Howland men plead not guilty to burglary charges

WARREN — Two Howland men are in Trumbull County jail, charged with the burglary of a home on Bayberry Drive Northeast in Howland.

Not-guilty pleas were entered today in Warren Municipal Court for Jesse Ellsworth, 19, of Bayberry Drive Northeast and Derek Hopson, 18, of Dawson Drive Southeast.

A judge set bond at $5,000 for each.

They are accused of breaking into the home while the owners were gone.

The residents reported missing a 2005 Pontiac Bonneville, a high-definition television and several pieces of jewelry.

If convicted as charged, each man could get up to five years in prison.