Jack Laurence, 37, from Qld, quit his career in radio and launched his podcast speaking to inmates. Chatting with an array of different prisoners over time, he is giving a voice to those who have otherwise been forgotten. Speaking with an array of different inmates over time, he is giving a voice to those who have otherwise been forgotten. Incredibly, one inmate he spoke with was exonerated this year.
YOUNGSTOWN Brian Donlow Jr. was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing Christopher Jackson Jr. on Nov. 18, 2018, in a car at the corner of Bennington and Stewart avenues on the East Side.
Donlow, 26, of Detroit Avenue, already was serving a sentence of 21 years to life after being convicted last year of another 2018 East Side murder the shooting death of Brandon Wylie, 30, on June 18, 2018.
Judge Anthony D’Apolito of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court ordered Donlow’s new sentence be served in addition to his earlier one. The judge handed down both sentences and oversaw both trials.
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.
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