Municipal

LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a case against JC Marcum, 51, Moore Avenue, East Liverpool, was bound over to the county grand jury on a second-degree felony of felonious assault.

Marcum allegedly punched and kicked a woman multiple times in the face and body on May 17 in East Liverpool. The woman received treatment at East Liverpool City Hospital and was found to have a broken orbital socket and jaw.

A case against Edward Torres, 41, Green Lane, East Liverpool, was bound over to the county grand jury on multiple charges from two separate incidents on May 19 and May 23, both in East Liverpool, including a fourth-degree felony charge of strangulation, fifth-degree felony obstructing official business and misdemeanors of assault and violation of a protection order. During the May 19 incident, Torres allegedly strangled a woman to the point of unconsciousness and struck her in the face when she went to the Green Lane residence to gather her belongings. She had a protection order against him at the time. The obstruction charge stemmed from the May 23 incident when officers were called to Green Lane for suicidal threats and saw blood on the outside door of the apartment building, then found Torres barricaded in the apartment with more blood puddled outside the door. He made threats against the officers and once inside officers attempted to detain him and he reached into a drawer and was tased by an officer. Also for that incident, he was fined $400 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with credit for 11 days served, for violation of a protection order and menacing. He was also fined $500 for violation of a protection order and domestic violence for an April incident when he forcefully placed a woman in a headlock and took her to the ground.

A case against Charles Wellman, 48, West Fourth Street, Salem, was bound over to the county grand jury on a fourth-degree felony charge of domestic violence for allegedly scratching a woman during a physical altercation over her cell phone on May 24 in Salem.

A case against Douglas Gill, 42, New Middletown, was bound over to the county grand jury on a second-degree felony failure to register charge for allegedly failing to register his address with the county sheriff’s office as a convicted sex offender on May 4.

Wissam Zarour, 51, Youngstown, was fined $750 and given a suspended 90-day jail term for engaging in prostitution and possession of criminal tools. Zarour was ordered to complete 20 hours community service and a 12-hour education course. Zarour solicited sexual conduct from an undercover agent in exchange for $120 and traveled to Salem on Jan. 13 for the meeting.

A pretrial was set June 12 for Haley Bussey, 25, North Market Street, East Palestine, charged with domestic violence for allegedly assaulting a man multiple times while he was a passenger in a vehicle she was driving on Oct. 26, 2022 on Heck Road, East Palestine.

A pretrial was set Aug. 17 for Rosie Faulkner, 35, West Martin Street, East Palestine, charged with obstructing official business and resisting arrest for allegedly attempting to stop the arrest of a driver for operating a vehicle under the influence and then resisting when placed under arrest on June 1 in East Palestine.

Zachary Rudder, 25, Henry Avenue, Wellsville, was fined $150 and sentenced to 45 days in jail, with credit for 22 days served, for obstructing official business for not following commands of law enforcement officers during a search warrant on May 9 on McKee Road, Wellsville.

A probable cause hearing was set Aug. 14 for Shannon Herron, 46, Avondale Street, East Liverpool, for alleged probation violations on charges of possession of drug abuse instrument, drug paraphernalia, theft and criminal trespass.

Amy Purcell, 39, Park Place, Columbiana, was fined $100 for speeding.

A pretrial was set Aug. 21 for Mark Edwards, 50, 12th Street, Homeworth, charged with possessing marijuana, possession of marijuana drug paraphernalia, failure to stop after an accident and failure to control for a May 17 traffic stop when he allegedly possessing a pipe and marijuana in Butler Township.

A pretrial was set Aug. 21 for Corey L. Ward, 29, Lake Street, Beloit, charged with operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs first offense, OVI breath first offense and traffic control devices.

A pretrial was set Aug. 28 for Tyler Rawson, 24, Akron, charged with OVI first offense, OVI breath first offense, marked lanes and failure to display valid sticker.

A pretrial was set Aug. 21 for Jonathan McElhaney, 39, Carroll Road, East Liverpool, charged with driving under suspension and use of unauthorized plate.

Joseph Samek, 29, Wheathill Road, East Palestine, was fined $100 for speeding.

A pretrial was set Aug. 28 for Kayla Roberts, 23, Annesley Road, East Liverpool, charged with speeding and driving under suspension.

