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U.S. Marshals Capture First Degree Murder Suspect
Memphis, TN - Vontabious Echols was apprehended earlier today by U.S. Marshals on charges of First Degree Murder. The arrest stems from an investigation conducted by the Memphis Police Department on April 19, 2024, following a shooting incident in the 2100 block of Alcy Road in Memphis.
Read moreU.S. Marshals Capture Alleged Kidnapping Suspect
Memphis, TN – Joseph Brown, 32, was apprehended today in Mississippi by U.S. Marshals for charges of Aggravated Kidnapping and Domestic Assault.
Read moreMemorial Service for Thomas M. “Tommy” Weeks Jr.
Members of the news media will be allowed limited access to the memorial services for slain Deputy U.S. Marshal Thomas M. “Tommy” Weeks Jr., who was fatally shot by a wanted fugitive April 29, 2024. A designated area inside the arena will be available for reporters and camera operators. A U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) photographer will provide official photographs to the media. No media interviews with family members or guests will be allowed. WHO: Family of Thomas M. “Tommy” Weeks Jr. and U.S. Marshals Service colleagues
Read moreTwo Memphis Juvenile Murder Suspects, Charged in Separate Crimes, Captured by U.S. Marshals
Memphis, TN – Two male juveniles, both aged 17, wanted for separate murders in 2023 and 2024 were captured by U.S. Marshals within two hours. The first murder occurred on December 14, 2023. Cornelius Bennett was found shot to death in the 1900 block of S. Third Street in Memphis. On January 20, 2024, a juvenile petition for First Degree Murder and Especially Aggravated Robbery was issued for the arrest of a male juvenile.
Read moreU.S. Marshals Announce the Start of Operation Silver Shield
Baltimore, MD – The U.S. Marshals Service and task force partners in the District of Maryland are initiating a large-scale, public safety initiative. ‘Operation Silver Shield’ is a 90-day interagency operation designed to improve public safety by targeting non-compliant sex offenders and fugitives wanted for associated offense conduct. The goal of this operation, which runs from May through August, is to protect the community by prioritizing the recovery of critically missing children andarresting those offenders who pose the greatest risk to public safety.
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Cases
Attorney Indefinitely Suspended for Failing to Disclose Drug Conviction
The Supreme Court of Ohio today indefinitely suspended an Elyria attorney who failed to self-report a federal felony drug conviction to disciplinary authorities.
Read moreInjured Worker’s Court Case Seeking Additional Compensation Can Proceed
Once an injured employee properly appeals a workers’ compensation claim to a court, a five-year limit on the Ohio Industrial Commission’s oversight of the claim does not impact the court case, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.
Read moreLawyer Suspended for Intoxicating Teens and Groping One of Them
The Supreme Court of Ohio today suspended a Westlake attorney based on his criminal convictions for providing two teenage girls with alcohol and groping one of them.
Read moreDeveloper May Be Entitled to Prejudgment Interest from Port Authority
A Cincinnati area port authority is subject to a state law that directs a party who breached a contract to pay an additional sum for delaying payment while the matter is disputed in court, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled.
Read moreCharge Against Teen May Proceed in Adult Court
A teen may be charged and convicted of tampering with evidence in the Hamilton County Common Pleas Court after his murder case was transferred from juvenile court, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.
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Headlines
'Your past does not define your future': Teens graduate while awaiting trial: Cincinnati Enquirer
"Pomp and Circumstance" played. Teachers gave speeches. Kids turned their tassels.
Read moreJury finds Akron man who argued self-defense guilty of murder in South Akron slaying: Akron Beacon Journal
A 21-year-old Akron man who said he shot and killed Dominic Gray, 33, last September in self-defense was found guilty of murder.
Read moreMurder trial witness describes boys' beatings before they vanished: Toledo Blade
A friend who was present when two boys were beaten in a South Toledo home’s basement before their disappearances and deaths in late 2022 described those beatings in court Tuesday.
Read moreMother of convict in Rowan Sweeney killing pleads guilty: The Vindicator
LaShawn A. Scott, 46, of Youngstown, mother of murder defendant Kimonie Bryant, pleaded guilty Tuesday to tampering with evidence and will be sentenced at 9:30 a.m. May 23.
Read moreDrug charges net man prison term: The Vindicator
Judge Anthony Donofrio of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court listened to the good things attorney Ron Yarwood had to say about his client Brandon E. Norman, 41, of Warren, on Monday.
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