2-year prison sentence

2-year prison sentence

YOUNGSTOWN — An Ohio Avenue woman has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to felonious assault on another woman, whom she struck on the head with a brick last Oct. 17. Dericia R. Lateef, 22, drew the minimum sentence Friday from Judge R. Scott Krichbaum of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court for the assault on Lenore McDonald outside McDonald’s residence on Applecrest Court in Boardman. J. Michael Thompson, assistant county prosecutor, who recommended the two-year sentence, said the assault stemmed from a dispute concerning a man with whom both women had been romantically involved. Lateef was previously a law-abiding citizen, and she showed remorse in court, Thompson said. Thompson said McDonald suffered cuts and bruises on her head, but he said he isn’t aware of any permanent injury from the attack.

Robber gets probation

YOUNGSTOWN — A man involved in the robbery of Courtney Vending on East Indianola Avenue last Sept. 14 has been sentenced to three years’ probation, fined $1,000 and court costs, and required to perform 300 hours of community service and maintain full-time employment. Judge Timothy E. Franken of Mahoning Court Common Pleas Court imposed the sentence Friday on Nathaniel Austin Jr., 19, of Cedar Lane, who had pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated robbery. The other defendant in the case, Delano Savage, 26, of East Auburndale Avenue, drew a 10-year prison term Tuesday after pleading guilty to three counts of aggravated robbery and four counts of kidnapping with gun specifications.