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Man indicted on drug charges
By PETER H. MILLIKEN
YOUNGSTOWN
A man who was shot once in the leg and twice in the back April 14 in a normally quiet Boardman residential neighborhood has been indicted on cocaine- and marijuana-trafficking charges pertaining to alleged drug offenses on the same day.
The drug charges that the Mahoning County grand jury lodged Thursday against Alynn S. Grant, 32, of Liberty Road, say the offenses were committed in the vicinity of a juvenile.
The charges carry specifications that seek forfeiture of Grant’s 1994 Cadillac DeVille and $12,910 in cash he possessed, both allegedly having been linked to his drug dealing.
Grant told police he pulled into the driveway in the 6500 block of Mill Creek Boulevard and saw Casimiro Ellis, 29, of East Avondale Avenue, walking toward him with a gun just before Grant was shot.
Ellis was arrested a week later in Warren on an attempted-murder charge, which is still pending before Judge Lou A. D’Apolito of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court.
Police said the shooting was related to a woman who once shared the Mill Creek Boulevard residence with Grant. She and Grant had a relationship, but it was ending because of domestic issues, and she was in a relationship with Ellis when the shooting occurred, police said.
Ellis had been released from prison in 2009 after serving 10 years on a voluntary-manslaughter charge. He was convicted in 2000 in the shooting death of Karl Green.
Others indicted were:
Robert Blackshear, 50, of Rhoda Ave., two counts of drug possession with forfeiture specifications.
Marcus A. Dill, also known as Darrell Cooper, 28, of Birch Street, illegal conveyance of prohibited items onto the grounds of a detention facility and marijuana trafficking.
Matthew Safos, 19, of Spring Creek Hollow, Northeast, Warren, felonious assault.
Donald Ferrick, 55, of Struthers, felonious assault.
Amy L. Sweet, 40, of Vermillion, driving while under the influence of alcohol.
Annette Tellington, 19, of Griffith Street, robbery.
Troy J. Keslar, 29, of Ranier Trail, Boardman, cocaine and heroin possession, aggravated drug possession, illegal gun possession and improperly handling a gun in a motor vehicle.
Keith M. Monroe, 29, of Bedford Heights, cocaine possession and trafficking.
Jerome Straughter, 24, of East Avondale Avenue, cocaine trafficking and cocaine and heroin possession.
Tysha Wilson, 22, of Wilson Avenue, and Stephanie Tate, 20, of Oak Street, heroin possession and trafficking with forfeiture specifications.
Theodore R. Hassay, 56, of Richland Avenue, tampering with records and identity fraud.
Cameron Dyer, 24, of Trussit Avenue, cocaine possession and cocaine and marijuana trafficking with forfeiture specifications and assault.
Antwan Napier, 24, of Charlotte Avenue, four counts of felonious assault with firearm specifications.
Ronald Tomlin, 24, of Hudson Avenue, domestic violence.
Matthew Centafanti, 22, of Mahoning Avenue, North Jackson, heroin possession.
Ian Perry, 32, of Bouquet Avenue, drug possession.
Robino D. Lawrence, 21, of West Warren Avenue, felonious assault with a firearm specification.
Maurice Conyer, 26, of Adelaide Street, illegal gun possession.
Darla S. Slaven, 58, of Market Street, North Lima, theft.
Eugene Bowens, 23, of Lee Street, burglary.
Anthony J. Bianco, 45, of Warren-Sharon Road, Brookfield, passing bad checks.
Anthony J. Santone, 33, of Hallock-Young Road, Newton Falls, tampering with evidence and drug possession.
Jason N. Heard, 37, of Miller Street, marijuana trafficking.
Kim Mitchell, 40, of Francisca Avenue, cocaine possession.
Robert R. Vecchio, 46, of state Route 164, Lisbon, receiving stolen property.
Timothy Martin Jr., 21, of Wolosyn Circle, Boardman, domestic violence.
Justin Baun, 28, of Glen Park Road, Boardman, cocaine possession.
Micquel S. Angel, 42, of Mathews Road, Boardman, permitting drug abuse.
Ian B. Davis, 25, of Springfield Road, New Springfield, burglary, felonious assault, carrying concealed weapons and receiving stolen property.
Emmett F. Conner, 37, of Winona Drive, domestic violence.
Jerry Bowman, 26, of Homewood Avenue, intimidation and menacing by stalking.
Michael L. Harris, 19, of New Hampshire Drive, Austintown, failure to comply with a police order.
The grand jury declined to indict Amber Robertson on a drug-possession charge.