Judge grants Michael Pavlik Jr. early release from jail

YOUNGSTOWN — Judge R. Scott Krichbaum has granted Michael Pavlik Jr., brother of former boxing champion Kelly Pavlik, early release from Mahoning County jail.

Over the objection of Dawn Cantalamessa, assistant county prosecutor, the Mahoning County Common Pleas Court judge released Michael Pavlik Jr. on three years’ probation after he had served 35 days of a 60-day jail sentence for a misdemeanor domestic-violence charge to which he had pleaded guilty.

Calling Pavlik’s behavior “inexcusable and unforgiveable,” Judge Krichbaum warned Pavlik that, if he violates probation, he’d return him to jail for five additional months.

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