Transplant recipient continues to recover

Transplant recipient continues to recover

WARREN

Surgeons at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC closed the incision made for the liver transplant received Wednesday by Jamie, 4, of Trumbull County, a move considered another positive step in her recovery.

The incision was left open so doctors could better monitor her progress and not have to operate again if something went wrong, said Marilyn Pape, department manager for foster care and adoption for Trumbull County Children Services, which has had custody of Jamie since she was an infant.

Jamie was placed in an induced coma to aid her recovery, but she is expected to be awakened in the next few days. Also, Jamie’s donor, David Denovchek of Niles, is expected to be released from the hospital in the next few days, Pape said.

Burglary charge

BROOKFIELD

Jason Findley, 34, of Hager Street in Hubbard, is in the Trumbull County Jail, expected to be arraigned today in Eastern District Court on a felony burglary charge.

He’s accused of breaking into a home in the 8100 block of Addison Road on May 7. The resident said someone pushed in the bedroom-window air conditioner at her apartment, took a handgun and $1,000 cash and left through the front door.

The resident said Findley, the father of her children, is homeless, has a heroin addiction and was at her apartment when she left that day at 3 p.m.

He had left on foot before she did, she said. But a neighbor said he came back later that day.

Two face charges

BOARDMAN

Two men face charges after one fled from police and crashed on Southern Boulevard in Youngstown.

Bernard Merchant, 42, of Sherwood Avenue, reportedly fled from police attempting to make a traffic stop Friday. The car then crashed at Southern and Lucius Avenue.

Police found Merchant, Jerold Wiggins, 35, of Florida Avenue, and a woman suffering from a gunshot wound in the car. Police also found a handgun on the sidewalk near the driver’s side of the car and a loaded gun in the vehicle.

Police arrested Wiggins on a failure-to-appear warrant. Merchant faces felony charges of failure to comply with the order of a police officer, illegal possession of a weapon and improper handling of a firearm. The woman was taken to the hospital.

Farmers markets

Mercy Health Youngstown is kicking off its monthly farmers markets today in Warren and Wednesday in Youngstown.

In Warren, farmers markets, sponsored by St. Joseph Warren Hospital, are from 3 to 6 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month on Courthouse Square.

In Youngstown, farmers markets sponsored by St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital are set for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Park Avenue lobby of the hospital.

Free parking is available at both markets. Ohio Direction EBT cards are accepted. WIC is accepted at the Youngstown market, and payroll deduction is available for Mercy Health employees.

The markets are a cooperative effort among Mercy Health, Lake-to-River Food Cooperative and Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership to make fresh, locally grown produce available to patients, employees and residents of surrounding neighborhoods.

Armed robbery

BOARDMAN

Township police are investigating an armed robbery that took place at Shell gas station, 8600 Glenwood Ave., in which an unspecified amount of cash was taken.

Police responded to the incident about 6:30 p.m. Sunday, according to a police report.

A store employee told police that a male suspect entered the store, pointed a gun at him and demanded that the employee give him all the money in the drawer, which the employee did.

The suspect then fled the scene. The incident was caught on video.

Boy, 16, faces charges

BOARDMAN

A 16-year-old Youngstown boy faces felony charges after he reportedly burglarized a Devonshire Drive residence.

Treyvonne Edwards of Erie Street is charged with aggravated burglary, receiving stolen property and obstructing official business, all of which are felonies. He also was cited for underage possession of tobacco and curfew violation.

The charges stem from an incident early Saturday in which a victim reported coming home to a burglary in progress. Edwards was held at gunpoint by a retired law-enforcement official who lives in the apartment building.

The victim told police she observed two to three men taking items from her apartment. Police are looking for the other suspects. Edwards was taken to the Martin P. Joyce JuvenileJustice Center.

Multiple charges

BOARDMAN

A township man faces multiple charges after he reportedly resisted arrest and assaulted a police officer.

James Tribble, 31, of Sharon Drive, is charged with misdemeanor domestic violence, resisting arrest and obstructing official business; felony counts of operating a vehicle while impaired and assault on a peace officer; and bench warrants out of Youngstown Municipal Court for failure to appear on charges of driving under suspension and drug possession.

The charges stem from an incident Friday in which he reportedly caused a domestic disturbance with multiple relatives and threatened to kill them.

When police apprehended him, he reportedly showed signs of intoxication, then became violent and kicked a police officer in the groin area.

Police say he had three prior convictions in 2013 for operating a vehicle while impaired.

Animal-rights activists to demonstrate

YOUNGSTOWN

Animal-rights activists will be outside city hall, 26 S. Phelps St., from 9:15 to 10 a.m. Wednesday to draw attention to the sentencing of a Youngstown woman for animal cruelty.

Akesha Bowman, 37, was found guilty April 28 of the misdemeanor charge. She is to be sentenced at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday in Youngstown Municipal Court by Judge Robert Milich.