Boardman police arrest Lordstown man on drug-trafficking charges

Staff report

BOARDMAN

A Lordstown man faces felony drug-trafficking charges after township police arrested him during a traffic stop on Shields Road near Market Street.

Aaron Cunningham, 21, is charged with misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia and trafficking in marijuana and in a schedule-one drug, both of which are felony offenses.

The charges are because police on Monday said they found 9.6 grams of suspected marijuana, 6 grams of illegal mushrooms and a marijuana grinder in the vehicle. They also reportedly found $2,200 in cash.

Cunningham also was cited for driving with expired plates and an expired license.

Township police handled another drug-related incident earlier Monday that led to charges against a Struthers man who reportedly had to be revived with a drug-overdose antidote.

William Ciresi, 22, is charged with operating a vehicle while impaired, and possession of drug-abuse instruments and drug paraphernalia. He also was cited for failure to maintain control.

The charges stem from an incident Monday morning in which police were dispatched to Southern Boulevard near Terrace Drive in reference to a man passed out in a vehicle. Police said they found the vehicle partly off the road, resting against a telephone-pole wire.

The fire department responded to the scene, where firefighters administered Narcan to Ciresi.

He was transported to an emergency room and later told police he used heroin before the incident, according to a police report.