Boardman man charged with abduction must serve additional time

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

A Boardman man convicted of trying to abduct a 14-year-old girl from Southern Boulevard near Leighton Avenue on April 13, 2009, will be returning to a state prison to serve at least an additional six days.

Judge R. Scott Krichbaum of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court made the ruling Thursday in the case of Guy Krupa, 51, of Oregon Trail, who was convicted by a jury of attempted abduction and originally sentenced to a year in prison.

After serving 24 days in state prison in 2009, Krupa was released because the 7th District Court of Appeals stayed the sentence pending Krupa’s appeal.

That appeals court later upheld Krupa’s conviction, and the Ohio Supreme Court refused to hear the case.

Krupa reported to the county jail May 18 to be returned to state prison to continue serving the sentence Judge Krichbaum imposed.

Judge Krichbaum ruled that only the days Krupa served in state prison, not the time he spent in county jail awaiting transportation to state prison, would count toward the minimum of 30 days in state prison Krupa would need to serve before being eligible to apply for judicial release.

Krupa’s lawyer, Ron Knickerbocker, said he’ll renew Krupa’s motion for judicial release once Krupa accumulates 30 days in state prison.