make sure you stay with us. again, 14 years for mario lewis, chassidy brewer gets ten years and james kirby will spend the next 37 years in prison. adam clements, local 12 news. >> for now, john, we'll send it back to you. the very >> remaining republican candidates will outline their policy with israel. donald trump ted cruz and john to 7:00 at the public affairs conference. the gop candidates were initially set to attend a debate in salt lake city tonight. we will live stream those speeches at our website local12.com. hillary clinton was among the group of speakers who started the conference today. bernie sanders chose not to attend. >> today is president obama's first full day of his historic trip to cuba. this trip is being called a big relations. castro. summit. since the obama administration normalized relations with cuba, the u.s. has approved more than $4 billion worth of business. >> the fbi and federal safety tech kinetic cars are increasingly vulnerable to being attacked. researchers took control of car functions like braking and steering by remote control. the fbi says you shoul

mario lewis and james kirby were inside the home of 73 year old carl engel.. it was supposed to be a burglary.. until carl came home while it was happening.. what unfolded next.. is why we're here today.. investigators say lewis and kirby bludgeoned engel to of the team.. chasidy brewer.. acted as the lookout..a short time later.. police found burning clothes at nearby saint mary's cemetary.. they were able to match the blood found on those clothes to carl engel..lewis.. kirby.. and brewer.. were all charged with aggravated robbery.. and aggravated murder.. 3 now.. mario lewis and james kirby are expected to make plea deals today.. that's what we've been told.. chasidy brewer will not appear today.. no word on when she'll appear.. reporting live at the hamilton county courthouse.. adam clements.. local 12 news. 3 that hearing is set for ten this morning.. we'lll be inside of the courtroom and we'll bring you the latest on local 12 and local 12 dot com.. 3 it's been nearly three weeks since an east price hill mother has seen her son. police have put out a criti

calls them, praying on the elderly. she says, it has got to stop. adam clemens, local 12 news. >> james kirby is charged in an attempt to escape from the justice center. jailers say kirby and another man left their cells and tried successful. >> funeral services were set for a 4-year-old boy, after a man allegedly dipped his legs into scalding water. and a funeral service will follow at 1:00. anna ritchie, his stepmother is in the warren county jail, charged with child endangering, but could face more serious charges when the grand jury considers the case. to punish him and killed him to death. >>> this morning, there were tears and hugs during a moment of silence in honor of deputy kyle koontz. another deputy was wounded in the shoot-out. he was able to take part in the precision for koontz today >> we're learning more on the man believed to be the top suspect in the pais attacks. he was shot by officers as he ran in a building by brussels. it was caught on camera. >> he was shot in the leg and quickly put in an unmarked police vehicle. prosecutors say they don't know the exact capacity. and

first was james kirby. police say he was the main suspect... and knew engel. they say he had actually broken into engel's home just days before. he got 37 years. then came chasidy brewer. authorities say she was the lookout during the whole situation... at a park across the street. she apologized in court.. and was then slapped with 7 years in prison. and finally... mario lewis. he was the other person who police say was inside engel's home trying to steal money. he told the judge.. if it wasn't for him... the truth wouldn't have come out. he got 14 years. engel's daughter spoke in court too.. and described just how horrible the crime was. cynthia koehler says - "they ambushed him at the top of the steps with a soup can and a sock. they continued to they used things from the entire house. lamps, coffee pots, frying pans, etc. they robbed the house, took the phones and the keys so he had no way to save himself. they left the house after an amount of time we're not completely sure of. but it was about 2 hours they were in the house. my father laid there dying fo

they say their dad was friend' s with james kirby' s ex-girlfriend. the sex abuse trial for a former xavier assistant basketball coach will now start next month. bryce mckey is accused of getting a female player drunk at his home, then making sexual advances. the victim' s father also alleges mckey offered money to avoid charges. his new trial date is set for april 11 in kenton county. flags are at half-staff on indiana state buildings today to honor the sacrifice of howard county deputy carl koontz. officials say a suspect shot him while he was serving a warrant yesterday. the county held a moment of silence for deputy koontz a day after he died. koontz also served as a school resource officer. >> he was really sweet. there was this kid in our grade with disabilities in our grade and he would always give him hugs and high 5s and tell him how cool he was. mike: the school is now wearing through t-shirts. a go-fund-me page for his wife and 8th-month -old son has already raised $33,000. flags will remain at half-stuff until sunset on the day of koontz'

