Cleveland, OH

Sentencing for 17-year-old convicted of killing 15-year-old Cleveland girl

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2 years ago

May 30, 2024

Sentencing for 17-year-old convicted of killing 15-year-old Cleveland girl

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – A 17-year-old boy convicted of killing a 15-year-old Cleveland girl in 2022 was sentenced by Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Cassandra Collier-Williams Thursday to 10 years in prison.

File/video of Steven Fisher in court(WOIO)

Steven Fisher pleaded guilty in April to the murder of Jaiden Rose Rentas.

Cleveland Police said Jaiden Rentas, 15, was shot and killed by Steven Fisher. Fisher was 16... — Cleveland Police said Jaiden Rentas, 15, was shot and killed by Steven Fisher. Fisher was 16 at the time of the murder.(WOIO)

Fisher pleaded guilty to reckless homicide, grand theft, gross abuse of a corpse, and possession of stolen property.

Rentas’s body was found inside a vehicle in the city’s Brooklyn Centre neighborhood in Oct. 28, 2022.

Cleveland police said they were called to a field in the 3700 block of W. 22nd Street around 2:30 p.m. for a suspicious vehicle.

When officers arrived, they said they found the vehicle running with the windshield wipers on. Rentas was pronounced dead at the scene of a gunshot wound.

During the sentencing, the court room was packed with friends and family of Rentas. Some holding signs as a memorial to for Rentas, others wearing yellow ribbons on their shirts.

Rentas’s mom, Jasmine Tores in tears describing how this murder has impacted her.

“She will never get married, she will never have children, she never got a chance at life,” says Tores.

Tores expressed that she would never forgive Fisher and that he was the biggest mistake of her daughters life.

“You stole the most beautiful soul from this earth and no earthly justice will ever amend that,” says Tores.

Fisher’s lawyer explaining to a judge that the murder was simply an accident.

“He loved her. He had no motive or interest in ever hurting that girl.”

However, the judge and Rentas’s family did not buy it.

“We believe Steven Fisher’s conduct is the most serious type of the offense of reckless homicide.”

“If it was an accident as he said then why flee and come back and move her and dump her in a field like she was a piece of trash instead of calling 9-1-1,” says Tores.

The full sentencing of Steven Fisher can be watched below:

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Cleveland, OH

Massive sinkhole in downtown Cleveland nearly swallows car

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7 hours ago

March 8, 2026

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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Cleveland Police are on the scene of a large sinkhole in downtown that nearly swallowed a car.

Massive sinkhole in downtown Cleveland nearly swallows car(WOIO)

On Sunday morning, around 9 a.m., officers were on the scene of West St. Clair Avenue and West 3rd Street for a sinkhole.

The car was removed by a tow truck. A woman helped the driver safely exit the car.

The 72-year-old driver was miraculously able to drive off in his car.

The road is closed temporarily until repairs can be made. Motorists should avoid the area.

19 News has reached out to the city for more details.

This is a developing story. Return to 19 News for updates.

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Cleveland Police looking for missing 17-year-old mother and 4-month-old son

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19 hours ago

March 8, 2026

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Cleveland Police looking for missing 17-year-old mother and 4-month-old son

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Cleveland police are asking the public’s help in finding 17-year-old Morgan Hall and her 4-month-old son, Messiah Hall.

17-year-old Morgan Hall and her 4-month-old son, Messiah Hall(Cleveland Police)

Police said Morgan left her apartment at 123 East 156th Street sometime after 10:00 p.m. Thursday and has not returned. Morgan has run away in the past, most recently on February 25, 2026.

Due to her age and the age of her infant son, Morgan is considered endangered.

Morgan is 5′2″, approximately 238 pounds, with brown eyes and green hair.

Messiah Hall is an infant weighing around pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.

Morgan may possibly be in the Harvard-Miles neighborhood area. Anyone with information regarding their whereabouts is asked to contact the Cleveland Division of Police Fifth District at (216) 623-5500 or the non-emergency at (216) 621-1234.

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