Youngstown man faces host of felony charges

BOARDMAN

A Youngstown man faces a host of felony charges after township police raided an apartment on Applecrest Court.

U.S. Marshals arrested Marcus Wilkins, 27, Wednesday on misdemeanor charges of possession of a defaced firearm and possession of drug paraphernalia, and felony charges of manufacturing drugs in the vicinity of a juvenile, three counts of trafficking in drugs and weapons under disability. Two of those charges are first-degree felonies.

The charges stem from a raid of a township apartment Feb. 11. Law enforcement officials found a gun, cash, powder cocaine, marijuana, ammunition, drug paraphernalia, crack cocaine and heroin in the apartment. A female associate of Wilkins with two young children reportedly rents the apartment, but police found items belonging to Wilkins there.

Wilkins is in the Mahoning County jail without bond.