Man indicted in Niles hotel standoff
36 others face charges after grand jury hearing
WARREN — A Warren man accused of a standoff with police outside a Niles hotel in December was among 37 people indicted, including three secretly, by a Trumbull County grand jury last week.
Mickel J. Hall, 63, Clermont Avenue NE, was indicted on two counts of felonious assault with a three-year firearm specification, possession of a fentanyl-related compound and misdemeanor domestic violence.
According to a Warren police report, officers responded to his home late on Dec. 15 for a woman who was shot in the chest. As officers were en route, dispatchers advised them that the suspect was Hall and the victim was outside at her neighbor’s house. Hall, however, was still in the house with a gun, according to the report.
The report states that as officers arrived, Hall left in a black vehicle and headed toward Elm Road, with the victim being treated by EMT personnel. Hall’s vehicle was eventually located at the Days Inn on Youngstown Warren Road in Niles, where he had just checked into room 207. The victim was transported to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital.
The Niles police report states officers received a be on the lookout report from Warren regarding the shooting, and that Hall’s vehicle was seen entering the city via U.S. Route 422 on North Road based on hits from Flock license plate readers. The report states officers from both departments formed a perimeter around the hotel, and because of information that Hall was potentially still armed, the surrounding rooms were evacuated and a Niles captain activated the Special Response Team.
A Warren lieutenant familiar with Hall attempted to contact him via his cellphone, but was unsuccessful. Chemical agents were deployed into Hall’s hotel room, according to the report. After continued noncompliance, officers forced entry into the hotel room to force Hall out, where he was taken into custody.
Hall was treated on the scene and transported to St. Joseph Warren Hospital.
Others indicted include:
• Shawna L. Tarver, 35, Winona Drive, Youngstown, aggravated possession of drugs.
• Lawrence D. Masek, 18, Roberts Avenue, grand theft of a motor vehicle and criminal damaging / endangering.
• Tiffany M. Fellows, 39, East Avenue SE, swatting and making false alarms.
• Joseph D. Sechler, 46, Eastland Avenue SE, grand theft and theft.
• Joshua S. Lapovsky, 33, Compass West Drive, Austintown, failure to comply with order / signal of a police officer.
• Michael Greene, 32, Judyth Street SE, failure to comply with order / signal of a police officer, receiving stolen property and failure to stop after an accident.
• Ta’Kara Walker, 31, Stewart Drive, grand theft of a motor vehicle.
• James D. Gorsuch, 45, Central Parkway Avenue SE, aggravated possession of drugs and possession of cocaine.
• Karenda A. Hutsenpiller, 37, Anderson Anthony Road, Leavittsburg, assault and failure to comply with order / signal of a police officer.
• Anthony B. Ranalli, 40, Margaret Street, Youngstown, theft.
• Kalecia Jackson, 46, Staunton Drive, Liberty, theft from person in a protected class and three counts misuse of credit cards.
• Cody M. Taylor, 36, Henn Hyde Road, Cortland, burglary and two counts of violating a protection order.
• Davone L. Owens, 30, Linda Drive NW, having weapons while under disability and obstructing official business.
• Brandon Jones, 34, Eastway Drive, Youngstown, felonious assault, resisting arrest, violating a protection order, carrying a concealed weapon and having weapons while under disability.
• Charles E. Anderson, 67, Idylwild Street NW, strangulation and domestic violence.
• Samuel Goodrich, 26, Irene Avenue NE, four counts of pandering sexually-oriented matter involving a minor.
• Christopher Wright, 24, Forest Street NE, failure to provide notice of change of address.
• Frank M. Smith Jr., 34, Cherry Avenue, Niles, three counts of gross sexual imposition and three counts of rape.
• Ariel N. Grafton, 22, Arms Boulevard, Niles, receiving stolen property.
• Savion Woodall, 23, Paige Avenue NE, possession of a fentanyl-related compound and possession of cocaine, both with a forfeiture specification.
• Lindsey Gombos, 38, James Lane, Girard, aggravated possession of drugs.
• James J. Hillard, 47, state Route 46, Cortland, grand theft of motor vehicle.
• Ronald Law Jr., 45, Cleveland, grand theft of motor vehicle.
• Abram Rivera, 21, Kenilworth Avenue SE, six counts, theft of mail.
• Donald S. McIntosh, 58, Fourth Street SW, possession of cocaine.
• Briston C. Ashburn, 45, Superior Street, Masury, receiving stolen property.
The following misdemeanor cases were remanded to a lower court:
• Timothy Jones, 22, Southern Boulevard NW, obstructing official business.
• Roy S. Skaggs, 46, Northfield Avenue NW, violating a protection order and criminal damaging / endangering.
• Benjamin A. Longo Jr., 44, Hollywood Street NE, aggravated menacing and criminal damaging / endangering.
• Ciebien Crockett, 22, Lexington Avenue NW, improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle.
• Anthony Dukes, 54, Avalon Drive SE, domestic violence.
• Keyshawn M. Blalock, 27, Burbank Street, Youngstown, theft, attempted breaking and entering and criminal trespass.
• Daniel L. McGhee, 50, Churchill Hubbard Road, Liberty, unauthorized use of a vehicle.


