Cleveland, OH
Suspected human traffickers plead not guilty to disturbing charges in Cuyahoga County courtroom
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – A person and lady accused of working a prostitution ring in larger Cleveland have been arraigned within the Cuyahoga County Courtroom of Widespread Pleas on Tuesday.
Nicholas Hutchins and Nadine Siggres are dealing with a number of fees associated to trafficking and selling prostitution.
The fees stem from an undercover sting carried out in February by the Cuyahoga County Human Trafficking Process Drive, which is overseen by the sheriff’s workplace.
“The Sheriff’s Division is proud to be part of this process power and supply our help to assist take away these offenders from our streets,” mentioned Cuyahoga County Interim Sheriff Steven Hammett. “We stay devoted to holding them accountable and bringing justice for all victims of sexual violence in our neighborhood.”
Hutchins, 38, and Siggres, 39, are suspected of trafficking a number of feminine victims out of Warrensville Heights, prosecutors mentioned.
19 Information was the one media outlet granted entry to the undercover sting focusing on males paying for intercourse and girls participating in prostitution throughout NBA all-star week festivities in Cleveland.
Our cameras have been rolling as brokers arrested eight males and found 15 potential victims of human trafficking.
A few of them, prosecutors say, have been working underneath the forceful steering of Hutchins and Siggres.
Hutchins pleaded not responsible the next fees:
- 4 counts of Trafficking in Individuals
- Three counts of Compelling Prostitution
- One rely of Selling Prostitution
- Two counts of Trafficking
- Two counts of Drug Possession
- One rely of Having Weapons Below Incapacity
- One rely of Possessing Felony Instruments
Siggres pleaded not responsible to the next fees:
- 4 counts of Trafficking in Individuals
- Three counts of Compelling Prostitution
- One rely of Selling Prostitution
- One rely of Possessing Felony Instruments
Hutchins is being held on a $500,000 bond, Siggres is being held on $250,000 bond. Each suspects are due again in court docket on July twenty sixth.
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Cleveland, OH
Man dies after crash with semi-truck on Cleveland’s East Side
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – A man was killed after colliding with a tractor-trailer at East 41st Street and Payne Avenue Thursday afternoon.
The accident happened around 2:25 pm.
According to Cleveland EMS, the man was taken to MetroHealth Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Cleveland Police’s AUI unit is investigating the accident.
East 41st is closed at Payne Avenue
This is a developing story check back with 19 News for the latest information.
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Cleveland, OH
University of Akron star, NE Ohio native drafted into NBA
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CLEVELAND (WJW) – A Northeast Ohio native and University of Akron alum is officially joining the NBA.
Enrique Freeman was picked by the Indiana Pacers during Round 2 of the NBA Draft Thursday evening. He was the 50th pick overall.
Freeman, who previously played for Cleveland’s St. Martin De Porres High School, is a 6′ 7″ power forward whose draft stock kept rising since the draft combine.
While playing for the Zips, according to the NBA, Freeman became a four-time MAC All-Defensive team member, two-time First-Team All-MAC member and two-time MAC Tournament MVP (2022, 2024). He also won 2022 MAC Defensive Player of the Year.
During his last season in college, Freeman averaged 18.6 points, 12.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.7 blocks and 0.8 steals.
Learn more about over NBA Draft picks here.
Cleveland, OH
Caitlin Clark B1G Female Athlete of Year Again
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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Former University of Iowa guard, Caitlin Clark, was named 2023-24 Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year, announced today by the Big Ten Conference Office.
Clark, from West Des Moines, Iowa, is the first Hawkeye to win the award in back-to-back years. She is also only the third repeat winner in Big Ten Conference history, joining Wisconsin’s Suzy Favor (1988, 1989, 1990) and Indiana’s Lilly King (2017, 2018).
She is also the third Hawkeye student-athlete to win the award, joining Kristy Gleason (field hockey, 1994) and Megan Gustafson (women’s basketball, 2019). She is also ninth women’s basketball student-athlete to win the award, joining Gustafson, Purdue’s Joy Holmes (1991), MaChelle Joseph (1992), Stephanie White (1999) and Katie Douglas (2001), Penn State’s Kelly Mazzante (2004), Ohio State’s Jessica Davenport (2007), and Minnesota’s Rachel Banham (2016).
It is the ninth time a Hawkeye (men’s or women’s student-athlete) has earned the Big Ten Athlete of the Year award, and the fourth time in the past six seasons. Iowa’s past winners include wrestlers Ed Banach (1983), Barry Davis (1985) and Brent Metcalf (2008), football player Chuck Long (1986), men’s basketball player Luka Garza (2021), Gleason, and Gustafson.
Clark won the 2024 Honda Cup on Monday, and was named Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year as by THE Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA). She also won the 2024 Naismith, Wooden and Wade Trophies along with the Associated Press and USBWA Ann Drysdale Player of the Year honors.
She is also a three-time winner of the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard Award and is the first-ever three-time winner of the Dawn Staley Award. She also won the Honda Sport Award for Basketball in April.
Clark, who now plays for the WNBA’s Indiana Fever, is the NCAA basketball all-time leading scorer and the only player in NCAA Division I men’s or women’s basketball history to lead her conference in scoring and assists in four consecutive seasons. Clark led the nation in 10 different offensive categories, including averaging 31.6 points and 8.9 assists per game and also broke the NCAA women’s tournament scoring record during the Hawkeyes’ final NCAA Tournament run.
Off the court, she is a three-time First Team Academic All-American and was named the 2024 CSC Academic All-America of the Year.
The Big Ten Athletes of the Year are selected by a panel of conference media members from nominations submitted by each institution.
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