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Motorcyclist killed

NORTH LIMA

A motorcyclist was killed Wednesday morning on state Route 164 south of Garfield Road, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported.

The Canfield patrol post is investigating the cause of the accident that occurred about 6:30 a.m. A patrol news release said the rider, James Hanlon Jr., 34, of Columbiana, was not wearing a helmet and “alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash.”

The patrol said Hanlon was traveling south on Route 164, failed to negotiate a curve, ran off the right side of the road, and was thrown from the motorcycle.

Hearing set for teen

YOUNGSTOWN

A probable cause hearing will be June 7 for a 17-year-old aggravated-robbery suspect accused of escaping from the Martin P. Joyce Juvenile Justice Center on April 19.

A pretrial hearing was Tuesday in juvenile court for Jeremy Britton, who was in the JJC on charges of aggravated robbery in Poland when authorities said he scaled a fence and led police on a chase across the East Side that stretched into Hubbard. He was caught the next day at a home on the West Side.

Britton now faces new charges including fleeing and eluding and robbery. Prosecutors are seeking to have him tried as an adult.

Autopsy completed

AUSTINTOWN

An autopsy was done Wednesday on Shawn Patton, former Youngstown State University football player, who was found dead about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in his Aldrich Road home.

A news release from the Mahoning County Coroner’s Office said no injuries were found on Patton’s body.

A cause of death is pending until toxicology results are known, the release said.

Day of Prayer venue

YOUNGSTOWN

Due to possible inclement weather, the venue is changed for today’s local National Day of Prayer event. The prayer rally is set for at noon at Trinity United Methodist Church, 30 W. Front St., in downtown Youngstown, behind the Mahoning County Courthouse.

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