'Crazy Chris' tells judge he'll use prison time to write music

YOUNGSTOWN

All musicians like a captive audience, and Christopher Cordero will have one for about the next year.

Not only will the audience be captive, so will Cordero. He was sentenced Thursday to one year in prison in two separate cases.

The first is for guilty pleas to charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm, carrying concealed weapons and aggravated possession of drugs; the second is for a charge of possession of heroin in a second case.

Cordero, 29, who goes by the name of “Crazy Chris,” told Judge Lou D’Apolito he plans on honing his craft while he is in prison.

“This is like rehab for me,” Cordero said. “I really need this. I’m going to go in there and write some music.”

“I hope when you get out, they refer to you as ‘Thoughtful, considerate, Chris’ instead of ‘Crazy Chris.’” Judge D’Apolito said.

Read more about the cases in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.