Austintown man faces charges after traffic stop

AUSTINTOWN — Steven Cortez, 36, of Austintown was arrested by township police on an outstanding felony warrant for aggravated assault with a handgun on Monday while driving on a suspended license.

When Austintown police pulled Cortez over for a traffic violation on Westgate Boulevard at 5:48 p.m., officers discovered the car belonged to a relative and that his license was suspended.

Cortez was taken to the Mahoning County jail.