Chardon Shooting Suspect Wore Shocking Shirt
CHARDON — Video played at a court hearing on Thursday shows accused Chardon high school shooter T.J. Lane while he was still in handcuffs, wearing a shirt that says “KILLER.” “You OK, T.J.?” asks a...
View ArticleDefense: T.J. Lane Did Not Know His Rights
CHARDON – The defense for suspected Chardon High School shooter T.J. Lane, 18, asked a judge Thursday to throw out statements made by Lane shortly after the shooting that left three students dead...
View ArticleJury Pool Discussed for Chardon Shooting Trial
CHARDON, Ohio — The student accused of killing three of his classmates at Chardon High School was in court on Saturday morning as the jury pool was discussed. The proceedings lasted for about an hour...
View ArticleJudge Denies Block on Lane’s Comments
CHARDON, Ohio — Statements made by T.J. Lane to Chardon police officers after a shooting at the high school last February will not be blocked from court, a Geauga County Court judge has ruled. Lane,...
View ArticleFamily of T.J. Lane Testifies at Court Hearing
CHARDON, Ohio — Suspected Chardon High School shooter, T.J. Lane, 18, appeared in Geauga County Common Pleas Court Wednesday morning. In a rare sign of emotion, Lane smiled and waved to several of his...
View ArticleTJ Lane Attorneys Request to Move Trial
CHARDON– Several motions were filed Monday in the case of the accused Chardon High School shooter. One of the motions is a change of venue request to get T.J. Lane’s trial moved to a new location. The...
View ArticleJoint Motion Filed to Continue T.J. Lane Trial
CHARDON — A joint motion was filed on Friday to continue the trial of the Chardon High School student accused of opening fire inside the school and killing three classmates. T.J. Lane’s trial was...
View ArticleMore Testing Ordered for TJ Lane
CHARDON, Ohio — A Geauga County judge has ordered accused Chardon High School shooter, T.J. Lane, to take additional testing to decide if he is competent to stand trial. Lane was ruled competent to...
View ArticlePlea Deal Could be Reached in TJ Lane Case
CHARDON, Ohio — A plea deal in the Chardon High School shooting case may soon be reached. Geauga County Prosecutor Jim Flaiz said a plea offer has been on the table for accused shooter T.J. Lane since...
View ArticleAttorney: TJ Lane to Accept Plea Deal
CHARDON, Ohio– Defense attorney Ian Friedman, who represents T.J. Lane, confirmed to FOX 8 I-Team Reporter Peggy Sinkovich Monday night that Lane will accept a plea deal Tuesday. He’s expected in court...
View ArticleLane Pleads Guilty to Chardon High Shooting
CHARDON, Ohio — T.J. Lane has pleaded guilty to the shooting that took the lives of three classmates and injured three others last February 27 at Chardon High School. Lane admitted guilt on the...
View ArticleChardon Survivor, Families in Court for TJ Lane Plea
CHARDON– The people inside a courtroom to hear T.J. Lane’s guilty pleas Tuesday included shooting survivor, Nick Walczak. 18-year-old Walczak, who was left paralyzed after the shooting, waved to...
View ArticleTJ Lane Faces Multiple Life Sentences After Guilty Plea
CHARDON, Ohio — T.J. Lane is facing multiple life sentences after changing his plea on Tuesday morning in the Geauga County Court of Common Pleas. On the day before the one-year mark of the shootings...
View ArticleSigh of Relief in Chardon After Guilty Plea
CHARDON, Ohio — There is a sigh of relief in the Chardon community after the news that admitted Chardon High School shooter, T.J. Lane, 18, pleaded guilty Tuesday. “I’m just glad this is over,” said...
View ArticleTJ Lane Gets Life in Prison, Gives Middle Finger
**WARNING: Some of the details in the following story are graphic, and may be considered disturbing by some readers.** CHARDON, Ohio — T.J. Lane will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing...
View ArticleCourt ‘Unaware’ of Shooter ‘Killer’ T-shirt
CHARDON, Ohio– The Chardon High School shooter’s ‘Killer’ T-shirt went unnoticed by the court, but not by family members, during his sentencing Tuesday. Lane’s entire family appeared horrified at the...
View ArticleExperts Reflect on TJ Lane’s Bizarre Behavior
Some called him a monster, and others said he was crazy based on his behavior at today’s sentencing. Convicted murderer TJ Lane will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing three students and...
View ArticleChardon Schools Ready to Move on
CHARDON, Ohio — The Chardon Schools community is ready to move on. One day after T.J. Lane, 18, received back-to-back life sentences for murdering three of his classmates and injuring three others, the...
View ArticleTJ Lane Moved to Lorain Correctional Facility
Chardon High School murderer T.J. Lane has been moved to the Lorain Correctional Institution in Grafton, Ohio. He will be held there while psychologists interview him and tests are conducted to see...
View ArticleTJ Lane’s New Inmate Photo Released
T.J. Lane (Photo Credit: Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction) ORIENT, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction has released a new inmate photo of Chardon High School...
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