A judge revoked the bond for John White, who filed to run for Youngstown mayor, after finding probable cause that he violated the bond’s terms and conditions.

White faces two felony counts for allegedly causing damage and acting violently at a Liberty house.

As part of the terms of his bond, White was to have no contact with his alleged victim — his wife, Youngstown Councilwoman Amber White, I-7th Ward. The docket entry from Girard Municipal Court Judge Jeffrey D. Adler doesn’t disclose why he revoked John White’s bond. Court clerks on Thursday said they only knew what was on the court docket entry.

Adler revoked White’s bond — he posted 10% of a $12,500 bond after his May 2 arrest — in a court order at 3:20 p.m. Wednesday. Adler issued a bench warrant ordering White be arrested and sent to Trumbull County jail without bond pending a revocation hearing to be held once the suspect is apprehended.

As of Thursday night, he was not apprehended.

Liberty police arrested White on felony charges of disrupting public service and domestic violence. He was arrested at a house at 1162 Tibbetts Wick Road that he shares with his wife, the alleged victim.

He was arraigned Monday on the two felonies and was scheduled for a preliminary hearing May 14.

In a Thursday post on Facebook, John White wrote: “I realize my behavior was inappropriate and unprofessional. I am truly sorry for any discomfort or upset that I may have caused. I am committed to correcting my past discretions and working on becoming a better person. So I will be seeking professional counseling to assist me in learning to be more respectful in my interactions with the public and my personal life. Please accept my heartfelt apology. I am hopeful for the opportunity to rebuild your trust and support.”

In a Wednesday post on Facebook, Amber White wrote she was posting “with a heavy heart,” and “This is a deeply personal and painful situation for me and my children.”

She added: “Right now, my focus needs to be on navigating this challenging personal matter. I kindly ask for your understanding and respect during this time. I will not be able to provide further public comments on the legal proceedings as they unfold.”

In a police report and a 911 call from Amber White, she alleged John White became angry over a May 2 article in The Vindicator that said his eligibility to run as an independent candidate for Youngstown mayor was being questioned.

“He’s going to be disqualified,” Amber White said on the 911 call.

She added: “It made front-page news today and now he’s very upset because he cannot be in this election.”

The board of elections hasn’t made a decision on his eligibility and will wait for the city law director’s legal opinion before meeting to determine his status.

Amber White told police she refused to run for mayor in his place as her husband requested. She would have to run as a write-in candidate.

When John White was deemed ineligible in 2021 for the position, Amber White ran as a write-in candidate.

The report and 911 call accuse John White of damaging their house and front yard in Liberty. They own the house in Liberty and rent a house at 2739 Mount Vernon Ave. in Youngstown.

John White is alleged to have thrown a crockpot with food in it at his wife, missing her and having it go through the front window, according to the Liberty police report and 911 call. Also, Amber White told police her husband threw all of the car keys onto the garage roof and then, while she was on her cellphone with a 911 dispatcher, he took the phone and threw it into a watery ditch.

“He’s done this before,” she said during the call.

John White also threatened “to burn the house down as well as burn the vehicles” and he “tried to grab their juvenile son and take him away from her,” according to the police report.

John White has more than 35 criminal convictions, according to various court documents, with felony convictions including receiving stolen property, aggravated assault, breaking and entering and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

He was sentenced to prison for the latter three convictions.

As in 2021, John White’s eligibility is questioned as it relates to a city charter provision for mayoral candidates.

The provision reads: “The mayor shall be an elector and resident of the city for the five years immediately preceding the mayor’s election, and not less than 30 years of age.”

White registered to vote Feb. 5, 2021.

When White attempted to run in 2021 for mayor as an independent – as he filed to do this year – Jeff Limbian, then the city’s law director, ruled June 12, 2021, that White wasn’t eligible to be a mayoral candidate based on his interpretation of the city charter and state law. The board of elections agreed with the decision on July 6, 2021, and didn’t certify White to the ballot.

The other reason White wasn’t certified was because he voted in the Democratic primary after filing as an independent for mayor. Voting in a partisan primary after filing as an independent in Ohio disqualifies a candidate from running.

Kenneth D. Myers, White’s attorney in the mayoral issue, wrote in a Monday email to Youngstown Law Director Lori Shells Simmons that his client is eligible to run and his candidacy wouldn’t violate the city charter.

Shells Simmons said her office is preparing an opinion.