Common Pleas

New Cases

Ryan Yingst, Lake Milton, and Tammy Orr-Yingst, Boring Lane, East Liverpool; dissolution sought.

Lori Heater, Kings Court, Leetonia, vs. Martin Heater II, Kings Court, Leetonia; divorce sought.

Jenny Echols, state Route 39, Salineville, vs. Justin Echols, state Route 39, Salineville; divorce sought.

Tamy Brennan, South Washington Street, East Palestine, vs. Francis Brennan, Lawrenceburg, Ind.; divorce sought.

City of East Palestine, care of Regional Income Tax Agency, North Market Street, East Palestine, vs. Jonathan Graves, Thomas Street, East Palestine; collection sought of alleged $5,724 owed for village income tax.

Consumers National Bank, East Lincoln Way, Minerva, vs. Scott McLaughlin, Ridge Road, Salem; collection sought of alleged debts totaling $15,987 and $13,520, plus late fees and interest.

SMB Private Education Loan Grantor Trust, Bonita Springs, Fla., vs. Mikayla Curfman, Speidel Road, Kensington; collection sought of alleged debts of $18,457, $16,918 and $22,933 for student loans.

Docket Entries

Michelle Schrader vs. Dale Schrader; divorce granted.

Linda Miller and Terry Miller; dissolution granted.

Farmers National Bank of Canfield vs. Kevin Ours; case stayed due to bankruptcy filing.

Riga Capital Partners, LLC vs. Donald Chestnut, et al.; foreclosure decision vacated.

County Treasurer vs. Ronald Miller, et al.; defendant TotalEnergies E&P USA, Inc. dismissed from complaint.

Grand Jury

LISBON — A Salem man accused of three burglary counts, including aggravated burglary, for an alleged incident on Dec. 12, 2024 was served recently with a secret indictment for the charges.

Cliff Lake, 42, Newgarden Avenue, was charged with first-degree felony aggravated burglary and two counts of burglary, one a second-degree felony and one a third-degree felony. The charges were issued by the Columbiana County Grand Jury.

The indictment alleged that he trespassed in an occupied structure when another man was present with the purpose to commit aggravated menacing or assault and the offender had a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance identified as a hammer.

Also served Tuesday with secret indictments were:

— Airess Moore, 27, Canton, aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly possessing psilocyn on July 31, 2023.

— Cody Hostetter, 23, Ohio Avenue, Salem, aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly possessing methamphetamine on April 30, 2024.

— Jason Call, 31, Avondale Street, East Liverpool, aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly possessing methamphetamine on Nov. 14, 2023.

Court News

LISBON — A man who had a loaded firearm in his vehicle during a 2023 traffic stop pleaded guilty recently to improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle.

Christian Henry, 21, Salem Unity Road, Salem, entered the plea to the fourth-degree felony in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court, with sentencing set for April 14.

The indictment said he knowingly transported or had a loaded firearm in a motor vehicle in such a manner that the firearm was accessible to the operator or any passenger without leaving the vehicle on July 27, 2023.

Also in Common Pleas Court:

— Erin Faust, 39, East Euclid Avenue, Salem, was placed on an intervention plan for 12 months after pleading guilty to aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, for possessing psilocyn on Sept. 15, 2023.