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WARREN -- A man who pleaded guilty in December to breaking several windows at the Trumbull County Courthouse has been arrested on a bench warrant that was issued last week.
Christopher Gembicki, 37, was picked up on the warrant Wednesday by the Trumbull County Sheriff's Office, according to the county jail website.
Gembicki had skipped his scheduled sentencing hearing on a charge of vandalism last Thursday, prompting Trumbull County Common Pleas Judge Ronald J. Rice to issue a warrant for his arrest.
In October, surveillance footage depicted Gembicki wearing a dark-colored hoodie with the hood up as he approached the east side of the courthouse and began using rocks to break several windows.
Several times throughout the video, Gembicki is seen throwing rocks at the building before walking away. He turned himself in to the Warren Police Department shortly after.
Since the early October incident the courthouse windows have been replaced.
Gembicki is responsible for $3,490 in restitution costs.
A similar courthouse vandalism incident occurred in November 2021. Joanna McCane, 44, of Youngstown, was sentenced to five years and forced to pay $5,000 in restitution after breaking about 12 windows of the courthouse using a rock.