New developments tonight in the D-U-I case against former Mahoning County Common Pleas judge Maureen Cronin. Cronin's attorney and the prosecution reach a plea deal, but it seems the former magistrate will serve time behind bars.
On the other side of the bench, Former Mahoning County Common Pleas Judge Maureen Cronin, stands motionless, in front of judge Scott Hunter. Changing her initial innocent plea to guilty after being pulled over last Wednesday and charged with driving under the influence. This is Cronin's second D-U-I offense in the last two years. With it. She faces a laundry list of penalties including a three-hundred fifty dollar fine and a one-hundred eighty day jail sentence with one-hundred fifty-seven days suspended.
She will be placed on eighteen days house arrest and five days to serve in jail. In court. The hearing was scheduled to resolve issues about the dash-cam video. Attorneys agree to withdraw that plea. Now the focus shifts to her treatment, which will happen before she serves her jail sentence.
Cronin's driver's license will be suspended for one year, then she will be required to use specially colored plates on her vehicle.
