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Cuyahoga County's official court journal

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U.S. Marshals Task Force Arrests Moultrie Co. Child Rape Suspect on the Run for Over 2 Decades

Springfield, IL – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force (GLRFTF), in conjunction with the Midwest Violent Fugitive Task Force (MWVFTF), arrested in Branson, Missouri, May 11 a serial rapist who has been on the run since he posted bail in 2000 and failed to appear for a court hearing in Moultrie County.

U.S. Marshals Help Recover Critically Missing Teen

Baltimore, MD – The U.S. Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF), District of Maryland, and Anne Arundel County Police Department collaborated with the Baltimore City Police Department to recover a critically missing juvenile in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Baltimore, MD. The female minor, 14, was located and recovered on the evening of May 6 as part of an ongoing interagency public safety initiative.

U.S. Marshals Arrest Oregon Federal Fugitive in Maine

Portland, ME – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), Maine Violent Offender Task Force (MVOTF) announce the arrest of Robert Clark, 36, in Winthrop, ME. Clark was arrested on a warrant for federal charges originating from the District of Oregon. The charges included Felon in possession of a firearm and theft of a firearm from a licensee. The USMS, District of Oregon, Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force (PNVOTF) provided investigative leads to the USMS MVOTF requesting assistance in locating and apprehending Clark in Maine.

U.S. Marshals in Tennessee Capture New York Sex Offender Wanted in Florida

Humboldt, TN – A coordinated fugitive investigation by U.S. Marshals in Florida and Tennessee has led to the arrest of Lawrence LaPlante, 68, in Humboldt, Tennessee who wanted for violating sex offender laws in Florida. In February 2002, LaPlante was convicted in Rensselaer County, New York for sexual abuse and contact with a four-year-old minor. He was sentenced to jail time and required to register as a sex offender in the state of New York upon his release from jail.

Man Wanted for Youngstown Homicide Arrested by U.S. Marshals in Atlanta

Atlanta, GA – The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) announces the arrest of wanted fugitive Kaylon Adams, 32. Adams was wanted by the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office for aggravated murder, felonious assault, improperly discharging a firearm into a habilitation and having a weapon under disability.

Court News Ohio

Cases

Juvenile Can Be Tried in Adult Court for Felony Murder

A juvenile suspected of being either the shooter or an accomplice in a 2016 murder may be tried in adult court for felony murder, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.

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.

Injured 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.

Lawyer 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.

Developer 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.

Supreme Court of Ohio

Headlines

Former Portage County superintendent who once taught in Valley takes case to Supreme Court: WFMJ

A former superintendent from Portage County who once taught in the Mahoning Valley is taking her case to the Ohio Supreme Court.

Richland County Drug Court lauded as a path to recovery, rehabilitation: Richland Source

The concept of Richland County Substance Abuse Court wasn’t popular when it was first introduced nearly 30 years ago.

‘I can be a leader’: Cleveland students step inside Council chambers, courtroom for mock hearings: Cleveland.com

With a beaming smile, 13-year-old Myasiah Vanhoose did what Cleveland City Council President Blaine Griffin has done so often: She grabbed a gavel and called a meeting to order.

Boardman man sentenced for beating woman: The Vindicator

Robb C. Arent, 49, of Indianola Road in Boardman, was sentenced to four to six years in prison after pleading guilty earlier to charges of felonious assault, disrupting public services and domestic violence in a March 12, 2023, case in which he assaulted a woman at their home.

Harris gets 5.5 years in prison: Mansfield News Journal

A 20-year-old case came to a close Wednesday afternoon when LJ Harris was sentenced to 5 1/ years in prison.