David Patch

1 week ago | toledoblade.com | David Patch

A man prosecutors say was a driver in a fatal shooting in West Toledo last summer pleaded no contest Thursday morning to murder in Lucas County Common Pleas Court. Catarino Rodriguez, 23, of the 1200 block of Cribb Street, also provided the gun that Sean Duhart, 23, of the 3600 block of Willys Parkway, allegedly used to kill Michael Bradford-Washington near Hoiles and Sylvania avenues on Feb. 11, 2024, Angela Zavac, an assistant Lucas County prosecutor, told Judge Stacy Cook.

1 week ago | toledoblade.com | David Patch

Construction under way this week at the Anthony Wayne Trail entrance to the Toledo Zoo will put the zoo’s new parking lot on the Trail’s east side one step closer to opening. When that might actually happen, though, remains undetermined, and in the meantime the inbound Anthony Wayne has been pinched down to a single lane near the zoo since Tuesday morning. E.L. Zeiler is adding a left-turn lane on the Trail’s outbound side and a right-turn lane on the inbound side.

1 week ago | toledoblade.com | David Patch

The father of a slain Toledo police officer who created a charity in the son’s memory pleaded guilty Wednesday afternoon to felony theft and fraud charges for misusing the money. Hussein Younes “Tony” Dia agreed in Lucas County Common Pleas Court to pay $26,314.04 in restitution to donors who investigators were able to identify, although a prosecutor said there was likely more money that couldn’t be accounted for.

1 week ago | toledoblade.com | David Patch

One of two brothers charged with the fatal shootings of two men in South Toledo last year pleaded no contest to two murder counts Wednesday morning in Lucas County Common Pleas Court. Prosecutors’ agreement with Marquise Walker, 20, provides for a prison sentence of 33 years to life, although sentencing was deferred until April 28, which also is the trial date scheduled for Markas Walker, who also is charged with murder in the case.

1 week ago | toledoblade.com | David Patch

Bond was set at $1 million Monday morning for a man charged with attempted murder after he allegedly tried to shoot a woman in a Warehouse District restaurant Friday evening. Toledo Municipal Court Judge William M. Connelly, Jr., also appointed a public defender for Matthew Exton, 42, after he told the court that his residence in Traverse City, Mich., is encumbered by an ongoing divorce proceeding and he otherwise does not have sufficient assets to hire an attorney.