Warren man indicted in domestic case
Also facing robbery charge in Mahoning County
WARREN — A Warren man already under indictment in Mahoning County who attempted suicide while at the Trumbull County jail was indicted Thursday by a Trumbull County grand jury in a domestic violence case.
Nicholas J. Lee, 38, 3004 Lancer Court NW, was charged with felonious assault and domestic violence. He has been free on bond in the Trumbull County case since his arraignment June 30, according to jail records. He also is free on bond in the Mahoning County case, records show.
Lee was indicted in Mahoning County on a charge of robbery, accused of punching an employee at Home Depot in Austintown while trying to steal more than $400 worth of merchandise on June 22.
Home Depot loss prevention told police Lee tried to walk out of the store with more than $400 of wiring. When an employee asked Lee for a receipt, Lee punched him in the forehead and left, according to a police report.
The incident was caught on camera and police posted photo stills on the Austintown police Facebook page. Later that night, a concerned citizen contacted the department and identified Lee, a police report states.
On June 30, while at the Trumbull County jail on a felony domestic violence charge, an ambulance was called after Lee attempted suicide. Maj. Dan Mason, the sheriff’s jail administrator, said Lee went to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital with neck injuries after he tried to hang himself with a bed sheet in his cell.
The Trumbull County grand jury secretly indicted 22 people in a report released Thursday. Their identities will be revealed once they are arrested. Forty-one other people also were indicted Thursday and are expected to be scheduled in the next two weeks with a judge in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court. They include:
• Jaylen L. Dukes, 28, 1686 Jefferson St., Warren, possession of heroin, two counts of having weapons while under disability and failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer;
• Brett D. Burchett, 27, 1222 Willard Ave., Warren, improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle;
• Donta D. Murray, 43, 582 Hazelwood Ave. SE, Warren, three counts of trafficking in cocaine and ossession of cocaine;
• Gary R. Provitt, 32, 1531 Palmyra Road SW, Warren, two counts of possession of a fentanyl-related compound, possession of cocaine, possession of hashish and possession of marijuana;
• Matthew J. Theonnes, 33, 320 N. Edgehill Ave., having weapons under disability, improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, carrying concealed weapons, illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia and aggravated possession of drugs;
• Roscoe Thomas, 27, 726 Hall St., Warren, possession of cocaine and aggravated possession of drugs;
• Robert M. Kaszowski, 31, 3223 Durst Clagg Road, possession of a fentanyl-related compound;
• Terrence J. O’Brien, 62, 342 Woodbine Ave. SE, possession of a fentanyl-related compound;
• Daniel Leroy Hiles, 66, 67 Smithsonian St., Girard, breaking and entering and possession of criminal tools;
• Tamara S. Bright, 34, 2829 Red Fox Run, Warren, receiving stolen property;
• Joshua E. Wilson, 33, 28 Chambers St., Canfield, possession of cocaine, possession of heroin and possession of a fentanyl-related compound;
• Adam J. Pondillo, 38, 6444 Ridgeview Ave., Austintown, aggravated possession of drugs, possession of a fentanyl-related compound and possession of heroin;
• Joshua Deer, 35, 4950 Bushnell Campbell Road, Kinsman, aggravated possession of drugs;
• Michael Washko, 34, 2337 Wilson Sharpsville Road, Cortland, two counts of forgery, two counts of receiving stolen property and theft from a person in a protected class;
• Lavonne R. Harper, 52, 538 Southern Blvd. NW, Warren, possession of cocaine;
• Major L. Back Sr., 48, 61 E. Madison Ave., Niles, failure to stop after an accident and OVI;
• Timothy A. Pickard, 36, 702 Baldwin Ave., Sharon, Pa., two counts of passing bad checks;
• Marlan D. Williams, 28, 1420 Maple St. SW, Warren, failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer;
• Emanuel G. Cofield, 25, Trumbull County Jail, four counts of felonious assault with a firearm specification and having weapons while under disability;
• Brandon M. Johnson, 24, Trumbull County Jail, tampering with evidence and assault;
• Vanessa R. Serrano, 28, 1911 Manchester Road, Akron, theft;
• Julia Serrano, 26, 1911 Manchester Road, Akron, theft and criminal trespassing;
• Jeffrey E. Southerland, 40, 333 Chicago Ave., Youngstown, possession of heroin, possession of fentanyl-related compound and aggravated possession of drugs;
• David S. Brantley, 38, 1840 Roberts Lane NE, two counts of having weapons under disability, possession of a fentanyl-related compound, aggravated possession of drugs and improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle;
• Mehki Bossard, 20, 2325 Plaza Ave. NE, Warren, aggravated possession of drugs;
• Thomas P. Francis, 43, Trumbull County Jail, two counts of burglary and two counts of theft of a motor vehicle;
• Tyler Johnson, 28, Trumbull County Jail, two counts of aggravated possession of drugs and possession of a fentanyl-related compound;
• Christopher Gasiewski, 53, 2760 Ridge Road, theft;
• Mary Parrish, 44, 453 Iowa Ave. NW, Warren, receiving stolen property;
• Scott D. Perrine, 47, 1884 Irene Ave. NE, Warren, aggravated possession of drugs;
• Jason L. Elix, 40, 757 Austin Ave., Warren, tampering with evidence and receiving stolen property;
• Richard E. Cecconi Jr., 61, 273 Darlington Road NE, Warren, possession of a fentanyl-related compound and possession of heroin;
• Stanley A. Helman, 43, 453 Iowa Ave. NW, Warren, receiving stolen property;
• Patrick R. Martin Jr., 60, Concord Avenue, Akron, aggravated possession of drugs and resisting arrest;
• Albert D. Byrd IV, 26, 1102 Wilshire Drive, Youngstown, burglary, aggravated burglary, kidnapping, domestic violence and eight counts of felonious assault, with a firearm specification;
• Jacob Hawkins, 24, 692 Oak St., Warren, robbery;
• Mar’Tae D. Porterfield, 21, 1907 Sweetbrier St. SW, Warren, two counts of having weapons under disability, felonious assault with a firearm specification, improperly discharging a firearm at or into a habitation, aggravated possession of drugs and improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle;
• Nicholas A. Snodgrass, 39, 6315 Madison Road, Thompson, receiving stolen property;
• Melanie L. Ferrell, 48, two counts of OVI, illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia, open container, driving under suspension and failure to use turn signal.
The following were not indicted by the grand jury:
• Ain Linterman, 61, Cleveland, felonious assault and arson;
• Dukes, burglary and carrying concealed weapons;
• Brittany L. Throop, 27, Jefferson, possession of drugs;
• Burchett, carrying concealed weapons;
• Roman L. Brown, 20, Greenville, Pa., aggravated vehicular homicide;
• Theonnes, driving under suspension;
• Floyd L. Prusky, 30, 1754 Victoria St. SW, Warren, breaking and entering;
• Marvina P. Fulks, 22, 405 S. Racoon Road, Youngstown, intimidation of an attorney, victim or witness;
• Marquis R. Cambridge, 1186 High St., Warren, robbery and felonious assault;
• Washko, theft;
• Back, hit skip / leaving the scene;
• Andrea Posatiere, 38, 5854 Youngstown Kingsville Road, Cortland, theft;
• Johnson, trafficking in heroin and trafficking in cocaine;
• Brantley, carrying a concealed weapon;
• Francis, two counts of burglary;
• Parrish, theft;
• Helman, theft;
• Martin, possession of drug abuse instruments;
• Byrd, criminal damaging or endangering and criminal trespassing;
• Porterfield, carrying a concealed weapon;
• Snodgrass, two counts of receiving stolen property.