http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Sat, 25 Apr 2026 04:33:14 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/24/man-enters-alford-plea-murder-infants-death/stories/20260424102 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/24/man-enters-alford-plea-murder-infants-death/stories/20260424102#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:18:59 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/24/man-enters-alford-plea-murder-infants-death/stories/20260424102 A South Toledo man charged with aggravated murder for the death of his girlfriend’s 11-month-old child has entered a plea to murder and is slated for sentencing early next month. A gavel. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/23/second-defendant-enters-plea-to-shooting-that-killed-man-70/stories/20260423109 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/23/second-defendant-enters-plea-to-shooting-that-killed-man-70/stories/20260423109#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:07:35 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/23/second-defendant-enters-plea-to-shooting-that-killed-man-70/stories/20260423109 The second of two men charged with a North Toledo man’s fatal Dec. 12 shooting entered an Alford plea to murder Thursday morning in Lucas County Common Pleas Court. Tywone White in Lucas County Common Pleas Court after arraignment on Dec. 30 on aggravated murder and other charges. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/23/schmidt-indicted-for-aggravated-murder-in-mother-in-law-s-death/stories/20260423114 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/23/schmidt-indicted-for-aggravated-murder-in-mother-in-law-s-death/stories/20260423114#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:40:26 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/23/schmidt-indicted-for-aggravated-murder-in-mother-in-law-s-death/stories/20260423114 The Sylvania man charged with beating his mother-in-law to death last week has been indicted for aggravated murder. Jonathan Schmidt https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/22/charges-dropped-against-south-toledo-man-whose-drumming-irked-union-leader/stories/20260422107 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/22/charges-dropped-against-south-toledo-man-whose-drumming-irked-union-leader/stories/20260422107#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:45:53 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/22/charges-dropped-against-south-toledo-man-whose-drumming-irked-union-leader/stories/20260422107 A misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge against a South Toledo man whose drumming in his garage irked an influential neighbor has been dismissed in Toledo Municipal Court. Patrick Chaney had relocated his drums to another location after being cited for playing them in the garage at his house in South Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/20/three-on-trial-toledo-email-scam-that-rooked-hundreds-upwards-120-mill/stories/20260420109 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/20/three-on-trial-toledo-email-scam-that-rooked-hundreds-upwards-120-mill/stories/20260420109#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:30:46 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/20/three-on-trial-toledo-email-scam-that-rooked-hundreds-upwards-120-mill/stories/20260420109 When someone in the Huron County Treasurer’s Office was tricked four years ago into changing the account into which a county bill was to be paid, $165,693 ended up in the hands of Nigerian hackers. A gavel https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/20/drug-treatment-facility-no-longer-accepts-women-court-scrambles-for-replacement/stories/20260420081 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/20/drug-treatment-facility-no-longer-accepts-women-court-scrambles-for-replacement/stories/20260420081#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:40:07 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/20/drug-treatment-facility-no-longer-accepts-women-court-scrambles-for-replacement/stories/20260420081 Beds are no longer available for women who need substance abuse treatment at the Lucas County Correctional Treatment Facility. Toledo Municipal Court. August 30, 2018. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/17/wood-county-court-warns-of-fraudulent-calls-about-jury-service/stories/20260417104 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/17/wood-county-court-warns-of-fraudulent-calls-about-jury-service/stories/20260417104#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:33:45 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/17/wood-county-court-warns-of-fraudulent-calls-about-jury-service/stories/20260417104 BOWLING GREEN — The Wood County Court of Common Pleas is warning residents to be aware of fraudulent phone calls regarding jury service. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/15/owner-pleads-to-misdemeanor-for-dog-attack-at-sylania-school/stories/20260415099 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/15/owner-pleads-to-misdemeanor-for-dog-attack-at-sylania-school/stories/20260415099#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:22:58 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/15/owner-pleads-to-misdemeanor-for-dog-attack-at-sylania-school/stories/20260415099 The owner of a dog that attacked a parent outside Whiteford Elementary School on Dec. 8 pleaded no contest Wednesday morning to a vicious-dog charge in Sylvania Municipal Court. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/14/5-sentenced-immigration-violations-another-other-federal-crimes/stories/20260414122 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/14/5-sentenced-immigration-violations-another-other-federal-crimes/stories/20260414122#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:52:45 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/14/5-sentenced-immigration-violations-another-other-federal-crimes/stories/20260414122 Five men have been sentenced after previously pleading guilty to violating immigration laws, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/10/bowling-green-resident-law-enforcement-agent-pleads-guilty-child-porn/stories/20260410119 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/10/bowling-green-resident-law-enforcement-agent-pleads-guilty-child-porn/stories/20260410119#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:56:11 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/10/bowling-green-resident-law-enforcement-agent-pleads-guilty-child-porn/stories/20260410119 BOWLING GREEN — An Ohio Investigative Unit agent from Wood County pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing files of child pornography, the U.S. Department of Justice said. A gavel. