NEWTON FALLS — The two men from Mesopotamia Township charged with rape and gross sexual imposition for incidents earlier this month were arraigned Thursday in Newton Falls Municipal Court. Shortly thereafter, a man from North Bloomfield accused of committing rape 20 years ago waived his ...
WARREN — Joy Hodge, 43, was denied parole recently in the 2011 murder of her 15-month-old daughter at their home on Transylvania Street SE in Warren and must serve at least 10 more years in prison. According to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, Hodge will have her next parole hearing in May 2036. Hodge is incarcerated in Dayton Correctional Institution. She was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. Hodge, then 29, was convicted at trial of murder, felonious assault and child endangering after her daughter, A’Nana Brantley, was found dead in her crib in the ...
SOUTHINGTON — The Trumbull County Prosecutor’s Office has determined that no action will be taken against the officers involved in a Nov. 14 officer-related shooting. According to a news release, the death of John Adams, 56, was determined to be “suicide by cop,” after a review of First Assistant Prosecutor Chris Becker’s report, the Ohio Attorney General’s file and the Portage County Coroner’s report. Braceville Police were dispatched to the 1300 block of State Route 534 in response to a man waving a firearm while standing in the road. The officers, along with two ...
WARREN — Another person who participated in the operation of prostitution houses at the Tiger Spa, 420 W. Market St., and the Sunny Spa, also on West Market Street, was sentenced Thursday in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court. Kum Cha Shugars, 77, of Dallas, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree felonies of promoting prostitution and attempted money laundering and was sentenced to 18 months in prison. She was indicted on first-degree felony engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and fourth-degree promoting prostitution, but the engaging charge, also known as a RICO violation, was ...
LIBERTY — A Salem man is facing charges after police were called to two houses throughout the week for suspicious activity. Steven Seabolt, 26, appeared in front of Girard Municipal Court Judge Jeffery Adler on two felony charges of breaking and entering Thursday morning. According to a Monday police report, an officer was called to a Belmont Avenue residence and spoke with a maintenance worker, who said he was at the property to mow the lawn but believed someone was in the building. The worker noted an empty box of beer cans and believed he heard dogs inside, adding that he ...
LIBERTY — Liberty police told a man to contact them again if he receives any further messages from a suspect who threatened him and his girlfriend’s family over a messaging app Wednesday evening. According to a police report, officers were called to a Logan Way residence in reference to telephone harassment. Upon arrival, officers spoke with a man who said he was livestreaming Call of Duty when he received Snapchat messages making threats of harm — adding that the person had his location and sent it to him, and he had to be hacked because he keeps his location off. The man ...
