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Second arrest in killing of west Toledo teen in April

Toledo police announced Thursday they arrested a second suspect in the April 21 shooting death of Mark Wortham.

TOLEDO, Ohio — Editor's note: The video above originally aired July 10.

UPDATE: Franklin Robinson, 18, has been indicted on murder charges. 

A Lucas County grand jury indicted Robinson Aug. 3 on murder, aggravated murder and felonious assault.

Police say he helped coordinate the April 21 shooting death of Mark Wortham, 17.

Police announced July 27 that Robinson been arrested. He was later arraigned in Toledo Municipal Court Friday on murder charges. The judge set Robinson's bail at $1 million. 

Earlier in July, Edward Griffin, 19, was indicted on two counts of murder and one count of felonious assault in the case.

Wortham was found April 21 with at least one bullet wound in front of a west Toledo home. He later died at the hospital. 

Wortham, a student at Rogers High School, was the seventh juvenile homicide victim of 2023 in Toledo.  There have been 18 homicides in the city so far this year. In nine of those cases the victims were children. 

Credit: Toledo Municipal Court
Franklin Robinson

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