Moonda attorneys want jurors to visit the scene

Moonda attorneys wantjurors to visit the scene
AKRON -- Attorneys for murder suspect Donna Moonda are asking that jurors in her upcoming trial visit the murder scene. Moonda is accused of aiding and abetting in the shooting death of her 69-year-old husband, Dr. Gulam Moonda. The couple lived in Mercer County, Pa., and he was killed when she pulled their Jaguar to the side of the Ohio Turnpike Pike on May 13, 2005, to switch drivers.
Authorities contend that her lover, Damian Bradford, 25, a man she met in drug rehabilitation, killed the doctor at Moonda's request. Moonda's attorneys are also asking for more specifics about the items of value Moonda was alleged to have given her husband's shooter. Prosecutors have contended she gave Bradford cash, jewelry, rent money, money for a car and other things in exchange for the killing.
Horse show canceled
CANFIELD -- The Northern Ohio American Quarter Horse Association's show scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at the Canfield Fairgrounds has been canceled because of a scheduling conflict. The association's next show will be June 20-24 at the fairgrounds, said association spokeswoman Chris Cecil-Darnell.
2 Masses for Hartzell
YOUNGSTOWN -- There will be two Masses this weekend for Youngstown Patrolman Michael T. Hartzell who was shot and killed while on duty April 29, 2003. The first is 4 p.m. Saturday at St. Christine Church, 3165 S. Schenley Ave., and the second at 11:15 a.m. Sunday at Carmelite Monastery, 1810 Volney Road. Hartzell, 26, was ambushed in his cruiser downtown. The man who shot him received the death penalty and then committed suicide in prison.
Blocked line at lockup
YOUNGSTOWN -- A blocked sewer line at the Ohio State Penitentiary camp -- which is separate from the main supermax building -- shut down showers and toilets from 7 p.m. Tuesday until around 7 a.m. Wednesday when the line was cleared, said Keith Fletcher, prison spokesman. He said six portable toilets were brought in for use by about 215 inmates at the camp. The prison is on Coitsville-Hubbard Road on the city's East Side.
One suspect arraigned
YOUNGSTOWN -- One of three men charged in the shooting death of an Auto Zone clerk was arraigned Wednesday in municipal court. Bond was set at 3 million for Reginald K. Everson, 20, of Youngstown on charges of murder and aggravated robbery. He was captured in February at his sister's house in California. He was booked into the Mahoning County jail late Tuesday night. Also in custody are Jamaad Jackson, 18, and Melvin T. Dixon Jr., 23, both of Youngstown. They, too, are charged with murder and aggravated robbery. Police have said Dixon was the triggerman. Edward Agee, 52, of Star Street was killed May 2, 2006, during a robbery attempt by three masked men who entered the Auto Zone, 1960 McCartney Road.
Break-in, fire at home
WARREN -- Police and firefighters are attempting to determine if burglars set a home ablaze, causing 500,000 damage. The fire department reported they were sent to a house at 833 Hollywood Street N.E. shortly before 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. The house was the scene of a break-in. Firefighters said the blaze started in the kitchen and dining room area on the first floor and spread throughout the first floor. The second floor suffered smoke damage. Owner Eric Heeter and his wife were at work at the time, and their two children were with a baby-sitter.
Grant for fair recycling
LISBON -- Columbiana County will get a 6,197 grant from Ohio to help increase recycling at the Columbiana County Fair. The county commissioners will contribute an additional 3,098 to the project.
Two types of recycling containers will be purchased, including 50 containers for plastic and aluminum beverage containers, and 50 containers for cardboard from vendors. The beverage recycling containers will be placed next to refuse containers around the fairgrounds. The cardboard recycling containers will be placed near vendor booths.
The project also includes advertisements promoting recycling and waste reduction.