Shot, sentenced

Shot, sentenced

WARREN

A Maple Street Southwest man who was shot in the upper body a week ago outside a West Side convenience store was sentenced Tuesday to 60 days in Trumbull County Jail and five years’ probation on a burglary conviction.

D’Marko Harper, 19, was taken to Forum Health Trumbull Memorial Hospital on Wednesday morning after the shooting at Rocky’s AM/PM Market at West Market Street and Iowa Avenue Northwest.

When he was released from the hospital the next day, he was taken into custody by police and transferred to the jail on a warrant for failing to appear in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court on Nov. 16 for sentencing on a burglary. Harper pleaded guilty to the burglary Aug. 24 before Judge Andrew Logan. It carries a penalty of up to 18 months in prison.

Turnpike chase

Lordstown

A North Lawrence man is in Trumbull County Jail after being arrested by the Ohio State Highway Patrol after a 3-mile chase in the wrong direction on the Ohio Turnpike. Zachariah Donohue, 21, was charged Tuesday with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, fleeing and eluding, improper backing and driving the wrong way. His blood-alcohol content was measured at 0.174 — more than twice the legal limit of 0.08. Troopers from the Hiram post reported that Donohue tried to enter the turnpike through an exit lane in Lordstown around 1:20 a.m. Tuesday. He backed his car into a snow plow, drove through the toll exit and continued westbound on the eastbound ramp before hitting a second snow plow, a news release states. He continued driving in the wrong direction for several miles before a trooper spotted him. His car reached nearly 100 mph before exiting onto an entrance ramp in Lordstown.

Boardman meeting

Boardman

Township trustees have scheduled a special meeting for 4 p.m. today at the township government center for the second reading of a proposed police levy.

Library closed

YOUNGSTOWN

West Library branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County, 2815 Mahoning Ave., was temporarily closed Tuesday due to a boiler problem that resulted in no heat. The boiler is being replaced at a cost of about $12,000. Repairs are under way, and the building is expected to reopen Monday.