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    Death Penalty Trial Set for Patricia Ann Zarlingo in 2023 OH Slaying of 16-Year-Old Chassidy Broadstone


    Chassidy Broadstone



    Zachary Gurd, Brendan Daviduk, and Patricia Zarlingo



    Three may face death penalty in Chassidy Broadstone death

    Daviduk, Gurd, Zarlingo indicted on murder, arson counts

    By Guy Vogrin
    Tribune Chronicle

    WARREN — The three people arrested in connection to the Jan. 19 arson that killed 16-year-old Harding student Chassidy Broadstone were indicted Thursday by a Trumbull County grand jury on death penalty-level charges.

    Judge Sean J. O’Brien signed the special grand jury report that charges Brendan Michael Daviduk, 28, and Patricia Ann Zarlingo, 27, both of Manchester Avenue in Youngstown; and Zackary Gurd, 23, also of Youngstown; with the crimes.

    All three are facing two counts of aggravated murder with specification of aggravating circumstances that carry the death penalty as a possible sentence, two counts of attempted aggravated murder, first-degree aggravated arson, second-degree aggravated arson, aggravated burglary and tampering with evidence.

    Daviduk and Zarlingo are being held without bond in Trumbull County jail, while Gurd is being held in Chester, Va., after he was arrested Feb. 3 by U.S. Marshals.

    Arraignments for Daviduk and Zarlingo are set for 10 a.m. today before O’Brien, while Gurd is awaiting a waiver of extradition hearing set for Feb. 23 in a Virginia court.

    Prosecutors confirmed this is a death penalty-level case, because state law provides for aggravating circumstances that other crimes were being committed while the murder was taking place and the offenses were committed with prior calculation and design.

    FIRE AFTERMATH

    Daviduk and Zarlingo were arrested Feb. 1 at their home on the West Side of Youngstown when police noted a U-Haul van in the driveway.

    Detectives at a news conference last week said Gurd had lived with the other two in the Manchester Avenue home.

    Investigators developed information that Gurd fled the Mahoning Valley area on a Greyhound bus and was heading south, potentially toward Florida.

    Task force members obtained information last Thursday afternoon that Gurd got off the bus in Richmond, Va., and fled on foot. U.S. Marshals in Virginia tracked him from the bus station in Richmond to the 1200 block of Iron Bridge Road in Chester, Va., where he was arrested.

    Detectives placed Gurd at the scene of the fatal fire on Nevada Avenue NW in Warren by cellphone tracking and video cameras, according to an affidavit written by detective Michael Altiere.

    Detectives publicly have lauded the help given by members of the community in providing information after police released two photos taken from video at the fire scene — one of a suspect and another of the suspicious SUV that was at the scene.

    Detectives later identified through information given by witnesses that the SUV belonged to Zarlingo.

    According to police detectives, it is believed that Gurd started the fire after he was caught on video carrying a gas can around the garage area of the Nevada home. The video also caught the man being thrown back against a wall and then shortly afterward, flames were coming from a doorway of the home.

    Video evidence also shows two people carrying items, a television and a video game system, out of the Nevada home before the fire started.

    Fire marshals stated the fire started somewhere on the first floor and there were traces of gasoline found at the origin site.

    There were some children in common with the defendants and Chassidy’s family and it is believed that there was an ongoing feud regarding child support between the parents, police have said.

    Police went on to clarify that Chassidy, whose body was found in a second-floor bathroom, was not involved in this dispute.

    Broadstone’s two siblings managed to escape the fire by going through a window onto the roof of the porch and then jumping off.

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    2nd arson suspect enters plea

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    WARREN — A Youngstown man who faces a capital murder charge in the Jan. 19 arson that killed a Warren G. Harding High School junior was arraigned Monday in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court.

    Brendan Michael Daviduk, 28, of Manchester Avenue, who is being held without bond in the Trumbull County jail, was before Judge Sean O’Brien with his court-appointed attorneys Rhys Brendan Cartwright-Jones and Lou DeFabio.

    O’Brien read the charges against Daviduk, who is charged with two other people in the arson death of Chassidy Broadstone, 16.

    Daviduk was indicted last Thursday in a special grand jury report on two counts of aggravated murder with an aggravating circumstance carrying the death penalty as a possible sentence. He also faces two counts of attempted aggravated murder, aggravated first-degree arson, aggravated second-degree arson, grand burglary and evidence tampering.

