04/16/2026
Good morning Dirty 330! I hope everyone is well! It’s been a bit of a rough week here, spent the last several days in ICU with a health scare. If you reached out and I haven’t responded, that’s why. I’m getting to everyone as quickly as possible, but I wanted to get the following info out as soon as I could, so PLEASE READ THIS IN IT’S ENTIRETY!
I want to provide an update on the story out of Kent concerning Jaden Proctor and the charges he was indicted on. Last Friday, I had the pleasure of speaking with Jaden’s attorney, Jeff Jakmides, and we discussed this situation as well as a follow-up post once more info became available as far as an outcome goes.
I also spoke with Jaden’s mother last night as she reached out to me privately. We discussed the matter and both sides of the situation, including the “why” the events were posted on this page, as well as my intention to follow-up as I said I would with any and all truthful info that came to light. I give her and her family a ton of credit for coming forward and having a rational adult DISCUSSION, and being willing to move forward with this as well. So here is the latest:
Yesterday, Jaden was in Portage County Common Pleas Court where he pled guilty to one misdemeanor assault charge stemming from the incident. He will serve no further jail time, no further fines or penalties, and no probation. ALL OTHER CHARGES INCLUDING THE FELONY R**E, KIDNAPPING, STRANGULATION, ETC HAVE BEEN DROPPED BY THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE!
Now, to flip things on their side even more…… Brooklyn Gambino, the girl involved in this incident has now been officially charged with filing a false police report by the Kent Police Department. This happened yesterday as well. She will now have to face the music for filing false charges, and answer in court in front of a judge for her actions.
If indeed proven to be true, I hope the judge assigned to the new case against Brooklyn sets the harshest example possible. Things like this cannot be allowed in our society. Not only does this cause issues for all the parties involved, it further sets back the ability and willingness of others to come forward when things like this happen to them. There is no denying that things like this do happen, and unfortunately they need to be taken seriously as they were in this case. When it is proven that it was made up, the punishment should be taken to the extreme to hopefully prevent further incidents of this happening anywhere else.
This also needs to be a lesson for all of us out there that have toxic relationships that we are holding onto. This can lead to very dangerous consequences for anyone and everyone involved. Sometimes moving on is the healthiest thing that can be done. This was clearly one of those cases.
I will follow up on the new case filed against Brooklyn when more information becomes available.
Until then, Stay Vigilant!