Man arrested

Man arrested

boardman

Boardman police arrested Douglas Centofanti on Monday in three robberies in two communities.

Police spotted suspect Centofanti, 34, in Liberty at the Tally Ho-tel around 2 p.m. He is charged in the robberies of a bank in Boardman and two Check Into Cash paycheck advance centers in Boardman and Austintown.

“They have to have a fair amount of money on hand to cash the checks,” Boardman police Chief Jack Nichols said of the advance pay centers.

Pleads innocent

Youngstown

A man accused of attacking a female former deputy sheriff pleaded innocent in Mahoning County court to felony and misdemeanor charges.

David Hughes, 58, of Boardman, is charged with abduction, felonious assault and child endangering after police said he attempted to strangle a 63-year-old woman with a pair of panty hose on April 26 while outside Dollar General on South Raccoon Road. The child-endangering charge stems from Hughes having his 5-year-old grandson in the car with him when the incident occurred, police said.

Hughes appeared Tuesday for arraignment and entered not guilty pleas.

Guilty of rape

WARREN

William J. Lauth, 39, of Warren-Burton Road, Southington, pleaded guilty Monday to three counts of rape that could land him in prison for 30 years. He will be sentenced in about six weeks by Judge W. Wyatt McKay of Trumbull County Common Pleas Court.

Lauth was indicted on six counts of rape and three counts of sexual battery, but three counts of rape and the three counts of sexual battery were dropped in exchange for his plea. Prosecutors say he raped a 16-year-old female he knew in Warren on Aug. 28, 2010.

Man faces charges

liberty

Police charged John Knicely 28, of First Street, Youngstown, with receiving stolen property after officials from Cleveland Auto Wrecking, 2700 Youngstown-Hubbard Road, called about a suspicion of stolen scrap metal. Police say he admitted he stole the scrap piece by piece from Youngstown Pipe & Supply of Youngstown and eventually stole some 3,320 pounds.

Trustees to meet

Liberty

Liberty Township trustees meet at 10 a.m. today at the township administration building, 1315 Church-Hill Hubbard Road, to discuss joint fire districts.

Board meeting set

youngstown

Youngstown Academy of Excellence, board meeting, 3:30 p.m. today, 1408 Rigby St.