Mahoning County Grand Jury indicts 27

YOUNGSTOWN - A Mahoning County Grand Jury Thursday indicted 27 people including Dwaylen Sellers, 20, West Ravenwood Avenue, on being a felon in possession of a firearm.

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On Feb. 3, reports say a vehicle was pulled over for an improper turn. After the vehicle was pulled over, the driver ran away. Sellers, who was a passenger, also ran and an officer chased after him. He was eventually caught after he was ordered out of a garage in the 100 block of Halleck Avenue.

Reports said on the path Sellers ran police found a loaded .357 Magnum revolver. At the jail, corrections officers found a bag of suspected marijuana on Sellers near his groin and a bag with suspected crack cocaine, Xanax and painkillers inside.

The grand jury also indicted Jeffrey Bachani, 24, Indianola Avenue, Boardman, on theft and obstructing official business.

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On Mar. 3, reports say Bachani was charged with obstructing official business. According to police reports, Bachani took a wallet containing a driver’s license, $70 in cash, four credit cards and two debit cards, which he dropped while fleeing.

County court records show Bachani has previously been convicted on a number of other offenses, including drug possession, disorderly conduct, receiving stolen property, burglary, and violating a protection order.

The grand jury also indicted Angel Mendez, 53, Shields Road, Boardman, on possession of cocaine.

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