How do you think this is a good idea, Judge D'Apolito asks defendant
YOUNGSTOWN
A man charged with having an assault rifle and threatening people twice on the East Side in April pleaded guilty Thursday to weapons charges.
Judge Lou D’Apolito of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court told Jason Harmon, 25, he could not believe Harmon had the weapon after he already was barred by previous criminal convictions from having one.
“How in the world do you think this is a good idea?” Judge D’Apolito asked him.
Harmon pleaded guilty to two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm, criminal trespass, aggravated menacing and trespassing into a habitation. Prosecutors are recommending a sentence of three years with Harmon serving at least two years before he is eligible to apply for an early release.
Harmon was charged in two shooting incidents April 17 at the Plaza View apartment complex and late April 19 on Springdale Avenue.
Read more about the case in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.