Скачать или смотреть $1.5M bond for man accused of Cleveland Heights fatal shooting, other charges dating back to 2022

The 20-year-old man accused in connection to a murder in Cleveland Heights earlier this month, plus other charges dating back to 2022, pleaded not guilty on Monday in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court.

During the arraignment, bond for Joseph Littlejohn was set at $1.5 million. He will be back in court for a pretrial hearing on Feb. 2.

Last week, Littlejohn was indicted by a grand jury on the following charges:

Two counts of Aggravated Murder
One count of Murder
Four counts of Aggravated Robbery
Two counts of Felonious Assault
Two counts of Having Weapons While Under Disability
One count of Kidnapping
One count of Carrying a Concealed Weapon
One count of Improperly Handling Firearms In A Motor Vehicle
One count of Receiving Stolen Property
One count of Arson
One count of Theft
"Under the guise of purchasing merchandise, this individual has a pattern of luring people to a location and robbing them at gunpoint," said Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley after the indictment was handed down. "Tragically, he murdered the last robbery victim."

Authorities say that on Jan. 4, Littlejohn and three other unidentified people met up with a 19-year-old woman to buy Apple Airpods from her after communicating on social media. The meeting happened at around 4:30 p.m. outside a residence near Superior Road and East Overlook Road in Cleveland Heights.

Shortly after the woman arrived at the residence, investigators say Littlejohn and his companions blocked her vehicle in the driveway with a black Jeep Grand Cherokee. All four individuals exited the Jeep wearing ski masks and armed with guns, one being a rifle-style weapon. They allegedly pointed their guns at her, stealing her phone, AirPods, and personal belongings before fleeing the scene in her vehicle and the Jeep Grand Cherokee they arrived in.

Approximately four hours later, 22-year-old Alexander Gurley showed up at the same East Overlook Road residence to sell clothing. Police say Littlejohn and at least one other person arrived in the same black Jeep Cherokee, firing several shots while robbing Gurley and leaving the area. Gurley was pronounced dead at the scene.

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