WARREN — The 14-year-old daughter of an alleged rape victim told a Trumbull County jury she thought it was strange to see the defendant shirtless, coming out of her mother’s bedroom the early morning of Feb. 6. Her testimony is just one of a half-dozen state witnesses coming to the stand ...
Two Mahoning Valley women convicted of being part of a local methamphetamine trafficking ring both were sent to federal prison by a U.S. District judge. Mary E. Clearwater, 40, of Westgate Drive in Braceville, and Courtney P. Wilson, 30, of Youngstown, both went before U.S. Judge Donald ...
YOUNGSTOWN — A New Haven, Conn., man who tried to elude authorities at a Niles motel last month now faces federal charges. Montrell Holmes, 25, was indicted Nov. 10 by a federal grand jury on a charge of assaulting, resisting or impeding an officer. He pleaded not guilty Thursday during ...
YOUNGSTOWN — A Youngstown man was convicted Friday of federal conspiracy and other charges dealing with a drug-trafficking operation in the Youngstown area. Cedric L. Sanders, 42, appeared via video before U.S. Judge Donald C. Nugent of Northern Ohio District Court. Sanders pleaded guilty ...
WARREN — The Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the murder conviction and sentence of Jacob LaRosa in the March 30, 2015, murder of 94-year-old Marie Belcastro of Niles. The court made its decision in a 4-3 vote. The court heard a defense motion that claimed some evidence taken from ...
WARREN — A reported deal for sex that went sour at a Liberty motel in May turned into an indefinite two- to three-year prison sentence Thursday for a Bristolville woman. Kayla R. Judson, 30, of North Park Avenue, pleaded guilty to second-degree robbery and burglary charges before Trumbull ...