Young receives life sentence for 2020 murder in Lorain County
Lorain County Common Pleas Court Judge Melissa Kobasher imposes life in prison with parole eligibility after 30 years for Young, 20, who was 15 at the time of the 2020 murder of Oscar Otto Lang Jr. in Lorain. Convicted Jan. 23 of murder and related felonies, plus additional terms for burglaries and gun use. restitution of 7900 dollars ordered to Craig Dooley.
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Malakhi Young
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
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Lorain
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Oscar Otto
Butch” Lang Jr
Lang
Sheffield Township
Craig Dooley
Steve Manheim
Lorain County Justice Center
Procession honors Army Sgt. Sean Ortiz in North Ridgeville
A Wednesday morning procession along Center Ridge Road honored Sgt. Sean Ortiz, 33, of Carthage New York born in Lorain raised at Southview High School. Ortiz served with the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum. His mother Shannon Forrest described him as a hero. The funeral path included a flag over Interstate 480 and emergency crews. Ortiz died February 15 from heart complications, after returning from Kuwait deployment. Memorial services are set for Saturday at Bogner Family Funeral Home in North Ridgeville.
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Chronicle
Lear-Nagle Road
North Ridgeville
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Bogner
Center Ridge Road
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Carthage
New York
Lorain
Southview High School
10Th Combat Aviation Brigade
10Th Mountain Division
Fort Drum
Kuwait
Forrest
Cleveland
Richard Knowlton
Teen faces serious injuries after FaceTime self shot
A 15-year-old boy hospitalized after allegedly aiming a firearm at his head during a FaceTime call with a cousin. The caller said the device was on Melvyn Lane in Elyria or Lorain. Police are investigating ownership of the handgun and the incident remains under review. A GoFundMe for medical and family support had raised $1,795 of $8,000 by deadline.
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Cleveland
Lorain
Melvyn Lane
University Hospitals
Elyria Medical Center
Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital
GoFundMe
Erik Castillo
Icu
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