CLEVELAND — A 17-year-old charged in a deadly Craigslist robbery scheme has agreed to waive a hearing and have charges against him merged in adult felony court, his attorney said Monday. Brogan Rafferty will waive his right to a hearing on being tried as an adult when he appears before a judge Wednesday in Akron, said his attorney, John Alexander.
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A self-styled chaplain suspected in a deadly scheme to rob people who replied to a Craigslist job ad has been charged with multiple counts of aggravated murder, kidnapping and robbery and could face the death penalty if convicted, according to an indictment announced Friday.
CALDWELL — A teenager accused in a deadly robbery scheme that lured victims with a phony Craigslist job ad can be tried as an adult, a judge ruled Thursday.
COLUMBUS — A man suspected of being the third fatal victim of a deadly Craigslist robbery scheme died in August, weeks before the suspected killings of two other victims, according to the man’s death certificate. The body of Ralph Geiger was discovered Nov. 25 in Noble County in rural southeastern Ohio during an investigation into two other deaths and the wounding of a fourth man.
CLEVELAND — A self-styled chaplain suspected in a deadly scheme to rob people who replied to a Craigslist job ad will be charged with murder and attempted murder in attacks on four victims and could face the death penalty, a prosecutor said Monday.
COLUMBUS — A suspect in a deadly Craigslist robbery scheme pleaded not guilty to unrelated prostitution charges Friday, while an investigation continues into two deaths and a nonfatal shooting linked to the plot.
COLUMBUS — The FBI used an email sent by a man later found buried in a shallow Ohio grave in a deadly Craigslist robbery scheme to trace his whereabouts, according to a Virginia pastor who knew him well. David Pauley was excited about the job he’d accepted in southeastern Ohio, even though the details seemed a little fishy, said Kenny Bryant, senior pastor at the Tabernacle Church in Norfolk, Va.
CALDWELL — A teen accused of murder made his first public court appearance Tuesday on charges he was part of a deadly robbery team that lured victims with a phony job ad, appearing dazed as a judge postponed a hearing on whether he should be tried as an adult.