Fernando Alejo, a 23-year-old accused of a homicide in Downtown Willoughby, declined to change his not guilty plea at a Jan. 23 change of plea hearing at the Lake County Common Pleas Court. The case ...

“We would like to thank Elaine Crane (former Willoughby Municipal Court judge and daughter of the Roemisches) and the Roemisch Family Foundation for the donation to our program, which will ...

Fernando, a Painesville resident, was arraigned on July 15, 2024, via video conference at the Willoughby Municipal Court on the charge of murder. According to Willoughby Police Chief James Schultz ...