City man facing charges in robbery

AUSTINTOWN — A West Side man out on bond in a gun case is now charged with holding up the Walgreen’s in Cornersburg.

Christopher R. Bosi, 32, of 1585 Cascade Drive, Youngstown, was taken into custody at his home around 9 p.m. Sunday after a standoff with police. The Walgreen’s at 3800 Tippecanoe Road was robbed at 3:50 p.m. Sunday.

The clerk told police that the robber lifted his sweat shirt and exposed a handgun tucked into his pants as he asked for all the $20s and $10s. The partial license plate number a witness gave police led them to Bosi’s home.

Bosi was taken to St. Elizabeth Health Center on Sunday after telling police he had injected heroin and cocaine. An Austintown police officer wrestled with Bosi at the hospital when he became violent, and the officer injured his shoulder. He did not seek treatment.

He was arraigned Monday in Mahoning County Area Court on a charge of aggravated robbery. He was free Monday evening on $100,000 surety bond.

Lt. Robin Lees, commander of the Mahoning Valley Law Enforcement Task Force, said the unit’s Crisis Response Team set up a perimeter at Bosi’s house and he eventually surrendered. The task force was aided by officers from Youngstown, Boardman and Austintown and Mahoning County deputy sheriffs.

Mahoning County court records show a charge of having a weapon while prohibited from doing so was filed in Boardman on July 31 and Bosi was released on own recognizance. The case was bound over to a Mahoning County grand jury on Oct. 9.