Prosecution rests

Prosecution rests

YOUNGSTOWN

Prosecutors have rested in the case of a man who is accused of trying to take a car at gunpoint in 2014.

Jurors are expected to hear closing arguments today in the courtroom of Judge Lou A. D’Apolito in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court in the case against Marquan White, 19.

White faces a count of aggravated robbery with a firearm specification. A jury was picked to hear his case Monday and testimony began Tuesday.

He is accused of trying to take a man’s car July 3, 2014, on Hayman Street.

Officials to approve job-status change

WARREN

The Trumbull County commissioners are expected to approve a change in the job status today for Ernie Cook to become full-time director of the Trumbull County 911 Center effective May 1.

Cook has done the job on a part-time basis since Oct. 20, 2010, while also serving as chief deputy of the sheriff’s office.

But the “exponential growth of the 911 center requires the attention of a full-time director,” the commissioners said Tuesday.

Sheriff Thomas Altiere said he will plan to take over the duties Cook currently handles at the sheriff’s office in relation to disciplinary and bargaining issues. “I figured I’d just save the money,” Altiere said.

Juveniles caught

YOUNGSTOWN

Neighbors helped police catch three juveniles reports said were stealing things Monday from a home in the 200 block of Pasadena Avenue.

Officers were called there about 8:30 p.m. by a concerned citizen who said several males were seen taking items out of a home. Reports said an officer saw three juveniles walking on nearby Gaither Avenue who matched the description and stopped to question them.

Reports said a witness told officers they saw one of the juveniles removing a television from the home. Police went to the home and saw the back window broken and an axe handle by the window. Police found the television in the garage of the home, reports said.

All three juveniles were taken to the Martin P. Joyce Juvenile Justice Center.

Robbery charge

BOARDMAN

A Struthers man faces a second-degree felony robbery charge for an incident involving $35 worth of items stolen from Walmart.

A police report filed Monday details the incident for which James Bailey, 32, of 10th Street, is also charged with assault.

An employee at the Doral Drive store reported to township police that Bailey attempted to steal flowers and jewelry (for a total estimated value of $35.76), then assaulted two employees while trying to flee.

He reportedly struck a female employee, causing her to fall backward, then knocked a male employee to the ground.

Video surveillance corroborated the employees’ report, according to a police report.

Man arrested

BOARDMAN

Township police this week arrested a Youngstown man on warrants for domestic violence for an incident reported in February.

Trevon Johnson, 22, of West Chalmers Avenue, is charged with one felony count of domestic violence and two misdemeanor counts.

A Feb. 26 police report details an incident in which Johnson purportedly punched a pregnant woman in the face, broke the windshield of her car and threatened to kill her and a 1-year-old child. One charge was elevated to a felony due to the fact that victim was pregnant, according to a police report.

The incident reportedly occurred after the victim declined to give Johnson a ride somewhere.

Johnson was in the Mahoning County jail on a $13,000 bond Tuesday, according to jail records.

Road closing

CHAMPION

Bristol Champion Townline Road, between Oak Hill Drive and Hoffman Norton Road, will be closed Monday through May 20 for crosspipe replacement. The recommended detour route is north on Corey Hunt Road, west on state Route 88 and south on Hoffman Norton Road.

Committee to meet

austinTOWN

The Mahoning County District Board of Health Personnel Committee will meet at 8 a.m. today at the Mahoning County District Board of Health, 50 Westchester Drive.

KSU gets grant

KENT

U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Howland, D-13th, announced a three-year, $444,238 grant to Kent State University for research on Alzheimer’s disease.

The grant is from the National Institute on Aging of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The grant will allow Kent researchers to better understand how a metabolic hormone that shows benefits on memory and Alzheimer’s pathology works.

Book collection

STRUTHERS

The Struthers Middle School Book Club has collected more than 1,300 books from a book drive, according to a district news release. Donations will benefit Struthers classrooms and the Struthers Middle School and Struthers Elementary School libraries.

Appliance collection

WARREN

The Geauga-Trumbull Solid Waste Management District will have a free appliance collection event 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the district’s facility at 5138 Enterprise Blvd. for Trumbull and Geauga counties residents.

Freon will be removed free by certified technicians. Acceptable appliances include refrigerators, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, freezers, washers, dryers, hot water tanks and stoves.

Residents are asked to remain in their vehicles, and workers will unload. No hazardous or electronic waste (such as computers, televisions, stereos) will be accepted. For information, call 330-675-2673 or visit www.startrecycling.com.