Today, Hamilton County Prosecutor Melissa Powers announced the indictment of Kelli Prather (DOB 4/14/72) for election fraud. Prather was indicted for four counts of Prohibited Acts – Declarations or Petitions (F5), two counts of Tampering with Records (F3), one count of Election Falsification (F5), and one count of False Signatures (F5). If convicted of all [...]
Today, Hamilton County Prosecutor Melissa Powers announced the indictment of Phillip Alwell (DOB 10/05/04) for the October 15 “street takeover” incident on Route 50 at State Street. Alwell was indicted for one count of Inducing Panic (F4). If convicted, he faces a maximum possible sentence of 18 months in prison and a $5,000 fine. The [...]
Today, Hamilton County Prosecutor Melissa Powers announced the indictment of Ja’Nasia Green (DOB 10/6/00) for the death of her 4-month-old baby. Green was indicted on two counts of Murder (SF), one count of Felonious Assault (F2), and one count of Endangering Children (F2). If convicted of all charges, Green faces a maximum possible sentence of [...]
Today, Hamilton County Prosecutor Melissa Powers announced the indictment of Lavontez Davis (DOB 9/24/99) for the murder of Jason McKinnon. Davis was indicted for two counts of Murder (SF), one count of Felonious Assault (F2) and one count of Strangulation (F2). If convicted on all charges, he faces a maximum possible sentence of life in [...]
Today, Hamilton County Prosecutor Melissa Powers announced the indictment of Robert Stewart for the 2003 murder of Herman Brown. Stewart (DOB 3/28/59) was indicted for two counts of Murder (SF) and one count of Felonious Assault (F2). If convicted on all charges, he faces a maximum possible sentence of life in prison. On February 15, [...]
Today, Hamilton County Prosecutor Melissa Powers announced the indictment of Keith Cruz (DOB 8/29/71). Cruz was indicted for 4 counts of Rape (F1) and 6 counts of Gross Sexual Imposition (F3). If convicted on all charges, Cruz faces a maximum possible sentence of life in prison. From 2011-2015, Cruz sexually assaulted multiple children ranging in [...]
Today, Hamilton County Prosecutor Melissa Powers announced the indictment of Lance Miller (DOB 4/3/91) for the August 18 murder of a Westwood mother of two. Miller was indicted for one count of Aggravated Murder (SF), two counts of Murder (SF), two counts of Felonious Assault (F2), one count of Kidnapping (F1), and one count of [...]
Today, Hamilton County Prosecutor Melissa Powers announced the indictment of Kadarius Short (DOB 7/17/99) for the August 24, 2023 rape of a University of Cincinnati Freshman in her dorm, as well as two other sexual assaults. Short was indicted for three counts of Sexual Battery (F3), three counts of Rape (F1), one count of Aggravated [...]
