Pollis pleads guilty to weapons charge

Paul Pollis will be required to surrender his firearms to police.
By ED RUNYAN
VINDICATOR TRUMBULL STAFF
WARREN -- A man who showed up at the Howland police chief's house unannounced has pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed weapon.
Paul E. Pollis, 39, of 3201 Southwind Drive N.E., entered the plea to the fourth-degree felony Monday in the Trumbull County Common Pleas courtroom of Judge Peter Kontos.
Pollis will be sentenced in a couple months after a presentence investigation. The crime carries a possible sentence of six to 18 months in prison, but Pollis could also get probation.
Chris Becker, assistant Trumbull County prosecutor, said the conviction carries a "presumption" of probation, depending on what the presentence investigation shows.
But as part of Pollis' conviction, he will be required to surrender his firearms to a police department and not possess any until a judge determines otherwise, Judge Kontos said.
What happened
Pollis was charged after showing up at Chief Paul Monroe's house May 30. According to the police report, Pollis, who gave the chief a false name, asked if Monroe knew where Pollis' wife was. The chief said he noticed a handgun between the driver's seat and center console.
Pollis had reported his wife, Charlotte Nagi-Pollis, missing in March 1994. At the time the couple lived in Girard. Nagi-Pollis has not been found.
Pollis faces unrelated charges in Warren Municipal Court. He was charged with domestic violence after a confrontation with a 47-year-old woman at the Southwind residence last summer. They lived together at the time.
According to the police report, Pollis and the woman were arguing about a joint business venture. It says Pollis slammed a door on her, pushed her to the floor and threatened to beat her.
Pollis was gone from the home when police arrived, but he was later arrested in his vehicle on Southwind. The woman had bruises and scratches on an arm.