Common Pleas

New Cases

Mary Ann Korff, Southeast Boulevard, Salem, vs. Mark Korff, Lake, Salem; divorce sought.

Cynthia Bortmas, Darner Road, Lisbon, vs. Robert Joseph Bortmas, Darner Road, Lisbon; divorce sought.

Terry Green and Donna Dangelo-Green, Rochester Road, East Rochester, and Jeffrey and Jennifer Sanor, Rochester Road, East Rochester, vs. Joseph and Michelle Bryan, Buffalo Road, East Rochester, and Timothy Wilson, Rochester Road, East Rochester; qualified private nuisance complaint filed over riding of all-terrain vehicles on Bryan and Wilson properties.

Docket Entries

Carrington Mortgage Services LLC vs. Thomas Martin, et al.; mortgage foreclosure ordered for Boring Lane, East Liverpool property.

County Treasurer vs. Douglas Riley, et al.; payment plan completed, tax foreclosure case dismissed.

County Treasurer vs. Glenna Taylor, et al.; case returned to active docket.

County Treasurer vs. Angela Mountz, et al.; case returned to active docket.

County Treasurer vs. John Siedentopf, et al.; case returned to active docket.

County Treasurer vs. David Haught, et al.; case returned to active docket.

County Treasurer vs. Diana K. Clark, et al.; complaint dismissed.

Court News

LISBON — An East Liverpool man accused of felonious assault and domestic violence for allegedly beating a woman and choking her into unconsciousness has been ordered evaluated for competency and sanity.

Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Megan Bickerton granted a defense motion filed by attorneys for Robert K. Barrett, 39, West Ninth Street, requesting evaluations for competency to stand trial and plead not guilty by reason of insanity. The evaluation will be done by the Forensic Psychiatric Center of Northeast Ohio.

On March 19 through 22 this year, Barrett was accused of allegedly battering the face of a woman in East Liverpool, jumping on her, beating her leg with a laptop battery pack, choking her until she lost consciousness and using her personal mace on her. It was also learned that he made past threats to the victim by allegedly putting a knife to her throat and threatening to kill her with a claw hammer.

Also in Common Pleas Court:

— Todd Hawthorne, 41, Graner Avenue, East Liverpool, pleaded guilty to second-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs with a forfeiture specification for money from a drug case and third-degree felony tampering with evidence. A charge of second-degree felony aggravated trafficking in drugs will be dismissed. Sentencing was set Jan. 5. The charges stem from an alleged incident on Sept. 17, 2022 involving $250 and an amount of methamphetamine equal to or exceeding 5 times the bulk amount, but less than 50 times the bulk amount.

— Kurtis Jackson, 29, Campbell, was sentenced to 10 months in prison after pleading guilty to a lesser offense of engaging in prostitution, a misdemeanor, and possessing criminal tools, a fifth-degree felony. Jackson was originally indicted for two counts promoting prostitution, a fourth-degree felony, and possessing criminal tools, a fifth-degree felony, for making arrangements with his cell phone to transport a prostitute to East Palestine on May 27, 2022 for sexual activity with an undercover agent in exchange for money. One of the promoting prostitution charges was amended and one was dismissed.

— James E. Artrup, 34, Hubbard, was placed on probation for two years after pleading guilty to fifth-degree felony escape and misdemeanor obstructing official business. A resisting arrest charge was dismissed. He received credit for eight days served in jail. The charges stemmed for an incident Oct. 13, 2021 in East Palestine when he allegedly had a warrant for his arrest and fled on foot from a scene while another person was being arrested.

— Rick Willis, 33, West Washington Street, Lisbon, was placed on probation for two years after pleading guilty to possession of fentanyl-related compound, a fifth-degree felony, for possessing fentanyl-related compound on Jan. 21, 2023.

Grand Jury

LISBON — Two defendants wanted on drug charges were served Tuesday with secret indictments issued by the Columbiana County Grand Jury.

Damien Paolino, 39, Avondale Street, East Liverpool, was charged with two counts aggravated possession of drugs, one a third-degree felony and one a fifth-degree felony, and possession of cocaine, a fifth-degree felony. On May 1 2022, Paolino allegedly possessed methamphetamine in an amount greater than bulk, but less than five times the bulk amount, along with cocaine and psilocyn.

Duane Barnes, 53, state Route 45, Lisbon, was charged with aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly possessing methamphetamine on Sept. 15, 2022.