CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that a Cuyahoga County grand jury has returned an indictment charging Ja’Brian Howard, 18, along with two juvenile males, ages 15 and 17, for a crime spree in Cuyahoga County. “This case demonstrates the amount of destruction we are seeing being caused [...]
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 an indictment charging Jalen Jackson, 23, for stealing an Amazon van, fleeing from police, and crashing into a vehicle – killing a 70-year-old doctor in Cleveland Heights. “This case is truly tragic and shows [...]
CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office’s (CCPO) G.O.L.D. Unit (Genetic Operations Linking DNA) has identified suspects John Doe #103, John Doe #10, and John Doe #161 utilizing forensic genetic genealogy (FGG) and CODIS Familial searching. “Our G.O.L.D. Unit continues to work with [...]
CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that a Cuyahoga County grand jury has returned an indictment charging Luis Barajas, 76, for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old female during a blessing in Westlake. “Luis Barajas is a predator who took advantage of a 15-year-old during a vulnerable time. This indictment [...]
CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that Matthew Ponomarenko, 34, pleaded guilty and sentenced to life in prison with the first eligibility of parole after 45 years for the murder of his 5-year-old son in Parma. “Matthew Ponomarenko brutally beat and killed his own son. With this sentence, [...]
CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that 14 individuals were arrested as part of “Operation Spider Web,” an undercover operation led by the Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force*. The four-day operation ran from Thursday, October 26 to Sunday, October 29. The purpose of the operation was to identify [...]
CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that a Cuyahoga County grand jury has returned an indictment charging Tirrell Edwards, 41, for shooting and killing Amanda Williams, 46, in their shared residence in Warrensville Heights. “A thorough investigation and review of this case led us to the unmistakable conclusion [...]
CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that a Cuyahoga County grand jury has returned an indictment charging Roderick Stewart, 29, for intentionally crashing an SUV into a utility pole killing one passenger and injuring several additional passengers. “It is poor judgment, to say the least, to drive a [...]
CLEVELAND - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that a Cuyahoga County grand jury has returned an indictment charging Juan Davis, 34, Katherine Treadway, 30, and Devonte Parker, 28, for the aggravated murder of a 3-year-old child in Cleveland. “The tragic death of this 3-year-old child was the direct result of [...]
