Warren man gets long prison term for kidnapping his wife

YOUNGSTOWN — A Warren man has been sentenced to 10 1/2 years in prison after a jury convicted him of kidnapping his wife from a house in Youngstown, improper handling of a gun in a motor vehicle and illegal gun possession.

John H. Canty, 50, of Folsom Avenue, drew the sentence today from Judge Timothy E. Franken of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court.

Judge Franken imposed the sentence the day after a six-man, six-woman jury convicted Canty of the charges in seven hours of deliberations.

The sentence consisted of four years for the kidnapping, five years for the illegal gun possession and 18 months for the improper handling of a gun in a motor vehicle, all to be served consecutively. The judge also fined Canty $12,500.

The jury acquitted Canty of aggravated burglary, felonious assault and domestic violence.

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