YOUNGSTOWN - A trial is underway in a Mahoning County Common Pleas Courtroom for a 23-year-old man accused of a fatal shooting on Youngstown’s Southside.

Stevie Ballard was indicted for the January 2022 drive-by shooting death of 20-year-old Darrell Jackson at the corner of Market Street and East Philadelphia Avenue.  Jackson’s body was found inside a bullet-riddled car parked on a sidewalk.

Ballard is on trial for aggravated murder, murder, and having a weapon while under a disability.

According to court records, Judge Anthony D’Onofrio ordered the trial to proceed after Ballard rejected a plea deal from the prosecutor last week.

Ballard has been in the county jail since his arrest in June of last year.