Jonthony Altreche pleads not guilty to murder charge in death of Ty’Rice Logan

Accused of shooting outside of South Avenue business

YOUNGSTOWN -- Jonthony Altreche, 19, was arraigned Tuesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court on a charge of murder in connection to the Dec. 10, 2023, shooting death of Ty'Rice Logan, 26, who was found near the sidewalk in front of Miss Daisy's Place on South Avenue in Youngstown.

Altreche's bond was set at $300,000 during his first appearance before Judge Maureen Sweeney. Defense attorney Aaron Meikle entered a not guilty plea for Altreche.

In addition to the murder charge, Altreche is indicted on two gun specifications, illegal possession of a firearm in a liquor permit premises, failure to comply with the order of a police officer, cocaine possession and a specification of forfeiture of money in a drug case.When Altreche was arraigned in February in Youngstown Municipal Court in connection to the killing, bond was set at $300,000. City Assistant Prosecutor Shaina Rochford told municipal court Magistrate Constant Prassinos she wanted Altreche held on $1 million bond because of Altreche "being on video shooting the victim."

The failure to comply and cocaine possession relate to Altreche's arrest on the murder charge.

According to a Youngstown Police Department news release, officers with its Neighborhood Response Unit arrested Altreche on Feb. 3 on the South Side after seeing him in a black BMW committing a traffic violation on or near Wilson Avenue.

While attempting to make the traffic stop on the vehicle, a short pursuit took place and ended in a crash without injuries. During the pursuit, Altreche's vehicle collided with another automobile, according to a police report.