Overview

• Natalie McDaniel appeared in Cuyahoga County Court, where her attorney entered a not guilty plea and she was processed for a mugshot, with a return to court set for September.
• She faces one felony count of trespass in a habitation and one misdemeanor count of criminal trespass tied to a July 30 visit to a Coventry Road home.
• Prosecutors cite security video that shows McDaniel inside the residence for about 17 seconds, while police body-camera footage records her denying entry.
• Defense attorney David Betras questions whether the Ring footage was clipped and seeks the complete recording, as the homeowners say police possess all video.
• Cleveland Heights is delaying release of an unrelated December 2024 police video despite a Court of Claims recommendation to produce it within 30 days, and the city says it will follow the court’s final order; police say they referred the trespass case to county prosecutors, and the county sheriff is separately investigating the mayor’s after-hours entry into the law department.