Jennifer Feehan
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Toledoan accused of stealing from Cub Scout pack denied entry into diversion program
A Lucas County judge on Tuesday denied a request for diversion for a Toledo woman accused of stealing more than $10,000 from a local Cub Scout pack. Christine Lagesse, who also is known as Christine Lagesse Hayes, 31, of the 2800 block of Tremainsville Road, had asked to be screened for the diversion program last month, which allows a defendant with no significant criminal history who is charged… → Read More
Man sentenced to 8 years in prison for breaking girlfriend's jaw
Yvette Horton's jaw was broken clear through. Some of her teeth were shattered. On Friday, a jury in Lucas County Common Pleas Court found her former boyfriend, Ronald Chambers, 47, guilty of felonious assault for the Dec. 6 attack. Judge Linda Jennings immediately sentenced him to the maximum term of eight years in prison. Ms. Horton, 47, died Feb. 20 while the case against Chambers was… → Read More
Driver gets prison time for fatal Airport Highway crash
Citing the inconsistent accounts about how a fatal crash occurred last year on Airport Highway, a Lucas County judge said he had no choice but to send the driver to prison. Mykah Robinson, 27, who now lists an address in Macomb, Mich., was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for aggravated vehicular homicide. She pleaded guilty July 2 to the third-degree felony for causing an April 22,… → Read More
Monroe woman found guilty in double-stabbing case
A Monroe woman accused of stabbing two men — one nearly to death — entered Alford pleas and was found guilty Tuesday of two counts of felonious assault. Aquila Johnson, 22, is also facing an attempted murder charge stemming from injuries sustained by Karson Bey, 23, last December, but a prosecutor said she would ask the court to dismiss that count as part of a plea agreement with Johnson, who… → Read More
Toledo serial killer Nathaniel Cook granted release from prison
One of two Toledo brothers who terrorized the city in the early 1980s with a series of killings was granted his freedom Thursday by a judge who said she was bound to follow the law. Lucas County Common Pleas Judge Linda Jennings agreed to suspend the prison sentence of Nathaniel Cook as required under the terms of a 2000 plea agreement signed by her predecessor. The deal promised Cook, now 59,… → Read More
Man gets 16 years for robbing local businesses
Jerome Jordan has been sentenced to 16 years for a string of robberies in Toledo. Jerome Jordan hadn’t been in much trouble before he went out and robbed 11 businesses over a two-month period last year. “You had some contacts as a juvenile, not all good, but this is certainly the worst type of contacts that you’ve had with the system,” Lucas County Common Pleas Judge Gary Cook said Wednesday.… → Read More
Trial delayed for Toledo pastor facing sex crime charges
A federal judge on Wednesday postponed the trial of two Toledo-area pastors charged in a child sex-trafficking conspiracy until Oct. 22. U.S. District Court Judge Jack Zouhary said that because Anthony Haynes hired Toledo attorneys John Thebes and Peter Wagner, he thought it appropriate to give Mr. Haynes’ new counsel time to prepare for trial or explore whether a negotiated resolution was… → Read More
Retired Toledo police detective granted judicial release
Retired Toledo Police Lt. Frank Ramirez was granted judicial release Monday — some two years before his four-year prison term for obstructing justice was to end. Lucas County Common Pleas Judge Gene Zmuda, who sentenced Ramirez, 61, in September, 2016, to four years in prison, granted his motion for early release. The judge placed Ramirez on electronic monitoring for 120 days and ordered him to… → Read More
Findlay man hangs up his badge after a lifetime of tracking fugitives
Rodney Hartzell didn't even know what the U.S. Marshals Service was when he heard the agency was hiring. Thirty-three years, two months, and 19 days later, he retired this week from a job he says he was born to do. “There was not a day I did not want to wake up and go to work because it was something different everyday,” he said. “One day you're tracking a murder suspect. One day you're guarding… → Read More
TPD officer pleads no contest to causing December vehicle crash
A Toledo police officer who was speeding through an intersection when he struck and injured a motorist in December pleaded no contest Tuesday to three misdemeanors. Officer Mohamad Nasser, 29 was then found guilty by Lucas County Common Pleas Judge Linda Jennings of assault and criminal damaging, both first-degree misdemeanors punishable by up to six months in jail, as well as a minor… → Read More
