Common Pleas

New Cases

County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Brittcorp Inc., East State Street, Salem, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for South Lincoln Avenue, East Liverpool property.

County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. James Mays Jr., Ephriam Street, East Liverpool; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Chester Street, East Liverpool property.

Cameron Howard, West Salem, vs. Group Management Services Inc., Apple Valley, Minn. and Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, Columbus; appeal of claim denial.

Renee and Matthew Garlock, both Georgetown Road, Homeworth, vs. FCA US LLC, Columbus; damages sought for alleged claims of breach of warranty and violations of Ohio Consumer Practice Ace, Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and Ohio Lemon Law related to 2024 purchase of 2023 Dodge Hornet.

Kaelyn Martin, Alliance, vs. Brian Tombow, Alliance, et al.; partition of property on Margaret Lane, Alliance in Columbiana County sought.

Docket Entries

Linda Buckel vs. Gary Buckel Jr.; divorce granted.

County Treasurer vs. Melissa Baker, et al.; delinquent property taxes paid, case dismissed.

County Treasurer vs. James Mayfield, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure ordered for Lacroft Avenue, East Liverpool property.

Grand Jury

LISBON — Lorena Cope, 59, state Route 558, Leetonia, was served Tuesday with a secret indictment issued by the Columbiana County Grand Jury for possession of cocaine, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly possessing cocaine on April 23, 2024.

Court News

LISBON — A man arrested in a sex for hire sting entered a guilty to plea to felony drug charges and misdemeanors related to prostitution and criminal tools.

Larry Robert Maglicco, 47, Elizabeth, Pa., will appear in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court for sentencing on Aug. 8. The charges in the plea included third-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs, fifth-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs and misdemeanors of engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools.

Charges of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle and drug paraphernalia will be dismissed.

Maglicco was accused of responding to an undercover ad on a known prostitution website and arranging for sexual activity with a female in exchange for methamphetamine, arriving in East Palestine on April 29, 2024 for the meeting. He had in his possession methamphetamine, two meth pipes and a cell phone used to make the arrangements, along with a loaded gun he failed to disclose to officers. He also possessed psilocybin.

Also in Common Pleas Court:

–Bryan Tremayne Gipson, 41, Youngstown, pleaded guilty to fifth-degree felony possession of drugs and misdemeanors of engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools, with sentencing set for Aug. 8. On Jan. 10, 2024 in East Palestine, Gipson showed up for an arranged meeting for alleged sexual activity with a female in exchange for cocaine after responding to an undercover ad on a known prostitution website. He had cocaine in his possession.

— Luke Worden, 44, Weirton, W.Va., pleaded guilty to misdemeanor aggravated trespass, which was amended from first-degree felony burglary, and pleaded guilty to third-degree felony domestic violence, with sentencing set for Aug. 14. He was accused of trespassing and attempting to harm another person on July 24, 2022, with three previous convictions on his record for domestic violence offenses.

— Brian Baughman, 50, Brightview Drive, East Liverpool, pleaded guilty to aggravated possession of drugs, with sentencing set for Aug. 15, for possessing methamphetamine on April 17, 2024.