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/08/bond-set-at-9-million-for-man-charged-in-arson-fire-homicide/stories/20260408102 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/08/bond-set-at-9-million-for-man-charged-in-arson-fire-homicide/stories/20260408102#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:02:09 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/08/bond-set-at-9-million-for-man-charged-in-arson-fire-homicide/stories/20260408102 Bond has been set at $9 million for the man charged with murder in connection with the fire that ravaged a West Toledo home early Tuesday morning. Cory Allen Cory Allen https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/08/woman-pleads-guilty-to-murder-for-shooting-during-fight-outside-bar/stories/20260408088 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/08/woman-pleads-guilty-to-murder-for-shooting-during-fight-outside-bar/stories/20260408088#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:02:19 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/08/woman-pleads-guilty-to-murder-for-shooting-during-fight-outside-bar/stories/20260408088 An East Toledo woman pleaded guilty to murder and felonious assault Wednesday for shooting two people in a Nov. 1 fight outside an East Toledo bar that killed the man she apparently intended to protect. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/07/alleged-ponzi-scheme-started-quest-higher-yields-trial-witness-says/stories/20260407117 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/07/alleged-ponzi-scheme-started-quest-higher-yields-trial-witness-says/stories/20260407117#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:41:53 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/07/alleged-ponzi-scheme-started-quest-higher-yields-trial-witness-says/stories/20260407117 Investment clients seeking better yields during the credit crisis in the late 2000s had Douglas Miller on the lookout for “alternative investments.” Gary Rathbun is arraigned April 18, 2023, at the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/06/trial-set-start-financial-adviser-charged-alleged-ponzi-scheme/stories/20260406090 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/06/trial-set-start-financial-adviser-charged-alleged-ponzi-scheme/stories/20260406090#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:57:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/06/trial-set-start-financial-adviser-charged-alleged-ponzi-scheme/stories/20260406090 A jury was chosen Monday for the theft and corruption trial of a Wauseon man who once hosted a radio program about successful investing. Gary Rathbun is arraigned on April 18, 2023, at the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/06/previously-convicted-child-rapist-sentenced-child-pornography-possession/stories/20260406101 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/06/previously-convicted-child-rapist-sentenced-child-pornography-possession/stories/20260406101#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:00:52 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/06/previously-convicted-child-rapist-sentenced-child-pornography-possession/stories/20260406101 A Toledo man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after hundreds of child pornography files were found on his computer, more than two decades after a previous conviction of rape of a child, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. A gavel at Wood County Common Pleas Court in Bowling Green. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/06/luckey-council-abandons-legal-battle-take-quarry/stories/20260406081 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/06/luckey-council-abandons-legal-battle-take-quarry/stories/20260406081#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:50:23 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/06/luckey-council-abandons-legal-battle-take-quarry/stories/20260406081 LUCKEY, Ohio — The village of Luckey has abandoned efforts to acquire a quarry through eminent domain and will face more than $200,000 in legal fees from the property owners. Luckey village council has decided to abandon its efforts to acquire the quarry southeast of Gilbert and Luckey roads through eminent domain, ending a yearslong legal battle. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/02/toledo-man-admits-to-sex-with-teen-he-met-on-social-media/stories/20260402118 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/02/toledo-man-admits-to-sex-with-teen-he-met-on-social-media/stories/20260402118#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:48:06 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/02/toledo-man-admits-to-sex-with-teen-he-met-on-social-media/stories/20260402118 ST. LOUIS —  A 33-year-old Toledo man on Thursday admitted to having sex with a Missouri teen he met on social media. Andrew R. Crum https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/02/judge-dismisses-bryan-s-civil-suit-against-dad-s-place-shelter/stories/20260402113 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/02/judge-dismisses-bryan-s-civil-suit-against-dad-s-place-shelter/stories/20260402113#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:59:58 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/02/judge-dismisses-bryan-s-civil-suit-against-dad-s-place-shelter/stories/20260402113 BRYAN — A visiting judge has dismissed with prejudice Bryan officials’ lawsuit seeking to shut down the Dad’s Place homeless shelter on the grounds that it violates the state and city fire codes. Exterior of Dad’s Place June 19, 2025, in Bryan. Exterior of Dad’s Place Feb. 6, 2024, in Bryan. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/01/murder-defendant-found-incompetent-stand-trial/stories/20260401157 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/01/murder-defendant-found-incompetent-stand-trial/stories/20260401157#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:34:05 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/01/murder-defendant-found-incompetent-stand-trial/stories/20260401157 A man charged with a murder and dismemberment in November has been found incompetent to stand trial. Martel Huggins, 33, appears in the Lucas County Common Pleas Court on Dec. 12. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/01/defense-moves-suppress-confession-kei-mani-latigue-case/stories/20260401149 https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/01/defense-moves-suppress-confession-kei-mani-latigue-case/stories/20260401149#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:08:34 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2026/04/01/defense-moves-suppress-confession-kei-mani-latigue-case/stories/20260401149 Darnell Jones’ lawyers have moved to suppress a confession he made in a Columbus hospital the day after he was arrested for the death of his daughter Kei’mani Latigue. Darnell Jones, right, confers with defense lawyer David Klucas before a hearing on April 1 in Lucas County Common Pleas Court.