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Wed. 8:50 pm: Newton Falls man found guilty in woman’s attack

WARREN – A Trumbull County jury deliberated for about an hour Wednesday before finding a Newton Falls man guilty of felony charges in an attack of his ex-girlfriend last summer on a bike trail in Newton Falls.

Donald W. DeWees, 52, 5525 Charleston Road, will be sentenced March 15, according to Common Pleas Judge Ronald J. Rice, who dismissed the jury after they were individually polled. DeWees, who was convicted on charges of attempted rape and kidnapping, faces a possible maximum 19 years in prison.

Defense attorney David Rouzzo, who delivered a 40-minute closing argument earlier Wednesday, said he was disappointed by the verdict.

“I gave it my best,” Rouzzo said.

Read more in Thursday’s Tribune Chronicle.

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