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Man indicted in rape at Newton Falls bar

WARREN — Matthew L. Scott, 23, of Newton Place, Newton Falls, was indicted Wednesday on four rape counts.

He is ac-cused of raping a woman multiple times May 19 under the ground-level patio at Faces Lounge on West Broad Street in the village. The woman was impaired, the indictment alleges.

A Trumbull County grand jury also indicted 56 other people, including two secret indictments that will be unsealed when the indicted parties are arrested.

Others indicted by the grand jury are:

• Taijh R. McCoy, 27, Charles Street, Masury, escape;

• John J. Shuman, 38, Bonnie Brae Avenue, escape;

• Bradley Carpenter, 35, Highland Avenue SW, escape;

• Jacob K. Mechling, 25, North Loveless, Youngstown, escape;

• David Wolcott, 47, Aleesa Drive SE, escape;

• Gary T. Benjamin, 28, of the Trumbull County jail, illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto the grounds of a specified governmental facility;

• Lindsay A. Blakeman, 42, South Avenue, North Lima, grand theft and forgery;

• Michael C. Merdich, 58, North Osborne Avenue, Youngstown, aggravated menacing, misuse of credit cards. Remanded to Girard Municipal Court.

• Rickey D. Roupe Jr., 37, Mahoning Avenue, receiving stolen property, failure to comply with the orders of a police officer;

• Rodney J. Sitko, 42, Price Road, Rome, or Trumbull County jail, two counts operating a motor vehicle impaired. (Remanded to Newton Falls Municipal Court);

• Patrick M. Jordan, 37, Tate Road or Trumbull County jail, receiving stolen property and forgery;

• Tabitha M. Kelm, 33, North Park Avenue, Warren, aggravated drug possession;

• Blaine M. Reed, 26, Mason Street, Niles, fentanyl-related compound possession and heroin possession;

• Frank J. Peacock, 29, Mercer Street, Greenville, Pa., two counts of operating a motor vehicle impaired with vehicle forfeiture specification;

• Mark D. Britt Jr., 42, W. Chalmers Avenue, Youngstown, felonious assault with firearm specification and having weapons under disability;

• Amanda D. Rederick, 29, Morris Place, Niles, or Trumbull County jail, failure to comply with the orders of a police officer;

• Brandon L. Binion, 31, Fairgreen Avenue, Youngstown, aggravated drug possession with forfeiture specification;

• Theotis M. Sanders Jr., 41, Murray Hill, Youngstown, having weapons under disability and improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle;

• Trevon J. Johnson, 26, W. Chalmers Avenue or Colonial Drive, Youngstown, tampering with evidence;

• Julius R. Crawford, 29, Plaza Garden, Youngstown or Trumbull County jail, failure to comply with the order of a police officer;

• Dajuan Robinson, 41, Robbins Avenue, Niles, or Burton Street, improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, receiving stolen property and having weapons under disability;

• Kassy L. Goetz, 20, Eagle Creek Road NW, or Trumbull County jail, domestic violence;

• Trever T. Griswold, 34, Ina Drive SW, failure to comply with the order of a police officer;

• Delshaun L. Allen, 35, 5th Street SW, W. Park Avenue or Trumbull County jail, failure to comply with the order of a police officer;

• Julius R. Crawford, 29, Plazaview, Youngstown or Trumbull County jail, aggravated burglary, failure to comply with the order of a police officer and assault;

• Joseph A. Smith, 47, Beach Road, Cortland, heroin and cocaine possession;

• Aukeem A. Williams, 34, Wick Street SE, breaking and entering and petty theft;

• Delshaun L. Allen, 35,Fifth Street SW, W. Park Avenue or Trumbull County jail, fentanyl-related compound possession, cocaine possession and two counts of drug possession;

• Shawn Hamrick Jr., 25, Fulton Street, two counts operating a motor vehicle impaired with vehicle forfeiture specification;

• Dennis J. Hayes II, 28, of Trumbull Avenue SE, Youngstown Road or Trumbull County jail, breaking and entering and theft;

• Wesley E. Georgia, 34, Halleck Street, Youngstown, aggravated drug possession;

• Bobbie J. Sturghill, 46, Stewart Drive NW, aggravated drug possession;

• Roy M. Davis, 43, Ohio Avenue, McDonald, cocaine possession;

• Randy T. Shipp, 31, Woodcrest, Youngstown, having weapons under disability and improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle;

• Desmond E. Simmons, 22, N. Hartford Avenue, Youngstown or Trumbull County jail, failure to comply with the order of a police officer;

• James C. Vint, 19, Pratt Street, Niles, domestic violence;

• David A. McLaughlin, 28, Louise Lane, Girard, aggravated drug possession;

• Menachai Genghis, 52, Trumbull County jail, tampering with evidence, grand theft and two counts of identity fraud;

• Nicholas J. Roberts Jr., 38, Fairview Avenue, Newton Falls, petty theft (Remanded to Warren Municipal Court);

• Justin T. Schubert, 33, Buckeye Street NW or Warren Avenue, Niles, cocaine possession;

• Michael A. Lee, 28, of W. Market Street, Leavittsburg, Trumbull Avenue or Trumbull County jail, failure to notify the sheriff of address change;

• Sharlene R. Jackson, 51, Palmyra Road SW, two counts of aggravated drug possession;

• Stephen G. Flannery, 37, Fernway Drive, Mantua, Andrews Drive or Trumbull County jail, breaking and entering;

• James F. Coffee, 32, Eastwood Avenue, Newton Falls, fentanyl-related compound possession and petty theft;

• Paul A. Gombos, 37 Homewood Avenue SE, Tampering with evidence and cocaine possession;

• Michael R. Joll, 46, Forest Ridge, Mineral Ridge, North Park or Trumbull County jail, failure to notify sheriff of address change;

• Marquris D. Redd, 36, Fifth Street, Niles, theft and breaking and entering;

• Justin B. Moffett, 38, Andrews Drive, or Trumbull County jail, grand theft of a motor vehicle;

• Breawna N. Jackson, 24, Peace Avenue NW, receiving stolen property;

• James A. Biles Jr., 72, Francis Street SE or Scott St. NE, failure to notify sheriff of address change;

• Jameel A. Brown, 39, Clearwater Street, receiving stolen property and forgery;

• Scott R. Patterson Sr., 58, Mosier Road, Girard, cocaine possession;

• Jermaine E. Young, 26, Sixth Street, Struthers, or Mahoning County jail, aggravated drug possession;

The grand jury refused to indict the following people:

• Alvenia F. Davis, 47, Main Street, Mineral Ridge, felonious assault;

• Daniel E. Gore, 30, Newton Falls Bailey Road, carrying a concealed weapon, improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, failure to reinstate a license and taillights;

• Todd L. Appleberry, 58, Perkinswood Boulevard, Warren, domestic violence;

• Marco D. Dukes Jr., 22, Stephens Avenue NW, receiving stolen property;

• Dawayne A. Reid, 24, Lucius Avenue, Youngstown, improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle;

• Nicholas D. Gilmore, 30, Raglan Drive NE, cocaine possession;

• Joshua Hansen, 36, Hollywood Street, passing bad checks;

• Mark O. Cowger, 41, Olive Street, aggravated robbery;

• Robert L. Durst Jr., 56, cocaine possession.

• Reed, child endangering;

• Rederick, obstructing official business.

• Binion, obstructing official business.

• Griswold, assault.

• Crawford, felonious assault.

• Shipp, obstructing justice.

• Genghis, counterfeiting.

• Schubert, drug possession.

• Lee, aggravated drug possession.

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