Woman indicted in restaurant theft

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

A Mahoning County grand jury has indicted Kimberly Hladun, 43, Duck Creek Road, Berlin Center, on a charge of grand theft from Nicolinni’s Ristorante in Boardman.

Boardman police arrested Hladun on Jan. 13 after a nearly nine-month investigation. She is accused of stealing more than $50,000 from her employer, the business at 1247 Boardman-Poland Road. Nicolinni’s also has a location in Austintown.

The restaurant’s owner, Patrick Lavanty, said he would like to see Hladun prosecuted to the “furthest extent of the law.”

“With her being as close to us, my family and myself, I guess I have a lot of anger and disappointment toward her,” he said.

Lavanty said Hladun worked with him for 15 years.

“We may never recover any of those funds. ... People couldn’t get raises at either restaurant. One person really hurts the rest of the business,” he said.

Hladun remains free on $8,000 bond.

The grand jury also handed up indictments against these people on these charges this week:

Ernest Beachman III, 26, Bandy Road, Alliance, theft and forgery.

Jack Shaffer, 40, Sunny Drive, Girard, felonious assault.

George Reardon, 54, Market Street, aggravated robbery.

Quest Wagoner, 21, Westminster Drive, Austintown, grand theft and breaking and entering.

Maurice Brice, 21, Kendis Circle, improperly handling a firearm in a motor vehicle.

Daniel Bever, 25, East River Road, Newton Falls, breaking and entering and possession of criminal tools.

Dylan Bever, 18, East River Road, Newton Falls, breaking and entering and possession of criminal tools.

Mitchell Clonch, 20, Woodlawn Avenue, Newton Falls, breaking and entering and possession of criminal tools.

Sara Knight, 24, Market Street, Lisbon, possession of heroin.

Jonathan Stewart, 27, Columbia Street, Leetonia, possession of drugs, trafficking in marijuana and trafficking in drugs.

Brandon Coppin-Wilson, 21, 8th Street, Dennison, Ohio, possession of drugs.

Edward Carter Jr., 37, Ferndale Avenue, possession of cocaine.

Larry McHellon, 24, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, receiving stolen property.

Devin Towns, 35, Lakewood Avenue, two counts of possession of cocaine.

James Tinker, 23, Edinburgh Avenue, Austintown, improperly handling a firearm in a motor vehicle.

Joseph Addison, 31, Silver Springs Avenue, Silver Springs, Md., robbery.

Justin Black, 31, Maplecroft Road, North Lima, receiving stolen property and escape.

Edward Wheeler, 33, Youngstown-Pittsburgh Road, New Middletown, vandalism and theft.

Howard Ahart, 49, Lloyd Avenue, receiving stolen property and forgery.

Adam Blanchard IV, 33, East Philadelphia Avenue, aggravated menacing.

Cheree Moore, 36, Mable Street, theft and domestic violence.

Allen Morris, 29, East Auburndale Avenue, possession of drugs, tampering with evidence and two counts of possession of cocaine.

George Price, 32, East Auburndale Avenue, possession of drugs, tampering with evidence and two counts of possession of cocaine.

Linda Price, 51, no address listed, possession of drugs, tampering with evidence and two counts of possession of cocaine.