Murder suspect charged in deadly shooting outside Costco in Strongsville faces judge: Watch live

Added: 2026-05-18

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[00:34:20]Constitutional rights. These instructions are important under under the Constitutions of the United States and the state of Ohio. Persons charged with the commission of an offense are guaranteed certain basic rights. They are the right to know and understand the charges against you, the right to a speed trial. You have the right to a trial by a jury. You may wave or give up that right and have your case tried by a judge without jury. At trial, the state of Ohio has the burden to prove your guilt with evidence beyond a reasonable doubt. You have the right to meet your accusers face to face and to cross-examine the witnesses for the prosecution. You have the right to summon or subpoena witnesses on your behalf. You do not have to testify against yourself.

[00:35:15]You have the right to counsel. If you are unable to afford an attorney, the court will appoint a lawyer to defend you. You will be assessed a $25 fee for an appointed attorney. You will not be denied an attorney if you are unable to pay this fee.

[00:35:33]At the end of the case, you may be ordered to pay the fee if your judge determines you are financially able. If you choose to hire your own attorney, you have a right to a reasonable continuence to hire one. Ladies and gentlemen, you are not here for the trial of your case. You are here for your arraignment. An arraignment is your opportunity to be informed of the charge against you, for bond to be set, and for you to enter your plea. You do not have to make any statement about the charges against you, but any statement made against you. As your name is called, please step forward. Once you step forward to the podium, please speak into the microphone attached on the podium.

[00:36:23]You will be asked when you received a copy of your indictments and whether or not you understand the charges against you. By law, you have 24 hours before you must respond to the indictment. If it has been less than 24 hours since you received a copy of your indictment, but you wish to be arraigned anyway, you may wave the 24-hour notice and we will complete your arraignment this morning.

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[00:37:30]This is called being under a disability.

[00:37:33]If you violate this disability, you could be charged with a second a separate felony offense in addition to the original charges you are being arrested for today. Even if you have a permit to carry a gun, you are still under a disability until your case is over. In fact, upon indictment, the sheriff who issued the permit shall suspend it until your case is over. If you are over 18 and have not provided a DNA specimen since 2011, you may be required to submit one within 24 hours of your arraignment. If you are placed on GPS electronic monitoring and or TAD as a condition of your bond, you will be required to follow the rules and conditions of the GPS electric monitoring system. Specifically, any unapproved leave, late return, or being in an authorized location may result in your warrantless arrest. Failing to properly charge or not charging your unit may result in your warrantless arrest. Tampering with or otherwise damaging your unit may result in your warrantless arrest.

[00:38:42]You understand that you may be arrested without a warrant if you violate any condition of bond and or rule of GPS electronic monitoring or TAD and you must sign those rules which will be explained to you prior to release as a condition of bond. Finally, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code section 2937.99, if you do not appear in court as ordered after being released on bond, you may be charged with a felony of the fourth degree. Inmates in the county jail have the right to be present. Do any wish to be present at this time?

[00:39:17]>> We're okay here. You're >> all right. Thank you.

[00:39:20]>> Start jail case Christian Bryant 711745.

[00:39:30]Hey, judge from the public defenders office representing Christian Bryant.

[00:39:35]>> Judge, we've been in receipt of the indictment for 24 hours. We're going to wave the reading of it. We're going to end our plea of not guilty.

[00:39:42]>> All right. Thank you, Mr. Clearary.

[00:39:44]>> Thank you, your honor. Dan Clear from the prosecutor's office.

[00:39:50]>> Judge Dan Clear from the prosecutor's office. We do have a member of his family here that would like to address the court.

[00:39:56]>> All right. Can you still please step aside?

[00:40:00]>> Good morning.

[00:40:01]>> Good morning.

[00:40:02]>> Mayo, can you state your first and last name for the record and spell them as well, please?

[00:40:07]>> Holly Corgan. H O L L Y. C O R R I G A N.

[00:40:13]>> And Miss Corgan, what would you like the courts to know in regards to filing this matter?

[00:40:17]>> Um, so my name is uh like I said, Holly Corgan, and I'm the niece the niece of the victim, Randy Corgan. Um, I'm here today to respectfully um ask you that the bond be denied for Christian Bryant in this case. Um, he has been indicted um after shooting my uncle on a busy evening at Costco. Um, my biggest concern right now is the risk to public safety um and the likelihood that Christian Bryant may not comply with the conditions of his release. Um, he is a truck driver and has previous charges, including at least one with a weapon.

[00:40:53]Um, I believe that allowing Christian Bryant to bond at this time would pose a significant risk um to others and may undermine the judicial process. Um, so again, I respectfully ask the court to consider these factors and deny the bond to ensure the safety of the community and proper administration of justice.

[00:41:10]Thank you.

[00:41:10]>> Thank you, Morgan.

[00:41:13]>> You guys have uh anything additional, Mr. Clear?

[00:41:17]Judge, on behalf of the state, we'd ask that you either continue the bond as currently set. I believe it's at 5 million right now or follow the bond commissioner. I think with the recommendation is two. We feel more comfortable with five. Judge, if you look at the uh factors commission, uh when you look at bond, basically all of them go against Mr. Bryant. Uh he as pointed out, he is an over the road trucker. He has zero ties to Ohio. He is originally from his he's from Texas. He has ties to Illinois. He he doesn't have any convictions judge, but he does have prior incidents involving firearms in both Texas and Indianapolis. That's all within the last year. So, he is what we would argue a danger to the community.

[00:42:02]So, we we ask that you continue to bond and if you're not comfortable with 5 million, we'd ask that you please follow 2 million.

[00:42:10]>> Thank you, Mr. Clary. Mr. Buckley, anything additionally at this time?

[00:42:13]Well, we just had judge that he has no prior felony convictions and uh we ask you to at least file the bond commissioner's recommendations. That's 2 million. Uh if the bond became an issue, then when it's assigned to another judge, we can take that up with that court. All right. Thank you. All right.

[00:42:28]The court will continue set the current bond, a $5 million CSV bond, GPS standard monitoring, CSR. Uh if bond is made, the defendant is not allowed to leave the state of Ohio. uh no contact with the victim's family. Uh we will continue the representation of the public defender in this case. This case is signed to docket of Judge Peter Corgan. Your first pre-trial is May 20th at 9:00 a.m. May 20th 9:00 a.m.

[00:42:56]>> Thank you.

[00:42:57]>> Thank you, your honor.

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[00:43:22]All right, we'll take a short break so you guys can remove the cameras.

[00:43:26]>> Thank you. Family.