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3rd suspect surrenders

LIBERTY — Appolonia E. Baker, 25, of Youngstown, who was wanted by the Trumbull County prosecutor’s office on an arrest warrant in a double homi- cide Nov. 15, 2009, surrendered to the Mahoning Valley Violent Crimes Task Force around 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

She was taken to Liberty Police Department, then transported to the county jail. She came from Columbus to surrender, police said.

Two people were in custody, charged with the murders of Wilneice L. Green and her 13-year-old daughter, Ja-Brajasia, who were killed at their residence, 3022 Northgate Drive. Those charged are Melvin L. Turner, 36, being held by police in Baltimore, and James M. Christian, 20, of Youngstown, in the county jail.

Suspects still being sought are Marquese J. Floyd, 25, and Denise L. Jackson, 25.

All are being charged with two counts of aggravated murder, police said.

OVI charge with infant

BOARDMAN — A 43-year-old Glenwood Avenue man faces charges of assault, child endangering and operating a vehicle while impaired, accused of driving drunk with his infant child in the vehicle. The police report notes the Wednesday night charge marks Rodney Aey’s second OVI charge in six years. The previous charge occurred in Florida.

Police were called to Get Go gas station, Boardman-Canfield Road, around 10:20 p.m. on a report of a fight. A Chevy truck, driven by Aey, and a car operated by another man had been in a crash.

The driver of the car told police that Aey backed his truck into the car while they were stopped at a stop sign. Aey then got out of his car and struck the car driver in the face, the car driver told police.

Aey told police that after the accident, he felt intimidated by the other man’s size and did what he had to do, a police report said.

Police saw an infant in Aey’s truck and also detected an odor of alcohol emanating from Aey. A breath test indicated a blood-alcohol level of 0.113 percent. The legal limit is 0.08 percent.

Annual read-in Sunday

BOARDMAN — The Youngstown City School District’s 21st annual African American Read-In will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 381 Boardman-Poland Road.

The event is part of Black History Month, and the public is invited to observe or even participate by reading a selection or poem written by a black author. There will be refreshments and door prizes, and a portion of all book sales connected to the read-in will be given to Youngstown city schools.

Panera coffee lawsuit

YOUNGSTOWN — A Canfield man has sued a Panera Bread restaurant, saying it negligently provided him with excessively hot coffee, failed to give him a lid for his coffee cup and caused him to be burned when the coffee spilled on a wobbly restaurant table Feb. 18, 2008.

Andrew G. Bresko, of Lisbon Street, sued Panera Bread, 4205 Boardman-Canfield Road, in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court. The suit, filed earlier this week, seeking more than $25,000 in damages and demanding a jury trial, is assigned to Judge Maureen A. Sweeney. A call seeking comment from Covelli Enterprises of Warren, Panera’s franchisee, was not returned.