http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:01:42 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/17/summonses-for-kei-mani-latigue-jury-pool-soon-to-be-mailed/stories/20260817071 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/17/summonses-for-kei-mani-latigue-jury-pool-soon-to-be-mailed/stories/20260817071#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:06:14 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/17/summonses-for-kei-mani-latigue-jury-pool-soon-to-be-mailed/stories/20260817071 About 350 Lucas County voters will soon receive summonses as potential jurors for Darnell Jones’ upcoming capital-murder trial for the death of his daughter, Kei’mani Latigue. The memorial for Kei'mani Latigue near the derelict Miami Street house where she was found dead in East Toledo on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/2026/08/15/woman-who-tortured-man-with-stabbings-hot-grease-gets-12-years/stories/20260814108 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/2026/08/15/woman-who-tortured-man-with-stabbings-hot-grease-gets-12-years/stories/20260814108#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/2026/08/15/woman-who-tortured-man-with-stabbings-hot-grease-gets-12-years/stories/20260814108 A Toledo woman who stabbed a man and then tried to set him on fire in late 2024 has entered Alford pleas to attempted murder and aggravated arson. Indola Marita Howell Indiola Marita Howell https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/11/county-court-cuts-costs-by-outsourcing-drug-testing-services/stories/20260811088 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/11/county-court-cuts-costs-by-outsourcing-drug-testing-services/stories/20260811088#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:42:32 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/11/county-court-cuts-costs-by-outsourcing-drug-testing-services/stories/20260811088 Lucas County’s Court of Common Pleas will begin outsourcing the work of its drug testing laboratory to reduce costs as departments across the county brace for funding cuts. Lucas County Courthouse. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/11/toledo-bank-tops-list-of-lourdes-major-unsecured-creditors/stories/20260811086 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/11/toledo-bank-tops-list-of-lourdes-major-unsecured-creditors/stories/20260811086#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:58:56 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/11/toledo-bank-tops-list-of-lourdes-major-unsecured-creditors/stories/20260811086 Twin bankruptcy filings by Lourdes University and an affiliate on Monday started a process that is virtually certain to take many months to resolve. A person walks around campus May 1 at Lourdes University in Sylvania. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/10/judge-sentences-teenager-fatal-point-place-stabbing-10-years/stories/20260810095 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/10/judge-sentences-teenager-fatal-point-place-stabbing-10-years/stories/20260810095#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:30:13 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/10/judge-sentences-teenager-fatal-point-place-stabbing-10-years/stories/20260810095 A Lucas County judge handed down a near-maximum sentence Monday to a teenage boy who accepted a reduced charge last month for fatally stabbing another boy at a Point Place street corner last summer. John Jackson, Jr., appears for an arraignment at Lucas County Common Pleas Court in Toledo on Jan. 29. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/10/lucas-county-racks-up-legal-fees-defending-against-federal-lawsuit/stories/20260810073 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/10/lucas-county-racks-up-legal-fees-defending-against-federal-lawsuit/stories/20260810073#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:49:42 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/10/lucas-county-racks-up-legal-fees-defending-against-federal-lawsuit/stories/20260810073 Lucas County has spent $230,000 fending off a federal civil rights lawsuit against jail officials and will likely spend more in the coming years. A hallway from one of the "lobby" areas for one of the floors seen during a tour of the Lucas County Jail in Toledo on Dec. 5, 2019. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/07/man-who-shot-alleged-car-thief-pleads-felonious-assault/stories/20260807107 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/07/man-who-shot-alleged-car-thief-pleads-felonious-assault/stories/20260807107#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:17:35 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/07/man-who-shot-alleged-car-thief-pleads-felonious-assault/stories/20260807107 A man who pursued and shot a man who had stolen his truck in February pleaded guilty Thursday to felonious assault. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/07/baby-who-died-8-days-old-succumbed-cocaine-toxicity-police-say/stories/20260807104 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/07/baby-who-died-8-days-old-succumbed-cocaine-toxicity-police-say/stories/20260807104#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:17:24 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/07/baby-who-died-8-days-old-succumbed-cocaine-toxicity-police-say/stories/20260807104 The February death of an newborn whose parents are now charged with involuntary manslaughter was a result of cocaine toxicity, a supplemental police report states. Blade Stock Art of the Northwest Ohio Medical Technology Center which houses the Lucas County Coroner's Office, Lucas County Toxicology Lab, and the Lucas County Veterans Service Commission. