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Aggravated robbery, abduction are among Mahoning indictments

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YOUNGSTOWN — The following people were indicted last week by a Mahoning County grand jury: • Marquis J. Thomas, 31, Mount Vernon Drive, Boardman, abduction, strangulation and domestic violence. • Michael A. Schneider, 82, Ewing Road, Boardman, felony menacing, five counts of felony ...

Three plead guilty to drug-possession charges

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YOUNGSTOWN — Three people who were set for trial Monday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court instead pleaded guilty to various charges and will be sentenced later. Kyronn J. Copeland, 34, of Republic Avenue, entered guilty pleas on March 26, while Luis P. Rodriguez-Ruiz, 40, of West ...

Judge sets early-release hearing for man shot by police in 2021

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YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Maureen Sweeney has scheduled a hearing on whether to grant an early release from prison for Damian Cessna, 28, who was shot by a Boardman police officer after Cessna charged at the officer with a knife early July 13, 2021. The hearing ...

Girard OKs full-time engineer

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GIRARD — City council has approved having a full-time engineer and is in the process of finding someone to fill the position. Officials said they understand the importance of professional engineering oversight to manage the planning, design and maintenance of public works and ...

3-year-old falls out of second-floor window, suffers cuts

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YOUNGSTOWN — A 3-year-old boy was taken to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital with apparent minor injuries Saturday after a neighbor found the boy under an open, second-floor window the boy had apparently fallen out of while his mother slept. When Youngstown police arrived at the home on ...