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Chaos erupted inside an Ohio courthouse this week after a suspect’s plea deal led to a confrontation between families.The incident surrounded a plea deal in the murder case of 17-year-old Edwin “Myzell” Arrington.See body camera video from the incident in the video player above.Arrington was killed on New Year’s Day 2024. Latrelle Rogers, who was charged with murder, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 12 to 17 years in prison.Body camera video shows a man waiting outside the courtroom and attempting to strike the suspect while a crowd gathers, prompting officers to intervene.Video also shows deputies respond to break up the crowd.Shamicka Arrington, the victim’s mother, expressed her discontent with the plea deal, saying, “He shot my son five times in the back. My son was actually trying to get away from him and instead of just letting my son try and run away from him, he decided to kill him. It was like manslaughter, how? My son was shot five times. How?”Adding to the emotional atmosphere, Shamicka described how Rogers looked at her family during the hearing. “He smiled at me. He looked at me and he smiled. And my reaction was to get up, push the courtroom doors and walk out,” she said.Tensions escalated further after the hearing as deputies escorted Rogers out of the courtroom at the Hamilton County courthouse.Shamicka said, “When they brought him out, my relative did attack him.” Witnesses described the scene on the fifth floor as chaotic, with people running, shouting and pushing courtroom doors. “It was more than a confrontation. It was way more than a confrontation,” Shamicka said.Deputies called for backup, and a sheriff’s office spokesperson said that while they were not aware of physical interactions, three people were cited for disorderly conduct, including Shamicka’s other son, whom she insists did nothing wrong.A spokesperson for the prosecutors’ office explained the decision behind the plea deal: “In every criminal trial, there are inherent risks. Our office carefully weighed the evidence in the Latrelle Rogers case and determined that the best chance for a just outcome was the plea as presented in Court. The defendant received the maximum sentence available for the offenses that he pled guilty to, leading to a sentence of 12 to 17.5 years, which we believe protects the community for as long as possible, given the inherent risks associated with trial.”
Chaos erupted inside an Ohio courthouse this week after a suspect’s plea deal led to a confrontation between families.
The incident surrounded a plea deal in the murder case of 17-year-old Edwin “Myzell” Arrington.
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See body camera video from the incident in the video player above.
Arrington was killed on New Year’s Day 2024.
Latrelle Rogers, who was charged with murder, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 12 to 17 years in prison.
Body camera video shows a man waiting outside the courtroom and attempting to strike the suspect while a crowd gathers, prompting officers to intervene.
Video also shows deputies respond to break up the crowd.
Shamicka Arrington, the victim’s mother, expressed her discontent with the plea deal, saying, “He shot my son five times in the back. My son was actually trying to get away from him and instead of just letting my son try and run away from him, he decided to kill him. It was like manslaughter, how? My son was shot five times. How?”
Adding to the emotional atmosphere, Shamicka described how Rogers looked at her family during the hearing. “He smiled at me. He looked at me and he smiled. And my reaction was to get up, push the courtroom doors and walk out,” she said.
Tensions escalated further after the hearing as deputies escorted Rogers out of the courtroom at the Hamilton County courthouse.
Shamicka said, “When they brought him out, my relative did attack him.”
Witnesses described the scene on the fifth floor as chaotic, with people running, shouting and pushing courtroom doors.
“It was more than a confrontation. It was way more than a confrontation,” Shamicka said.
Deputies called for backup, and a sheriff’s office spokesperson said that while they were not aware of physical interactions, three people were cited for disorderly conduct, including Shamicka’s other son, whom she insists did nothing wrong.
A spokesperson for the prosecutors’ office explained the decision behind the plea deal: “In every criminal trial, there are inherent risks. Our office carefully weighed the evidence in the Latrelle Rogers case and determined that the best chance for a just outcome was the plea as presented in Court. The defendant received the maximum sentence available for the offenses that he pled guilty to, leading to a sentence of 12 to 17.5 years, which we believe protects the community for as long as possible, given the inherent risks associated with trial.”
