Brothers charged in South Side robbery

YOUNGSTOWN — Police said brothers from East Judson Avenue are in the Mahoning County jail after they were arrested late Wednesday on aggravated-robbery charges.

Reports said officers were called about 10:40 p.m. to a 3309 South Ave. parking lot for an assault report. When they got there ,they found a man unconscious missing his pants.

A witness told police they saw a man in dreadlocks walking away and police searched the area and found Darren Moore, 23, and his brother, Aaron Moore, 22, walking at Gibson and Palmer avenues and one of them was carrying a pair of pants.

Police questioned the brothers and inside the pants they found the victim's identification and cellphone along with $3 and a set of keys. Darren Moore also had blood on his knuckles, reports said.

Reports said when the two were taken to the jail they told police the victim had spit on them and called them racial slurs.

The victim is being treated at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital.