BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND

According to Trumbull County marriage records, Keith and Danielle Jornigan were married July 14, 2007, in McDonald. Keith A. Jornigan (born in 1971) was a mechanic/milllwright at V&M Star and was previously married.

Danielle Ellliott D’Onofrio was born in 1975, and she was previously married, but divorced April 25, 2002. She has a daughter Haleigh, who was 10 in July 2007.

Danielle Donofrio and Keith Jornigan of McDonald had a girl, Sept. 6, 2007, according to Vindicator files.

A report at the Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office from May 21, 2008, said Danielle J. Jornigan said Keith A. Jornigan had tried to make entry into the home where she and her children were staying in McDonald with her mother. She said Keith “ducked down” to avoid being seen. When police questioned Keith, he denied having been at the house..

Danielle said she left Keith on May 20, 2008, because “he was attempting to kill her.” Danielle said that “for the past two weeks, Keith has been attempting to poison her with prescription medication. Danielle advised that Keith was putting prescription medication in her food, coffee and other beverages.” She said Keith had physically abused her before but she had not reported it to police.

Another incident recorded at the Sheriff’s Office: Aug. 10, 2008: Keith and Danielle Jornigan, 566 McDonald Ave., McDonald: Keith reports: “his wife is up to it again.” Danielle says Keith was hitting Danielle’s 23-year-old niece at the 566 McDonald Ave. residence. She confronted him about it, and it led to a verbal dispute. Keith left for the night.

On Jan. 1, 2009, a landlord calls police, saying Keith Jornigan has taken furnishings and appliances from the home where he lived at 566 McDonald Ave. Keith had moved out, taking items the landlord said he wasn’t allowed to take (gas stove, microwave oven, custom-made drapes , tarp, garage-door openers), the landlord said. The report says Keith works at V&M Star. Keith is interviewed, he says he’ll take care of this matter in court because of a dispute he has with the landlord.

A 2010 civil suit filed against Danielle Jornigan calls her Danielle D’Onofrio and lives at 3 Moss Lane in West Middlesex, Pa.

Keith’s address at one recent point was 2776 Bristol Champion Townline Road, Bristolville, common pleas court records say.

Sources: Trumbull County sheriff records, court records.