A Cleveland, Ohio mother is stabbed to death in front of her five children, and police arrest a former boyfriend for her murder. The former Louisville, Kentucky police officer convicted of violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights in a 2020 police raid may serve just one day in jail if the Justice Department gets its way. Drew Nelson reports.
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Crime Alert hourly update, breaking crime news Now. I'm Drew Nelson.
A Cleveland, Ohio mother is stabbed to death in front
of her five children and police arrest a former boyfriend
for her murder. Charmain Magan for Paul, aged thirty two,
was killed outside her home on West fifty seventh Street
in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood on the tenth. Paramedics found
(00:21):
her body just steps from the front door. She had
been stabbed several times. Her five children, ages seven to fifteen,
were inside the house when it happened. Her sister, Sky
Harmon told WIO when she learned of Charmain's death, she
desperately hoped the caller was not serious. I know you, Claire.
(00:43):
This gotta be a dream. Cleveland police arrested forty four
year old Charles F. Barkley and charged him with murder.
He had been in a short relationship with for Paul.
The motive for the attack, though has not been released.
For Paul's best friend, Sierra Drake, said she had just
spoken to her minute before the stabbing. Seeing her picture
posted on everybody's social media, I can't believe it, Harmon says.
(01:06):
Her nephew is struggling to grasp what happened. He doesn't
really fully understand, like his mom's gone yet, and it's
just so sad they have to go through that at
a young age. For Paul had moved into the home
only recently. Friends described her as a devoted mother who
made her house a safe and peaceful place. A GoFundMe
set up by Drake says quotes she enjoyed spending quality
(01:28):
time with her children and creating a loving, safe environment
for them. The funeral is set for the twenty sixth.
The family also plans a balloon release near the scene.
When I need something, That's why I'm facetiming, like how
I make this, How I do this? Like I can't
do that anymore. It's like who I got. The case
remains under investigation. Donations for her children have reached over
(01:50):
eight thousand dollars of the ten thousand dollars go fundme goal.
More crime in justice news after this. A former Louisville, Kentucky,
police officer convicted of violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights in
a twenty twenty police raid may be sentenced to just
(02:11):
one day in jail if the Justice Department gets its way.
On Thursday, federal prosecutors filed a memo asking for the
judge to sentence Brent Hankinson to time already served and
three years of supervised release. He scheduled for sentencing on
the twenty first. A pre sentencing report had suggested up
to fourteen years, but DOJ officials called that excessive. The
(02:32):
memo reads quo there is no need for a prison
sentence to protect the public. They argued that none of
Hankinson's bullets hit anyone and he would never again work
in law enforcement. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmy Dillon,
who was appointed by President Trump, is the main signature
on the memo. Career prosecutors who secured the conviction did
not co sign Hankinson was convicted in November of using
(02:55):
excessive force by firing blindly through a window covered by
blinds and a blackout curtain. His bullets pierced a neighboring
apartment were a pregnant woman and child lived. Back in
twenty twenty, police broke into Taylor's apartment during a late
night raid targeting her ex boyfriend. Officers wore plain clothes
walker on the belief that criminal intruders had come in,
(03:16):
fired one shot and hit an officer. Police return fire.
Taylor A twenty six, was shot six times and died
in the hallway. Officers fired thirty two bullets total. Hankinson
fired ten of those rounds from outside, through the patio
door and a bedroom window. He was later fired from
the force. Then Chief Robert Schroeder wrote at the time, quote,
(03:36):
I am alarmed and stunned you use deadly force in
this fashion. He was acquitted in state court in twenty
twenty two and faced a mistrial in his first federal
trial in twenty twenty three. He was convicted after a retrial.
Taylor's family says the one day time serve request was
quote a blatant betrayal of the jury's decision. Lawyers for
the family called it quote a dangerous precedent. Year old
(04:00):
boy from Wisconsin vanishes on his way home in nineteen
eighty three, and now after forty two years, police still
believe he was abducted. Robert Joseph Fritz was last seen
on the afternoon of May fourteenth of nineteen eighty three,
playing in an empty lot in Campbell's Port. Bobby Joe
told his sister he was hungry and headed home. He
never made it. His toy gun was later found, but
(04:21):
there were no other signs of him. Bobby had been
playing about a block and a half from his house.
His sister walked him part way home, then returned to
playing with her friends when she got home. Later, their
mother realized Bobby was missing. She had to borrow a
phone from a neighbor to call for help. Deputies and
divers searched the nearby mill Pond and Milwaukee River. They
also checked the town's sewer pits, but no trace of
(04:43):
Bobby was ever found. The search lasted through the night
into the early morning. Over time, the case drew national
attention as his photo appeared on milk cartons. His sixth
birthday came without him. Police first suspected Bobby's father, but
found no evidence. A year later, they identified it different suspects,
convicted sex offender Michael Scott Menzer. A search of his
(05:04):
home uncovered photos of young boys, a newspaper article about
Bobby Joe's case, and a calendar with the boy's disappearance
on May fourteenth marked. He never cooperated with police and
later died in prison in two thousand and eight. Bobby
was white with blonde hair and blue eyes, four feet
fifty pounds. He had a two inch red birthmark above
his left knee. He had trouble speaking the letters T, K,
(05:27):
and R. He was wearing a red, blue and gray shirt,
dark blue pants, and brown cowboy boots. Today he would
be forty seven. Anyone with information should contact Fon Delac
County Sheriff's Office at nine two oh nine two nine
thirty three ninety for the latest crime and justice news.
