Common Pleas

New Cases

Linda Buckel, Smithfield Street, East Liverpool, vs. Gary Buckel Jr., Thomas Drive, Wellsville; divorce sought.

Huntington National Bank, Columbus, vs. Shurl Stover III, Thomas Road, Lisbon, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought.

Docket Entries

Westlake Services, LLC doing business as Westlake Financial Services vs. Kayla Sexton; $11,562 judgment granted to plaintiff.

County Treasurer vs. Michael Butler, et al.; property forfeited to state of Ohio, case dismissed.

Aaron Felger and Carolyn Felger; dissolution granted.

Discover Bank vs. Doug Holmes; $15,801 judgment granted to plaintiff.

Grand Jury

LISBON — Jason Barnes, 37, St. Clair Avenue, East Liverpool, was served Friday with a secret indictment issued by the Columbiana County Grand Jury for possession of heroin and possession of a fentanyl-related compound for allegedly possessing fentanyl and heroin on Jan. 26, 2024.

Court News

LISBON — A Youngstown man pleaded guilty Friday to a lesser offense of possession of cocaine, a second-degree felony, with sentencing set for May 19.

Antwane McMeans, 25, appeared before Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Megan Bickerton for what was scheduled as a status hearing, but changed into a plea hearing. He was accompanied by his defense attorney, Chris Amato.

The prosecution was represented by county Assistant Prosecutor Alec Beech.

McMeans was originally indicted for first-degree felony counts of trafficking in cocaine and possession of cocaine, each with a specification for forfeiture of money from a drug case, for allegedly possessing and preparing for sale an amount of cocaine exceeding 27 grams, but less than 100 grams on Aug. 11, 2022. He also possessed $250.

The plea included the forfeiture specification. The trafficking charge will be dismissed.