It appears the arson cases against two men will be going to trial after preliminary hearings yesterday.
23-year-old Nicholas Leone of Creekside and 19-year-old Dylan Dalessio of Plumville are each facing 32 arson-related charges for three arson fires in northern Indiana County. They’re accused of setting fire to a barn along Route 954 in Creekside last December 21st; a storage building at Whitaker and Rudolph Roads in West Mahoning Township on December 29th; and an Amish furniture shop along Stephenson Road in West Mahoning Township on January 25th.
District Judge Susanne Steffee ordered the cases against Dalessio held for common pleas court, while Leone waived his charges to court.
One other note from yesterday’s proceedings: by agreement with the district attorney, the judge reduced Leone’s bond in the January fire from $250,000 to $50,000. Both defendants are still in the Indiana County Jail, according to their criminal docket sheets.
