AltWeeklies Wire
Death Row Inmate Brett Hartmann Says He Can Prove His Innocencenew
Hartmann says that when he was first arrested for murder, he didn't take it seriously enough, because he knew he didn't do it. He put his faith in his lawyers. He never expected to be sentenced to death.
Cleveland Scene |
James Renner |
03-26-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Dead Because He Knew Too Much?new
If there was a plot to steal the 2004 election in Ohio, GOP consultant Michael Connell knew about it.
Cleveland Scene |
James Renner |
01-23-2009 |
Policy Issues
Acquitted Man Says He Knows Who Killed His Wifenew
A jury says Jeffrey Krotine didn't kill his wife, and he says her death is the result of an elaborate conspiracy that implicates his longtime employer as well as the prosecutors who tried to put him away.
Cleveland Scene |
James Renner |
08-23-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Gaveling Gaysnew
In the courtroom of a Stark County, Ohio, judge, justice isn't blind to sexual orientation.
Cleveland Scene |
James Renner |
06-08-2005 |
LGBT
Lure of Haunted House Gets Teens in Troublenew
Teens who checked out a house thought to be haunted found a forgotten old man. After they ventured inside, they faced criminal charges.
Cleveland Scene |
James Renner |
04-19-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: camcorder, trespassing
Football Player Responds to Rape Allegationsnew
The prosecutor declined to file criminal charges after a woman accused Cleveland Browns offensive lineman Ross Verba of rape. Now a second woman has made startingly similar allegations.
Cleveland Scene |
James Renner |
03-22-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Homemade Wine, Hillbillies and Fireworks Don't Mixnew
The fireworks exhibitors at the catastrophic Founder's Day Fair in Hubbard, Ohio, have been arraigned in federal court in Cleveland on several counts of felony conspiracy.
Cleveland Scene |
James Renner |
01-17-2005 |
Crime & Justice
