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6 days ago
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Bond revoked for mayoral candidate in domestic case
WARREN, Ohio (WKBN) – Bond was revoked for a man who had announced that he was running for Youngstown mayor and was then caught up in a domestic violence case. John White's bond was revoked in a hearing Tuesday in the Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas. Prosecutors asked for immediate revocation of White's bond because 'the defendant continuously violated the terms and conditions of his bond as well as the temporary protection order in this case,' wrote Trumbull County Assistant Prosecutor Gabe Wildman in a bond revocation motion. White was initially arrested on felony domestic violence and disrupting public services charges on May 2 in connection with an altercation with a woman. He posted bond and was released. Three days later, he appeared in Girard Municipal Court, where a no-contact order was issued as a condition of his bond. Immediately after that court proceeding, prosecutors say that White began calling the victim repeatedly; accessed her phone account and deactivated her service; hacked into the victim's various accounts, locking her out and changing passwords; and accessed the victim's Facebook account without her permission, in violation of the terms of the bond. A warrant was issued for White on May 7 on a charge of violating a protection order. White turned himself in on May 14, and bond was continued with additional restraints; however, prosecutors say that White again tried to gain information about the victim from another person, stating that he would 'burn the whole city to the ground before he let somebody take [the victim] away from him.' Wildman wrote in his motion that White indicated that he had been chasing the victim for 15 years and would never stop. On May 25, the victim began receiving text messages from an unknown number, but the sender was using language and aliases known to White and the victim, saying that he wanted to 'build back better,' his life with the victim, Wildman wrote. White will remain in jail until at least June 13, according to prosecutors, when there will be a formal bond hearing in Judge Sarah Kovoor's court. Nadine Grimley contributed to this report. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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01-05-2025
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Youngstown officer convicted of lesser charge in OVI case
GIRARD, Ohio (WKBN) – A Youngstown police officer received his sentence Thursday in a case where he had been accused of driving while intoxicated. Read next: Man sentenced in Trumbull County crash that injured 3 Joshua Rivers was convicted of a lesser offense of physical control while under the influence as part of a plea agreement. Charges of improper handling of firearms in a motor vehicle and speeding were dismissed, according to Girard Municipal Court records. Court records state that the gun seized during the traffic stop, a Sig Sauer P320, will be returned to Rivers. His driver's license suspension was also lifted, court records state. Rivers was ordered to pay fines and court costs, as well as attend a 72-hour driver intervention program in lieu of serving three days in jail. He will be on non-reporting probation for two years, court records state. A trooper with the Ohio State Highway Patrol pulled over the vehicle Rivers was driving on state Route 11 in Liberty Township just before midnight March 15. The trooper reported that River was speeding and driving erratically and that Rivers refused to undergo field sobriety tests. Rivers had been working at the police department but was taken off the road following his arrest. Youngstown Police Staff Lt. Brian Butler said Rivers' status remains unchanged and that he has been working with judicial driving privileges but now that the case has been adjudicated, he will face administrative disciplinary action. Gerry Ricciutti contributed to this report. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
