YOUNGSTOWN Man's arrest record grows

Only one judge ever revoked the young man's probation, because of a new conviction, and put him in jail. A visiting judge let him out early.
By PATRICIA MEADE
VINDICATOR CRIME REPORTER
YOUNGSTOWN -- There's a snag in sorting out Adrienne D. Washington's triple probation to municipal court judges.
Two of the probations require that he report in person. One does not.
He can't report anywhere until he comes up with $62,000 bond to get out of jail on new charges.
Police arrested Washington, 21, on Wednesday. He and two other men are accused of taking part in a South Side shootout.
Latest charges: The Ravine Road man faces charges of illegal possession of a weapon, possession of a dangerous ordnance (M-1000 explosive device), drug-abuse marijuana and drug-abuse cocaine.
At his arraignment Thursday, Municipal Judge Elizabeth A. Kobly set bonds that total $62,000. The court assignment office set a preliminary hearing for April 11 in her court.
Police who searched Washington and the Cadillac he drove Wednesday afternoon said they found a bag of suspected marijuana in his shirt and a small bag of suspected powdered cocaine on the ground where he stood.
Police collected the M-1000 explosive from the driver's front seat, two live rounds of ammunition, a loaded 9mm found under the floor carpet, a bag of suspected marijuana and bag of suspected crack.
Officers also found 10 rounds of ammunition and a bag of suspected marijuana in the center console.
History: Washington's first arrest in Youngstown, on a criminal trespass charge, occurred April 23, 1998, just 20 days after he turned 18. Municipal Judge Robert P. Milich found him guilty May 11, 1998, and sentenced him to 30 days in jail, suspended it all, and placed him on a six-month probation.
A drug abuse charge in court May 10, 1999, netted him $110 fines and costs only with Lynn Sfara Bruno as acting judge.
His next arrest came May 20, 1999, on a charge of obstructing official business. The next day, Judge Robert A. Douglas Jr. gave him three days in jail, suspended it all and placed him on a six-month nonreporting probation.
Just days before his probation to Judge Douglas expired, on Nov. 15, 1999, Washington faced a felony charge of receiving stolen property, later amended to a misdemeanor.
On Dec. 1, 1999, the municipal judge at the time, Andrew Polovischak Jr., gave him 180 days in jail and suspended it all at the prosecutor's request.
Polovischak placed Washington on 18 months' probation and ordered that he provide proof weekly of having sought employment at two places.
On Jan. 8, 2000, a month into his probation to Polovischak, Washington was booked into the jail on drug charges. Polovischak then had a probation violation hearing and reimposed the 180 days he had suspended.
In April 2000, Washington wrote to the municipal court saying he had learned his lesson and had taken most of the classes available at the jail, including substance abuse, basic education and stress and anger management.
Visiting Judge Lynn B. Griffith ordered Washington released May 3, 2000, with two months remaining on his sentence.
Three probations: Washington's current triple probation shows these municipal judges and convictions:
* His original probation to Polovischak expires June 1.
* On Oct. 5, 2000, Judge Milich found him guilty of loud music in a motor vehicle, fined him $200 and placed him on a one-year nonreporting probation.
There's no indication in records that this offense was considered a violation of his probation to Polovischak, who had left the bench seven months earlier and is now in a federal prison.
* On Nov. 29, 2000, Judge Douglas found Washington guilty of loud music in a motor vehicle, sentenced him to 30 days in jail and suspended it all. The judge placed him to a one-year probation, with the final six months nonreporting.
There's no indication in records that this offense was considered a violation of his probation to Polovischak or his probation to Judge Milich.