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/06/trial-date-set-for-2-involved-in-restaurant-death/stories/20260806116 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/06/trial-date-set-for-2-involved-in-restaurant-death/stories/20260806116#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:39:28 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/06/trial-date-set-for-2-involved-in-restaurant-death/stories/20260806116 A trial date has been scheduled for two of three people charged with involuntary manslaughter in a man’s Nov. 6 shooting death at a West Toledo restaurant. Taylor Raths and Ronald L. Hurst II. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/06/new-charges-kei-mani-latigue-murder-defendant/stories/20260806109 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/06/new-charges-kei-mani-latigue-murder-defendant/stories/20260806109#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2026 19:46:26 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/06/new-charges-kei-mani-latigue-murder-defendant/stories/20260806109 A man already charged with capital murder for his daughter’s disappearance and death last year was indicted Thursday on 13 new charges, including rape and kidnapping. Darnell Jones (right) confers with defense lawyer David Klucas before a hearing April 1 in Lucas County Common Pleas Court. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/05/bond-increased-after-woman-from-boating-incident-pleads-not-guilty/stories/20260805101 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/05/bond-increased-after-woman-from-boating-incident-pleads-not-guilty/stories/20260805101#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:14:51 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/05/bond-increased-after-woman-from-boating-incident-pleads-not-guilty/stories/20260805101 A Lucas County judge tripled the bond amount Wednesday for a local woman charged with involuntary manslaughter for a neighbor girl’s death last month in a mysterious boating incident. Kristen Marie Gerrie. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/05/generational-repair-shrouds-courthouse-in-scaffolding/stories/20260804115 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/05/generational-repair-shrouds-courthouse-in-scaffolding/stories/20260804115#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:32:07 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/05/generational-repair-shrouds-courthouse-in-scaffolding/stories/20260804115 On a ledge about two stories up on the Lucas County Courthouse’s Jackson Street side grows a small sumac tree. Patrick Holland, capital projects manager for Lucas County facilities, center, speaks ahead of a tour on the scaffolding of the facade maintenance work being done on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on July 31. Brandon Kennard, with Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 23, uses an oscillating tool on mortar on the facade during renovation work on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on Aug. 3. Brandon Kennard, with Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 23, uses an oscillating tool on mortar on the facade during renovation work on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on Aug. 3. Jeremiah Ireland, with Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 23, uses a chisel on the facade during renovation work on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on Aug. 3. A spot of facade that was cut out that will be patched seen during a tour on the scaffolding of the facade maintenance work being done on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on July 31. Michael Duket, of Duket Architects, left, speaks during a tour on the scaffolding of the facade maintenance work being done on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on July 31. Rory Finegan, Berglund Construction project manager, speaks about a portion of facade requiring repair during a tour on the scaffolding of the facade maintenance work being done on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on July 31. Brandon Kennard, with Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 23, uses an oscillating tool on mortar on the facade during renovation work on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on Aug. 3. The moon is seen above as scaffolding covers a section of the Lucas County Courthouse during renovation work on it in Toledo on Aug. 3. Jordan Charles, with Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 23, uses an oscillating tool on mortar in one of the balconies during renovation work on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on Aug. 3. Jeremiah Ireland, with Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 23, uses a chisel on the facade during renovation work on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on Aug. 3. Rory Finegan, Berglund Construction project manager, leads during a tour on the scaffolding of the facade maintenance work being done on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on July 31. Jeremiah Ireland, with Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 23, uses a chisel on the facade during renovation work on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on Aug. 3. Jordan Charles, with Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 23, uses an oscillating tool on mortar in one of the balconies during renovation work on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on Aug. 3. Jeremiah Ireland, with Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 