Local News Toledo Board of Honor to consider honorary Kei’Mani Latigue street name, removal of Monsignor Jerome Schmit sign
TOLEDO, OH — The Toledo Board of Honor is scheduled to meet Thursday, May 7, to consider a proposal for a new honorary street designation in memory of 13-year-old Kei’mani Latigue and a request to remove a sign honoring Monsignor Jerome Schmit.
Board members will discuss recommending to Toledo City Council that a portion of Wilmot street be given the honorary name of Kei’mani Latigue Way.
The board is considering this designation for Latigue, whose 2025 death drew significant attention.
Following a multi-day search after she was reported missing, authorities discovered her body in an abandoned house on the corner of Miami and Wilmot streets. Her father, Darnell Jones, currently faces multiple felony charges including aggravated murder, kidnapping, and rape in relation to the case.
If approved, a yellow honorary street name sign would be placed on top of the existing Wilmot street sign.
The board will also hear from Lee Pahl, the nephew of Sister Margaret Ann Pahl, and Claudia Vercellotti of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests.
They are seeking the removal of the “Monsignor Jerome Schmit Way” street sign located near Fifth Third Field.
Pahl and Vercellotti have advocated in the past for the sign to be removed, arguing that Monsignor Schmit helped the Catholic Church obstruct the investigation into the 1980 murder of Sister Margaret Ann Pahl.
Their efforts recently gained momentum from the WTOL 11 documentary, “Her Name Was Sister Margaret Ann,” which recounted how the church’s involvement seemingly helped end the initial investigation into Father Gerald Robinson.
Days after Sister Margaret Ann’s murder, Monsignor Schmit interrupted an interrogation of Father Robinson and left the police station with the priest. The initial investigation into Robinson effectively ended days later, even though detectives testified years later that the priest was their only suspect.
Robinson was eventually convicted in May 2006.
The documentary has since been viewed 140,000 times on YouTube and is streaming in 43 other markets nationwide.
In addition to these items, the board will consider a request for an honorary designation for Lee Liddell Sr. and Vernon Liddell at the intersection of Junction and Indiana avenues.
The meeting is set for 2 p.m. in the 21st floor conference room at One Government Center.
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