Fugitive sought

Fugitive sought

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The U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is offering a cash reward for information that leads to the arrest of Casimiro Amos Ellis, 29, of East Avondale Avenue, Youngstown.

Ellis, also known as KC Ellis, is accused of attempted murder in the Wednesday shooting of Alynn Grant on Mill Creek Boulevard.

Anyone with information is asked to call (866) 4-WANTED.

Practice suspended

COLUMBUS

The Ohio Supreme Court has suspended Maureen A. Cronin, a former Mahoning County Common Pleas Court judge, from law practice pending an investigation and disciplinary proceedings by the court’s disciplinary counsel.

Cronin is an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Greenville, Ill., after having been sentenced in federal court to 27 months in prison on two felony counts of honest-services mail fraud. She pleaded guilty to taking an $18,000, no-interest cash loan from Flora Cafaro, a part-owner of the Cafaro Co., a Youngstown-based shopping- mall development company.

She took the money in the back seat of a car and failed to report that loan to the state though numerous civil lawsuits involving the Cafaro Co. were pending before her.

Gun-ban protest

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A rally to protest a gun ban in the city will take place at 2 p.m. today at the city building at 351 Tenney Ave.

The YSU chapter of the Young Americans for Liberty is sponsoring the event. That group protests constitutional violations.

Also expected to participate are members of Ohioans for Concealed Carry, a gun-rights organization.

The gun ban, which the city council passed in January, prohibits all gun sales in the city limits. It was in the process of being amended to allow private sales by residents, prohibiting only retail sales. The amendment was tabled in March after city Law Director Mark Kolmacic told council the ordinance violates state law.

Council is expected to repeal the ordinance at its meeting Wednesday. It intends instead to consider legislation that prohibits gun sales in certain areas through zoning.

Suspect arrested

WELLSVILLE

Thomas Wright, 23, of 230 E. Ravenwood Ave., Youngstown, was arrested on a charge of aggravated murder shortly before noon Friday at a mobile home at 221 Weldon St.

He was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Crimes Task Force, the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office, the Columbiana County Drug Task Force and Wellsville and Youngstown police.

Youngstown police also charged him with aggravated robbery.

Meeting canceled

NEW MIDDLETOWN

A previously announced meeting set for 6:30 p.m. Monday between village officials and the public to discuss forming a joint fire district with Springfield Township has been canceled.

The new meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. May 3 at the municipal building, 10711 Main St.

Pancake breakfast

CANFIELD

Members of the Canfield Rotary Club will be flipping pancakes from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at Canfield High School for their pancake- breakfast fundraiser. The cost is $6 per person.

They also will showcase the International Shelter Box tent. Twenty of these boxes have been made available for Haitian relief by funds raised by students in Canfield schools and club members.