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The juvenile killer of a Niles police officer in 1982 has had his parole hearing moved up because of a new state law that is giving juvenile murderers more chances at freedom.
Fred E. Joseph Jr., convicted in 1983 and sentenced to 30-years-to-life in the slaying of Niles patrolman John A. Utlak, will face a parole hearing this September.
Authorities had originally set a 2022 date for a parole hearing, after Joseph’s bid for parole in 2012 was rebuffed. But a new law approved by the Legislature during a 2020 lame duck session and signed by Gov. Mike DeWine on Jan. 3 this year, states all juvenile offenders must have a chance at parole.
WARREN A complaint filed against a Trumbull County assistant prosecutor was dropped by the disciplinary counsel of the Supreme Court of Ohio who determined the official’s actions did not rise to the level of professional misconduct.
In a letter dated March 31, , assistant disciplinary Counsel Adam P. Bessler states Assistant Prosecutor Christopher Becker did not violate the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct, noting the state body dismissed the grievance made by a California man and closed the case.
“The First Amendment protects an attorney as it would any ordinary citizen, except for when the attorney is acting in some professional capacity in the matter in which the speech occurs,” Bessler wrote to complainant Tim R. Tolka of San Francisco.
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WARREN A complaint filed against a Trumbull County assistant prosecutor was dropped by the disciplinary counsel of the Supreme Court of Ohio, who determined the official’s actions did not rise to the level of professional misconduct.
In a letter dated March 31, assistant disciplinary Counsel Adam P. Bessler states Assistant Prosecutor Christopher Becker did not violate the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct, noting the state body dismissed the grievance made by a California man and closed the case.
“The First Amendment protects an attorney as it would any ordinary citizen, except for when the attorney is acting in some professional capacity in the matter in which the speech occurs,” Bessler wrote to complainant Tim R. Tolka of San Francisco.
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WARREN Trumbull County 911 Director Ernest Cook on Thursday pleaded no contest in Eastern District Court to two misdemeanor charges linked to a Brookfield accident on July 14, 2018, where a teen skateboarder ran into his car.
Cook, 69, 7144 Wildwood Drive, Brookfield, was charged with loss of physical control under the influence, a first-degree misdemeanor; and failure to report an accident, a minor misdemeanor.
Judge Marty D. Nosich found Cook guilty and on the first charge, gave him a suspended 180-day jail term, a $1,000 fine of which $500 was suspended and placed him on a six-month probation.
On the second charge, Cook was fined $150 plus $45 in court costs.