Gerald Isom, 49, of Toledo, was sentenced to 300 months (25 years) in prison by U.S. District Judge James R. Knepp, II, after earlier pleading guilty to two counts of distribution of fentanyl. Isom was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release and pay a $200 special assessment and $1,026 in restitution.

A Lucas County judge sentenced a Toledo couple to three months in jail and six months at a correctional drug treatment facility for illegally transporting and dumping scrap tires, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced.

Marcy Kaptur lives and breathes Toledo.

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced in February that U.S. Army Air Force Staff Sgt. Jack W. Coy, 20, of Toledo, killed during World War II, was accounted for Sept. 20, 2023.

The Supreme Court of Ohio this month suspended a Toledo lawyer for one year for multiple ethical violations, including knowingly making a false statement in a municipal court proceeding and failing to comply with a disciplinary investigation.

Sixth District Court of Appeals Judge Myron C. Duhart’s dedication to the Toledo area was recently recognized with a distinguished honor.

A Toledo man originally indicted on first-degree felony charges last year as part of a Highland County Task Force investigation was sentenced recently to community control after pleading guilty to a drug possession charge.

U.S. Attorney Becky Lutzko announced that Garrick “Gary” Johnson, a former Toledo City Council member, was sentenced recently by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey J. Helmick to four months in prison. A jury previously found Johnson guilty of Hobbs Act Extortion Under Color of Official Right.

A U.S. Marshals Service-led multijurisdictional law enforcement operation, which focused on apprehending violent fugitives and subjects wanted for felony narcotic violations at 12 locations throughout the U.S., has resulted in nearly 600 arrests nationally.

A federal grand jury in Toledo returned an indictment on Feb. 7, 2024, charging Daniel R. Hitlan, of Huron, with three counts of bank fraud and five counts of money laundering related to filing false applications for Paycheck Protection Program loans.

Five companies – Ohio Refining Co., Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Energy Transfer (R&M) LLC, Pilkington North America Inc. and Chemtrade Logistics Inc. – recently agreed to settlements totaling in excess of $7.2 million to resolve claims of natural resource damages at the Duck & Otter Creeks Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) site.

A landlord or property manager cannot exclude a visitor to a rented premise and seek to have the person prosecuted as a trespasser when the tenant invited the visitor, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled recently.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) recently joined Metroparks Toledo to dedicate Blue Creek Limestone Glade as Ohio’s 145th state nature preserve. The new preserve harbors several globally rare habitats for plants and wildlife. 

A state law that requires a recommendation from a prosecutor and law enforcement agency to reduce an arson offender’s registration obligation is constitutional, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled recently.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Tuesday announced the appointment of James (Jim) Anderson to the Toledo Municipal Court.