YOUNGSTOWN Arraignment in 1990 case leads to jail time for man

The man is accused in an 111/2-year-old drive-by shooting.
By JoANNE VIVIANO
VINDICATOR STAFF WRITER
YOUNGSTOWN -- A 45-year-old man was held in contempt of court and sentenced to six months in jail after using profane language toward a municipal judge arraigning him on 1990 felony assault and intimidation charges.
Paul W. Lacey of Lakewood Avenue cursed at Judge Elizabeth A. Kobly during the Monday court hearing, police and court officials said, and was ordered to begin the six-month sentence immediately. He was arraigned on charges of felonious assault and intimidation of a victim, stemming from an Aug. 20, 1990, drive-by shooting on the city's South Side.
Judge Kobly ordered cash or surety bonds of $50,000 on each of the charges.
About the case: A police report from the 1990 case shows that officers were flagged down by a witness who said Lacey had fired shots near Oak Hill Avenue and Essex Street as he sat as a passenger in a brown Oldsmobile.
He struck Kim McKelly in the left arm, according to the report and the 1990 felonious assault warrant.
According to the 1990 intimidation warrant, Lacey is also accused of threatening to kill Ira Edwards on Aug. 20, 1990.
The victims' ages and addresses were not listed in the warrants.
Detective Sgt. Gerald Maietta said he is working to uncover the details of the old charges.
Lacey was arrested about 8 p.m. Saturday near Elm Street and Bissell Avenue, a known drug area, Maietta said. He also faces charges in California on a November 2001 warrant accusing him of parole violation. He is a registered convicted sex offender.
He faces a March 22 preliminary hearing.