Brianna Huff, 23, Shady Lane, East Liverpool, was fined $150 for driving under suspension and invalid sticker.

Drake Laurie, 46, Sturthers, was fined $250 for disorderly conduct amended from domestic violence and sentenced to 30 days in jail with 27 suspended and credit for three days served. He was also ordered to serve 40 hours of community service and pay $100 to the victim for a domestic disturbance on Dec. 4 in Leetonia.

A pretrial was set Sept. 7 for Kaylee Vander Ploeg, 29, Wilbert Avenue, East Liverpool, charged with theft. Ploeg allegedly failed to scan and pay for 31 items, totaling $99 at the Calcutta Walmart on May 26.

A pretrial was set Aug. 24 for Patricia Margretto, 61, Seventh Street, Salem, charged with theft. Margetto allegedly changed barcodes on items and paid a lower price. She reportedly purchased $543 worth of items, but paid only $80 for a difference of $462 at the Salem Walmart on May 17.

A pretrial was set June 8 for Michael Talbert, Prospect Street, Salem, charged with theft and possessing criminal tools. Talbert allegedly fled from the Calcutta Walmart without paying for 24 items totaling $281 on May 30. Talbert was found to be a fugitive from justice and wanted on a warrant out of Pennsylvania on charges of retail theft, conspiracy and receiving stolen goods. Pennsylvania plans to extradite.

A pretrial was set June 8 for Lester Russell, 41, Saline St. Irondale, charged with aggravated menacing and operating a vehicle without a valid license. Russell allegedly has been harassing a Wellsville woman by texting and calling and threatening to “burn her house down. He also reportedly threatened to “put his hands on her” and that he is “coming locked and loaded” to her residence.

Kiresten Bailey, Lisbon Street, East Liverpool, was fined $250 and sentenced to 90 days in jail with credit for one day served and 88 suspended for theft. Bailey was also to stay out of Calcutta Walmart and serve 30 hours of community service. Bailey failed to scan $157 in store merchandise at Walmart on Feb. 16.

Chad Burbick Jr, 34, North Ellsworth Avenue, Salem, was fined $545 for failure to control and failure to stop after an accident. Burbick also received a one-year license suspension.

Matthew Hormel, 40, East Martin Street, East Palestine, was fined $200 for driving under suspension and failure to display registration sticker.

A pretrial was set Aug. 22 for Justin Gamble, 30, Bates Street, East Liverpool, charged with OVI driving under suspension and possession of marijuana.

Christopher Hamilton, 48, Timberline Drive, Columbiana, was fined $150 for speed.

Brian Talkington, 40, Niles, seat belt charge dismissed.

Shaun Delauder, 42, Clark Avenue, Wellsville, was fined $300 for unauthorized use of a plate, expired license and no operator’s license.

A pretrial hearing was set Aug. 21 for Toby Boydston, 24, Urichsville, charged with driving under suspension.

A pretrial hearing was set Aug. 17 for Christopher Cain, 40, Bolivar, after a meth pipe was found in his vehicle during a track stop on Saltwell Road in Lisbon on May 31.

Dwayne Ellison, 48, West Main Street, Salineville, was fined $400 for possession of marijuana and driving under suspension. A charge of no tail lights was dismissed.

Dana Musulin, 40, Taylor Road, Negley, was fined $100 for failure to comply with workers compensation coverage. Musulin was also ordered to pay $2,384 to the Bureau of Workers Compensation and serve 20 hours of community service.

Colleen Ritterspach, 53, Beverly Drive, Columbiana, was fined $200 for driving under suspension.

Brian Cureman, 48, Gavers Road, Hanoverton, was fined $75 for driving under suspension.

Ashley DiCola, 33, Toronto, was fined $150 for drug paraphernalia after a glass pipe was found in her possession during a traffic stop on state Route 170 n St. Clair Township on March 14.

Elizabeth Rettge, 35, Allison Park, Pa., was fined $150 for plate light amended from speed.

Wyatt Morris, 18, state Route 39, Salineville, was fined $150 for lighted lights amended from speed.

Marissa Williams, 20, Cricket Lane, East Liverpool, was fined $150 for speed.

Kristopher Elsass, 63, state Route 517, Lisbon, was fined $75 for driving under suspension.

A pretrial hearing was set Aug. 24 for Deborah Peters, 65, Midland, Pa., charged with improper/expired registration.