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Yahoo
13-05-2025
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New York man charged with assaulting police pleads guilty during bench trial
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — A Batavia, New York man who was going on trial Monday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court on charges he assaulted Boardman police last April instead pleaded guilty. Anthony Goulet, 35, was sentenced to six months in the Mahoning County jail by Judge Anthony Donofrio after pleading guilty to misdemeanor charges of resisting arrest and physical control of a vehicle as well as a fifth-degree felony charge of obstructing justice. A fourth-degree felony charge of assault was dismissed. Goulet was to have a jury trial on Monday but opted for a bench trial at the last minute, and the jurors were sent home. He then pleaded guilty. Goulet was charged after township police spotted him Feb. 25, 2024 asleep behind the wheel of a pickup truck behind a Tiffany South hotel with loud music coming from inside the truck. Police tried but initially failed to wake Goulet, reports said. Officers also saw a can of Twisted Tea and other open cans inside the truck. When they opened the driver's side door, an empty can of Twisted Tea fell out, reports said. Goulet refused to turn off the music despite repeated requests by police and was combative, reports said. He also appeared to be visibly drunk, reports said. When officers threatened to hit him with a stun weapon if he did not get out of the truck, Goulet dared police to use it, reports said. He reached for the glove box and was hit twice by the stun weapon, but it had no effect. Officers then grabbed him to get him out of the truck, and Goulet hit one officer with the door and kicked another before they took him out of the truck and got him handcuffed, reports said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Yahoo
Bench trial underway for man accused of daring Boardman police to stun him
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — A bench trial is underway in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court for a Batavia, N.Y., man accused of fighting with Boardman police. Anthony Goulet, 35, is on trial before Judge Anthony Donofrio on charges of assault, a fourth-degree felony; obstructing official business, a fifth-degree felony; operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, a first-degree misdemeanor; and resisting arrest, a second-degree misdemeanor. Goulet was charged after township police spotted him in February 2024 asleep behind the wheel of a pickup truck behind a Tiffany South hotel with loud music coming from inside the truck. Police tried but initially failed to wake Goulet, reports said. Officers also saw a can of Twisted Tea and other open cans inside the truck. When they opened the driver's side door, an empty can of Twisted Tea fell out, reports said. Goulet refused to turn off the music despite repeated requests by police and was combative, reports said. He also appeared to be visibly drunk, reports said. When officers threatened to hit him with a stun weapon if he did not get out of the truck, Goulet dared police to use it, reports said. He reached for the glove box and was hit twice by the stun weapon, but it had no effect. Officers then grabbed him to get him out of the truck, and Goulet hit one officer with the door and kicked another before they took him out of the truck and got him handcuffed, reports said. Jurors were summoned to hear the case but were sent home after Goulet opted to have the case heard from the bench. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
