Judge doubles Tim Vari sentence

Judge doubles Tim Vari sentence

YOUNGSTOWN — Be careful what you’re asking for.

That’s the take-home message from a failed plea withdrawal request that resulted in a defendant, who fled police in a stolen pickup truck and rammed two police cars with it, receiving twice the prison sentence the prosecution, defense and police had agreed upon.

Judge R. Scott Krichbaum of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court, today sent Tim Vari, 54, of Sixth Street, Campbell, to prison for eight years followed by five years’ parole.

The parties had agreed to a four-year sentence when Vari pleaded guilty June 12 to two counts of felonious assault on a police officer and one count each of failure to comply with a police order, receiving stolen property and cocaine possession.

For the complete story, see Thursday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com.