Trial postponed

Trial postponed

YOUNGSTOWN

Judge Lou A. D’Apolito of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court will postpone the murder trial of Reginald Everson to a firm date 30 to 45 days from now.

The judge also will appoint a new lawyer for Everson, while Everson decides whether to have the new lawyer represent him or to represent himself and use that lawyer as “shadow counsel.”

On Monday, the judge granted Everson’s request to terminate Atty. Paul Conn as his defense counsel because of “a breakdown in communications” between Everson and Conn.

Everson, 25, of West Chalmers Avenue, is charged in the 2008 fatal shooting of Terrell L. Roland, 18, of East Avondale Avenue. Roland was shot twice in his driveway and died shortly thereafter in St. Elizabeth Health Center.

Accident investigation

NEW CASTLE, Pa.

Five people were hospitalized Monday after a violent early morning accident Sunday in Lawrence County.

According to The Vindicator’s media partner 21 WFMJ-TV, the incident occurred about 1 a.m. on Skyhill Road in Mahoning Township. Township police continue the investigation.

Emergency crews say the car went out of control when it topped a hill, crossed the oncoming lane and crashed into a tree.

It took 45 minutes for emergency workers to remove the driver from the wreckage.

Two people were taken by helicopter to hospitals and three others were transported by ambulance.

No names or conditions had been released as of late Monday night.

Training offered

Capacity building training for board and staff members of nonprofit organizations in the Mahoning Valley is being offered by the Raymond John Wean Foundation today and Thursday.

Today’s session is from 5 to 7 p.m. at Kent State University Trumbull Campus’ Workforce Development and Continuing Studies Center, Room 211 W, at 4314 Mahoning Ave. N.W., Champion. Thursday’s workshop is from 8:30 to – 10:30 a.m. at the D.D. and Velma Davis Education and Visitor Center, Fellows Riverside Gardens at Mill Creek MetroParks, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown.

The presenter is Janus Small of Janus Small Associates. The cost is $10 per person. Light refreshments will be provided.

To register online, go to www.rjweanfdn.org/EventRegistration.aspx.