Woman is arraigned in pit bull case

Woman is arraigned
in pit bull case

YOUNGSTOWN — Sherry Sellers, 44, of 130 E. Warren Ave., was issued a citation charging her with not having registration for a vicious dog, a pit bull, and failure to have liability insurance for the animal. She was arraigned Wednesday in municipal court and will be back in court Oct. 9 for a pretrial. Sean Toohey, a Mahoning County deputy dog warden, said the pit bull at Sellers’ home is owned by her son. Toohey said a dog taken from the East Warren house Tuesday was returned to Sellers after she bought a license for the dog. Initially, Toohey cited a woman who identified herself Tuesday as Lacreshia May, 27. He said Sellers later showed up and was determined to be the resident, not May, who lives on the West Side. May told The Vindicator that her name was given to Toohey and police by another woman. May said Sellers is her mother.

Pot plants spotted

NORTH LIMA — Agents and officers from the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation and the Columbiana County Drug Task Force spotted marijuana plants in a field on New Buffalo Road. Carl Frost, Beaver Township police chief, said they found 97 small marijuana plants, but no charges have been filed. The plants were spotted by officers flying over the area in a helicopter.

Police committee

CRAIG BEACH — There will be a meeting of the Craig Beach Village Council Police Committee at 7 p.m. today in council chambers at Craig Beach Municipal Building. They will discuss the status of the department with the village police chief.

Hillside sets open house
for brain injury center

HOWLAND — Forum Health Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital will host an open house today for the official opening of its Brain Injury Center of Excellence. The event will be on the brain injury nursing unit in the hospital at 8747 Squires Lane. The opening ceremony begins at 12:30 p.m. followed by a ribbon cutting and facility tours. “We developed a more comprehensive focus on brain injuries to complement our existing expertise in patient care,” said Judie Pecorelli, manager for the brain center. The hospital is nationally known in physical rehabilitation and is one of 60 dedicated rehabilitation facilities in the nation. The facility is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

Police arrest man
who tried to flee

WARREN — Police arrested an 18-year-old city man after he fell into the Mahoning River while trying to flee police. Charles Carpenter of Red Fox Run Road is charged with consumption and purchase of alcohol by a minor and disorderly conduct while intoxicated early Wednesday. Police received a call that Carpenter was intoxicated and might have fallen into the river at Summit and Mahoning avenues. Police officers and firefighters found Carpenter in a tree. He fell into the river when he tried to get down from the tree to escape. He climbed out of the water and was arrested. He pleaded innocent in Warren Municipal Court and was being held in jail late Wednesday afternoon in lieu of a $1,500 bond.

Vindy, Web site sued

WARREN — A Niles man has sued The Vindicator and its online Web site Vindy.com to obtain information about what he called an inappropriate message about him he says was posted on the Web site March 2. Matthew Patrone of Roosevelt Avenue filed the suit Wednesday in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court. The suit seeks any and all information about the person who posted the message, such as his or her Internet provider code, name, postal address, telephone number and e-mail address. The suit was filed by Atty. William M. Roux of Warren.