Woman gets life in prison

SANDUSKY — A Sandusky woman responsible for killing two men in Cleveland last summer was sentenced on Monday to life in prison. Also on Monday, Le'Ceeonna J. White, 22, 400 block E. Adams St., was convicted on two counts of murder, each an unclassified felony, and one count of having weapons while under disability, a third-degree felony. White withdrew her former not guilty pleas to the three charges in exchange for 11 felony charges, including two additional counts of murder to be dismissed. Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge John Russo sentenced White to life in prison with eligibility for parole after 35 years. White additionally received a credit of about nine months served in jail, according to court records. Background White was arrested on Sept. 5, 2024, by the U.S. Marshal's Service Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force on a warrant from Cleveland police for aggravated murder from an incident that happened on July 13, according to a press release from the U.S. Marshals Service. Cleveland police claimed that White shot a man in the back during an altercation at an apartment complex in the 2300 block of E. 30th St. in Cleveland. Police later identified the man as Dominic Copeland. Cleveland police additionally identified White as being responsible for killing Kenyatta Hines a month later in an Aug. 24 shooting on E. 143rd St., according to Cleveland 19. According to Hines' obituary, he was 54 years old at the time of his death. A Cuyahoga County grand jury indicted White on Sept. 13 on the following charges relating to the two killings: • Four counts of murder, each an unclassified felony • Four counts of felonious assault, each a second-degree felony • Three counts of having weapons while under disability, each a third-degree felony • Two counts of aggravated murder, each an unclassified felony • One count of improperly discharging a firearm at or into a habitation or a school safety zone, a second-degree felony