Death ruling pending


October 23, 2015 at 12:00a.m.

Death ruling pending

WARREN

Dr. Humphrey Germaniuk, Trumbull county coroner, says the autopsy on the body of Samuel LaPolla, 62, who died in a trailer fire Tuesday on King’s Drive in Newton Township, showed no indications of foul play.

Dr. Germaniuk said he will wait to rule on the cause and manner of death until after toxicology results are provided in about two months and for the State Fire Marshal’s Office to complete its investigation into the cause of the fire.

LaPolla was found dead in a bedroom in the middle of his trailer, and his dog was found dead near the front door of the trailer after firefighters extinguished the fire.

Facing several charges

ALLIANCE

An East Liverpool man, William C. Williams, 64, is charged with attempting to commit unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, importuning and possessing criminal tools.

Williams, free on $50,000 bond, was arrested after the Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force found an ad he posted on an online social media site looking for a mother and daughter to engage in sex with him, according to 21 WFMJ-TV, The Vindicator’s broadcast partner.

An undercover officer replied to the ad and exchanged emails and text messages with Williams, making him aware that the daughter he thought he was corresponding with was 15. According to the police report, Williams texted that he wanted to perform numerous sex acts with the teen.

Police say Williams drove to a pre-arranged location on State Street in Alliance on Wednesday afternoon where police identified themselves, and Williams was taken into custody.

Car, pickup collide

MINERAL RIDGE

A car-pickup crash on state Route 46 at Depot Road shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday left the drivers of both vehicles taken to hospitals with nonlife-threatening injuries.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol Warren Post reported a pickup driven by Patrick Sylvester, 50, of Niles was northbound on Route 46 when he drove left of center and struck a car driven by Devon Grafton, 17, of Warren. The crash occurred in front of Jones Dance Studio.