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Man, 18, indicted in death of youth, 16
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Curtis Jones
YOUNGSTOWN
A Mahoning County grand jury indicted an 18-year-old man charging him with the city’s fourth homicide this year.
Curtis Jones, 18, who listed a Maplewood Avenue address, was indicted Thursday in the death of De’Vail Fleeton, 16, who was gunned down on the East Side. Jones is in Mahoning County jail on a $500,000 bond.
Witnesses told police that five black males wearing black, hooded sweat shirts and red ball caps chased De’Vail on March 26 from the Plaza View Apartments across Stewart Avenue and McGuffey Road, firing at the teen as he ran. After he fell, the suspects ran back into Plaza View.
De’Vail had been shot once in the back.
Police later identified two of the suspects by name and issued murder warrants for them. Jones was one of those men. Police Chief Jimmy Hughes said a murder warrant is out for a second 18-year-old suspect.
Hughes said an altercation between the victim’s older brother and the same group of men who recently robbed him may have led to the shooting.
The grand jury also indicted these people on these charges:
Garell Williams, 19, Second Street, possession of cocaine.
Gerald Ruffin, 54, West Chalmers Avenue, possession of cocaine.
Shane Champney, 18, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, felonious assault, escape, aggravated robbery and robbery.
Ronald Chappell, 23, West Boston Avenue, harassment.
James Jarrell, 18, John Street, breaking and entering, receiving stolen property and failure to comply.
Jason Weaver, 31, Kenneth Avenue, attempted burglary, improper handling of a firearm and possession of criminal tools.
Terrance Chatman, 41, Market Street, attempted burglary, improper handling of a firearm and possession of criminal tools.
Thomas Clark, 18, Parkwood Avenue, possession of drugs.
Patrick Vinion, 26, North Yorkshire Avenue, Austintown, theft of drugs.
Mark Jones, 25, Canfield-Niles Road, Austintown, vandalism and breaking and entering.
George Short Jr., 32, East Boston and West Myrtle avenues, carrying concealed weapons.
Brandon Bennett, 27, South Edgehill Avenue, Austintown, receiving stolen property.
Samuel Robinson, 22, Ambridge, Pa., illegal possession of a weapon.
Anthony Virola, 27, South Lakeview Avenue, violation of a protection order.
Carolyn Kopinsky, 46, Robinson Road, Campbell, passing bad checks.
David Kopinsky, 47, Robinson Road, Campbell, passing bad checks.
Jermain Bunn, 34, c/o Trumbull County Correctional Institute, rape, two counts of kidnapping, aggravated robbery, and two counts illegal possession of a weapon.