Gun owner wanted in Kimir Brown's death 800 fugitives surrender at Mt. Sinai A warrant was recently issued for the owner of Angela Lewis gets jail for punch SPORTS MENU TIPS After four days of the Fugitive Safe Surrender the handgun that killed 3-year-old Kimir Brown on July 23 Angela Lewis, 19, of Cleveland, will spend 30 in the house on Force Avenue. The boy found the .380- program held at Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, 7510 Woodland days in Cuyahoga County jail for punching and kicki ng a Pollard Enshrined Light And Easy caliber semiautomatic handgun in an unlocked drawer and Avenue, more than 800 fugitives surrendered at the church teacher in Glenville High School m January. Judge Kenneth In Hall of Fame Lemonade Cake accidentally shot himself. Cleveland police are looking for which included 324 fel ony suspects. The fu gitives and Callahan told Lewis he was putting her behind bars to send a Donteze Congress, 21, of Cleveland, on suspicion of having felons turned themselves in hoping for leniency as part of message. "You need to understand that society cannot a weapon despite being prohibited because he is a felon, Lt. allow these sort of acts to take place in our schools," Callahan Thomas Stacho said. Stacho also said that Congress might the program. The program is believed to be the first of its said. Lewis a senior pleaded guilty earlier to attempted See Page 9 See Page 10 face an additional charge of allowing a minor acess to a kind in the country. Rev. C. Jay Matthews is the pastor at firearm. the church. assault of a teacher and aggravated menacing. VOL. 26 No. 21 Thesday, August 9, 2005-Friday, August 12, 2005 Daily A.STSID ISSUED FRIDAY FREE FREE SERVING: LARCHMERE- WOODLAND,SHAKERSQUARE,BUCKEYE, WOODLAND, MT. PLEASANT, LEE & AVALON, HARVARD- LEE, MILES-UNION, UNIVERSITY CIRCLE AREA, r READ ON- WRITE ON WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, VILLAGES OF NORTH RANDALL, IDGHLAND HaLSAND CITY OF EAST CLEVELAND READ ON- WRITE ON I "COVERING THE NEWS TODAY FORA BETTER TOMORROW" Joe Jones pleads guilty said "I'm doing what's best for my Cleveland businessman Nate Gray, family." who has been described as a close According to sources, friend of former Cleveland Mayor Jones agreed to a deal that will keep Michael R. White. him out of prison, but he could be After Jones' guilty plea, he confined to his house for several immediately resigned from his $67,735 months. Aside from being confined per year council seat as part of the plea to his house, Jones could also be agreement. fined. One of his lawyers told Gwin City Council President Frank that Jones has a pregnant and little Jackson will hold a vote at council While Don King was recently in Cleveland at money. meeting on Monday, September 12 for the Gund Arena to announce his upcoming world boxing Jones who has been a council to vote on Jones' replacement. title fight on September 3rd, Bobby Giachelli, who is the councilman since 1998, agreed to Jones was represented by vice president ofthe Ohio State Former Boxers and Asso­ cooperate fully in the bruising, on­ lawyers Jerome Emoff and Kevin ciates, Inc., presented King with his induction plaque to the associations Hall of Fame. King was inducted in 2000 going trial that revolves around Cafferkey. but was unable to a/lend the awards ceremony. Also in the is Cleveland's Ma Jane BY GEORGE GOlDMAN Coucilmen call for probe of 'fronts' BYGEORGEGOl.DMAN some work for minority and female Councilman Joe Jones, owned businesses. who represents Cleveland's Ward I Cleveland Councilman 'To allow somebody to come in the Lee-Harvard area, recently Roosevelt Coats, who was joined by in and not play by the rules, it dam­ pleaded guilty to a felony as a wide council members Fannie Lewis and ages the credibility of the entire pro­ ranging municipal conuption probe Jay Westb·rook is calling on Mayor gram," Coats said. claimed him. Jane Campbell to investigate While standing in the court whether "front companies" are used John H. Johnson dies room of U.S. District Judge James to get around laws that set aside Publisher Gwin with his two lawyers, Jones John H. Johnson, ...~ .. ~ ~ whose Ebony and Jet ·' ·rr ..".