Dad gets 5 years for son’s brain injury

Dad gets 5 years
for son’s brain injury

WARREN — A 26-year-old Weathersfield man was sentenced to five years in prison for causing a brain injury to his 21-day-old son by shaking him. Christopher L. Lanning of Dogwood Street pleaded guilty in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court to charges of felonious assault and endangering children. Weathersfield police said Lanning was watching his son at his home when the injury occurred Aug. 21, 2006. The baby was sick that night after it happened, so Lanning and the baby’s mother, who is from Youngstown, took the child to the hospital. There, a doctor determined the infant was the victim of shaken-baby syndrome, said Weathersfield Police Chief Joseph Consiglio. Trumbull County Children Services assisted with the case. Lanning accepted a plea bargain in the case just before his trial was set to begin.

Thanksgiving breakfast

YOUNGSTOWN — The McGuffey Centre, 1649 Jacobs Road, is inviting the public to attend a Thanksgiving breakfast from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at the center. Entertainment will be provided by The Caffey Family. There is a $5 donation. Those interested are asked to call the center at (330) 744-4377 by 4 p.m. today .

Woman pleads innocent

LISBON — A Salem woman pleaded innocent Wednesday in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court to charges of involuntary manslaughter and failure to provide for a functionally impaired person. Robin S. Jackson, 47, of 1049 E. Third St., Salem, was arrested earlier this month. Her mother, Shirley Nutter, 70, was found dead in a bedroom in Jackson’s house on March 6, 2007. Nutter was bedridden for several years. She died of natural causes. Jackson is free on bond.

Turkeys given to group

YOUNGSTOWN — Giant Eagle has donated 25 turkeys that will be distributed by city police to North Side residents at 6 p.m. today at Tabernacle Baptist Church, 707 Arlington St., for the We Stand Together Block Watch. Winners will be selected through a random drawing. The giveaway is limited to members of the block watch. The event was put together by the Youngstown North Side Weed and Seed in cooperation with Youngstown State University Center for Human Services Development, Giant Eagle and police. Weed and Seed strives to reduce violent and drug-related crime and improve residents’ overall quality of life.