Matthew Richmond
Reporter at WKSU-FM (Kent, OH)
Reporter for @WKSU (aka Ideastream Public Media) in Cleveland. Mostly criminal justice stories. Cleveland transplant. Girl dad. Bicycle commuter.
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3 weeks ago |
ideastream.org | Matthew Richmond |Abbey Marshall
A conflict within East Cleveland city government has led to the appointment of a second mayor in the embattled suburb of Cleveland. On Sunday, East Cleveland Councilmember Patricia Blochowiak swore in Council President Lateek Shabazz as mayor, citing the city charter.
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4 weeks ago |
ideastream.org | Matthew Richmond
A jury has found suspended East Cleveland Mayor Brandon King guilty of nine corruption-related charges, including theft in office and having an unlawful interest in a public contract. King was accused of steering city contracts to businesses owned by him and his relatives. The verdict comes after about a week of testimony from inspectors with the Ohio Ethics Commission and the Ohio Auditor of State’s office, along with former East Cleveland City Council members and officials.
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1 month ago |
ideastream.org | Matthew Richmond
After weeks of delays, the prosecution and defense presented opening statements Tuesday in the corruption trial of East Cleveland Mayor Brandon King and former city council member Ernest Smith. Prosecutors say King used his office to receive improper benefits for himself via businesses owned by his family. The defense argues King is the victim of a politically motivated effort to smear his reputation and force him from office.
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1 month ago |
ideastream.org | Matthew Richmond
A 39-year-old detainee at the Cuyahoga County jail died this week due to an undisclosed medical emergency, according to an announcement from the county. Tasha Grant died at MetroHealth Hospital on Monday, according to the county medical examiner’s office. The office did not release a cause of death. Grant was in jail awaiting trial on two cases: an assault from the Southwest General Hospital Police Department on Sept. 3, 2024 and a vandalism case from the Garfield Heights Police Department on Sept.
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1 month ago |
ideastream.org | Matthew Richmond
Following an emotional hearing in a Downtown Cleveland court, the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office dropped all charges from a 2019 East Cleveland murder conviction. In a hearing in Cuyahoga Common Pleas Court Tuesday, a witness recanted her testimony that led to the conviction of Jerry Sims and called into question the credibility of the then-lead detective on the case, Kenneth Lundy, who is now East Cleveland's Police Chief.
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About six week after Jerry Sims' murder conviction was dismissed at the prosecutor's office's request, solely based on one witness' testimony about her relationship with the detective in the case, Kenneth Lundy, she's been indicted for perjury https://t.co/29RhqpiB05
In East Cleveland corruption trial, political battle between council, mayor takes center stage. https://t.co/W1MhKnDlCB
In a surprise move, the Cuyahoga County prosecutor's office dropped all charges against Jerry Sims, who was convicted of aggravated murder in 2019. The decision came after new allegations of misconduct by East Cleveland police chief Kenneth Lundy. https://t.co/zYpbYQa3RD