CLEVELAND — The 31-year-old Cleveland man indicted for beating and tying up a 60-year-old woman, then stuffing her inside a plastic container at his west side home, has pleaded guilty to several charges and faces a long prison sentence.
The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office says Dalontay Edmond-Geiger Sr. pleaded guilty to one count of felonious assault, one count of kidnapping, one count of tampering with evidence, and one count of having weapons under disability. He faces up to 25 years in prison.
Edmond-Geiger Sr. allegedly picked up the victim and gave her a ride to his residence near West 97th Street and Henley Court in Cleveland.
According to a report from the Cleveland Division of Police, officers were called to the house at around 3:30 p.m. on May 2 for a call of a female "acting hysterical" and saying there was a woman tied up in the basement. Nothing was found at the scene at that time.
After speaking to a witness, police returned to Edmond-Geiger's home at around midnight. He admitted that the victim was "in the tote." The woman was found "stuffed with her body folded inside the tote," while calling for help and saying she was "paralyzed and in pain." She was taken to MetroHealth Medical Center.
“He physically assaulted her, stabbed her in the arm, zip tied her hands and proceeded to torture her,” according to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s office. Edmond-Geiger was charged with:
- One count of attempted murder
- Two counts of felonious assault
- One count of kidnapping
- One count of tampering with evidence
- One count of having weapons under disability
Edmond-Geiger was arraigned on May 15 and bond was set at $750,000. That led to this exchange between the judge and the defendant:
Edmond-Geiger: “$750,000?”
Judge: “That’s correct, and there’s also a probation hold."
Edmond-Geiger: "OK. Could you all lift the hold and at least let me try to post bond? I don’t think nobody in the courtroom got $750,000.”
Judge: “You’ll have to speak with the judge assigned to this case, which is Judge Hollie Gallagher.”
Edmond-Geiger closed his comments by saying the bond amount was "crazy" before giving a middle finger.
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“I have seen a lot of truly terrible cases over the years, and this one is one of the most horrific I’ve seen,” said Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley.
Sentencing for Dalontay Edmond-Geiger is scheduled for November 29.
