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Pedestrian killed after being hit by car in Boardman identified as local musician
Authorities have identified the man killed after being struck by a car in Boardman Friday afternoon. The Ohio State Highway Patrol has identified the man as 35-year-old Sean Baran of Youngstown. Troopers say Baran was walking eastbound on East Fairlawn Avenue when a 2004 Volkswagon GTI was traveling southbound at...
Secret indictment alleges Salem man raped 9-year-old
A Salem man is in the Columbiana County Jail after being secretly indicted for allegedly raping a nine-year-old child. Thirty-two-year-old Brandon Seddon was arrested Monday on charges of rape, sexual battery, and two counts of gross sexual imposition. According to the indictment, the Barclay Avenue man allegedly engaged in sexual...
New Castle Men Plead Guilty in Puerto Rico/Western Pennsylvania Drug Trafficking Operation
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Two residents of New Castle, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty to charges of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Kevin Tulla Torres, age 28, pleaded guilty to distributing and conspiring to distribute cocaine. Luis Rivera Otero, age 37, pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute cocaine. Tulla Torres, with the help of Rivera Otero, managed a drug trafficking operation that sold drugs in Western Pennsylvania, specifically in the New Castle/Lawrence County area. The arrests of Tulla Torres, Rivera Otero, and another co.
Man sentenced on gun charge from Youngstown arrest
Eugene Thompkins, 33, received the sentence from Judge Anthony D'Apolito following guilty pleas Feb. 29 to charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm, a third-degree felony, and improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle, a fourth-degree felony.
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