Asleep in road

Asleep in road

AUSTINTOWN

Police were sent to the corner of North Turner Road and Bowman Avenue around 2:30 a.m. Friday to wake a man who had fallen asleep in the middle of the southbound lane.

Nicholas Gurd, 24, of Pineridge Court, Austintown, told officers he was walking home from a bar and had stopped to take a rest. Police said Gurd was “disoriented and smelled very strongly of alcohol.” There were no streetlights, and Gurd was very hard to see, police said. He was charged with disorderly conduct and driven home by police.

Pleads innocent

WARREN

Jaycen Leapline, 34, of 158 Ohio Ave. NW, turned himself in to Warren Municipal Court on Thursday and pleaded innocent to misdemeanor killing or injuring animals. He is accused of killing his girlfriend’s daughter’s cat Wednesday morning.

Leapline was released after posting $3,500 bond. He returns to court at 10:15 a.m. June 11 before Judge Terry Ivanchak. If convicted, he could get up to six months in jail.

His girlfriend said she and Leapline argued about 5 a.m., and Leapline punched holes in the walls and doors and stated he would “take care of” the kitten that belonged to the woman’s 12-year-old daughter.

The woman said she left the house to take her daughter to school. When she returned, the cat was dead in the yard, and her daughter’s bedroom contained evidence that Leapline had beaten the cat against the walls and thrown it out the window.

Claims prize

Youngstown

The holder of a five-of-five Rolling Cash 5 ticket has claimed his prize. James Lopatta of Youngstown won $100,000 after matching all five numbers drawn in Tuesday’s Rolling Cash 5 drawing. After mandatory federal and state taxes totaling 29 percent are withheld, Lopatta receives $71,000.

Lopatta purchased the five-of-five Rolling Cash 5 ticket from Circle K, at 7103 Lockwood Blvd., Boardman. Circle K receives a $500 agent bonus for selling a top-prize-winning Rolling Cash 5 ticket.

Man claims assault

AUSTINTOWN

A township man claims he was harassed and assaulted at Styx Bar, Meridian Road, about 9 p.m. Thursday by a man who threatened to kill him.

The victim said the assailant told him to leave and followed him outside. The victim claims the man then grabbed him by the throat, punched him in the face breaking his glasses, and threatened him, saying he would “bury him in the backyard,” according to police.

The victim called the police, but the attacker left before authorities arrived. Officers saw a slight injury to the left side of the victim’s face.

Facing charges

WARREN

Police charged two Youngstown Road men with burglary and possessing criminal tools after arresting them at 781 Kenilworth Ave. SE at 12:34 a.m. Friday.

Police were called by a neighbor, who noticed that the back door of the home had been kicked in. Police found John Kucek, 44, on the property and Emmett J. Nelson, 29, in the house.