Youngstown man jailed on gun charges

YOUNGSTOWN — A Miltonia Avenue man is in the Mahoning County jail after reports said police Monday found a .40-caliber handgun in a vehicle he was driving.

Tyjuan Jones, 18, is expected to be arraigned Wednesday in municipal court on charges of improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Jones was pulled over about 7 p.m. at Albert Street and McGuffey Road on the East Side after police chased him while investigating a gunfire call on the South Side.

The gun was found on the floor of the driver’s side, and the magazine was found in the back seat, reports said.