Grand Jury

LISBON — Jessica Cain, 40, East Fourth Street, East Liverpool, was served Thursday with a secret indictment issued by the Columbiana County Grand Jury for possession of fentanyl-related compound, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly possessing fentanyl on Dec. 9, 2022.

Common Pleas

New Cases

County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Candis Marshall, 17th Street, Wellsville, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for 17th Street, Wellsville property.

County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Jeffrey Boals, Oak Grove Road, Salineville; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Oak Grove Road, Salineville property.

County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. James McKinnon Jr., Croft Street, East Liverpool, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Croft Street, East Liverpool property.

County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Julie Eiler, Dilworth Road, East Liverpool, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Dilworth Road, East Liverpool property.

County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Elaine Eskay Zins, Powell; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for East 11th Street, Salem property.

Kyle Billings, Youngstown, and Sarah Billings, Warren; dissolution sought.

U.S. Bank Trust National Association, Eureka, Calif., vs. Robert G. McKinnon, state Route 267, East Liverpool; et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for state Route 267, East Liverpool property.

Rocket Mortgage, LLC, Detroit, Mich., vs. Joseph Samek, Wheathill Road, East Palestine, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for Wheathill Road, East Palestine property.

Accelerated Inventory Management, LLC, Sarasota, Fla., vs. Nicole Reed, Dairy Lane, East Liverpool; collection sought of alleged $8,517 debt.

Accelerated Inventory Management, LLC, Sarasota, Fla., vs. Catherine Lonkert, 18th Street, Wellsville; collection sought of alleged $5,599 debt.

U.S. Bank National Association, Owensboro, Ky., vs. Rickie Burnette, Avon Park, Fla., et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for South West Street, Columbiana property.

Docket Entries

Kimberly Ruscitti and Ronald Ruscitti; dissolution granted.

Jessica Davis vs. Andy Williams II; divorce granted.

John Capron III vs. Theresa Capron; case settled and dismissed, with finalized divorce settlement going through North Dakota court.

Kathyleen Yankle vs. Fencor, Inc., et al.; both cases settled and dismissed.

Fifth Third Bank N.A. vs. Sheryl Biddle, et al.; mortgage foreclosure ordered for Sugar Camp Drive, East Palestine property.

County Treasurer vs. David McElhaney, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure ordered for Fourth Avenue, East Liverpool property.

County Treasurer vs. Doug Baddeley, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure ordered for Ohio Boulevard and Maryland Avenue, Salem properties.

Municipal

LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a preliminary hearing was set Dec. 23 for Jeffrey Knoblock, 26, Taylor Road, Rogers, for fourth-degree felonies of domestic violence and disruption of public services for causing issues while intoxicated, knocking the phone out of a man’s hands when he was attempting to call 911 and having a physical altercation over the phone and then continuing to yell and make threats after the victim ran into a bedroom and locked the door to continue dialing 911.

A preliminary/pretrial hearing was set Dec. 30 for Shane Laflame, 23, South Union Avenue, Salem, charged with fourth-degree felony carrying a concealed weapon and misdemeanor aggravated menacing for allegedly pulling out a knife and having his hands toward the victim during an incident at the Foundry on South Broadway Avenue in Salem on Dec. 20. An affidavit said police were called there for a fight, with the incident caught on video security footage. The victim told police the defendant thrust the knife toward him.

A preliminary/pretrial hearing was set Jan. 27 for Drew K. Browne, 24, Whippoorwill Avenue, Hanoverton, charged with fourth-degree felony theft, and misdemeanor assault and criminal trespass. On Dec. 20, Browne allegedly walked toward the bouncer/victim and swung attempting to strike the victim’s face during a fight at the Foundry on South Broadway Avenue, Salem. The affidavit said Browne continued to fight with the victim then began to fight with a separate patron, with the incident on security footage. On Dec. 2 in Salem, he allegedly took a woman’s vehicle without permission. The trespassing charge stemmed from an incident Oct. 24 at Guilford Lake Estates, Spillway Road, Lisbon in Hanover Township when he was allegedly seen on video walking into the mailroom.

A pretrial was set Dec. 30 for Justin Theodore, 30, state Route 45, Lisbon, charged with domestic violence for allegedly threatening to punch a woman in the side of the head and beat the heck out of her on Dec. 19 in Lisbon.

Joseph Weyand, 48, McKinnon Avenue, East Liverpool, was fined $100 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 120 days in jail and credit for nine days served, leaving a balance of 51 days still to serve for domestic violence amended from a felony to a misdemeanor. He was ordered to complete 40 hours community service. He was accused of placing his thumb in a woman’s mouth causing a cut during a domestic on Dec. 9 in St. Clair Township.

Richard Henline, 30, Roberts Road, Leetonia, was fined $500 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 120 days suspended and credit for 11 days served, leaving a balance of 49 days still to serve for domestic violence. He was ordered to complete 40 hours community service. Henline was accused of punching a woman in the face during an argument on Dec. 7 in Fairfield Township.

David Mercer, 55, U.S. Route 62, Beloit, was fined $500 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 172 days suspended and credit for eight days served, for falsification. He was ordered to complete 80 hours community service. Mercer was accused of signing his sex offender registration to confirm his address and the sheriff’s office learned it was not his address.

A pretrial was set March 24 for Todd Kelly, 62, Park Court, Columbiana, charged with disorderly conduct-intoxication for allegedly admitting to trying to get into an apartment in Columbiana in the early morning of Dec. 9 because he thought it was his own, with the victim saying he was knocking on the windows and demanding to be let in, which scared her. He was found lying outside the door to the apartment and was very intoxicated, a police affidavit said.

A pretrial was set March 3 for Hope Marie Steed, 26, South Lundy Avenue, Salem, charged with operating a vehicle impaired second offense, OVI breath second offense and speeding.

A pretrial was set March 24 for Kevan Merriman, 63, Lang Street, East Liverpool, charged with OVI first offense and reasonable control.

David Vaughn, 62, West Main Street, Salineville, was fined $925 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 170 days suspended, leaving a balance of 10 days to serve in jail for OVI and marked lanes. His driver’s license was suspended for one year and he was ordered to complete 40 hours community service.

Trisha Hartley, 43, Penn Avenue, East Liverpool, was fined $200 for driving under suspension.

Gregory Curtis, 26, Beechwood Road, Salem, was fined $50 for a red light violation, with a charge of driving under suspension dismissed.

A pretrial was set Feb. 6 for Sydney Huffnagle II, 31, Salineville Road NE, Mechanicstown, charged with driving under suspension and a tail lights violation.

A pretrial was set March 13 for Jennifer Whaley, 44, Maplewood Drive, Columbiana, charged with failure to reinstate.

A pretrial was set March 24 for Beau Manley, 41, Wood Street, East Palestine, charged with driving under suspension.

A pretrial was set March 27 for Leana Hall, 29, Akron, charged with driving under suspension and traffic control devices.

A pretrial was set March 6 for Payton Photiou, 19, Liberty, charged with 12-point suspension.