Another charged in Randolph Street homicide

YOUNGSTOWN — Another suspect has been charged in the shooting death of a man found inside a Randolph Street home last week after the resident’s hour-long standoff with police.

A murder warrant was issued Monday for Larese R. Jones, 29, said City Prosecutor Jay Macejko.

Court records show Jones’ last known address as Wampum Drive.

The resident of 376 Randolph, David Klamer, 47, remains at St. Elizabeth Health Center for medical evaluation. Once released, he will be arraigned in municipal court on a murder charge.

The homicide victim, Richard Helms, 43, of Himrod Avenue, was found dead on Klamer’s kitchen floor last Thursday. Klamer told police he shot Helms during a robbery.

Macejko said Helms and Jones — who has only one leg — intended to rob Klamer of cash. The prosecutor said Jones left his crutches behind at the crime scene.