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Murderous mom wants to get parole

WARREN — Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins writes that “the troubling circumstances surrounding the tragic death of 6-year-old Samantha Martin remain forever in our memories,” at the start of his letter objecting to a potential parole of the girl’s killer: her mother. Sherry ...

Ex-Vienna man set for July trial on sex charges

WARREN — A former Vienna man now in federal custody and accused of a variety of sex offenses appeared Friday before Trumbull County Common Pleas Judge Peter J. Kontos to schedule a new trial. Jeffrey Judd, 63, is charged with one count of rape with a potential life without parole sentence, ...

Judge denies restraining order against Frenchko

WARREN — A Trumbull County commissioners clerk will not get a permanent restraining order against Commissioner Niki Frenchko. After a three-hour hearing Friday afternoon, visiting Judge Patricia Cosgrove of Summit County denied the protection order against Frenchko on behalf of ...

Frenchko-clerk hearing today

WARREN — The often-postponed hearing about whether the Trumbull County commissioners’ clerk gets a permanent restraining order against one of her bosses is scheduled to take place via Zoom at 1 p.m. today. Visiting Judge Patricia Cosgrove of Summit County informed court officials this ...

Suspect’s competency questioned in murder case

WARREN — An attorney for the Youngstown man accused of shooting a woman to death Dec. 16, 2021, in a vehicle off a Hubbard Township road has filed motions with Trumbull County Common Pleas Court, questioning his competency and submitting a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. Devonte ...

Former Trumbull clerk files suit

YOUNGSTOWN — A former clerk to Trumbull County commissioners has filed suit against Commissioner Frank Fuda charging him with harassment on the job. The lawyer for Paulette A. Godfrey of McDonald on Wednesday filed the civil complaint, which demands a jury trial in the U.S. Northern Ohio ...