Liberty man sought on warrants caught after traffic stop

YOUNGSTOWN — A Liberty man wanted on two warrants from municipal court was arrested early today after he was spotted driving on a South Side street with only three tires.

Reports said an officer spotted burnt rubber and pieces of tire about 2:35 a.m. and tracked them until he found an SUV driven by Louis Slepski, 35, of Northgate Avenue.

Reports said Slepski told police he was driving away from a large fight at a Market Street gas station and he must have ruptured the tire then.

Slepski was taken to the Mahoning County jail. A passenger was released at the scene.