Man indicted on rape, prostitution charges
YOUNGSTOWN — A man charged with rape and multiple drug offenses is among 16 individuals indicted by a Mahoning County grand jury this week.
They are:
● Larry Burgess, 36, Mahoning County jail, superseding indictment, one count of corrupting another with drugs, two counts of rape, six counts of compelling prostitution, one count of heroin trafficking, six counts of cocaine trafficking, four counts of fentanyl-related compound trafficking, one count of drug trafficking, one count of aggravated drug trafficking, one count of fentanyl-related compound possession, one count of aggravated drug possession, one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and one count of receiving stolen property.
● Peter D. Levitski, 31, Newburn Circle, superseding indictment, intimidation, retaliation, domestic violence, ethnic intimidation and aggravated menacing.
● Jonathan H. Alexander, 52 Lyndhaven Road, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse or a combination — OVI.
● Jefferson Payne, 33, East Evergreen Avenue, improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle and carrying a concealed weapon.
● Kevin Merchant, age not available, Thornton Avenue, receiving stolen property.
● Hector O. Torres, 40, Oak Street, two counts of vehicular vandalism.
● Marquez L. Duvall, 42, Parkview Avenue, receiving stolen property.
● Xzavier Suren, 21, East Philadelphia Avenue, failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer.
● Kurtis D. Townsend, 25, Mahoning County jail, two counts of felonious assault, each with a firearm specification, notice of prior conviction specification and repeat violent offender specification.
● Dwayne Bulls Jr., 26, Mahoning County jail, grand theft of a motor vehicle.
● Timothy R. Collage, 42 Mahoning County jail, aggravated drug possession.
● Kyle V. Poyssick, 24, Mahoning County jail, aggravated drug possession, domestic violence and misdemeanor assault.
● Jessica Garrett, 35, Mahoning County jail, three counts of receiving stolen property.
● Dennis Artis, 60, Mahoning County jail, cocaine possession with a specification of forfeiture of money in a drug case, illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto the grounds of a specified governmental facility.
● Henry A. Fleetion, 58, Fifth Avenue, cocaine possession.
● Alyssa D. Shaffer, 27, Mahoning County jail, two counts of tampering with evidence and one count of identity fraud.