one by one, they faced the judge.and one by one, james kirby, chasidy brewer and mario lewis pleaded guilty to their involvement in the brutal beating death of seventy three year old carl engel.engel's battered body was found in his home in st. bernard a year ago.police say kirby and lewis broke into his home for a burglary that went bad.kirby was handed the stiffest senetence- twenty seven years.brewer, who helped destroy evidence of the crime in a cemetery was handed seven years, and lewis:"fourteen years in the department of corrections." the suspects deal--something the family believes meant for a lighter sentence."we just feel like justice isn't completely served.""the whole process of plea deals and all this ridiculous legal maze to get to these convictions is a travesty."both cynthia koelher and brian engel let their frustrations be known before each sentencing."he's only getting a deal because he agreed to tell his story.""my dad was beat over fifteen times with multiple weapons throughout the house."lewis took issue with the family's anger in front of judge nadine allen."wit

prosecutors say james kirby beat carl engel to death last march inside his home. mario lewis admitted he watched the beating and did nothing to stop it. chasidy brewer confessed to being the lookout during the burglary. engel' s children say their father was a quiet man who went out of his way to help people, including kirby' s ex-girlfriend. >> he has two grandkids that they won' t get to know their grandpa. one day i' m going to have to explain to her why she doesn' t get to meet her grandpa and all the evil and bad people in the world. i' m not looking forward to that conversation. mike: engel' their father knew his murderer. they also say they thought the judge should not have accepted the plea deal. and gave them the maximum sentence instead. in prison. lewis will serve 14 years. brewer was sentenced to 10 years for her role in the crime. mike: today the u.s. supreme court rejects an appeal in the case of a springboro police officer. death. the 6th court of appeals ruled that evidence was improperly withheld that could have helped former officer thomas barton

james kirby jr, mario lewis, and chasidy brewer are being held at the hamilton county jail on charges of aggravated murder, burglary and tampering with evidence. they're accused of killing engel over the weekend after he "befriended" and tried to help kirby, according to cincinnati police. new this morning a high speed police chase ends with a crash in glendale. a sharonville police officer was investigating a possible theft in the 11-thousand block of reading road... when the car took off from the area. police say the car reached around 100 miles per hour.... before going airborne and slamming into a pole... and then running into a building near sharon road at willow avenue. both the driver of the car... and a passenger were sent to the hospital... no word on how serious their injuries are. new information now on a 15-year- old boy who's in custody after police say he made threats against several schools. we've learned that the student is facing a felony charge of inducing panic and a misdemeanor charge of telecommunication s harrassment. he attends dater high school. saunders says h

james kirby jr., mario lewis, and chasidy brewer have all been indicted in 73-year-old carl engel' s murder. investigators say they killed him when he came home and caught them burglarizing his home. mark: also today, the trial begins for a man accused of luring a teenager for sex and then holding her against her will. cody lee jackson faces charges of sex abuse and kidnapping. prosecutors say jackson met his lured her to his home for sex. he is also facing additional and harassing the victim from jail. lisa: cleanup continues today in over the rhine were part of a building collapsed. it happened sunday afternoon in the 1200 block of walnut. you can see the side of the building just crumbling to the ground. no injuries reported. we are the building is abandoned. later today, contact the attorney general provide details about a scam. he is not saying much about the scam, but we do know it involves scam artists impersonating peace officers. he is scheduled to discuss the scam at about 10:30 this morning. mark: xavier' s tournament run is over after heartbreaking loss to wisconsin in th

james kirby jr., mario lewis, and chasidy brewer have all been indicted in 73-year-old carl engel' s murder. investigators say they killed him when he came home and caught them burglarizing his home. mark: north korea has fired for an identified short-range projectiles from the country' s east coast about 2:30 this morning, south korea saying its military is closely tracking and monitoring the situation and maintaining full readiness should they have to react. since early february, north korea has fired to -- 15 various projectiles on four occasions. president obama needs raul castro today. they will sit down and discuss improving u.s. cuban relations despite deep differences. welcome from cuban president meeting between the two leaders, where the white house says the president will be candid about areas of disagreement, including human rights practices. mr. obama: this is a historic opportunity to engage directly with the cuban people and to forge new agreements and commercial deals, to build new ties between our two peoples and for me to lay out my vision for a future that is brigh

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