Police find man sought for felonious assault

YOUNGSTOWN — Police investigating gunfire early Monday morning on the East Side found a man who skipped sentencing for a felonious assault charge in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court.

Yaumbrail Jones, 21, whose last known address was on Shehy Street, was found behind a garage in the 1100 block of Verona Avenue about 1:15 a.m. Monday. Police also found two handguns next to him, reports said.

Jones was taken to the county jail on the warrant and also a charge of obstructing official business because reports said he gave police false information about his name.

Jones was to be sentenced on a felonious assault charge before former Judge James C. Evans last June but he skipped his sentencing hearing and has been wanted ever since.