Attack victim forgives teen from Austintown

CLEVELAND (AP) -- A former homeless man scolded a 19-year-old Austintown man in court for attacking him on Public Square this summer.
He then forgave him.
Joshuah Langenheim of Redgate Lane and three juveniles from the Youngstown area were accused in August of sneaking up on sleeping homeless people, hitting them and zapping them with a 200,000-volt stun gun. The four teens recorded their attacks on videotape.
"You can't treat people like that," said James "Ziggy" Muro, who was kicked in the head while he slept under a blanket. "That degrades me. ... Please look at homeless people in a different light."
Last month, Langenheim pleaded no contest to misdemeanor assault charges, and he was sentenced to 90 days in jail. Muro did not attend that hearing, so Cleveland Municipal Judge C. Ellen Connally allowed him to speak to Langenheim in court Monday.
Langenheim asked the judge if he could apologize to Muro. He turned and offered his hand.
"God bless you," Muro said.
"I appreciate it," Langenheim replied.
In addition to Langenheim's 90-day jail sentence, he must spend 90 days on house arrest and perform 150 hours of volunteer work with the homeless.
Muro now lives with a friend in Old Brooklyn and has a part-time job at a restaurant downtown.
Three juveniles charged in the attacks are expected to go to trial in March.