Common Pleas

New Cases

Joseph Sickelsmith, state Route 165, East Palestine, and Angela Sickelsmith, state Route 165, East Palestine; dissolution sought.

American Express National Bank, Sandy, Utah, vs. William Edgell, North Shadylane Drive, East Liverpool; collection sought of $34,677 debt.

Docket Entries

Robert H.S, Kaufman Jr., trustee, et al. vs Brook A. Gram, et al.; summary judgment granted to defendants in case filed by plaintiff challenging their construction of detached two-car garage in Perry Township, plaintiffs’ summary judgment claim denied.

U.S. Bank Trust National Association vs. Terri Daley, et al.; case returned to active docket.

Court News

LISBON — A former Salem woman charged for purposely setting fire to her former marital home entered a guilty plea recently to three counts of aggravated arson, a first-degree felony, and a single count of aggravated arson, a second-degree felony.

Rebekah Humeniuk-Shaw, 41, Leesville, will face sentencing Oct. 16 in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court.

According to the felony plea agreement, the prosecution will recommend a total prison term of eight to 12 years. The maximum possible prison term would be 11 to 16.5 years for the first-degree felonies and eight to 12 years for the second-degree felony.

A fourth-degree felony arson charge will be dismissed and she’ll be required to register as an arson offender, according to the plea agreement.

When she was served with the secret indictment, county Prosecutor Vito Abruzzino said she was accused of attempting to burn down the home at 838 E. Fifth St., Salem, which had been the marital home before her divorce.

Court records in county Common Pleas Court show the divorce case was filed in May 2021 by Thomas Shaw, her now ex-husband. The fire occurred a month later on June 18, 2021, as listed on the indictment.

The three first-degree felony charges alleged that she knowingly caused a substantial risk of harm to Thomas Shaw, Vicki Hensley and a child by means of fire or explosion. The second-degree felony addressed the harm caused to the home, and the other arson charge stemmed from causing harm to the property of Thomas Shaw and various household items.

Also in Common Pleas Court:

— Douglas Freed, 43, Hadley Road, East Palestine, pleaded guilty to aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, with a forfeiture specification for money from a drug case. Sentencing was set for Oct. 16. Freed possessed methamphetamine and $817 on March 24, 2022.

— Logan Winters, 28, state Route 154, Lisbon, was sanctioned to a term of incarceration at the Eastern Ohio Correction Center until the program is successfully completed after appearing for a hearing in drug court Thursday. He had failed to report to New Day Recovery, failed to appear for drug testing, failed to appear for drug court on July 20 and tested positive for illegal drugs on July 24. Winters had been granted permission to participate in drug court earlier this month, with a five-year period of rehabilitation, after pleading guilty to aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, for possessing MDMA, also known as ecstasy, on Jan. 28, 2021.

Municipal

LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a case against Khalide Moore, 25, Gardendale Street, East Liverpool, was bound over to the county grand jury for two counts of possession of drugs, a first-degree felony.

Moore was charged after the Columbiana County Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at his residence and found a large bag of suspected narcotic tablets and a large bag of suspected narcotics in a cabinet in the kitchen on July 18. Lab tests confirmed the 994 tablets contained fentanyl and the other substance was 583.04 grams of cocaine.

A preliminary/pretrial hearing was set Aug. 17 for Christian Henry, 19, Salem Unity Road, Salem, for a fourth-degree felony improper handling firearms in a motor vehicle and a misdemeanor of operating a vehicle without a valid license. Henry allegedly possessed a loaded handgun in his vehicle during a traffic stop in Salem on July 27, with the affidavit noting that he’s under the legal age to own a handgun.

A pretrial was set Oct. 12 for Douglas Norman Bores, 49, Canfield, charged with engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools for allegedly responding to an undercover ad on a known prostitution website and arranging for sexual conduct with a female in exchange for $140, arriving in East Palestine on July 27 for the meeting.

A pretrial was set Aug. 7 for Tomas Alonzo, 37, North Broadway Avenue, Salem, charged with domestic violence for allegedly pulling a woman’s hair during a domestic on July 27 in Salem.

A pretrial was set Oct. 12 for Ty A. Tomlinson, 54, Butler Grange Road, Salem, charged with assault for allegedly striking another man in the head when the man came to the property to check on his child on June 19 on Butler Grange Road, Salem.

A pretrial was set Oct. 31 for Keven Morrison, 54, East Third Street, East Liverpool, charged with domestic violence for allegedly pushing a juvenile and then destroying the house on July 27 in East Liverpool.

Joseph Castelucci, 61, South Lincoln Avenue, Lisbon, was fined $350 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 163 days suspended and credit for 17 days served, for assault and criminal trespass for allegedly pushing a woman in Lisbon on July 10 and forcing his way into her apartment. He was ordered to have no contact with the victim.

Justin Mays, 26, Cornell Street, East Liverpool, was fined $150 for sale of tobacco products to a person under 21 for selling a pack of cigarettes to an 18-year-old at Gilkinson Short Stop in East Liverpool on July 6.

Ethan Jolliffe, 18, Beaver Falls, Pa., was fined $200 for refuse disposal prohibition or litter for tossing two glass bottles from his kayak onto the bank of the Little Beaver Creek in Liverpool Township on July 14.

A pretrial was set Sept. 12 for Savanna McKee, 27, North 15th Street, Sebring, charged with possession of drug paraphernalia for allegedly possessing marijuana drug paraphernalia during a traffic stop in Salem on July 10..

Scott Dean, 39, Benton Road, Salem, was fined $100 for possessing marijuana.

A motions hearing was set July 31 for Jacob Bowman Sr., 30, Youngstown, charged with operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs and use of unauthorized plate.

Daniel Drevon, 47, East Canton, was fined $645 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 157 days suspended, 18 days of electronically monitored house arrest, and five days to serve in jail, for OVI second offense, improper registration, speeding and no seat belt. A charge of endangering child was dismissed. His driver’s license was suspended for one year, with driving privileges granted. Drevon was accused of driving a vehicle impaired with a child in the vehicle on Oct. 23, 2022 during a traffic stop in Knox Township.

A pretrial was set Oct. 31 for Cody Saunders, 29, Youngstown, charged with OVI first offense, no motorcycle endorsement and reasonable control.

A pretrial was set Oct. 5 for Jose Miguel Davila, 39, state Route 172, Lisbon, charged with OVI first offense and left of center.

A pretrial was set Aug. 17 for Rosie Faulkner, 35, West Martin Street, East Palestine, charged with driving under suspension.

A pretrial was set Nov. 2 for Fredrick Gough II, 47, Grant Street, Lisbon, charged with driving under suspension.

Justin Adams, 35, state Route 14, East Palestine, was fined $125 for driving under suspension and speeding.

Kristopher Elsass, 63, state Route 517, Lisbon, was fined $75 for unauthorized plate.

Brandon Riffle, 27, Fairfield Avenue, Columbiana, was fined $100 for unauthorized plate and expired registration.

A pretrial was set Oct. 17 for Billie Thompson, 41, Youngstown, charged with a turn signal violation, marked lanes and lighted lights required.

Lavonne Morena, 55, West Wilson Street, Salem, was fined $125 for driving under suspension and speeding.

Zachary Taylor, 35, state Route 154, Lisbon, was fined $100 for driving under suspension.