Poke had been close friends with Pointer and her twin sister. He was involved in the kidnappings but wasn’t present when Pointer was shot. “None of them hurt this family more than Nathaniel Poke,” ...

CLEVELAND — Three of the six defendants to either be convicted or plead guilty to charges related to the 2021 torture and murder of Alishah Pointer in East Cleveland were sentenced to life in prison ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Before she was murdered on her birthday in an abandoned East Cleveland home in 2021, Alishah Pointer didn’t plead for her life. Instead, she begged her captors not to harm her twin ...

Eric Pointer joined NewsChannel 5 as a Morning Reporter in November 2024, bringing with him a passion for impactful storytelling and breaking news coverage. Before his move to Nashville, Eric reported ...