Appeal denied for Warren man and man faces felony charges after police chase
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It’s Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
A 23-year-old Warren man who was convicted and sentenced to serve 25½ to 29½ years in prison for his part in the wounding of a 9-year-old Warren girl struck by a stray bullet while she was asleep in on a couch in her Kenilworth Avenue Southeast home had his appeal of conviction and sentence denied by Ohio’s 11th District Appellate Court.
In a decision released April 29, Judge Robert J. Patton, joined by colleague Judges Eugene A. Lucci and Matt Lynch, affirmed the conviction of Say’Quan Parks who was convicted on two counts of improperly discharging a firearm at or into a habitation five counts of felonious assault, all with firearm specifications, and another count of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle.
Read more about the decision and 13 additional stories from the Mahoning Valley and state below.
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Sixth accuser emerges in sexual assault accusations against former Warren police officer
A Trumbull County grand jury returned an indictment on Tuesday over an accusation by a sixth woman saying a former Warren police officer assaulted her last year.
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Man faces felony gun charges after car chase with police in Youngstown
A seemingly routine traffic stop at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday evening on High Street in Youngstown, resulted in a car chase and gun charge.
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Man arrested on multiple felony warrants in Youngstown after traffic stop
A man was arrested on multiple charges on April 24 around 4:15 p.m. near Indianola Avenue and Utilis Street after the car he was a passenger in was pulled over for having too dark of a window tint.
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Sherrod Brown visits Youngstown after FEND Off Fentanyl signed into law
Sen. Sherrod Brown met with local law enforcement leaders and criminal justice representatives from Mahoning County today to commemorate the year-long effort to pass FEND Off Fentanyl.
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When to go to Eastwood Field for Mahoning Valley Scrappers fireworks, jersey nights
The 2024 Mahoning Valley Scrappers season is packed with everything fun for fans, from limited-edition bobblehead giveaways to fireworks celebrations at Eastwood Field in Niles.
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‘A place where the community can come together:’ Chess House aims for peace in Youngstown
Jessica Rosario from Warriors Inc. talks about the group’s Chess House program located on 3431 Market St. in the south side of Youngstown. The house is open 2-7 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays. For more information about the group and to donate, visit warriorsinc.com.
Read more here.
Other local, regional and state stories here
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- Boardman STEAM night draws a crowd and connects teachers with parents
- 18 young entrepreneurs featured at Junior Achievement of Eastern Ohio’s Youth Market Day
- Lawmakers call for accountability over pro-Hamas violence at Ohio State, other colleges
- Take the centerpiece, leave the vase? 20+ ways to be the best guest at an Ohio wedding
- I tried the new Spicy Starbucks Refreshers. What I thought & where to get in Youngstown
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