Youngstown man faces charges in Girard road-rage incident

GIRARD — A Youngstown man faces charges of criminal mischief, menacing and driving under suspension after police say he punched out the window of another car early Wednesday morning.

Police reported seeing Eddie T. Ware, 38, standing outside a car parked near Shannon and Beaver roads. Police reported observing Ware hastily make his way back into the car, which was parked in the middle of the road despite a green light.

Officers reported finding glass in the middle of the roadway, along with fresh blood in Ware’s car. A 20-year-old Girard woman told police Ware had left his vehicle, confronted her at her driver’s-side window and punched out the window of her car after she threatened to call police. The woman told police Ware had been following her with his car.