Apr 28, 2021
YOUNGSTOWN Zion Q. Gilmore, 21, has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and aggravated burglary in the shooting death of Theaplus Redmond Jr. last September.
Gilmore was indicted on murder, aggravated burglary, felonious assault, being a felon in possession of a firearm and intimidation but pleaded guilty to the reduced charges Wednesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court. He will be sentenced by Judge R. Scott Krichbaum at 8:30 a.m. Monday.
Youngstown police said Redmond was shot just after midnight Sept. 15, 2020, at a home in the 200 block of Salt Springs Road. Redmond was dead at the scene.
Gilmore and Redmond are alleged to have committed an armed burglary together, and Redmond was shot in the process.
Apr 28, 2021
YOUNGSTOWN –Judge Anthony D’Apolito of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court today found Brian Donlow Jr. guilty on all counts after a two-day trial in which Donlow served as his own lawyer.
Donlow listened calmly to the verdicts and was later led from the courtroom without incident. He will be sentenced later.
Donlow, 26, and two other men were charged with aggravated murder and other offenses in the Nov. 18, 2018, shooting death of Christopher Jackson Jr., 21, of Warren. Jackson was found dead in a car at the corner of Bennington and Stewart avenues on the East Side.
Donlow also was convicted of the attempted murder of Carlos Davis of Warren, a second man in the car.
YOUNGSTOWN Zion Q. Gilmore, 21, has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and aggravated burglary in the shooting death of Theaplus Redmond Jr. last September.
Gilmore was indicted on murder, aggravated burglary, felonious assault, being a felon in possession of a firearm and intimidation, but pleaded guilty to the reduced charges Wednesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court. He will be sentenced by Judge R. Scott Krichbaum at 8:30 a.m. Monday.
Youngstown police said Redmond was shot just after midnight Sept. 15, 2020, at a home in the 200 block of Salt Springs Road. Redmond was pronounced dead at the scene.
Gilmore and Redmond are alleged to have committed an armed burglary together, and Redmond was shot in the process.
Apr 29, 2021
Eminent domain long has been the method used by governmental bodies to ensure their attempts to provide essential public services for a greater community are not blocked by a limited number of property owners.
Of course, another points of contention when government attempts to take someone’s land are the compensation offered and whether the intended use really is “public use.” Those decisions generally became judicial battles until now.
State Rep. Al Cutrona, R-Canfield, is taking aim at the use of eminent domain by attempting to pass legislation to ban temporarily government from invoking eminent domain for creation of a recreational trail.
Brian Donlow Jr. looks into a law book during a break in his aggravated murder trial. In the background is attorney J.P. Laczko, standby attorney appointed for Donlow, who is representing himself. Laczko is there to take over Donlowâs defense if Donlow requests it.
Staff photo / Ed Runyan
YOUNGSTOWN In an aggravated murder trial full of unusual circumstances, another unusual thing happened Tuesday after prosecutors and defendant Brian Donlow Jr. gave opening statements and heard from a couple of witnesses.
Donlow, 26, is serving as his own lawyer even though he has no experience. He also decided to have Judge Anthony D’Apolito of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court decide his case without a jury, which is unusual. Donlow has a standby attorney ready to step in and take over if Donlow decides he needs that.