~ magazine countered M ~ i ~ Ste ve Cunningham, Sr.lit- addresses; the stereotypical cover­ &i:<:::~~lili~~ during a press conference at Gund Arena where Don age of blacks after t'''"''"'":•;.;•·.:>·:•: ·:·•·;;•w Ki11g announced his upcoming world title boxing show. World War II and in tire photo is Cunningham's son, Steve. Tire boxing turned him into one ~~-~~Lrl will be one oftir e biggest sporting events in the of the most influen Johnson Cle11eland during the Labor Day weekend. King is a ·ve Clevelander. tial black leaders in America, died on Monday, August 8. He was 87 years old. Don King brings boxing to city . Johnson died of heart failure at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Legendary fight pro­ He has defended the title twice ping into the ring against the more sea­ Chicago after a long illness, accord­ moter Don King recently an­ before moving up to I 54 pounds where soned Monte "Two Gunz" Barrett in ing to LaTrina Blair, promotional man­ nounced a major world title fight he won the vacant WBO junior middle­ St. Louis on Feb. 5 in an elimination ager with Johnson Publishing Co. card at Gund Arena on September weight crown by defeating noted Mexi­ bout with a world title shot going to 3, which will be highlighted by the can Luis "Yory Boy" Cam pas in 2002. the winner. Barrett scored a second­ Annie Key seeks co-featured main events of World He has successfully defended round flash knockdown, but Beck re­ Boxing Organization junior middle­ his junior middleweight crown four gained his composure and rocked weight champion Daniel "El Pill in'' times. In his last appearance, he won a Barrett in the middle rounds, coming state senate seat Santos facing former World Boxing technical decision over Antonio very close to knocking him down. Association welterweight champion Margarito (now the reigning WBO wel­ Beck's performance was Jose Antonio Rivera and world top- terweight champion). strong enough to be ahead on one of 10 ranked heavyweights Owen The Margarito suffered a the judge's scorecards before suc­ "What the Heck" Beck and Sergie nasty gash over his right eye after an cumbing to Barrett by technical knock­ "White Wolf' Liakhovic squaring accidental clash of heads in round six, out in round nine. off against one another. and the referee stopped the fight and Liakhovich (22-1 , 14 KOs), An undercard will lead went to the scoreboards in round nine a Belarussian now living in Scottsdale, with Wayne "Big Truck" with Santos winning a split decision. Ariz., defeated undefeated champion Braithwaite and WBA Fedelatin Rivera (37-4-1, 24 KOs) an Friday "The 13th" Ahunanya to take champion Guillermo "El Filino" American of Puerto Rican descent from his North American Bolting Associa­ Jones battling in a cruiserweight Worcester, Mass., won the vacant WBA tion heavyweight championship in elimination bout. Other bouts will welterweight title by defeating Michel 2001. Sign painter Marvin Nance (left) helps Jerome McKay put the sign up be announced, including a contest Trabant in Germany in 2003. Rivera ln his next appearance, to announce a reunion for people wlw attended Wooldridge Elementary School, featuring Cleveland's own heavy­ had then planned to face Ricardo "EI Liakhovich suffered his lone loss to Kennard Junior High School and East Tech High School as well as for surround­ weight Ray 'The Rainman" Austin Matador" Mayora at Madison Square the always dangerous spoiler Maurice ing schools. Tire reunion will be held on Saturday, August 13, at E. 62nd and (22-3-3, 15 KOs), who is coming Garden on April17, 2004, but the Nica­ "Mo Betta" Harris in 2002. Beaver Avenue from 12:00 noon until 9:00p.m. This is the fourth ann~al raguan wildman was unable to make the Liakhovich hasn' tlost since, reunion for the event and. for information call McKay at (216) 355-0885. off an impressive performance at Key Madison Square Garden against 147-pound limit. racking up six wins in three years. In State Representative Larry "The Legend" Donald that re­ In his last fight Rivera drew a his last showing on Dec. 3 in Atlantic Gasoline prices sky rocket in area Annie L. Key (D-Cleveland) re­ sulted in a draw on April30. Tick­ tough foe in Louis Collazo, who stepped City, N.J., he came in as a slight un­ ets priced at$ I 00, $50 and $25 go in to fight the champion on just three derdog against rising prospect Gas prices continue to "AAA encourages mo­ cently announced that she will not on sale at the Gund Arena ticket weeks' notice in Rivera's hometown of Dominick Guinn, but he sent a strong reach record highs daily, with torists to conserve gasoline by run for a fourth term as State Repre­ office (where there is no service fee), Worcester on April2. message to the heavyweight division today's AAA Fuel Gauge Survey observing the speed limit, avoid­ sentative of the lith House District all Ticketmaster locations, online at In a close contest, Rivera lost by giving a dominating performance showing Northeast Ohio's average ing fast starts and stops, combin­ next year. www.tickennaster.com, or charge by a narrow split decision. Rather fight at that led to victory by way of unani­ price soaring 17 cents a gallon to ing errands, and maintaining their With term limits affecting phone in Cleveland at (216) 241- 147 pounds, Rivera moved up to 154 mous decision.