Common Pleas

New Cases

County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Glen Guthrie, Winona Road, Salem, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Winona Road, Salem property.

Credit Acceptance Corporation, Southfield, Mich., vs. Joshua Gilley, Michigan Avenue, East Liverpool; collection sought of alleged $14,531 debt.

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

Docket Entries

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Amy Jarvis; $38,986 judgment granted to plaintiff, with the plaintiff settling for $27,300 via payments.

County Treasurer vs. Christi Jo Morris, et al.; bankruptcy stay lifted, case reinstated.

County Treasurer vs. Alexis Burkett, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure ordered for Monaca Street, East Liverpool property.

County Treasurer vs. Ruth P. Green; delinquent property tax foreclosure ordered for Vine Street, East Liverpool.

County Treasurer vs. George E. Rock, et al.; delinquent property taxes paid, case dismissed.

County Treasurer vs. Everett S. Linger, et al.; delinquent property taxes paid, case dismissed.

Zachary M. Renaldy and Gabrielle L. Renaldy; dissolution granted.

Richard L. Krosen vs. Charlene McKnight; default judgment previously granted to plaintiff vacated and set aside.

County Treasurer vs. Harnett Land Company Inc., et al.; delinquent property taxes paid, case dismissed.

Marriage Licenses

Dustin C. Culp, 43, Wellsville, Amazon associate, and Sarah A. Wolf, 42, Wellsville, unemployed.

Eric R. Westfall, 40, Salem, maintenance, and Angela M. Davenport, 44, Leetonia, wound nurse.

Christian C. Eva, 24, Salem, production operator, and Angel Marie Riggs, 26, Salem, production operator.

James M. Bailey, 51, Rogers, unemployed, and Margaret Ellen Curran, 61, Rogers, disabled.

Municipal

LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a preliminary/pretrial hearing was set Feb. 2 for Ethan Mickel Hill, 22, state Route 154, Lisbon, charged with fifth-degree felony strangulation, fourth-degree felony domestic violence and misdemeanor endangering children. Hill allegedly struck a woman in the face numerous times, picked her up off the ground by her throat and pushed her while she had a child in her arms on Jan. 27 in East Palestine. She also said she was pregnant and that he backhanded her several days previous to this incident.

A preliminary/pretrial hearing was set Feb. 2 for Joshua R. Greene, 41, Franklin Avenue, Salem, charged with third-degree felony strangulation and misdemeanor domestic violence for allegedly grabbing a woman by the neck pulling her back into his apartment in Salem, causing a risk of physical harm and visible marks on her neck on Jan. 26.

A pretrial was set Feb. 4 for Jeffery Robert Pedersen, 37, Grant Street, East Liverpool, charged with domestic violence for allegedly grabbing a woman by the neck and then shoving her, causing her to fall to the ground, then restraining her by sitting on her on Jan. 25 in East Liverpool.

A domestic violence charge against Natosha A. Miller, 32, Putnam Street, East Liverpool, was dismissed due to the victim’s whereabouts being unknown, a notation on the judgment entry said. Miller was accused of allegedly hitting a man in the face after an incident on Oct. 12, 2025 in Wellsville.

A pretrial was set April 8 for Nikolaos Trikilis, 22, Campbell, charged with possessing criminal tools and engaging in prostitution for allegedly responding to an undercover ad on a known prostitution website and arranged for sexual activity with a woman in exchange for $150 via the Cash App, then drove to East Palestine on Jan. 23 for the meeting with the phone used to make the arrangements in his possession. The affidavit by an agent with the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force said Trikilis allegedly responded to over 40 posted undercover ads within two years.

A pretrial was set April 13 for Grant Kelner Sandrock, 54, Youngstown, charged with engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools for allegedly responding to an undercover ad on a known prostitution website and arranging for sexual activity with a woman in exchange for $140, then traveling to East Palestine on Jan. 23 for the meeting with the phone used to make the arrangements in his possession.

A pretrial was set April 8 for Fernell Howard, 36, Akron, charged with engaging in prostitution, possessing criminal tools and obstructing official business for allegedly responding to an undercover ad on a known prostitution website and arranging for sexual activity with a woman in exchange for $80, then traveled to East Palestine on Jan. 22 for the meeting. When he was stopped by police, he allegedly deleted the texting application from his mobile device.

Shawn T. Bell, 40, Neeld Road, East Palestine, was fined $150 for disorderly conduct amended from obstructing official business. He was accused of lying in an attempt to mislead Columbiana police officers regarding a fight on July 27 outside Riser’s Tavern in Columbiana.

Ryan James Kost, 27, state Route 14, New Waterford, was fined $250 and given a suspended 90-day jail term for criminal damaging, with a charge of theft dismissed. He was ordered to complete 20 hours community service and to pay restitution of $4,309 or repair the vehicle to the victim’s satisfaction. Kost kicked a woman’s vehicle in the door several times along with the windshield, completely breaking it out, and causing dents in multiple places and pulling on the hood, buckling it during a disturbance on July 25, 2025 in New Waterford. He was also accused of taking the keys and a pink duffel bag and fleeing the area.

A pretrial was set April 1 for Kayla Clingerman, 39, listed as homeless, Salem, charged with criminal trespass for allegedly trespassing on a relative’s property in Salem on Jan. 22.

