No charges for Mahoning County major who fired shot into home

No charges for Mahoning County major who fired shot into home

BOARDMAN — The off-duty Mahoning County Sheriff’s Department major who fired a bullet into his neighbor’s home while in pursuit of an ill raccoon will not be tried criminally, prosecutors say.

Boardman police dropped their investigation of Maj. James Lewandowski on Aug. 27 at the advice of county prosecutors, said township Capt. Jack Nichols.

Lewandowski’s neighbor, Buchanan Drive resident Karen DeSalvo, 51, said was putting away dishes Aug. 20 when she heard gunfire. Initially, she thought she had dropped a plate.

DeSalvo’s husband, Dominic, was outraged when he found a bullet on the floor, not far from his wife’s feet.

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