Sentencing

Olivia Clendenin was sentenced to 16 to 20 years in prison for attempted murder after opening fire on a house party in Warren County, Ohio, where her estranged husband and new boyfriend were present. The attack injured a random guest, Daniel Johnson, who was shot in the abdomen. The incident occurred in January 2024, with Clendenin convicted in early February.

March 28, 2026 Ti AI ṣe iroyin

Steffen Tidwell was sentenced to 8 to 20 years in state prison for the voluntary manslaughter of Jomar Almestica, an innocent bystander shot during an argument outside a family barbecue in Lancaster. The killing occurred in 2021, but Tidwell's sentencing came after a 2025 conviction. Almestica, a father of three, died from his injuries shortly after the shooting.

Stephen Eric Buchanan, 40, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and related charges in the 2024 killing of his 72-year-old uncle, Charles Knight, and was sentenced to 51 to 63 years in prison. Authorities discovered Knight's partially buried remains, some in a backyard burn pit, during a welfare check. Buchanan's brother alerted police after finding human remains.

March 20, 2026 Ti AI ṣe iroyin

Ashley Marie Bredhold received a 30-year prison sentence for the death of her 12-year-old daughter Alice, who suffered from untreated Type 1 diabetes. Vanderburgh Circuit Judge Ryan D. Hatfield imposed the term after Bredhold's February conviction on neglect of a dependent resulting in death. The girl's father had earlier been sentenced to nine years for related neglect.