Man indicted for shooting father of baby

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

A Mahoning County grand jury indicted a Liberty man accused of fatally shooting the father of his infant grandchild while the victim was holding the baby.

Louis Littlejohn, 61, was indicted Thursday on charges of aggravated murder and murder with a firearm specification in the Sept. 18 shooting death of Charles Pargo, 27, inside a home on Belden Avenue.

Police were called to the South Side home for a custody dispute and found Littlejohn and his wife at the home with Pargo and the infant.

The infant’s mother was in an argument with Pargo earlier in the evening and had left by the time police arrived.

Police were about to clear the call because it appeared the dispute was settled when they say Littlejohn ran into the home, and they heard several shots, then Littlejohn ran outside, threw a revolver on the ground and surrendered.

Police went inside and found Pargo dead on a flight of stairs, still holding his baby.

The baby was not injured. Reports said Pargo was shot in the back six times.

Littlejohn has been in the Mahoning County jail on $1 million bond since his arraignment.

Also indicted by the grand jury were:

Albert Byrd IV, 23, Wilshire Drive, improperly handling a firearm in a motor vehicle.

Kimberly N. Harris, 48, East Warren Avenue, illegal use of food stamps or Women, Infants and Children program benefits.

Harley A. Champlin Jr., 39, Northwest Boulevard NW, Warren, OVI and endangering children.

Jamal Z. Williams, 40, West Mifflin, Pa., passing bad checks.

Roscoe Burkes, 48, and Victor Green, 45, both of Glenmont Street, three counts of aggravated possession of drugs, possession of heroin and possession of cocaine with forfeiture specifications.

Ada Cruz, 57, South Pearl Street, possession of cocaine, two counts of possession of drugs, possession of a dangerous drug, operating a vehicle impaired and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Stacey Gray, 25, Jefferson Street, aggravated possession of drugs.

Aaron Moore, 22, and Darren Moore, 23, both of East Judson Avenue, aggravated robbery and felonious assault.

Edward Dubose, 57, Seneca Avenue, felonious assault and being a felon in possession of a firearm with a repeat violent-offender specification and firearm specification.

Daniel Riggs, 38, South Bailey Road, North Jackson, possession of a dangerous drug, possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia.

David Smith, 35, Grimm Heights, Struthers, possession of heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Wilson Taylor, 36, Irma Avenue, assault, possession of cocaine, obstructing official business.

Delvin Ray Williams, 36, West Evergreen Avenue, improperly handling a firearm in a motor vehicle, aggravated possession of drugs and obstructing official business.

Matthew Zackasee, 25,New Castle Road, Lowellville, possession of cocaine.

Daniel Russell, 48, Saranac Avenue, possession of heroin.

Brandon Price, 25, Mistletoe Avenue, failure to notify authorities of a change of address.

Markeace Perkins, 21, East Sharp Street, New Castle, Pa., aggravated possession of drugs.

Antuan Parker, 39, Southwest Boulevard, Warren, two counts aggravated trafficking in drugs, trafficking in cocaine, two counts aggravated possession of drugs, and possession of cocaine.

James J. Savage, 44, Vine Street, and Preston Dorris, 22, Hamilton, grand theft, theft and two counts of forgery,

Aaron Paul Jeffrey, 36, Hillcrest Drive, Lake Milton, and Diane M. Smolak, 36, Milton Boulevard, Newton Falls, trafficking in heroin, possession of heroin, aggravated trafficking in drugs, four counts of aggravated possession of drugs, possession of cocaine with a forfeiture specification, possession of drug paraphernalia and illegal conveyance of prohibited items onto the grounds of a detention facility.