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2 more people sentenced in killing of teen boys
A Lucas County judge Tuesday sentenced two more people for their roles in the 2022 murders of two teenage boys whose bodies were found in the basement of a burned out house in North Toledo. Judge Lori Olender sentenced Carrissa Eames, 24, to 12 to 15 years for two counts of complicity in felonious assault and two counts of complicity in the commission of kidnapping. Corbin Gingrich, 27, was sentenced to 20 to 25 years for two counts of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of kidnapping. They are the latest of a long line of involved parties to be sentenced to prison for their actions that led up to the murders of Ke’Marion Wilder, 16, and Kyshawn Pittman, 15. On the night of Dec. 3, 2022, the Wilder and Pittman youths were kicked out of a party at Maumee Bay State Park and took an Uber to Eames and Gingrich’s house in the 500 block of Maumee Avenue.
Toledo woman pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in crash that killed 2
An East Toledo woman pleaded guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaughter and admitted responsibility for a February crash that killed two people. Jasmine Pitts, 34, of the 400 block of Clark Street, pleaded guilty Tuesday morning in Lucas County Common Pleas Court. She also pleaded guilty to one count of felonious assault and one count of failure to stop. The plea finds Pitts responsible for the February car crash that killed Donta Marshall, 25, and Jasmine Gresham, 30. Around 5 a.m. on Feb. 25, Pitts rammed her car into a vehicle containing Mr. Marshall, Ms. Gresham, and Makala Jackson, 24, forcing the car into a utility pole. All three passengers were taken to Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center, where Mr. Marshall and Ms. Gresham were pronounced dead.
Man pleads not guilty in murder of 19-year-old
In a pre-trial hearing Tuesday morning, a North Toledo man pleaded not guilty to the May 5 murder of 19-year-old Najaye Owens. Treshaun Whitlock, 25, of East Weber Street, was found competent to stand trial for the murder of Mr. Owens. Mr. Owens was found dead in a garage on the 2100 block of Elm Street with gunshot wounds in his head and chest. The following day police arrested Mr. Whitlock, charging him with murder. He was later indicted by a Lucas County grand jury on two counts of murder, two counts of felonious assault, and one count of having weapons while under disability. In Tuesday’s pretrial hearing, Mr. Whitlock’s attorney, Jeffrey Crowther, said witness testimony suggested Mr. Whitlock was not responsible for the shooting, and that Mr. Owens might have shot himself.
Former kids football coach accused of stealing thousands from league pleads guilty
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A former Genoa youth football coach who police say stole thousands of dollars from the league for personal use took a plea deal. Court records show Phil Antry pleaded guilty to a Theft charge, amended from a Grand Theft charge, on July 1 in Ottawa County. He could face up to 12 months in prison and a $2,500 fine.
2 indicted in north Toledo fatal shooting; police still searching for one
TOLEDO, Ohio — A Lucas County grand jury indicted two people, one of whom police are still searching for, on multiple charges in a shooting last month that killed one person and injured a teenager in north Toledo. Police are still searching for Ontrionis Armour, 23, who was indicted...
Plane crashes during landing Friday at Erie-Ottawa airport
PORT CLINTON - The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a non-injury airplane crash that occurred Friday at a about 1:30 p.m. at the Erie-Ottawa International Airport, Portage Township, Ottawa County. Ernest Halter, 49, of Yorktown, Indiana, was operating a 1990 Mooney M20J. He began his decent onto runway 27...
Man convicted in 76-year-old's death at Maumee park
LUCAS COUNTY, Ohio — A man was convicted Monday of involuntary manslaughter for an altercation at a Maumee park last year that seriously injured a 76-year-old who eventually died at the hospital. Zachary Boyer's sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 5 at 9 a.m. in the Lucas County Court of...
Jury returns guilty verdict in woman's 2022 murder
After more than five hours of deliberation, a Lucas County Common Pleas Court jury found Antonio Hernandez, Jr., guilty of the 2022 murder of 18-year-old Keichell Cardell. Hernandez was found guilty of felonious assault and murder. However, the jury found him not guilty of the first and most serious count, murder with the intent to kill. The decision came late Friday night after a weeklong trial that culminated in a dramatic final day that began with Hernandez testifying as the sole witness in his own defense. In his testimony, he offered a differing version of events at a Washington Township home that led up to Ms. Cardell’s Dec. 18, 2022 death than the prosecution’s narrative. While he did not deny that he shot and killed Ms. Cardell, Hernandez claimed he did so in self-defense.
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