Teen faces additional charges for drive-by

by PAUL MORTON

Associate editor

Roderick Cross, the 16-year-old facing charges in common pleas court for allegedly shooting an Oberlin teen and additional charges in relation to a drive-by shooting in Lorain has had his bond revoked.

According to records from Lorain County Common Pleas Court, judge James Miraldi ordered Cross's bond revoked on Oct. 17. Cross was later ordered transferred from the Lorain County detention home to the county jail.

Cross turned himself in to police on Nov. 12, 2007, in connection with a shooting two days earlier where an Oberlin youth was injured. He was charged with attempted murder, felonious assault, and other charges.

His case was transferred from juvenile court to adult court under a provision in state law allowing juveniles aged 14 or 15 charged with attempted murder to be charged as adults if the judge determines they can not be rehabilitated in the juvenile system. Cross was indicted in adult court in January on charges of attempted murder and felonious assault, both with gun specifications, and having weapons under disability.

He was released on $50,000 surety bond and $50,000 personal recognizance bond in February.

He was arrested again in July by Lorain police in connection with a drive-by shooting in Lorain in May. That case was transferred from juvenile court to adult court and combined with the Oberlin shooting case.

Oberlin police captain Clif Barnes said the drive-by shooting did not appear to be connected to the Oberlin shooting.

On Sept. 25, Cross was indicted for an additional count each of felonious assault with gun specification and having weapons under disability, in addition to improperly discharging firearms into a habitation or school zone with specifications, and improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle with specifications. He was released on $5,000 surety bond.

That bond, as well as the $50,000 surety bond and the $50,000 personal bond from the first case, was revoked by Miraldi on Oct. 17.

The cases are scheduled for pretrial on Monday, Nov. 17. No trial date has been set.