Mahoning deputy resigns as part of OVI, weapons plea deal

YOUNGSTOWN — A deputy for the Mahoning County Sheriff's Office facing drunk driving and weapons charges has agreed to drop his grievance to get his job back and resign as part of a plea agreement.

David Schiladone, 39, of Youngstown, entered guilty pleas in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court before Judge Lou D'Apolito to charges of OVI and having weapons while intoxicated, both first degree misdemeanors.

Schiladone was cited after he was pulled over Feb. 19 on South Avenue for speeding by a member of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. He was found with a loaded gun in the glove compartment.

The weapons charge was amended as part of the plea agreement from improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle, a fifth degree felony.

Prosecutors were recommending a sentence of probation and the minimum OVI sentence for a first time OVI, which is three days in jail or in a driver's education program.

Judge D'Apolito sentenced Schialdone to six months probation.

Both offenses are the first criminal charges Schialdone has ever had.

The gun was returned to the sheriff's office as part of the plea agreement.