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YOUNGSTOWN -- An Alliance woman convicted for her role in a 2019 shooting that wounded two people was given a prison sentence of 12 to 16 1/2 years.
Nichole Taylor, 41, of Geiger Avenue, pleaded guilty Oct. 31 before Judge Anthony Donofrio in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court to two counts of attempted murder and one count of aggravated burglary.
Prosecutors recommended a sentence of 15 to 19 years, while defense attorney Lynn Maro pushed for a lesser sentence for the woman who was to go to trial in early November. Donofrio instead gave a prison term just below the maximum.
The defendant's bond was revoked, and she was handcuffed by deputies and taken from the courtroom.
Taylor was charged along with Robert Young, 48, for forcing their way inside a Wayside Avenue home on the South Side on Sept. 19, 2019, shooting two people and trying to set the house on fire.
The police investigation showed that Taylor knocked on the door, and, when someone answered, Young, who was behind her, shot the person.
That victim played dead and crawled into the basement. Police said Young then shot another person in the face.
Court records show Young failed to appear for a June 2022 hearing and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest.
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