Detectives from Warren, Liberty, Girard and the Ohio State Highway Patrol were honored Tuesday for their work on four high-profile criminal cases.

Staff report

WARREN

Detectives from Warren, Liberty, Girard and the Ohio State Highway Patrol were honored Tuesday for their work on four high-profile criminal cases.

Four others were honored for their long careers in law enforcement at the Trumbull County Homicide Investigation and Prosecution Task Force meeting. The organization was formed in 1984.

Warren detectives Wayne Mackey, Michael Stabile and Michael Currington were honored for their investigation of the 2011 death of 15-month-old A’nana Brantley, whose mother, Joy Hodge, was convicted in her death late last year.

Liberty police officers Capt. Toby Meloro, Sgt. Robert Greaf and Detective Tom Couche were honored for their investigation of the 2009 killings of Wilneice Green, 28, and her 14-year-old daughter, Ja-Brajasia, in their Liberty home. Several people were convicted in the case, including the triggerman, Melvin Turner.

Girard police Capt. John Norman and Patrolman Scott Strain were honored for their investigation of Tyler Stevens and heroin dealer James Patterson in the 2012 overdose death of Christine Sheesley.

Troopers Don Walker and Kevin Brown of the Ohio State Highway Patrol were honored for their investigation of the traffic deaths of Jamie and Emily Danes in 2012 that culminated in a 10-year prison sentence for Paul Wodianka.

William Evans II, an attorney and owner of Poly-Tech Associates, was honored for more than 30 years as a polygraphist who has provided assistance in numerous Trumbull County criminal cases.

Gary Vingle, retired chief of detectives for the Warren Police Department, was honored for his many years of service to the Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office and WPD, including homicide investigations, several of which resulted in the death penalty.

Mark Massucci, who works for the Trumbull County Children Services Board, was honored for his service as investigator to the Warren police and children services office, including death-penalty cases and child assaults.

Darlene Shope of the children services board was honored for 25 years as case investigator and supervisor for the investigative unit in child-death cases.