23, uses a chisel on the facade during renovation work on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on Aug. 3. Behind him, Brandon Kennard, also with Local 23, prepares to use an oscillating tool on mortar. Michael Duket, of Duket Architects, right, speaks during a tour on the scaffolding of the facade maintenance work being done on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on July 31. Jordan Charles, with Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 23, uses an oscillating tool on mortar in one of the balconies during renovation work on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on Aug. 3. Jeff Nowak, Lucas County facilities director, left, and Patrick Holland, capital projects manager for Lucas County facilities, speak ahead of a tour on the scaffolding of the facade maintenance work being done on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on July 31. Brandon Kennard, with Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 23, uses an oscillating tool on mortar on the facade during renovation work on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on Aug. 3. Rory Finegan, Berglund Construction project manager, speaks about a portion of facade requiring repair during a tour on the scaffolding of the facade maintenance work being done on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on July 31. Jeff Nowak, Lucas County facilities director, speaks about a part of the facade requiring repair during of a tour on the scaffolding of the facade maintenance work being done on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on July 31. A shrub grows between two pillars seen during a tour on the scaffolding of the facade maintenance work being done on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on July 31. The tour guides head down the stairs during a tour on the scaffolding of the facade maintenance work being done on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on July 31. One of the parts requiring repair seen during a tour on the scaffolding of the facade maintenance work being done on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on July 31. A part requiring repair, right, and an intact part to its right seen during a tour on the scaffolding of the facade maintenance work being done on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on July 31. One of the ornate pieces of the facade seen during a tour on the scaffolding of the facade maintenance work being done on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on July 31. One of the tour guides walks ahead on the scaffolding during a tour on the scaffolding of the facade maintenance work being done on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on July 31. Jeff Nowak, Lucas County facilities director, talks about the small detail work done on the facade when the courthouse was built during of a tour on the scaffolding of the facade maintenance work being done on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on July 31. The view of the scaffolding seen from ground level during a tour on the scaffolding of the facade maintenance work being done on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on July 31. Murder defendant Jeffrey Townsend Jr., center, during plea hearing in Judge Stacy Cook’s courtroom at the Lucas County Courthouse as facade work is done on the building on July 30. Scaffolding on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on July 31. Jeff Nowak, Lucas County facilities director, talks about the small detail work done on the facade when the courthouse was built during of a tour on the scaffolding of the facade maintenance work being done on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on July 31. One of the balconies seen during a tour on the scaffolding of the facade maintenance work being done on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on July 31. Judge Stacy Cook and a court reporter in Lucas County common pleas court room two between cases in her courtroom at the Lucas County Courthouse as facade work is done on the building on July 30. A shrub grows between two pillars seen during a tour on the scaffolding of the facade maintenance work being done on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on July 31. Jeff Nowak, Lucas County facilities director, looks behind two pillars where a shrub is growing during a tour on the scaffolding of the facade maintenance work being done on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on July 31. Rory Finegan, Berglund Construction project manager, looks over a balcony during a tour on the scaffolding of the facade maintenance work being done on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on July 31. Jeff Nowak, Lucas County facilities director, left, and Patrick Holland, capital projects manager for Lucas County facilities, ahead of a tour on the scaffolding of the facade maintenance work being done on the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo on July 31. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/04/tech-problems-impede-juvenile-s-case-in-old-west-end-shooting/stories/20260804092 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/04/tech-problems-impede-juvenile-s-case-in-old-west-end-shooting/stories/20260804092#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:03:35 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/04/tech-problems-impede-juvenile-s-case-in-old-west-end-shooting/stories/20260804092 A communication gap between two computer systems at the Lucas County Prosecutor’s Office is holding up the transfer of key evidence to the lawyer defending a teenager charged as an accessory to the Old West End Festival shooting. First responders help a woman who was injured the mass shooting that left 12 people injured at the Old West End Festival at the Agnes Reynolds Jackson Arboretum in Toledo on June 6. