Friday, May 10, 2013
Jeremy Mack of Elyria and Ashley Onysko, 23, of Avon Lake charged.
The FBI charged two people today, including a woman from Avon Lake, with human trafficking. Jeremy Mack, 37, of Elyria, and Ashley Onysko, of Avon Lake, who turned 23 today, were charged May 10 with two counts of sex trafficking (one involving a minor) in a criminal complaint unsealed today in U.S. District Court. The pair was charge after forcing a 16-year-old girl and 19-year-old woman to have sex for money, Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Cleveland office, and Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, said. “Human trafficking often happens in plain sight,” Anthony said. “The FBI, our law enforcement partners, along with the assistance of vigilant citizens will continue …
Friday, March 22, 2013
Online extortion and an argument in this week's blotters.
A man came into the Avon Police Department and reported he was on a website when he received an alert from the FBI that he was on an improper web site. The alert was actually a virus with the FBI logo and was requesting money so the virus could be lifted. The man was told that it was a common virus and he could call the FBI if he wanted, but he was best off going to a computer store to get the virus taken off. Also in this week’s police news: Man gets the boot from car on I-90 A woman who slammed on the brakes on I-90 got the attention of the man driving behind her when he almost slammed into her car in the high speed lane. The car, a silver SUV, then pulled off the road and threw out the passenger—and his bags before getting off …
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Gezim Selgjekaj listed as Hunt Club Way resident.
An Avon Lake man was charged with 28 criminal counts for illegally receiving more than $11 million from the St. Paul Croatian Federal Credit Union (SPCFCU), the FBI said Jan. 3. Gezim Selgjekaj, 41, of Avon Lake, was charged with one count of conspiracy, six counts of bribery, six counts of money laundering, and 15 counts of financial institution fraud for his actions which played a role in the credit union’s collapse, law enforcement officials said. The credit union, which served 5,400 members, was placed into conservatorship in April 2010 and was believed to have assets of more than $238 million. The National Credit Union Association discontinued operation of SPCFCU when it was determined to be insolvent, making it the largest credit …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
At least three of the men are not strangers to law enforcement agencies in Northeast Ohio.
Several of the men arrested in connection with the suspected plot to blow up a Brecksville bridge have faced criminal charges before, including one juvenile charge of aggravated attempted murder. Douglas L. Wright, 26, Brandon L. Baxter, 20, Anthony Hayne, 35, Connor C. Stevens, 20, and Joshua S. Stafford, 23, are each charged with one count of conspiracy and one count of attempted use of an explosive, said Mike Tobin, public affairs specialist for the U.S. Department of Justice, Northern District of Ohio. Charges against Wright, Baxter and Hayne were made Monday. Charges weren’t made against Stevens and Stafford until Tuesday. None entered pleas Tuesday afternoon. For at least three of the men, their arrests in the suspected bomb plot is…
FBI arrested five men Monday night who officials say had a plan to blow up a bridge in Brecksville.
Five men were arrested by the FBI Monday night on charges they planned to blow up a bridge in Brecksville's portion of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The FBI said in a press release the public was not in danger, and an undercover FBI employee had controlled the explosive devices. In addition, the explosives were inoperable. Arrested were: Brandon L. Baxter, 20, of Lakewood; Anthony Hayne, 35, of Cleveland; Joshua S. Stafford, 23, of Cleveland; Connor C. Stevens, 20, of Berea; and Douglas L. Wright, 26, of Indianapolis. The five men each were charged with one count of conspiracy and one count of attempted use of an explosive, said Mike Tobin, public affairs specialist for the U.S. Department of Justice, Northern District of Ohio. …
All five now have been charged with conspiracy and attempted use of an explosive.
The five men arrested in connection with plans to blow up a bridge in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park appeared in court Tuesday afternoon. Arrested were: Brandon L. Baxter, 20, of Lakewood; Anthony Hayne, 35, of Cleveland; Joshua S. Stafford, 23, of Cleveland; Connor C. Stevens, 20, of Berea; and Douglas L. Wright, 26, of Indianapolis. The five men were each charged with one count of conspiracy and one count of attempted use of an explosive, said Mike Tobin, public affairs specialist for the U.S. Department of Justice, Northern District of Ohio. Charges against Wright, Baxter and Hayne were made Monday. Charges weren’t made against Stevens and Stafford until Tuesday. None entered pleas this afternoon. All are scheduled to appear at 11 a.…
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Stafford was arrested four times in 2008.
One of five men suspected in conspiring to use explosives on a bridge in Brecksville formerly lived in Avon Lake, and accrued a criminal history while he was here. Joshua S. Stafford, 23, is one of five men charged May 1 by the FBI. Stafford, along with Douglas L. Wright, 26, Brandon L. Baxter, 20, Anthony Hayne, 35 and Connor C. Stevens, 20 were each charged with one count of conspiracy and one count of attempted use of an explosive, said Mike Tobin, public affairs specialist for the U.S. Department of Justice, Northern District of Ohio. In 2008, Stafford was charged by the Avon Lake Police on four separate occasions: Stafford's current address is not known. The men had been monitored by local law enforcement before the arrests. A …
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One was involved in Occupy Cleveland protests last summer.
At least two of five men arrested in connection with an alleged plot to blow up a bridge in Brecksville have ties to Lakewood. Brandon L. Baxter, 20, and Anthony Hayne, 35, — who were arrested along with Douglas L. Wright, 26 — have been known to live in Lakewood. In all, FBI has arrested five people who are accused of conspiring to use explosives on a bridge in Brecksville in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. On Friday, Baxter celebrated his 20th birthday at the Root Café on Detroit Avenue. He was quiet. He ordered cookies. Julie Hutchison, the co-owner of the Root, said she knew Baxter from the Occupy Cleveland protests last summer. She remembers him as a “punk-rock kid,” who “kept to himself.” She said he originally was from Lakewood, …
The defendants will appear in court today.
The FBI has arrested five people who are accused of conspiring to use explosives on a bridge in Brecksville in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The FBI said in a press release the public was not in danger, and an undercover FBI employee had controlled the explosive devices. In addition, the explosives were inoperable. The arrests were made Monday night by the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force, an FBI press release said. Arrested were: Douglas L. Wright, 26, Brandon L. Baxter, 20, and Anthony Hayne, 35. The three are being charged with conspiracy and attempted use of explosive materials to damage physical property affecting interstate commerce. Connor C. Stevens, 20, and Joshua S. Stafford, 23, also were arrested. Charges are pending. The …
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A Lifetime Resident of Avon Lake
1:53 pm on Friday, May 17, 2013
Yo, one last thing. If their parents were put in jail, maybe they would not have grown up abused or neglected? I am sure these people will be wonderful role models for their kids! A house, which was condemned with no running water, full of drugs and prostitutes, illegal weapons etc. . This is just another reason why these creatures should be incarcerated, so they cannot reproduce and continue the… more ›