Man on probation jailed on gun charge

YOUNGSTOWN — A Mahoning County Common Pleas judge placed Corey Council on two years’ probation in late October for improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle. Council, 20, of West Princeton Avenue now has a brand new charge of improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle, plus drug-abuse marijuana. He was arraigned today in municipal court on the charges. Bond was set at $25,000 and he will be back Jan. 20 for a preliminary hearing. He remains in jail pending a probation violation hearing in common pleas court based on the new charge. Police pulled Council over on the South Side Tuesday night after he failed to stop for a stop sign. He had no identification or license with him and officers smelled burned marijuana, reports show. An inventory of the car prior to it being towed turned up a loaded 9mm handgun in the glove box, police said. The marijuana was found in the back seat of the cruiser. Officers also seized $452 from Council.