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/03/report-indigent-defendants-monroe-lack-adequate-legal-representation/stories/20260803078 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/03/report-indigent-defendants-monroe-lack-adequate-legal-representation/stories/20260803078#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:43:17 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/03/report-indigent-defendants-monroe-lack-adequate-legal-representation/stories/20260803078 MONROE — Criminal defendants in Monroe County who are indigent do not receive effective legal representation, and a public defender office should be established, according to a report issued Monday by the Sixth Amendment Center. Commissioners Henry Lievens, left, and David Vensel listen to public comments during a meeting of the Monroe County commissioners Nov. 4, 2025, at the Monroe County Courthouse. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/03/third-defeendant-pleads-manslaughter-robbery-shooting/stories/20260803082 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/03/third-defeendant-pleads-manslaughter-robbery-shooting/stories/20260803082#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:03:41 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/03/third-defeendant-pleads-manslaughter-robbery-shooting/stories/20260803082 The last of three men charged with a botched robbery last year that ended with one of the robbers fatally shot has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and is poised to get the same prison sentence as the others. Pete Wheatley, Jr. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/03/circumstances-disputed-at-gunman-s-sentencing-for-fatal-shooting/stories/20260803069 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/03/circumstances-disputed-at-gunman-s-sentencing-for-fatal-shooting/stories/20260803069#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:17:58 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/03/circumstances-disputed-at-gunman-s-sentencing-for-fatal-shooting/stories/20260803069 The mother of a woman who was fatally shot by her boyfriend in October disputed after his sentencing Monday that the shooting was accidental. Jeffrey Townsend, Jr. (right), goes over his plea documents with defense lawyer Jeff Crowther in Lucas County Common Pleas Court on July 30. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/02/michigan-supreme-court-rejects-permit-for-enbridge-oil-pipeline-under-great-lakes-1/stories/20260802109 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/02/michigan-supreme-court-rejects-permit-for-enbridge-oil-pipeline-under-great-lakes-1/stories/20260802109#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2026 15:00:08 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/08/02/michigan-supreme-court-rejects-permit-for-enbridge-oil-pipeline-under-great-lakes-1/stories/20260802109 The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered state regulators to reconsider a key permit that allowed a planned tunnel to carry an oil pipeline under part of the Great Lakes to move forward. This photo provided by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy in June 2020 shows damage to anchor support EP-17-1 on the east leg of the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan, displayed on a television screen. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/07/30/couple-indicted-manslaughter-newborn-death/stories/20260730102 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/07/30/couple-indicted-manslaughter-newborn-death/stories/20260730102#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:33:58 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/07/30/couple-indicted-manslaughter-newborn-death/stories/20260730102 An Oregon couple have both been indicted on involuntary manslaughter charges in their newborn daughter’s Feb. 25 death. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/07/30/man-admits-to-involuntary-manslaughter-for-girlfriend-s-shooting-death/stories/20260730092 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/07/30/man-admits-to-involuntary-manslaughter-for-girlfriend-s-shooting-death/stories/20260730092#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:01:53 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/07/30/man-admits-to-involuntary-manslaughter-for-girlfriend-s-shooting-death/stories/20260730092 A West Toledo man pleaded guilty Thursday morning to involuntary manslaughter and two other counts arising from his girlfriend’s shooting death nine months ago. Jeffrey Townsend, Jr. (right), goes over his plea documents with defense lawyer Jeff Crowther in Lucas County Common Pleas Court on July 30. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/07/29/woman-indicted-involuntary-manslaughter-fatal-boating-incident/stories/20260729109 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/07/29/woman-indicted-involuntary-manslaughter-fatal-boating-incident/stories/20260729109#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:31:26 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/07/29/woman-indicted-involuntary-manslaughter-fatal-boating-incident/stories/20260729109 A Lucas County grand jury on Wednesday indicted a North Toledo woman on a pair of felonies stemming from an incident on Lake Erie that left two people dead. Kristen Marie Gerrie.