Deputy confiscates gun

YOUNGSTOWN

An off-duty Mahoning County deputy sheriff confiscated a stolen handgun from a 15-year-old, according to a sheriff’s office report.

The deputy was at Kicks Lounge clothing store along Market Street in February when he met a boy he had previously coached in youth football. He also noticed a handgun in the boy’s pocket. It was loaded with several rounds, according to the report. The boy later claimed the handgun belonged to his cousin.

After speaking with the boy’s relatives, the deputy learned the boy had run away, was not attending school and had pointed a gun at his brother just days before.

A probation officer from the county juvenile justice center said there is a warrant for the boy after he ran away from the Daybreak Youth Crisis Center.

The officer, who completed the report nine days after the incident, filed a felony count of carrying a concealed weapon and a misdemeanor count of receiving stolen property against the boy.