Mahoning grand jury indicts three on murder charges

YOUNGSTOWN — A Mahoning County grand jury has indicted three young men on aggravated murder charges, two of them in the recent shooting death of a 3-year-old girl, and the third in the Dec. 30 shooting death of a 31-year-old man.

Stoney Williams, 18, of Dorothy Avenue, and Damon Clark, 22, of Dogwood Lane, were indicted today in the death of Cherish Moreland, 3, of Hilton Avenue, who was wounded in the head in a drive-by shooting on May 5. Police said Williams was the one who shot the girl as she walked with her aunt on Stewart Avenue on the city’s East Side.

Williams and Clark are charged with two counts of aggravated murder, one count of murder and one count of improperly discharging a firearm at or into a habitation.

In the Dec. 30 shooting, Darrin Davis, 17, of East Florida Avenue, was indicted for the aggravated murder of Anthony Perez of Youngstown and attempted murder in the wounding of William Burr with firearm specifications. Davis’ case originated in juvenile court.

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