Churchgoers Accused Of Robbing Church
Two men are in custody after allegedly breaking into a Huntington church they attended and stealing property from the youth ministers, a sheriff’s investigator said Thursday. Sebastian County authorities investigating a burglary of the Huntington Assembly of God, 201 E. Broadway St., and a break-in of a church van were led to two local teenagers. Thomas
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Police Seek Man Who Robbed Church Pierogi Sale
LYNDORA, Pa. — State police in Lyndora, Butler County, are hoping the public can help them find a man who robbed a church pierogi sale on Friday. Police said five women were making the large dumplings at St. Peter and Paul Ukranian Orthodox Church along on Arbor Street when the robber burst in. The
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Grand jury to get church slaying case
YOUNGSTOWN – The case of a man facing charges of aggravated murder and aggravated robbery in the death of a St. Dominic parishioner was bound over to a grand jury on Monday for consideration of charges that could end in a death sentence. Jamar Houser, 18, appeared Monday before Youngstown Municipal
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Church murder suspect’s parents charged with retaliation
YOUNGSTOWN — John Houser, 46, and Frances Cianciola, 42, parents of Jamar Houser, the suspect in the Jan. 23 murder of Angeline Fimognari at St. Dominic Church, were arrested this afternoon outside their residence at 2704 Volney Road, on warrants charging them with retaliation. Detective Sgt.
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Men to be sentenced for church raid
A drug addict who held a knife to the throat of a Dublin priest before tying him and a parishioner up with cable ties has been remanded in custody pending sentence. The Circuit Criminal Court heard Jason Kinch (34) of Barnvale Park, Ballyfermot, and his accomplice, Anthony Carolan (32) from Crumlin,
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Suspected St. Dom’s Shooter Pleads Not Guilty
The man accused of shooting and killing an 80-year old woman as she was leaving church last month appeared in court Monday morning. 18-year old Jamar Houser was arraigned in Youngstown Municipal Court. Police allege that Houser is the man who shot and killed 80-year-old Angeline Fimognari on January
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Man arrested in church slaying already faced a shooting charge
YOUNGSTOWN – The 18-year-old Volney Road man arrested Friday evening in the death of an elderly parishioner at a South Side church last week was out on bond in a previous shooting case. Court records show that Jamar Houser was indicted Oct. 31 on charges of discharging a firearm at or into a habitation
Arrest in church shooting
YOUNGSTOWN – Police here have arrested Jamar Antonio Houser, 18, of Youngstown, charged in the shooting death of and 80-year-old woman last week in a church parking lot. Tribune Chronicle news partner News Channel 33 was reporting that Mahoning County Task Force officers and its SWAT team surrounded
Arrest Made in Murder of 80-year-old at St. Dom’s
Friday night's arrest of 18-year-old Jamar Antonio "Mook" Houser of Youngstown came as a result of numerous calls and tips that came in all last week to police investigators. Houser faces charges of aggravated murder and aggravated robbery in connection with the shooting death of 80-year-old
FBI helping Church murder investigation
YOUNGSTOWN — City police are still investigating the slaying of an elderly woman at a South Side church but are getting a little help with forensic elements in the case. Capt. Rod Foley, chief of detectives, said the department has elicited help from the FBI in analyzing forensics associated with
Mourners honor slain parishioner
YOUNGSTOWN – Two services were held Wednesday, one for a grieving family and another for a parish, both shocked that death and violence have struck so close to their place of worship. "In her love, she would have forgiven the one who killed her," the Rev. Nicholas Shori of St. Paul Church
Police: Leads in church shooting
YOUNGSTOWN – Tips are coming in, and the search continues for the man who shot and killed an 80-year-old woman on Saturday in a parking lot after church services. Meanwhile, a special Mass and funeral services will be conducted this morning for Angeline Fimognari. According to Youngstown police
After-Mass slaying rattles Ohio Catholic church
(01-26) 15:04 PST Youngstown, Ohio (AP) — A Roman Catholic bishop asked parishioners not to abandon their church after an 80-year-old woman was killed during a robbery after a weekend Mass. Angeline Fimognari was shot in the head shortly after leaving St. Dominic's Parish on Saturday morning
Police Offer $10k For Clues in St. Dominic Murder
As Youngstown police scoured the neighborhood around St. Dominic's Church, reaction to the murder of Angeline Fimognari over the weekend ranged from shock to anger. Councilwoman Janet Tarpley, whose 6th Ward includes the church neighborhood, said Fimognari's murder was unnecessary. Mayor Jay
St. Dom’s Parishioner Worries About Safety
Some parishioners at St. Dominic's Church feel like not enough is being done to keep them safe while a killer is still out there. "This poor woman was killed," said parishioner Gayle Hite referring to the murder Saturday of 80-year-old Angeline Fimognari. "Shot in her head like cold
