with the first eligibility of parole after 16 years for the deadly hit-and-run of 51-year-old Cleveland Firefighter Johnny Tetrick in November 2022. “My heart goes out to Firefighter Tetrick’s three incredibly strong [...]
CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that East Cleveland Police Officers Alfonzo Cole, 35, and Willie Sims, 32, each pleaded guilty to four counts of robbery and one count of theft in office for stealing from multiple individuals while on duty from July 2020 to July 2021. “It [...]
12 Juveniles Arrested by the Cleveland Division of Police in Recent Violent Incident . . .
CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that a Cuyahoga County grand jury has returned five indictments charging 39 individuals for stealing and/or forging car titles from South Carolina and Georgia then using them to sell stolen high-end vehicles. From January 2021 to March 2023, a total of [...]
CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that Leander Bissell, 41, was found guilty for the deadly hit-and-run of 51-year-old Cleveland Firefighter Johnny Tetrick in November 2022. “The death of Firefighter Tetrick was not an accident. After initially stopping, Leander Bissell decided to swerve around safety vehicles and speed [...]
CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that a Cuyahoga County grand jury has returned an indictment charging Jaylon Jennings, 25, and Kevin Del Valle-Salaman, 24, for the mass-shooting that occurred on West 6th Street in Cleveland’s Warehouse District on July 9, 2023. “Guns are destroying this community one [...]
