Man accused of raping child

The defendant could get five consecutive life terms.
YOUNGSTOWN -- A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a North Jackson man after he was indicted by the Mahoning County grand jury on five counts of raping a young boy.
Indicted was Earl E. Johns Jr., 36, of Thomas Drive, whose case was presented directly to the grand jury. The case is assigned to Judge Maureen Cronin of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court.
Johns faces a mandatory life sentence without parole if convicted on any of the five counts because the victim is under the age of 10, said Dawn P. Krueger, assistant county prosecutor.
The charges allege that Johns forced the victim, whom he knew, to submit to oral sex in Johns' trailer residence, Krueger said.
The charges
The indictment says the offenses occurred between Jan. 1, 2004, and April 30, 2006. The victim is now 8.
Johns' father, Earl Johns Sr., 59, of Lake Milton, is in Marion Correctional Center after being sentenced in 1992 to seven to 25 years for the rape of juvenile family members, Krueger said.
Others indicted were:
Felicia A. Baggett, 36, of Norwood Avenue, Youngstown, cocaine possession.
Christopher R. McKinley, 27, of Charles Avenue, Boardman, heroin possession.
Tary L. Gilbert, 29, of South Raccoon Road, Austintown, cocaine possession.
Alexander J. Mitchell, 19, of Parkwood Avenue, Youngstown; Michael Hardy, 20, of West Glenaven Avenue, Youngstown; and Troy Sutton, 21, of Falls Avenue, Youngstown, cocaine possession, carrying concealed weapons, two counts of receiving stolen property and three counts of aggravated robbery with firearm specifications.
Tony Cheirs, 43, of Ellenwood Avenue, Youngstown, burglary.
Justyn R. Glover, 23, of Hubbard Road, Youngstown, cocaine possession and illegal manufacture of drugs.
Paul M. Prozy, 23, of Wakefield Avenue, Youngstown, improperly handling a firearm in a motor vehicle.
Vincent Whitlow, 46, of North Edgehill Avenue, Youngstown, cocaine possession.
John Pratt, 35, of Tarrytown Lane, Austintown, passing bad checks.
Christopher J. Fenton, 23, of Catawba Drive, Canfield, receiving stolen property and forgery.
Eugene Hill, 32, of Willis Avenue, Youngstown, cocaine possession.
Twana D. Johnson, 32, of Cameron Avenue, Youngstown, aggravated burglary with firearm specifications and aggravated robbery.
Troy D. Griffin, 26, of Wilson Avenue, Youngstown, improperly handling a firearm in a motor vehicle and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
Willie L. Oliver Jr., 36, of Alameda Avenue, Youngstown, receiving stolen property and failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer.
Wendall Hall, 37, of 10th Street, Campbell, theft and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
Lucius Ellis, 33, of Timbercrest Street, Liberty, cocaine possession.
Robert Green III, 27, of Brandon Avenue, Boardman, breaking and entering and possessing criminal tools.
Ryan Bevington, 29, Union Street, Columbiana, cocaine possession.
Edward Newsome, 31, of Wilcox Street, Youngstown, possessing criminal tools.
James Morrison, 26, of Hayes Avenue, McDonald, marijuana possession.
Aldric Jones, 38, of East Delason Avenue, Youngstown, cocaine possession.
Derick D. Madison, 26, of Parkwood Avenue, Youngstown, carrying concealed weapons.