Follow crime alerts hourly update on your favorite podcast app
(05:49):
with this crime alert. I'm Drew Nelson.
Crime Alert hourly update, breaking crime news Now. I'm Drew Nelson.
A Cleveland, Ohio mother is stabbed to death in front
of her five children and police arrest a former boyfriend
for her murder. Charmain Magan for Paul, aged thirty two,
was killed outside her home on West fifty seventh Street
in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood on the tenth. Paramedics found
(00:21):
her body just steps from the front door. She had
been stabbed several times. Her five children, ages seven to fifteen,
were inside the house when it happened. Her sister, Sky
Harmon told WIO when she learned of Charmain's death, she
desperately hoped the caller was not serious. I know you, Claire.
(00:43):
This gotta be a dream. Cleveland police arrested forty four
year old Charles F. Barkley and charged him with murder.
He had been in a short relationship with for Paul.
The motive for the attack, though has not been released.
For Paul's best friend, Sierra Drake, said she had just
spoken to her minute before the stabbing. Seeing her picture
posted on everybody's social media, I can't believe it, Harmon says.
(01:06):
Her nephew is struggling to grasp what happened. He doesn't
really fully understand, like his mom's gone yet, and it's
just so sad they have to go through that at
a young age. For Paul had moved into the home
only recently. Friends described her as a devoted mother who
made her house a safe and peaceful place. A GoFundMe
set up by Drake says quotes she enjoyed spending quality
(01:28):
time with her children and creating a loving, safe environment
for them. The funeral is set for the twenty sixth.
The family also plans a balloon release near the scene.
When I need something, That's why I'm facetiming, like how
I make this, How I do this? Like I can't
do that anymore. It's like who I got. The case
remains under investigation. Donations for her children have reached over
(01:50):
eight thousand dollars of the ten thousand dollars go fundme goal.
More crime in justice news after this. A former Louisville, Kentucky,
police officer convicted of violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights in
a twenty twenty police raid may be sentenced to just
(02:11):
one day in jail if the Justice Department gets its way.
On Thursday, federal prosecutors filed a memo asking for the
judge to sentence Brent Hankinson to time already served and
three years of supervised release. He scheduled for sentencing on
the twenty first. A pre sentencing report had suggested up
to fourteen years, but DOJ officials called that excessive. The
(02:32):
memo reads quo there is no need for a prison
sentence to protect the public. They argued that none of
Hankinson's bullets hit anyone and he would never again work
in law enforcement. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmy Dillon,
who was appointed by President Trump, is the main signature
on the memo. Career prosecutors who secured the conviction did
not co sign Hankinson was convicted in November of using
(02:55):
excessive force by firing blindly through a window covered by
blinds and a blackout curtain. His bullets pierced a neighboring
apartment were a pregnant woman and child lived. Back in
twenty twenty, police broke into Taylor's apartment during a late
night raid targeting her ex boyfriend. Officers wore plain clothes
walker on the belief that criminal intruders had come in,
(03:16):
fired one shot and hit an officer. Police return fire.
Taylor A twenty six, was shot six times and died
in the hallway. Officers fired thirty two bullets total. Hankinson
fired ten of those rounds from outside, through the patio
door and a bedroom window. He was later fired from
the force. Then Chief Robert Schroeder wrote at the time, quote,
(03:36):
I am alarmed and stunned you use deadly force in
this fashion. He was acquitted in state court in twenty
twenty two and faced a mistrial in his first federal
trial in twenty twenty three. He was convicted after a retrial.
Taylor's family says the one day time serve request was
quote a blatant betrayal of the jury's decision. Lawyers for
the family called it quote a dangerous precedent. Year old
(04:00):
boy from Wisconsin vanishes on his way home in nineteen
eighty three, and now after forty two years, police still
believe he was abducted. Robert Joseph Fritz was last seen
on the afternoon of May fourteenth of nineteen eighty three,
playing in an empty lot in Campbell's Port. Bobby Joe
told his sister he was hungry and headed home. He
never made it. His toy gun was later found, but
(04:21):
there were no other signs of him. Bobby had been
playing about a block and a half from his house.
His sister walked him part way home, then returned to
playing with her friends when she got home. Later, their
mother realized Bobby was missing. She had to borrow a
phone from a neighbor to call for help. Deputies and
divers searched the nearby mill Pond and Milwaukee River. They
also checked the town's sewer pits, but no trace of
(04:43):
Bobby was ever found. The search lasted through the night
into the early morning. Over time, the case drew national
attention as his photo appeared on milk cartons. His sixth
birthday came without him. Police first suspected Bobby's father, but
found no evidence. A year later, they identified it different suspects,
convicted sex offender Michael Scott Menzer. A search of his
(05:04):
home uncovered photos of young boys, a newspaper article about
Bobby Joe's case, and a calendar with the boy's disappearance
on May fourteenth marked. He never cooperated with police and
later died in prison in two thousand and eight. Bobby
was white with blonde hair and blue eyes, four feet
fifty pounds. He had a two inch red birthmark above
his left knee. He had trouble speaking the letters T, K,
(05:27):
and R. He was wearing a red, blue and gray shirt,
dark blue pants, and brown cowboy boots. Today he would
be forty seven. Anyone with information should contact Fon Delac
County Sheriff's Office at nine two oh nine two nine
thirty three ninety for the latest crime and justice news.
Follow crime alerts hourly update on your favorite podcast app
(05:49):
with this crime alert. I'm Drew Nelson.
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