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Homicide sentencing

WARREN

Wesley A. Williams, 35, of West Columbia Street in Masury, was sentenced to one year in prison Thursday in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court for reckless homicide in the Oct. 16 shooting death of his friend, Scott Williams, 22, of Sharpsville, Pa.

Wesley Williams and Scott Williams, who are not related, were looking at a gun at a home on Thornton Road in Hubbard Township.

Wesley Williams said he did not know the gun was loaded, and the shooting was an accident.

Jimmy Williams, brother of Wesley Williams, said he had turned around and did not see the shooting, but heard it. He said he believes it was an accident because his brother and the victim were best friends.

Drug charges filed

BOARDMAN

A New Middletown man faces a felony drug- abuse charge and a misdemeanor drug-paraphernalia possession charge after township police arrested him Thursday.

A township police officer conducted a traffic stop on Market Street, according to a police report, and then received aid from another officer. The second officer had observed the car’s passenger get out and shove something into the car’s front bumper.

The passenger, identified as Robert Porter IV, 39, of Woodland Drive, was arrested after police discovered he was holding suspected crack cocaine and that he had put drug paraphernalia in the car’s bumper. They also discovered that Porter was on parole for robbery. Police issued a traffic citation to the driver. Porter was taken to the Mahoning County jail.

Scholarship deadline

YOUNGSTOWN

Today is the deadline for all scholarship applications for the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. Applications must be printed legibly with black ink, and all questions must be answered. The scholarships will be awarded by May.

Submit the applications to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. at P.O. Box 1455, Youngstown, OH 44501. Applications will be accepted from all Youngstown schools, Cardinal Mooney, Ursuline, Youngstown Christian, Austintown Fitch, Boardman, Liberty, Canfield, Poland and all Warren city schools. Applications are available at youngstowndst.com.

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