The last of three defendants involved in a 2021 carjacking and kidnapping was sentenced this week.
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Jase Lauck, 24, is in the Hancock County Jail on charges of domestic violence by strangulation, kidnapping, and obstructing official business.
A man believed to be responsible for his ex-wife’s disappearance and death has been indicted in Huron County.
December 4, 2024, Press Release from the United States Department of Justice, Northern District of Ohio: CLEVELAND – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio today unsealed a second superseding indictment against 18 members and associates of a Cleveland-based, violent street gang known as the Fully Blooded Felons or “FBF.” The defendants charged are alleged to have committed numerous federal crimes, including Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, kidnapping in aid of racketeering, assault in aid of racketeering, firearms violations, conspiracy, and drug trafficking. The investigation that led to this second superseding indictment took place throughout the last two years, with the initial indictment issued on Dec. 20, 2023, followed by a superseding indictment on April 4, 2024.
November 19, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio AMBER Alert Advisory Committee: COLUMBUS – The Ohio AMBER Alert Advisory Committee is reminding Ohioans that leaving unattended children in running vehicles, even for a brief period of time, can result in stranger abductions requiring an AMBER Alert activation. From 2021 through 2024, of the 48 total AMBER alert activations in Ohio initiated by either the Ohio State Highway Patrol or Cuyahoga Emergency Communications System, six involved children being left in stolen vehicles. These six stranger abductions were all the result of individuals, whether they were parents, guardians or caretakers, leaving children in running vehicles while the adult entered places of business for short periods of time. Activities included picking up pizzas, getting items at gas stations and dropping off siblings at day care or preschool. Each incident led to AMBER Alert activations because children were left unattended in running vehicles.
The U.S. Marshals and other law enforcement agencies captured a fugitive sex offender Friday afternoon at a home in the 400 block of Cornell Drive. 38-year-old Quinntel Bagley is accused of kidnapping the same Grove City woman twice since June.
According to the indictment, Catlett allegedly held a man against his will and had sexual contact with him. In his previous case, Catlett originally faced one count of kidnapping, one count of assault, and two counts of rape of a different male victim. That is until he struck a plea deal dropping all but the kidnapping charge.
Charles Castle was sentenced to 48 years to life in prison, in July of this year. Earlier this week he was declared indigent, and will now be represented by attorney Howard Elliot of Findlay. Castle was convicted on multiple charges, including kidnapping, rape, and attempted murder.
57-year-old Charles Castle appeared in Hardin County Municipal Court via video arraignment Monday afternoon and was charged with alleged kidnapping. That's a felony of the first degree. The state says on or around November 10th, Castle took 7-year-old Trinity Hurt from her home in Kenton. Hurt was reported missing on the 11th and was found safe on the 12th.
52-year-old David Harris pleaded guilty to Rape and Kidnapping charges back in May, and as part of the plea deal, two other counts of Rape and a Robbery charge were dropped. Before he was sentenced, the prosecutor played a recording of the victim, as she recounted how she was strangled and sexually attacked by Harris and the trauma she felt after.