Found not guilty
Found not guilty
youngstown
A jury in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court on Monday found Cametrius Adams of Liberty not guilty of attempted murder in the shooting of a woman and her brother in 2009.
Jurors deadlocked before Judge Maureen A. Sweeney on two counts of felonious assault.
Jurors received the case Thursday and deliberated most of that day and part of Friday before returning Monday and rendering their verdicts late in the morning.
Veteran’s ID cards
WARREN
The office of Trumbull County Recorder Diana Marchese will begin issuing veteran’s identification cards at 9 a.m. Friday and continue from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.
The recorder’s office maintains veteran’s military-discharge records used to prove eligibility for certain benefits. The office will provide a plastic ID card to any of the roughly 20,000 Trumbull County veterans on file.
“Our veterans are an important part of the community, and to show our appreciation for their service, these ID cards are being provided free of charge,” Marchese said. Veterans should bring identification with them. No appointment is necessary.
The recorder’s office is on the first floor of the county Administration Building, 160 High St. NW.
Training offered
WARREN
The Trumbull County Mental Health and Recovery Board, in partnership with Humility of Mary Health Partners/St. Joseph Health Center, is having training for firefighters, police officers, emergency medical technicians and 911 operators to promote critical-incident stress management.
Participants will learn how to recognize the need for help for themselves and their peers, and whom to call.
It will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Leo’s Ristorante, 7042 E. Market St. For information, call 330-675-2765, ext. 117.
Boil alert continues
CAMPBELL
The city remains under a boil alert after two water-main breaks on Sunday. The breaks, likely caused by extreme temperature changes, occurred on Wilson Avenue and on Struthers-Liberty Road, said officials from the city’s wastewater treatment plant. Water used for cooking and drinking should be boiled before use until further notice.
Library bakery opens
austintown
One Hot Cookie opened Monday at the Austintown Library on South Raccoon Road.
The bakery offers traditional and speciality cookies. Beverages also will be available for sale. The bakery will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Fire destroys house
CAMPBELL
A fire destroyed a house on Whipple Avenue, slightly injuring the homeowner and a firefighter.
The fire broke out at 3:15 p.m. Monday, and a police officer on patrol who saw the smoke called the fire department, said department Capt. Greg Rosile.
The department called in tanker-trucks from Coitsville and Western Reserve Joint Fire District of Poland because the department wasn’t sure there would be enough water, he said. There were several waterline breaks in the city in recent days, he added.
Rosile said the fire started while homeowner Lamar Harris was trying to cook on a propane camping stove in his bedroom. The propane wasn’t connected properly, and it came loose, shooting flames under his bed. The rest of the house caught fire, Rosile said.
Harris was taken to St. Elizabeth Health Center for treatment of smoke inhalation. A firefighter was burned when hot tar dripped onto his neck but was expected to be fine, Rosile added.