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CANFIELD — A group assault will land 10 Cardinal Mooney High School students in Canfield court Wednesday.
An incident that occurred during the early morning of Feb. 22 between Michael Malvasi Jr., 18, of Canfield, and Dominic Jackett, 18, of Youngstown, prompted Jackett and a group of nine more adult and four juvenile males to confront Malvasi Jr. at his home on Timber Run Drive, police reports state.
Both men told police that Jackett and several friends were parked on Fox Haven Drive in Canfield Township about 12:30 a.m., when Malvasi Jr. pulled up behind them in his car.
Detective Dave Benigas, of the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Department, said Jackett’s car was blocking the road, so Malvasi Jr. honked his horn signaling Jackett to move.
“Malvasi then exited his vehicle and struck Jackett in the face,” Benigas said.
Jackett told Canfield detectives that he didn’t provoke Malvasi Jr. and decided to gather a group of friends to go to the Timber Run Drive home and talk about what happened. Malvasi Jr. attends Canfield High School, police said.
Canfield police said when the group arrived at Malvasi Jr.’s home just before 1 a.m., they approached the front door and tackled Malvasi Jr. from the porch onto the front lawn.
The victim’s mother called 911 from inside the house.
When police arrived the fight had already been broken up, and some of the males tried to flee.
Officers observed Malvasi Jr., who had been kicked and punched several times, shirtless with visible injuries to his face, hands and chest.
Michael Malvasi Sr., the victim’s father, was also involved in the altercation.
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