Police: Woman used tree switch to beat boy

Police: Woman usedtree switch to beat boy
YOUNGSTOWN -- A 10-year-old boy who got F's on his schoolwork was beaten with a tree switch by his aunt and has 21 welts on his back, legs, buttocks, feet and arms, police said.
Police arrested Gloria J. Jenkins, 47, of West Glenaven Avenue, on charges of domestic violence and child endangering. She was held in the county jail overnight pending arraignment.
The boy told police the beating took place Thursday after his aunt found the school papers he'd hidden. She broke one tree switch on him then sent him outside for another, reports show.
Once outside, the boy ran down West Warren Avenue.
A concerned citizen who heard the boy's screams pulled him from the street and took him to Calvary Towers on Market Street.
The boy told police his aunt has beaten him in the past with extension cords. Jenkins is guardian for the boy and his 12-year-old sister. Children Services took both.
Boy lunges at teacher
YOUNGSTOWN -- A West Elementary School boy lunged at his teacher and tried to choke her Thursday when she refused him access to the candy jar given to pupils who had the folder in class she required.
The boy didn't have his folder.
When the teacher removed the candy jar to the hallway, the 11-year-old climbed a bookcase and jumped on the teacher's chest when she re-entered the classroom, reports show.
The boy was sent home before the arrival of police. His mother was advised of the situation.
Rescue Mission benefit
CANFIELD -- The second annual benefit Ride for Rescue and Family Fun Festival for the Rescue Mission of Mahoning Valley will be from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at McMahon Hall at the Mahoning County Experimental Farm and on the adjacent MetroParks Bike Trail.
The event, featuring food, games, a dunk tank, bounce house, sumo wrestling and prizes, is being held in cooperation with Mill Creek MetroParks.
Register by calling the mission at (330) 744-5485.
Driver, passenger cited
LAKE MILTON -- Kelly J. Ortz, 37, of North Jackson and her passenger, Thomas L. Metz of Lake Milton, were arrested Thursday during a traffic stop in the 100 block of Thomas Drive.
Ortz was arrested on charges of driving under the influence, driving under suspension, having fictitious plates and crossing over marked lanes.
Metz was wanted on warrants issued out of Campbell Municipal Court for a probation violation and a speed violation out of county court in Sebring, police said.
Probe of backgrounds
YOUNGSTOWN -- A background check has been ordered for the three people convicted this week in the kidnapping, rape and robbery of a Boardman woman.
Judge R. Scott Krichbaum of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court said the check is necessary before sentencing because of the age of the defendants. Chaz Bunch, 16, and Brandon Moore, 17, were found guilty of multiple counts of kidnapping, rape and aggravated robbery. Andre Bundy, 19, was convicted of two aggravated-robbery counts.
Bunch and Moore were tried as adults, and face from 60 to more than 100 years in prison apiece. Bundy faces six to 20 years.
6 stitches for dog bite
STRUTHERS -- A 15-year-old Fifth Street girl received six stitches on her face after being bitten by a neighbor's dog, the girl's father reported to city police.
The man told officers the girl was bitten at about 9 p.m. Wednesday.
The dog's owner said she was baby-sitting when one of the children she was watching let the dog out of a vehicle. The girl said the animal jumped up and bit her.