Jury selection starts in stabbing death case

YOUNGSTOWN — Jury selection is underway in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court in the murder trial of Donald Byrd IV.

Byrd, 24, is charged in the Aug. 1 stabbing death of Jermaine Donlow, 26, in a Tyrell Avenue apartment.

The stabbing happened in the apartment of Louanne Johnson, 21, who pleaded guilty Monday to a lesser charge of obstruction of justice. She is expected to testify against Byrd.

Judge Anthony D’Apolito is hearing the case.