“These three serial offenders deserve to spend a long time behind bars for their gun-toting, spree of violence.'
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The 19-year-old woman convicted of murdering Cleveland Police Officer Shane Bartek, has now also been convicted of a number of violent crimes in several communities in the weeks before Officer Bartek’s murder.
On Aug. 3, Tamara McLoyd was found guilty of murdering Officer Bartek. Officer Bartek was off-duty when McLoyd shot him during a carjacking on Dec. 31, 2021 in Cleveland’s West Park neighborhood.On Aug. 16, the jury trial on the charges for the crime spree began for McLoyd, Jada Hite, 19, and Jermaine Hagwood, 30.
The crime spree included an armed robbery at Happy’s Pizza on Detroit Avenue in Cleveland and several armed robberies of people in Lakewood and Cleveland Heights.Hite, of Euclid, pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated robbery and one count of failure comply on Aug. 22.On Aug. 26, a jury found McLoyd guilty of five counts of aggravated robbery, two counts of kidnapping, one count of having weapons under disability and one count of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle.
Hagwood was convicted of eight counts of aggravated robbery, two counts of kidnapping, one count of felonious assault and four counts of having weapons under disability.“In these five separate aggravated robberies, Tamara McLoyd, Jada Hite, and Jermaine Hagwood terrorized our community and traumatized seven people,” said Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley. “These three serial offenders deserve to spend a long time behind bars for their gun-toting, spree of violence.
Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge John O’Donnell will sentence McLoyd, Hite and Hagwood on Sept. 27. McLoyd will also be sentenced for Officer Bartek’s murder that day.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Woman attacked by man with no pants on Virginia trail, police saidFAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — (FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va.) -- A woman was attacked by a man without pants on while she was on a popular trail in Fairfax County Virginia, according to Fairfax County Police.
Read more »
Woman attacked by man with no pants on Virginia trail, police saidA woman was attacked by a man without pants on while she was on a popular trail in Fairfax County Virginia, according to Fairfax County Police.
Read more »
Woman attacked by man with no pants on Virginia trail, police saidA woman was attacked by a man without pants on while she was on a popular trail in Fairfax County Virginia, according to Fairfax County Police.
Read more »
East Cleveland Police Chief indicted on multiple charges on FridayEast Cleveland Chief of Police Scott Gardner was indicted on several charges including grand theft and theft in office on Friday, according to the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Docket.
Read more »
Cuyahoga County residents denounce plans for new jailCuyahoga County residents were at times contradictory about not wanting to build a new jail but also not wanting inmates to remain in the existing one. They voiced their opinions for over an hour at a community meeting on what the new jail could look like and where it may be located.
Read more »