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Man charged with poking woman

YOUNGSTOWN — Robin D. Lawrence, 56, of the 100 block of West Warren Avenue was arraigned Monday in Youngstown Municipal Court on felonious assault, accused of poking a woman in the chest with a knife early Monday at his home.

Police said a woman, 40, of Washington Boulevard in Boardman, reported being injured during a fight with Lawrence at 12:40 a.m.

She said she awoke and discovered some of her money was missing, so she accused Lawrence of taking it. During the altercation that followed, Lawrence pulled out a knife and “jabbed” her with it several times while telling her to get out. Police said her wound was not serious. Officers observed a “nearly superficial puncture wound on her chest.”

The woman was taken by ambulance to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. Bond for Lawrence was set at $15,000.

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