Larosa to appear in adult courtroom

Larosa to appear in adult courtroom

WARREN

On Friday, Jacob Larosa, 16, will make his first appearance in an adult courtroom since an Ohio Supreme Court ruling in June that prevented the case from being sent back to juvenile court.

The hearing will take place at 11 a.m. before Judge W. Wyatt McKay of Trumbull County Common Pleas Court.

Ohio’s top court said in June it did not have jurisdiction to hear an appeal in the case.

Larosa, of Lafayette Avenue in Niles, is charged with aggravated murder, attempted rape, aggravated robbery and aggravated burglary in the March 31, 2015, murder of his neighbor, Marie Belcastro, 94. If convicted, Larosa could get life in prison with no chance of parole.

He was 15 at the time.

A jury trial is set for Sept. 19 before Judge McKay.

Police investigate possible poisoning

BOARDMAN

Township police are investigating a Hunters Cove couple’s complaint their three dogs were poisoned Sunday night.

The victims told police they took their dogs to the veterinarian after discovering they ate rat poison.

The two found rat poison cubes covered in peanut butter in their backyard after returning home.

The police will view the home’s surveillance videos to look for a suspect or suspects.

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