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Friday, February 15, 2013

Former Avon Lake Resident Headed to Court in Brecksville Bomb Case

While the first four suspects have all been found guilty and sentenced, the Joshua Stafford case has been held up because of "psychiatric" issues.

It seems as if the case against the fifth and final suspect, a former Avon Lake resident, heading to court in the Brecksville bomb plot. His case has been delayed for a psychiatric review. Newsnet5.com reported that Joshua Stafford of Cleveland is scheduled to appear before an Akron federal court judge on Friday. The judge is expected to hear legal briefs on Stafford's "psychiatric" issues. They were all sentenced to federal prison. This won't be Stafford's first time in a court room. With a listed address of Lorain Avenue in Cleveland — and arrested in that city — he's also previously faced charges in Lakewood. In August 2010, he pleaded guilty in Lakewood Municipal Court to charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor; giving …

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Man Suspected in Bridge Bomb Plot Former Avon Lake Resident With A Record

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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Jack Kelly

10:02 am on Wednesday, May 2, 2012

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