Court House with photo of Prosecutor Dennis Watkins.

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46 indicted by Trumbull Grand Jury

35 indicted by Trumbull Grand Jury

34 indicted by Trumbull Grand Jury

34 indicted by Trumbull Grand Jury

36 indicted by Trumbull Grand Jury

41 indicted by Trumbull Grand Jury

35 indicted by Trumbull Grand Jury

35 indicted by Trumbull Grand Jury

45 indicted by Trumbull Grand Jury

36 indicted by Trumbull Grand Jury

45 indicted by Trumbull Grand Jury


Parole Hearings:

Police killer Fred Joseph denied parole

IGNACIO PALMA, convicted of wife’s murder

Woman denied parole for 10 years; Joy Hodge convicted in 2011 murder of 15-month-old

Repeat offender sent to prison after jury conviction

Czoka, 78, rapist of children, is denied parole

Parole board votes 5 to 3 to release Gary Betz

Two from Trumbull County denied parole after recent hearings

Convicted child rapist violated parole in 2020, returned to prison in 2021

Convicted murderer in senseless fatal shooting outside Sir Bentley’s Lounge and Restaurant in 1992 wants freedom

Parole board keeps sexual predator in prison for 10 more years


General News:

Warren man gets consecutive sentences in arson case

Repeat violent offender on parole does it again and receives the maximum sentence from judge

Child predator released from prison on parole does it again! He is given a life prison sentence

Newton Falls man sentenced in dollar store robbery

Youngstown man gets prison for nurse attack

Warren man given 24-month sentence in OVI crash

Former county employee pleads guilty in theft case

Brookfield murderer sentenced to life without parole

Hill’s bid for relief struck down by Supreme Court of Ohio

Sex offender from Niles gets 20- to 25-year prison sentence

Defendant admits to lying about gun on stand

Prosecutor’s Office, Warren PD Sponsor 3-Day Training for Investigators

Appeals court upholds conviction, 3-year sentence in Trumbull County drug case

Woman pleads guilty to in child rape, pornography, bestiality case