WARREN A Youngstown man was given an indefinite sentence of four-to-five-and-a-half-years for a conviction in a July 9, 2020, shooting at a Willard Street NE home in Warren.
Longino Roman Jr., 40, of 1554 Cascade Drive, Youngstown, pleaded guilty to three counts of felonious assault, one count of improper discharge of a firearm into a habitation and one count of having a weapon as a convicted felon. The assault and firearm charges carried firearm specifications that added one mandatory year of prison to Roman’s sentence, court officials said.
Trumbull County Common Pleas Judge Ronald J. Rice questioned the defendant about why he would shoot into a home, and Roman replied that he was reacting when he saw one of the inhabitants carry a firearm.
WARREN A Youngstown man, who in 2019 was acquitted of a murder charge in Mahoning County, on Thursday received an indefinite prison term between five and seven years after pleading guilty to a host of felonies connected to a June 2020 incident involving a gun at a Liberty Township home.
Albert D. Byrd IV, 26, of 1102 Wilshire Drive, pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated burglary, two counts of felonious assault, one count of kidnapping, one count of burglary and one of count domestic violence. Five of the charges carried firearms specifications, which added one mandatory year to the prison sentence.
Trumbull County Common Pleas Judge Ronald J. Rice, who had agreed to the jointly recommended sentence by prosecutors and the defense attorney, ordered Byrd to register as repeated violent offender in Ohio.