Man indicted on explosives charge

CLEVELAND -- A Niles man faces 30 years in prison on a federal explosives charge.
William A. Maxwell, 21, whose last known address is Summit Avenue, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on three counts of aiding and abetting in the manufacture, receipt and possession of destructive devices.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert E. Bulford said the charges surround possession of pipe bombs and flash bangs. Flash bangs explode and emit a loud noise. They are used by police to distract a person they want to arrest. Bulford said the devices were stolen from police vehicles parked in the Youngstown parking deck.
Bulford said the charges are related to those filed in October against Ralph F. Catone Jr., 21, whose last known address is Williams Street in Niles. Catone faces the same charges, and if convicted could be sentenced to 30 years in prison and fined $750,000.