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Case Could Go To Adult Court After Probable Cause Hearing
POSTED: 12:05 pm EST January 31,
2008
UPDATED: 12:47 pm EST January 31,
2008
CLEVELAND -- A hearing was held Thursday for five teenagers charged in the beating of Shaker Heights attorney Kevin McDermott.Additional charges were filed against the teens, including attempted murder.Relatives and friends of the defendants filed into Judge Thomas O'Malley's courtroom minutes before the suspects arrived.The cases could eventually end up in adult court at the Justice Center following a probable cause hearing, in which more evidence will be presented and witnesses will have an opportunity to testify.Additional charges were filed against a 14-year-old defendant, whose identify is being withheld because of his age.The suspects are accused of severely beating the Shaker Heights man while he was taking a walk on New Year's Eve.The defendants will remain in juvenile detention until the probable cause hearing is held on March 5.
Previous Stories:
- January 24, 2008: 19-Year-Old Suspected In Lawyer's Beating Faces Judge
- January 17, 2008: Man, 19, Indicted In Beating Of Shaker Heights Lawyer
- January 8, 2008: Teen Charged In Attorney Attack Turns Self In At WEWS
- January 8, 2008: 3 Juveniles Arrested In Connection With Attorney Beating
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