Convicted rapist gets additional prison time for second offense
He raped a woman while waiting to be sentenced for a previous rape. On Monday, Avery Schwartz was ordered to spend eight years in prison consecutive to the five-year sentence he already received. Lucas County Common Pleas Judge Lindsay Navarre said Schwartz clearly had “some kind of a serious disconnect” in his head that would allow him to commit two rapes in such a short period of time. “This… → Read More
Serial killer Cook's release to be determined at Aug. 16 hearing
Convicted serial killer Nathaniel Cook leaves a hearing in Lucas County Common Pleas Court Thursday, April 19, 2018 in Toledo. THE BLADE/DAVE ZAPOTOSKY Enlarge | Buy This Image Though no decisions were made Thursday, Lucas County Common Pleas Judge Linda Jennings indicated she soon will be deciding whether to release admitted killer Nathaniel Cook from prison. The judge scheduled an Aug. 16… → Read More
Serial killer Cook's release to be determined at Aug. 9 hearing
Whether admitted killer Nathaniel Cook gets released from prison — and under what conditions — likely will be decided when he returns to court Aug. 9. Attorneys for Cook, 59, filed a motion for his release in February after he finished serving 20 years in prison as required by his 2000 plea agreement. While Lucas County Common Pleas Judge Linda Jennings made no decisions at a brief hearing… → Read More
Drunken driver sentenced to 4 years in prison for fatal crash
Amanda Clegg said her best friend, Michelle Abner, made the choice to be “a wonderful mother, a devoted wife, a wonderful daughter, a sister, and best friend.” James E. Page, Jr., she said, made the choice to “drink, drive, and speed down the street.” On Wednesday, Page was sentenced to four years in prison for causing the death of Ms. Abner, 32, whom he was driving home early on Oct. 22 after… → Read More
Woman convicted in crash that killed bicyclist wants her record sealed
To John and Celia Gagnon, the loss of their 21-year-old daughter, Emilee, is a hurt that never goes away. To Lynne Smith, the motorist who struck and killed Miss Gagnon as she was riding a bicycle along State Rt. 163 just east of Genoa, the crash has had a lasting impact on her daily life as well. “I've had panic attacks in the car, at times with traffic or with bicyclists riding a bike on the… → Read More
Toledo woman gets life in prison for murdering infant
Angie Walker cried but did not speak before she was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for killing her boyfriend's 7-month-old son. Walker, who will be eligible for parole after she serves 23 years, was convicted July 12 by a jury in Lucas County Common Pleas Court of murder, felonious assault, and endangering children for the April 26, 2017 death of Levi Ashley. The jury acquitted her of… → Read More
Toledoan accused of stealing from Cub Scout pack may qualify for diversion program
A Toledo woman charged with stealing more than $10,000 from a local Cub Scout pack is to be screened for Lucas County Common Pleas Court's diversion program. Christine Lagesse during her arraignment at Lucas County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday, July 18, 2018. The Blade/Samantha Madar Enlarge | Buy This Image Christine Lagesse, 31, of the 2800 block of Tremainsville Road was indicted June 6 on… → Read More
Toledo man guilty for murder in Michigan man's shooting death
A Toledo man accused in the shooting death of an Erie, Mich. man entered an Alford plea and was found guilty Friday of murder and a firearm specification. Eliakim Yates, 18, of the 2800 block of West Laskey Road was then sentenced by Lucas County Common Pleas Judge James Bates to life in prison with parole eligibility after he serves 16 years in prison. Yates walked up to a car near Fern and… → Read More
Woman found guilty of killing infant
Babies don't just go limp and die. Angie Walker looks at her attorney during her trial at Lucas County Common Pleas Court on Monday, July 9, 2018. The Blade/Samantha Madar Enlarge | Buy This Image And the only person who was caring for 7-month-old Levi Ashley when he went limp and died last year was Angie Walker. A jury in Lucas County Common Pleas Court deliberated just four hours Thursday… → Read More
Former sheriff's sergeant pleads not guilty to rape charge
Dressed in an orange jail jumpsuit, a former Lucas County Sheriff's sergeant indicted this week on a rape charge made his first appearance Thursday morning in Lucas County Common Pleas Court. Joseph Gorney, 50, of the 2300 block of Lambert Drive pleaded not guilty before Lucas County Common Pleas Judge James Bates, who allowed him to be released on his own recognizance. Judge Bates also ordered… → Read More