Deadly RTA stabbing suspect arraigned in court

EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (WJW) – The woman accused of fatally stabbing a 17-year-old at an RTA station in East Cleveland earlier this month pleaded not guilty during an arraignment on Friday.

Geraldine Johnson, 56, is being held on a $1 million bond.

She is accused of fatally stabbing 17-year-old Jamir Peak — 11th grader at North Shore Charter High School — as he tried to break up a fight between two other teenagers.

Investigators said Johnson is the parent of one of the other students involved in the fight.

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In court on Friday, several local corrections officers made an appearance to show support for Peak’s family and his mother, who is also a corrections officer…

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