    Through his lawyer DeFabio, Daviduk pleaded not guilty to the charges and O’Brien continued the no-bond ruling.

    The judge also declared the defendant indigent, which allowed for the court-appointed attorneys. DeFabio has experience in capital cases, and he was tapped after Friday’s arraignment of one of Daviduk’s co-counsel.

    The aggravating circumstances — other crimes were committed while the murder was taking place and the offenses were committed with prior calculation and planning — bring the case to the level of the death penalty, prosecutors say.

    The fire at a Nevada Avenue NW home killed Broadstone, whose body was found in a second-floor bathroom. Two of her siblings managed to escape the fire by going through a window onto the porch roof and then jumping off.

    Daviduk and his co-defendants, Patricia Zarlingo, 27, also of Manchester Avenue, and Zackary Gurd, 23, of Youngstown, were originally charged in a prosecutor’s complaint after an extensive investigation led by Warren police detectives. The case was presented to a grand jury last week.

    Zarlingo and Daviduk will appear again in O’Brien’s court for pretrial hearing on the afternoon of March 1.

    The third defendant, Gurd, is awaiting an extradition waiver hearing scheduled for Feb. 23 in a Virginia court.

    Daviduk and Zarlingo were arrested at their home on Youngstown’s West Side on Feb. 1 when police noticed a U-Haul van in the driveway. Investigators later found that Gurd had fled the Mahoning Valley on a Greyhound bus and headed south. U.S. Marshals tracked Gurd to a bus station in Richmond, Va., and pursued him to Chester, Va., where he was arrested.

    According to police detectives, Gurd is believed to have started the fire after being caught on video carrying a gas can in the garage area of the Nevada Avenue NW home.

    Video evidence also shows two people carrying items, a television and video game system, out of the Nevada home before the fire broke out. Firefighters said the fire started somewhere on the first floor and traces of gasoline were found at the point of origin.

    There were several common children with the defendants and Chassidy’s family, and it is believed there was an ongoing feud between the parents over child support, police said.

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    2 suspects in fatal arson appear in court

    By Tribune Chronicle Staff Reports

    WARREN — Two out of the three people being charged in connection to the Jan. 16 arson that killed 16-year-old Chassidy Broadstone appeared before Trumbull Common Plea Judge Sean O’Brien for pretrial Wednesday.


    Brendan Michael Daviduk, 28, and Patricia Ann Zarlingo, 27, both of Manchester Avenue in Youngstown, appeared with their respective attorneys.


    Daviduk and Zarlingo are being held without bond in Trumbull County jail. The pair will have their next appearance in court on May 31 in Judge O’Brien’s courtroom at 1:30 p.m. for Zarlingo and 2:30 p.m. for Daviduk.


    On Wednesday, both defendants waived their right to a speedy trial. No trial date for either has been set by Judge O’Brien, and the procedure accomplished on Wednesday extended that deadline for both defendants by 270 days.


    Since both are incarcerated, Ohio law sets a trial date deadline of 90 days from the date of their arrest unless they waive that right.


    The two along with Zackary Guard, 23, of Youngstown, are facing two counts of aggravated murder with specification of aggravating circumstances that carry the death penalty as a possible sentence, two counts of attempted aggravated murder, first-degree aggravated arson, second-degree aggravated arson, aggravated burglary and tampering with evidence. The aggravated murder specifications state that a felony was committed in the act of the murder.


    Daviduk and Zarlingo were arreste
    d Feb. 1 at their home on the West Side of Youngstown when police noted a U-Haul van in the driveway.

    The three are accused of starting the house fire that killed the Warren G. Harding High School junior and hospitalized her two sisters.

    Marshals arrested Gurd on Feb. 3 in Chester, Va. Authorities believed he was fleeing to Florida after he found out he was wanted for questioning.

    The next pre-trial for Gurd is set for 1:30 p.m. March 29 before Judge Cynthia Rice.

    As a result of cellphone tracking and video cameras, the three were placed at the scene of the fatal fire, authorities said. An affidavit written by a Warren police detective showed the fire might have resulted from a “feud involving adults.”

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    Death penalty among motions to be heard in Warren fatal arson case


    By Nadine Grimley
    WKBN News

    WARREN, Ohio (WKBN) – Next month prosecutors and defense counsel will argue pending motions in the case against one of the three suspects charged in connection to a deadly fire in Warren.

