Online Predator Convicted after Trying to Lure Undercover Cop into Having Sex
(Mirror Daily, United States) – A 23-year-old man from Ohio was sentenced to seven days in prison after trying to lure an underage boy into having sex in December.
The man pleaded guilty to allegations that he tried to pay the teen for sex with a bottle of Sprite and a chicken Alfredo.
Little did the man know is that the 15-year-old boy was an undercover cop. Albert Maruna will now spend seven days in the county prison and four months on house arrest. He’ll stay on probation the next three years, and will feature as a Tier 1 sex offender in the state register.
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Once again the topic raised by visitors during the Board of Trustees meeting dealt with Constable Dan Valentine, some bringing up his past as an officer in another township and others supporting him.
The two sides at one point were interrupting each other with slightly raised voices going back and forth Tuesday night, forcing Chairman John Wilms to quiet them down so each could have their chance to speak.
“We’re not having a trial here,” he said.
At the end, he thanked them all for coming and for their cooperation.
Valentine was present for all of it, but said he had no comment when approached after the meeting. Trustees also had little to say, with Trustee Ray Heddleson saying after the meeting that it’s all over and done. He said the people can keep coming back, but nothing’s going to change, they’re not getting rid of Valentine.
HUBBARD After much discussion in the past year, Hubbard officials have moved forward on getting body cameras for the police officers and in-car cameras for
This is the first time Hubbard police will be wearing body cameras, officials said.
A training room on the lower floor of the police department has been prepared as a new training area for both in-person and online remote training on the cameras.
Mayor Ben Kyle said he and Safety Director Lou Carsone, police Chief Bob Thompson and city council have discussed the need to get body cameras not only to protect the officers, but residents as well. He said the cameras were discussed throughout last year with officials reviewing available funds in the city budget.
“There are many communities that have been getting the body cameras for their police officers. We have spent a lot of time and research looking at different companies that offer the cameras. This is not anything that has been taken lightly,” Kyle said.
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Phil Chance Jr., right, is led away to begin serving a six month jail sentence Wednesday. He also will serve six months house arrest and must reimburse the Mahoning County Sheriffâs office for its costs connected to the case. Handcuffing Chance is Deputy Bill Horn.
YOUNGSTOWN The fall from grace for former Youngstown police officer Phil Chance Jr. took another plunge Wednesday as a judge ordered him to spend six months in jail for issuing 263 worthless carrying-a-concealed-weapon certificates.
Chance, 41, of Boardman, pleaded guilty earlier to six counts of tampering with records for the crimes, committed between 2011 and 2018.