LISBON — A man who injured three Salem police officers and an EMT during a fight July 30 in Salem was ordered evaluated for competency and sanity by the Forensic Psychiatric Center of Northeast Ohio.

Joshua Jesiolowski, 32, Stratton Road, Salem, who remains jailed, appeared in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court for a recent hearing. His defense attorney, Charley Kidder, asked for the psychiatric evaluations for competency to stand trial and plead not guilty by reason of insanity.

Judge Scott Washam granted the motion and issued the order.

A jury trial had been scheduled for Jan. 29, but has been canceled. A status hearing will be held at 9 a.m. March 21.

Jesiolowski was charged with felonious assault, a first-degree felony, three counts of fourth-degree felony assault on a peace officer and misdemeanors of resisting arrest and disorderly conduct after the Salem incident.

The felonious assault resulted from Jesiolowski allegedly causing serious physical harm to Salem Police Sgt. Brandon Smith, who suffered a broken leg and was hospitalized because of the defendant’s alleged violent behavior and actions.

The three assaults on peace officers resulted from Jesiolowski allegedly striking Salem Patrolman Doug Osberg in the face while impaired by drugs, causing physical harm and a cut to the face, along with striking EMT Alan Masters in the head in the back of an ambulance and causing serious physical harm to Salem Patrolman Cody Ray by kicking him and fighting him, injuring his back and causing him to be hospitalized.

Also in Common Pleas Court:

— The indictment issued in 2023 against Isaac Metzler, 22, Ravenna, was dismissed with prejudice due to evidentiary issues cited by the prosecution. Metzler filed a motion to get his record sealed related to the case. Metzler had been charged with felonious assault, a second-degree felony, and misdemeanor aggravated trespass for allegedly knowingly causing serious physical harm to a man and trespassing on a property on Nov. 6, 2022.

— Jeremy Michael Mathew Quear, 43, Wampum, Pa., pleaded guilty to a lesser included offense of attempted compelling prostitution, a fourth-degree felony (originally third-degree felony compelling prostitution), fourth-degree felony attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor and misdemeanor engaging in prostitution, with sentencing set for April 1. A charge of possessing criminal tools will be dismissed. Quear responded to an undercover ad and arranged to purchase sexual activity from an undercover agent posing online as a female and her 15-year-old daughter, then traveled to East Palestine on Aug. 10, 2021 for the meeting.

— Abby Willis, 29, Vine Street, East Liverpool, pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine, a fifth-degree felony, and after being served with a new secret indictment also pleaded guilty to fifth-degree felonies of possession of heroin and possession of fentanyl-related compound. Sentencing was set April 1. Willis possessed cocaine on July 10, 2022 and possessed heroin and fentanyl on July 12, 2023.