Youngstown man gets 24 months in state prison on assault, weapons charges
A Youngstown man was sentenced to 24 months in state prison after he had pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and having weapons while under disability felonies.
Travon M. Badie, 32, of North Hazelwood Avenue, was not eligible for probation, according to Trumbull County Common Pleas Judge Cynthia Rice, because of his previous prison sentence in 2009 for a manslaughter conviction while he was a juvenile.
According to Assistant Prosecutor Gabriel Wildman, the victim in the case was not cooperative and did not provide an impact statement to the court.
The offenses involved an April 8, 2023, incident in the 200 block of Churchill Hubbard Road in Liberty Township where a 27-year-old woman reported she was in the house with her children when she was struck by the defendant who carried a gun. Because of his previous felony convictions, Badie was prohibited from carrying firearms.
Newton Falls man faces six to 12 months in prison in prison after pleading guilty
In another case before Judge Cynthia Rice, Matthew S. Page, 31, of Ridge Road, Newton Falls, pleaded guilty to a felony of obstructing official business and misdemeanors of assault and resisting arrest. Page, who could face six to 12 months in prison, will be sentenced after he undergoes a background investigation conducted by county probation officers. The case involved a Dec. 10, 2023 incident at his home where sheriff deputies were called to investigate a domestic violence report. The report stated Page was highly intoxicated and acted belligerent with deputies and was uncooperative.