Curtis Young guilty of aggravated murder, death penalty possible

YOUNGSTOWN — A jury today found Curtis Young guilty of all aggravated murder counts, and all firearm and death penalty specifications, in the death of his ex-girlfriend, Helen Moore, 29, of Cassius Street, her nearly full-term unborn child, and her 8-year-old son, Ceonei.

The nine-woman, three-man jury got the case at 1:15 p.m. Thursday, but suspended deliberations at 7 p.m. They were bused from the Mahoning County Courthouse to a hotel, where they were sequestered for the night.

Young, 26, of North Center Street, was charged with aggravated murder with firearm and death-penalty specifications in the July 31, 2007, shooting deaths.

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