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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.

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.

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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.

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Man admits to carjacking vehicle with children inside, gets at least 15 years in prison: Cleveland.com

An Akron man pleaded guilty Thursday to taking a vehicle from a woman who had her three young children in the back seat, with the judge immediately sentencing him to prison.

Man receives sentence for raping 3 children for years: WKBN

A city man convicted last month by a jury on sexual assault charges was sentenced Thursday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court to 44 and a half years to life in prison.

Man gets two to three years in prison during unusual hearing: The Vindicator

Derrick L. Stennis, 33, of Boardman, was sentenced to two to three years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty earlier to burglary, domestic violence and abduction in an Aug. 9 incident in which he broke into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment, assaulted her and stole her purse, according to a Boardman police report.

Co-conspirator testifies in boys' kidnapping, murder trial: Toledo Blade

Cruz Garcia, 25, one of the men who played a role in the disappearance of two Toledo boys in December, 2022, took the stand Thursday to testify against Charles C. Walker, 34, and Brent A. Kohlhofer, 42, the men on trial for the aggravated murder and kidnapping of Kyshawn Pittman, 15, and Ke’Marion Wilder, 16.

Judge finds second man guilty in fatal Short North sucker punch assault: Columbus Dispatch

A Franklin County judge found a man involved in a September 2022 fight outside a Short North bar guilty of murder.