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Luis Figueroa, left, is shown in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday during his plea hearing. At right is his attorney, Tom Zena.
YOUNGSTOWN Luis Figueroa, 54, of East Judson Avenue, pleaded guilty Wednesday to felonious assault and a gun specification saying he committed a drive-by shooting.
His indictment states that he committed the felonious assault Jan. 30, 2020, and that he caused or tried to cause serious physical harm to a woman.
Figueroa was also indicted on one count of menacing by stalking and another gun specification, but Judge Maureen Sweeney agreed to dismiss those charges. Prosecutors offered the elimination of those charges in exchange for Figueroa pleading guilty to felonious assault.
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Todd Perkins of Youngstown, left, stands with his attorney, Thomas Zena, during Perkinsâ plea hearing Wednesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court. Perkins was found guilty to two counts of rape involving young girls.
YOUNGSTOWN Todd Perkins, 55, of Coitsville Hubbard Road, pleaded no contest Wednesday to two counts of rape involving two children.
His plea avoided a trial scheduled for Monday.
Perkins, an electrician, pleaded no contest before Judge Maureen Sweeney of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court to a sex act involving a girl between October 2015 and October 2016 who was about 4 years old.
The girl also described inappropriate touching, said Jennifer McLaughlin, assistant county prosecutor.
YOUNGSTOWN An assistant prosecutor called Abigail L. Acosta, 23, of Victor Avenue, “a small cog in a fairly large theft ring” as he asked Judge Maureen Sweeney of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court on Monday to give her three years of probation.
The judge agreed, also ordering Acosta to perform five days of community service.
Assistant Prosecutor Rob Andrews said that as part of Acosta’s plea agreement, she must continue to cooperate with prosecutors and the Ohio State Highway Patrol, which investigated the vehicle thefts.
If Acosta fails to live up to the terms of her agreement, prosecutors will ask the judge to revoke her probation, Andrews said.
May 4, 2021
Abigail Acosta, at left, stands with her attorney, Brian Tareshawty, during Acosta s plea hearing in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court.
YOUNGSTOWN – An assistant prosecutor called Abigail L. Acosta, 23, of Victor Avenue, “a small cog in a fairly large theft ring” as he asked Judge Maureen Sweeney of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court to give her three years of probation.
The judge agreed, also ordering Acosta to perform five days of community service.
Assistant Prosecutor Rob Andrews said that as part of Acosta’s plea agreement, she must continue to cooperate with prosecutors and the Ohio State Highway Patrol, which investigated the case.
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