Thursday, April 4, 2013
Charges stemming from incident could put Clements in prison for 24 years
The man accused of chaining a dog to a tree and shooting him in a Cleveland Heights park was convicted on two federal weapons charges today. Ramone "Raymone" Clements, 42, of Cleveland, was charged with being a felon in possession of weapons and ammunition when police searched his home in the investigation of the shooting. He faces up to 19 to 24 years in prison at his sentencing June 13. "The whole thing was pretty amazing," said Robin Stone, who adopted the dog. "Forrest's situation and the shooting in the park was a huge part of the trial," she added. She has previously discussed her dissapointment with the justice for Forrest — that Clements, accused of animal abuse, would go to jail for only six months if convicted of shooting the dog…
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Trial for Ramone Clements, 42, of Cleveland, began Monday with jury selection.
Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a man accused of chaining a dog to a tree and shooting him in a Cleveland Heights park. Ramone "Raymone" Clements pleaded not guilty to charges of illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon, according to The Plain Dealer. The ammunition charge carries a greater sentence if Clements is convicted than his original animal cruelty charge, which was dropped after his federal indictment. Animal rights activists have balked at the charges, arguing that Clements should face hard time for how he treated Forrest the dog, not because he possessed bullets. Clements, 42, of Cleveland, is not allowed to own guns or ammunitions because he has previous convictions in the Cuyahoga County Court of …
Monday, April 1, 2013
Ramone "Raymone" Clements, accused of chaining dog Forrest to a tree in Cleveland Heights and shooting him, is to appear in federal court this afternoon on related charges.
About 100 people gathered at Public Square today to rally for lawmakers to make animal abuse a felony in Ohio. The Rally for Reform was scheduled on the same day as a hearing for Ramone "Raymone" Clements, a Cleveland man accused of chaining a dog to a tree in a Cleveland Heights park and shooting him. Clements pleaded not guilty to charges of illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon, according to The Plain Dealer. His trial begins Monday afternoon. We'll have the lastest on the proceedings as information is available. The ammunition charge carries a greater sentence if Clements is convicted than his original animal cruelty charge, which was dropped after his federal indictment. Animal rights activists have balked at the …
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Advocates to gather at Public Square immediately before the trial of Raymone Clements, the man accused of chaining a dog to a tree and shooting him at Forest Hill Park.
Northeast Ohio animal rights activist Dick Goddard will join fellow supporters of stricter animal cruelty laws at a rally on Public Square April 1. The Rally for Reform will kick off Animal Cruelty Awareness Month and immediately precede the federal trial of Raymone Clements, the man accused of chaining a dog to a tree and shooting him in Forest Hill Park. Clements pleaded not guilty to charges of illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon, according to The Plain Dealer. The ammunition charge carries a greater sentence if Clements is convicted than his original animal cruelty charge, which was dropped after his federal indictment. "I feel that Forrest really handed [Clements] to them on a silver platter and now he’s not even…
Thursday, February 14, 2013
The man accused of shooting Forrest the dog now faces weapons charges in federal court
A superseding indictment was filed adding an additional charge of being a felon in possession against Raymone “Ramone” Clements -- the man accused of shooting Forrest the dog and leaving him for dead in Clevelad Heights. Clements, 42, of Cleveland, was indicted last month on a charge of being a felon in possession of ammunition. Clements was found to have one round of .357-caliber ammunition and two rounds of .22-caliber ammunition on Dec. 20, 2012, despite previous convictions in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas for rape in 2006, drug trafficking in 2003 and aggravated robbery in 1991, according to the indictment. A second count has been added, charging that on or about Jan. 17, Clements had possession of a .22-caliber Derringer …
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Robin Stone: If animal cruelty were a felony in Ohio, we wouldn't need the ammunitions charge.
The new owner of a dog that was shot and left for dead in a Cleveland Heights park called news that his alleged shooter faces a federal charge "bittersweet." Ramone Clements was charged in December with shooting the dog, now adopted and named Forrest, in the face and shoulder at Forest Hill Park. During the police investigation, authorities say they found one round of .357-caliber ammunition and two rounds of .22-caliber ammunition in his home. See all stories on the Forest Hill dog shooting. The ammunition charge carries a greater sentence if Clements is convicted, but the animal cruelty charge, as well as two other firearms charges, were dropped by the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor. "I feel that Forrest really handed [Clements] to them on …
Nikki Ferrell
4:07 pm on Friday, January 25, 2013
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