Hearing postponed

Hearing postponed

WARREN

The amenability hearing in Trumbull Juvenile Court for Jacob Larosa, 15, of Niles, which was scheduled to begin Wednesday, has been rescheduled for Aug. 24-26.The hearing will determine whether Larosa should be tried as an adult in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court or if the case should remain in juvenile court.

Larosa is charged with aggravated murder, attempted rape, aggravated burglary and aggravated robbery in the March 31 death of his neighbor, Marie Belcastro, 94, of Cherry Street in Niles. Atty. Rob Kokor, who represents Larosa, said he is not able to discuss the reasons why he asked for the delay.

Bank robberies

CLEVELAND

A federal grand jury has indicted a Youngstown man in four bank robberies that occurred this year. G. Shannon McColor, 27, was indicted on four counts of bank robbery.

Banks McColor purportedly robbed were: Huntington Bank, Boardman, Jan. 9; PNC Bank, Struthers, Feb. 4; Fifth Third Bank, Toledo, Feb. 6; and Chase Bank, Canfield, Feb. 14. The robberies were investigated by the FBI and Boardman, Struthers, Canfield and Toledo police.

Two other Youngstown men were federally indicted in two separate bank robberies this year in Youngstown that were investigated by the FBI and Youngstown police.

Jayquawn T. Manigault, 22, was indicted in the Feb. 24 robbery of Chase Bank, 2900 Market St., in which $12,997 was taken.

Randy L. Jamison, 40, was indicted in the May 29 robbery of $2,248 from Huntington Bank in the city’s downtown.

No foul play found

YOUNGSTOWN

Police said foul play is not suspected in the death of a man whose body was found behind a Market Street building about 4 a.m. Sunday.

Detective Sgt. Daryl Martin said the middle-aged man either died of natural causes or a drug overdose, but an autopsy will be performed to find the exact cause of death.

A passer-by discovered the man’s body and called police, Martin said. Police are waiting for the coroner’s office to identify the body.

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