Mayor, prison officials meet about protest

Mayor, prison officials meet about protest

YOUNGSTOWN

Mayor John McNally met Wednesday with officials from the private prison where last week prisoners staged a protest, regarding proper notification procedures.

Under the city’s agreement with Corrections Corporation of America, the Nashville-based company that runs the prison on the city’s East Side, the city is to be notified immediately of any unusual events, McNally said. The police chief and law director also are to receive a written report within 24 hours, he said.

Although those steps weren’t followed last week, McNally said the company assured him proper steps will be followed should future events occur. The protest dealt with inmates’ issues with the quality of health care and food at the facility, the mayor said.

Prosecutor files termination entry

WARREN

A prosecutor has filed a termination entry in the misdemeanor criminal case that accused a Trumbull County jail corrections officer of conducting an illegal body-cavity search on a jail inmate earlier this month.

The entry filed Tuesday by Nicholas Graham, assistant law director, says the entry terminates prosecution of the charge in Warren Municipal Court but allows it to be refiled at a later date.

The corrections officer, Sheila Cullins, was arrested on the charge Tuesday morning but released pending an arraignment hearing.

The termination entry was filed later in the day.

Trumbull County Sheriff Thomas Altiere said Maj. Thomas Stewart of the sheriff’s office is re-examining the matter with the possibility of filing a charge later. Cullins remains on paid administrative leave, Altiere said.

Road closed

BRACEVILLE

State Route 5 between state Route 534 near Newton Falls and state Route 82 at Center of the World closed about noon Wednesday because a portion of the roadway has washed out and part of the berm has collapsed.

The Ohio Department of Transportation said the detour is state Route 82 to state Route 534 to state Route 5.

There is no estimated time when the road will reopen, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said.

Drivers exiting the Ohio Turnpike at Interchange 209 will encounter a detour for state Route 5 eastbound, the turnpike announced.

Man indicted on child-porn charges

HUBBARD

A federal grand jury in Colorado indicted Rande Isabella, 57, of Hubbard on four counts related to child pornography.

Vindicator broadcast partner 21 WFMJ-TV reported Isabella is accused of coercing and enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity and producing child pornography.

Federal investigators searched Isabella’s residence at 241 Viola Ave. in Hubbard in February. A woman in Colorado contacted authorities after finding evidence on a cellphone that Isabella had made inappropriate contact with her 14-year-old daughter. Authorities found 56 pictures described as child pornography on a mobile phone confiscated in the investigation, according to WFMJ’s report.

Isabella was arrested June 30 and pleaded not guilty in federal court three days later. If convicted, he could face a maximum sentence of life in prison. He is in federal custody.

Man faces drug charges

CAMPBELL

Police arrested a Kendall Apartment resident at 3:38 a.m. Wednesday on charges of possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia.

Police stopped by the apartment complex after Tommy Jackson’s girlfriend called police to ask him to leave her residence. She reported to police that Jackson had drugs in his bag.

Police searched Jackson’s bag and arrested him after they found suspected marijuana in a plastic bag and a marijuana grinder. He has a hearing set at 9 a.m. Friday in Campbell Municipal Court.

Accident in Poland

POLAND

A single-vehicle accident on North Lima Road in the township sent one person to the hospital early Wednesday, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

A vehicle rolled over sometime before 7:45 a.m. Township police responded, and then requested help from the OSHP.

There were no serious injuries to the person in the vehicle, but the person was taken to St. Elizabeth Health Center as a precaution.

A patrol dispatcher did not know the cause of the accident. The patrol also did not release the name of the driver.

Man reports scam

HUBBARD

A man told police that someone posing as a driveway sealer stole $3,800 off his 96-year-old mother.

He said a company from Poland was to seal his driveway for $100. Someone showed up a day early over the weekend and got his mother to write the check for the larger amount, police said.

Roundtable discussion on climate planned

youngstown

A member of the Bipartisan White House Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience will host a roundtable discussion on Resilience in the Face of Climate Impacts at 4:30 p.m. Monday in the Ohio Room of Kilcawley Center at Youngstown State University. The event is open to the public.

Paula Brooks, a Franklin County commissioner, is a native of East Liverpool and earned a bachelor’s degree from YSU. President Barack Obama appointed her to serve on the 25-member Climate Preparedness and Resilience Task Force. Among the speakers are YSU faculty Dawna Cerney, associate professor and chairwoman of Geography; A.J. Sumell, associate professor of economics; and Felicia Armstrong, associate professor of geological and environmental sciences. RSVP to Jenifer Miller at 330-941-4635 or jamiller@ysu.edu.

Craig Beach zoning committee to meet

LAKE MILTON

Craig Beach Village Council’s planning and zoning committee will meet at 7 p.m. today at the municipal building, 2538 Gradview Road, for the purpose of replatting of property at Glenwood and Grandview Roads.