'What were you thinking?' judge asks man who spit on Youngstown cop

YOUNGSTOWN

Prosecutors are recommending jail or prison time for a man who pleaded guilty Friday to a felony charge that he spit on a police officer in October.

Anthony Girardi, 28, of Market Street, pleaded guilty in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court to a fifth degree felony charge of harassment by bodily fluid and misdemeanor charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence, leaving the scene of an accident and driving under suspension.

Judge Lou A. D’Apolito, who took the plea, asked Girardi what he was thinking to cause him to spit on the shirt of city police officer Seann Carfolo during an accident about 6:45 p.m. Oct. 25 at Bella Vista and Connecticut avenues on the West Side.

Read his answer and more about the case in Saturday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.