Man charged with punching policeman

YOUNGSTOWN — A man described as highly intoxicated inside Pal Joey’s was charged with felonious assault on a police officer and disorderly conduct after a confrontation at the East Midlothian Boulevard tavern, reports show. Dominic A. Chiera, 30, of Meadowbrook Drive was arraigned today in municipal court. He will be back in court June 2 for a preliminary hearing. Police said he became violent when told to leave the bar and struck Patrolman P.J. Chance in the chest around 2:30 a.m. Sunday.