    Zachary Gurd remains in custody but has been ordered to appear at all hearings wearing civilian clothing.

    Gurd, Brendan Daviduk and Patricia Zarlingo are each facing capital murder and other charges stemming from the January 19 fire on Nevada Avenue NW that killed 16-year-old Chassidy Broadstone.

    Gurd’s attorneys have filed several motions in the case, including a request to dismiss the part of the indictment that elevates the potential penalty to death if convicted, claiming the death penalty is unconstitutional.

    The attorneys also told the court they plan to file motions regarding expert investigators on behalf of the defense.

    “Those will be filed in the next week. I just spoke with my co-counsel who has some names, so I can get those motions to the court very soon,” said Attorney Mary Ellen Ditchey.

    Gurd will be back in court on June 22 for a pretrial and hearing on the motions. He’s scheduled to stand trial in February 2024.

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    Murder defendants request mitigation expert

    By Chris McBride
    Tribune Chronicle

    WARREN — Three people facing death penalty-level criminal charges, including two accused in the arson death of a Warren G. Harding High School student, have asked the court to allow them to have a mitigation specialist.

    A mitigation expert is sought by a criminal defense team to help gather background information about the defendant that could be used to convince a jury not to impose the death penalty.

    Attorneys for Patricia Zarlingo, 27, and Brendan M. Daviduk, 28, asked for the specialist ahead of their next pretrial hearing June 14 before Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Sean O’Brien.

    That request and other motions made by the defense will be discussed at the hearing. If a specialist is approved, those services would be paid for by the court.

    Also, the defense for Dominic M. Harvey, 23, who is accused in the July 2022 fatal shooting outside a popular Warren restaurant, requested the same.

    Zarlingo, Daviduk and Zackary Gurd, 23, also of Youngstown, face two counts of aggravated murder with death penalty specifications, two counts of attempted aggravated murder, first-degree aggravated arson, second-degree aggravated arson, aggravated burglary and tampering with evidence. The aggravated murder specifications state that a felony was committed in the act of the murder.

    They are accused of starting the a Jan. 19 house fire on Nevada Avenue NW that killed 16-year-old Chassidy Broadstone, a Warren G. Harding High School junior, and hospitalized her two sisters.

    Judge Cynthia W. Rice is hearing the case against Gurd.

    OTHER CAPITAL CASE

    Harvey’s request to hire a mitigation specialist ahead of his pretrial hearing June 21 was granted Wednesday by Rice. A jury trial is scheduled to start Aug. 21.

    He is charged in connection to the shooting death of Jauton Lee Jr., 23, in front of a West Market Street fast food restaurant. Harvey is being held in the Trumbull County jail without bond.

    Harvey faces charges of aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder, tampering with evidence and receiving stolen property. The murder charges carry aggravating circumstances, meaning if Harvey is found guilty, these would make him eligible for the death penalty.

    Another victim of the shooting, 24-year-old Mitchell Powell, was wounded as they were in a vehicle that was struck by bullets near the restaurant. Through the help of video cameras and eyewitness accounts, Warren police detectives pieced together the crime and charged Harvey, who was arrested the day after the shooting.

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    Patricia Zarlingo’s capital murder trial delayed to July

    Patricia Zarlingo charged in 2023 fatal house fire

    By Chris McBride
    Tribune Chronicle

    WARREN — The capital murder trial of Patricia Zarlingo, one of three co-defendants arrested in connection to the Jan. 19, 2023, arson that killed 16-year-old Chassidy Broadstone, had her trial postponed to July.

    Zarlingo was scheduled for an April 1 trial date that has been pushed back to July 23.

    The delay came after the defense counsel of Zarlingo said additional evidence out of Mahoning County will take time to be reviewed by the defense’s mitigation specialist ahead of trial.

    The decision wasn’t well received by Zarlingo nor Trumbull County Common Pleas Judge Sean O’Brien, who while displeased, told counsel it was the only alternative at the court’s disposal.

    Earlier this month O’Brien had granted Zarlingo a second mitigation examination to observe the defendant with her children.

    A mitigation expert is sought by a criminal defense team to help gather a “social history” about the defendant prior to allegedly committing the crimes that landed them before a trial court. That evidence then is weighed by the judge alongside the prosecutor’s evidence to help assess the punishment in a capital case.

    In this instance, Zarlingo’s maximum penalty would be for her to receive the death penalty.

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