Austintown attorney gets 2-year probation

Austintown attorney gets 2-year probation

COLUMBUS

The Ohio Supreme Court unanimously has imposed a two-year stayed suspension from law practice on an Austintown lawyer.

The state’s top court acted concerning Atty. David Gerchak on the grounds that he failed to deposit pre-paid legal fees into a client trust account and failed to communicate the basis of his fee to a client.

The entire suspension is stayed on the conditions that he must work with a monitoring attorney during his two-year probation and annually complete at least three hours of continuing education on law-office management.

The court found Gerchak had no dishonest or selfish motive. Gerchak could not be reached to comment.

Boardman burglary

BOARDMAN

Township police are investigating a burglary reported Monday by a Cook Avenue resident.

Police responded to an apartment there Monday afternoon, where the resident reported that someone entered his unlocked apartment and stole a handgun, gaming console, and games and movies sometime that day.

The missing items are valued at roughly $1,000.

No jail time for uncle of boy injured by gun

CAMPBELL

Judge Patrick Cunning of Campbell Municipal Court handed down a suspended 30-day jail sentence to Daniel Prasinos, 33, of Campbell, on Tuesday.

Prasinos surrendered to police on a warrant for endangering children in June after an incident in which Prasinos’ 7-year-old nephew shot himself in the thigh after Prasinos left his gun unattended on a chair in a Penhale Avenue home, according to a police report. The nephew was transported to the emergency room and was subsequently released.

Prasinos had an active concealed-carry permit for the gun with an expiration date of 2019, police said.

Arrest in Girard

GIRARD

Police arrested a Girard man on charges of criminal trespassing and possession of drug paraphernalia Monday. A police report states that an officer saw Mark Jackson, 32, standing on a chair, attempting to crawl through a neighbor’s window on Davis Street. Jackson had a straw in his pocket with suspected drug residue on it. There was a warrant for his arrest out of Girard for traffic offenses, the report states.

Walk in Girard

GIRARD

The Girard Recreation Department will offer walking exercise for Girard residents from 9 to 11 a.m. Mondays through Thursdays starting Nov. 9 in the Girard City Gym, 100 W. Main St.

Barktoberfest event set Friday at pub

BOARDMAN

Barktoberfest, a fundraiser for Angels for Animals and Friends of Fido, begins at 8 p.m. Friday at The Magic Tree Pub & Eatery, 7463 South Ave. The event includes beer tasting, and 10 percent of food sales will help the dogs. The evening also includes a basket raffle and a 50-50 drawing.

Tickets are $20 and limited to 200. They’re available at Pet Lodge USA in Boardman, Angels for Animals and through Friends of Fido, an organization that cares for dogs at the Mahoning County Dog Pound.

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