Mascarella guilty on 9 counts; faces potentially more than 99 years

YOUNGSTOWN

Jurors found a man guilty of nine of 15 counts of aggravated robbery for a string of armed robberies in the early fall 2013.

Sentencing will be at a later date for Joseph Mascarella, 20, who looked deflated after the verdicts were read late Tuesday afternoon in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court by Judge Lou A. D’Apolito.

Judge D’Apolito said he wants a pre-sentence investigation done before Mascarella is sentenced.

Family members wept softly in the gallery or shook their heads as the verdicts were read.

The aggravated robbery charge has a maximum 11-year sentence along with firearm specifications of three years each, giving Mascarella a potential sentence of 99 years alone on just the robberies without the firearm specifications.

Read more about the case and the verdict in Wednesday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.