WARREN A Youngstown man was given a 30-month prison sentence Wednesday for his part in a police chase last fall that injured three law enforcement officers.
Geovanny Pastrana Davila, 36, of North Jackson Street, Youngstown, pleaded guilty to felony charge of failure to comply with order or signal of a police officer, and having a firearm as a felon. Judge W. Wyatt McKay ordered Davila to serve consecutive sentences because of the seriousness of the offenses and the danger caused to the public.
Defense attorney David T. Rouzzo said his client is a native of Puerto Rico and speaks very little English, so Rouzzo told the judge he went over with Davila his constitutional rights before the change of plea hearing.
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WARREN A Youngstown man was given a 30-month prison sentence Wednesday for his part in a police chase last fall that injured three law enforcement officers.
Geovanny Pastrana Davila, 36, of North Jackson Street, Youngstown, pleaded guilty to felony of failure to comply with order or signal of a police officer, and having a firearm as a felon. Judge W. Wyatt McKay ordered Davila to serve consecutive sentences because of the seriousness of the offenses and the danger caused to the public.
Defense attorney David T. Rouzzo said his client is a native of Puerto Rico and speaks very little English, so Rouzzo told the judge he went over with Davila his constitutional rights before the change of plea hearing.
gvogrin@tribtoday.com
WARREN Three drivers appeared in Common Pleas Court on Wednesday, answering various charges of running afoul of the law in Trumbull County.
One driver, Daniel E. Stout, 63, of 598 Belmont St. NE, Warren, pleaded guilty to his third OVI charge in the last 10 years. The charge is connected to a Hubbard traffic stop on Jan. 25, prosecutors stated.
Stout pleaded to two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs that carry a mandatory prison term, a maximum of $10,000 in fines, up to a lifetime driver’s license suspension and forfeiture of his 2001 Ford vehicle. He will be sentenced by Judge W. Wyatt McKay after he undergoes a background investigation done by the adult probation department.