Man arraigned today on murder charge in South Side slaying

YOUNGSTOWN — Police have made an arrest in the city’s most recent homicide.

Darold Shorter, 41, of West Earle Avenue, a few houses from where murder victim Lamont Brown lived and was killed, appeared today for a video arraignment before Judge Robert Milich of Youngstown Municipal Court on charges of murder, possession of drugs and obstruction of justice.

Prosecutors told the court Shorter’s criminal history includes aggravated robbery and grand theft. Judge Milich set bond at $1.1 million.

Police were sent to a home in the 300 block of West Earle Avenue on Jan. 28. When officers arrived, they found a hysterical 24-year-old woman standing outside the home holding a baby and saying her boyfriend was inside lying on the floor covered in blood.

Officers found Brown, 33, the home's resident, dead. He had stab wounds to his chest, neck, back and face.

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