Arrest warrant issued for Cleveland 15-year-old who cut off GPS monitor before sentencing

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – A Cleveland teenager who confessed to carjacking a number of younger girls in Little Italy at gunpoint and even capturing one lady was alleged to be sentenced Monday morning, however he by no means confirmed up.

Elena Donofrio, 28, lives and works in Little Italy managing a enterprise. She was additionally one in every of 15-year-old Derrelle Travis’ victims.

We first interviewed her a yr in the past and she or he wished to be nameless, however on Tuesday she mentioned she was so offended she didn’t even care anymore.

She wished to indicate her face as a result of she believes Travis by no means ought to have been placed on home arrest within the first place.

“I used to be extra scared I feel than when it first occurred,” Donofrio mentioned.

It was a violent crime spree that had all of Little Italy on edge and the person behind it, wasn’t even a person in any respect.

Travis was simply 14 years previous when he carjacked 4 younger girls in Little Italy in December 2021, in addition to a person in College Heights. He additionally shot one other lady in Little Italy twice within the abdomen earlier than stealing her automobile.

“I imply I bear in mind being an adolescent and I by no means wished to harm anybody,” Donofrio mentioned. “I assume I’m talking for myself however even when you’re not all the best way grown up you’ve gotten some sense. He was displaying that he didn’t worth human life and made different residents select their property or their life. I’m at all times gonna select my life however which means I’m over 20 grand within the gap and now I gotta spend my time simply to be informed, he’s gone.”

{The teenager} was alleged to be sentenced Monday morning by Cuyahoga County Court docket of Widespread Pleas Decide Cassandra Collier-Williams, however he by no means confirmed. Because it seems, he reduce off his GPS ankle monitor and took off.

“Ankle bracelets aren’t alleged to be for violent criminals as a result of that is what occurs, and I consider the choose Cassandra Collier-Williams knew that and I feel she ought to be held accountable for this in addition to the mother and father,” Donofrio mentioned.

On Feb. 23, Travis was launched from the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Heart and positioned on GPS monitoring.

Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley referred to as Travis’ escape “utterly avoidable” and mentioned he hopes nobody else will get damage.

“I really feel prefer it’s a part of why juveniles really feel like they’ve the braveness to go do these sorts of issues as a result of they assume, ‘Oh, I’ll be capable to get out,’” Donofrio mentioned.

Donofrio was carjacked on Christmas day in 2021.

“Durrell simply got here as much as me and put the gun on me and mentioned, ‘Give me your automobile or I’m gonna shoot you,’ and I used to be like alright maintain on I grabbed like my purse and stuff ran up the steps and I used to be about to go inside and he got here up the steps trigger he didn’t know methods to begin the automobile so I like thought I used to be gonna die twice,” she recalled.

On March 20, Travis pleaded responsible to 5 counts of aggravated theft, one rely of felonious assault, one rely of getting weapons whereas underneath incapacity, and one rely of carrying hid weapons.

As a part of the plea deal, Travis faces a minimal jail sentence of 18 years.

An arrest warrant has been issued for Travis.

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