Jail inmate dies

Jail inmate dies
WARREN -- A 23-year-old Trumbull County Jail inmate was found dead Monday, but officials say they don't suspect wrongdoing. Chief Deputy Ernie Cook said officials are awaiting a coroner's ruling to determine a cause of death for Robert A. Edwards, 253 Washington St. N.E.
The county sheriff's department will conduct an internal investigation and wait for results of a toxicology test, Cook said. Officials say Edwards went to sleep Sunday night and was found dead when jail personnel tried to wake him for breakfast. Cook explained Edwards was not in a cell when he died but rather in an open area under the supervision of two corrections officers.
Authorities tried to revive him with shock paddles, Cook said, and added there was nothing on Edwards' medical screening papers to indicate any serious illness. Edwards was being held on a warrant from Warren police for charges of squealing tires and driving under suspension.
Assault during game
SHARON, Pa . -- Nathan Sample, 19, of Hazelton Street, Masury, was freed on his own recognizance after his arraignment on charges of assault on a sports official and disorderly conduct. Police said Sample turned himself in around 1 p.m. Monday after learning a warrant had been issued for his arrest. Police said Sample apparently became enraged at a referee's call during a sixth-grade basketball game between Brookfield and Notre Dame students at St. Michael's School in Sharon on Feb. 23. Sample is accused of going onto the court during the game and assaulting the referee, pushing him into the stands. Police were called to the scene but Sample left before they got there. The referee wasn't hurt, police said.
Woman assaulted
HOWLAND -- Police are investigating an assault in the parking lot of Home Depot on Niles-Cortland Road that sent a Pennsylvania woman to the hospital. Howland police say Edna Freeman, 66, of Fredonia, Pa., was attacked while walking to her car around 7 p.m. Sunday. She was treated at Sharon Regional Hospital. Witnesses told police they saw two men, likely 18 to 20 years old, pull up alongside Freeman in a silver or gray Cadillac. One man reached out and punched Freeman in the midsection, causing her to fall. The passenger got out, laughed at Freeman and grabbed her purse, a report states. The men were described as white, with short, dark hair. One had sparse facial hair.
Officers honored
HUBBARD -- Three Hubbard Township police officers were recognized Monday by township trustees for preventing a man from jumping off an overpass onto Interstate 80. Recognized for their March 4 actions were patrol officers Craig Callow, Chris Jacobs and Rick Wells. The three stopped an 18-year-old Woodbine Avenue man from jumping off a bridge along state Route 304 after his car was stopped because it was weaving, according to reports.
Prom fashions
GIRARD -- The high school robotics team will sponsor its Prom and Teen Fashion Extravaganza fund-raiser Sunday at Avalon Inn in Howland. There will be two shows, the first at 11:30 a.m. and the second at 2 p.m. Doors open one hour before each show so that visitors may view vendors' displays. Models from 18 area schools will wear the latest fashions. Cost is $5 for adults and $3 for students.
Retirement dinner
HOWLAND -- A retirement dinner honoring John Emanuel, out-going township administrator, for 30 years of service with Howland Township will be at 6 p.m. April 13 at DiVieste Banquet Hall. Tickets are $20 and will be available at the township clerk's office until March 31.
Teen dance
GIRARD --All city teens in grades seven through 12 are invited to attend a teen dance from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday at the Girard First United Methodist Church, 22 N. Market St. Snacks and pop are included in the $3 admission fee.