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Mother of slain Struthers boy, boyfriend plead not guilty to gun charge
Authorities say Green told them he carried the gun after the September shooting that injured Green, Schneider and two others, and left Schneider's four-year-old son Rowan dead.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - The mother of the Struthers boy that was murdered in a mass shooting was in a Mahoning County courtroom Tuesday.
Rowan Sweeney's mother, 23-year-old Alexis Schneider, and 30-year-old Yarnell Green, Jr. both pleaded not guilty to improperly handling a firearm in a motor vehicle.
They were pulled over in March for a traffic violation when police found the gun.
Authorities say Green told them he carried the gun after the September shooting that injured Green, Schneider and two others, and left Schneider's four-year-old son Rowan dead.