Brian Noble, 55, Pauls Lane, East Liverpool, was fined $100 for a litter, garbage, trash or junk violation, with the fine suspended on the condition that he remedy the litter situation by June 1. He was cited for junk and debris on his East Liverpool property on July 29, 2025.

A pretrial was set April 8 for Walter E. Crow Jr., 30, Youngstown, charged with operating a vehicle impaired second offense, failure to stop after an accident and marked lanes.

A pretrial was set April 8 for Eric Todd Rogers, 52, South Hollywood Avenue, East Liverpool, charged with driving under suspension and speeding.

A pretrial was set Feb. 18 for Kevin Mutton, 47, U.S. Route 30, Kensington, charged with driving under suspension.

A pretrial was set April 8 for Jason W. Varley, 45, Richardson Avenue, Negley, charged with failure to stop after an accident and left of center.

Nicholas M. May, 25, Foundry Hill Road, Hanoverton, was fined $1,125 and sentenced 180 days in jail, with 170 days suspended, with $500 of the fine suspended and credit for three days served in a driver intervention program, leaving a balance of seven days to serve in jail for two merged OVI charges and failure to control. His driver’s license was suspended for one year and he was ordered to complete 40 hours community service.

Terrance J. Solin, 35, Ashli Lane, Columbiana, was fined $565 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 87 days suspended and credit for three days served in a driver intervention program, for OVI. His driver’s license was suspended for one year, with driving privileges granted. A stop sign violation was dismissed.

Melissa Sue Skidmore, 47, King Street, Minerva, was fined $150 for no license amended from driving under suspension.

Luis Manuel Bonilla De Jesus, 33, Youngstown, was fined $100 for reckless operation amended from OVI first offense and tinted glass.

Jack Veon, 47, Kent, was fined $220 for driving under suspension and speeding.

Anthony Tyler Owens, 37, Girard, was fined $250 for no license amended from driving under suspension and speeding.

Shelli M. Rodd, 35, Sandy Creek Road, Minerva, was fined $150 for speeding.

Kirsten Kay Mariotti, 40, West Pine Lake Road, Salem, was fined $40 for a turn signal violation.

Stephen Stock, 74, Brunswick, N.C., was ordered to pay costs only for speeding.

Tyler L. Cox, 23, Charlton Street, Lisbon, was fined $150 for driving under suspension.

William Joseph Weikart, 72, Lodge Road, Leetonia, was fined $75 for a stopped school bus violation.

Angela Renea Andrews, 54, North Pleasant Drive, East Palestine, was fined $75 for expired license.

Timmy Ray Young, 46, Carmel Anchor Road, Rogers, was fined $50 for reasonable control.

Sonny Faulk, 28, East Main Street, East Palestine, was fined $150 for driving under suspension.

Court News

LISBON — A Youngstown man convicted for soliciting sexual conduct from an undercover agent in 2022 had his motion for judicial release denied.

Jerry Granberry, 46, has been serving time at the Columbiana County jail since May 2025 while his appeals were pending. He was sentenced by county Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Washam to 15 months in prison after Washam found him guilty on Nov. 7, 2023 based on what he heard during a trial to the bench in August 2023.

Granberry was found guilty of third-degree felony compelling prostitution, fourth-degree felony attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, fifth-degree felony possessing criminal tools and misdemeanor engaging in prostitution. A charge of importuning was dismissed at the request of the prosecution due to evidentiary issues.

The Ohio Supreme Court declined jurisdiction for his appeal after the Seventh District Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction in December 2024. An appeal over Washam’s denial of his request for his conviction to be vacated was also denied..

Granberry had been indicted on the charges in February 2023 after responding to an ad placed on a known prostitution website by an undercover Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force agent and soliciting sexual conduct from an adult female and 15-year-old female in exchange for $180. He arrived in East Palestine on Oct. 6, 2022 for the meeting with his cell phone used to make the arrangements in his possession.

Also in Common Pleas Court:

— Philip M. Kelley, 38, North Lincoln Avenue, Salem, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree felony trespass in a habitation when a person is present or likely to be present and misdemeanor obstructing official business, with sentencing set for March 20. Charges of second-degree felony burglary and misdemeanor resisting arrest will be dismissed. He was accused of breaking into a home on North Lincoln Avenue, Salem on Nov. 3, 2025, breaking the front door window, reaching inside to unlock the door and continuing through the entryway and kitchen. After being confronted by the homeowner, he fled southbound on North Lincoln Avenue and was seen by police walking on Superior Avenue. Officers attempted contact and told him to stop multiple times, but a small foot chase took place and he was taken into custody after being caught.

Also in Common Pleas Court:

–Thomas C. Joy, 31, Avondale Street, East Liverpool, was placed on a treatment plan for three years after pleading guilty to aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony. He was also ordered to serve a term at the Eastern Ohio Correction Center in Wintersville until the program is successfully completed and received credit for two days served in jail. Joy possessed methamphetamine on June 28, 2024.

— Breanna Shreve, 28, Warren, pleaded guilty to five counts of complicity in the commission of an offense, a fourth-degree felony, with a specification for forfeiture of money from a drug case. Sentencing was set for June 26.

Shreve was accused of driving the man to pre-arranged drug deals when he sold cocaine on Dec. 1, 2023, Jan. 10, 2024, Jan. 18, 2024, Jan. 25, 2024 and Feb. 1, 2024 and she was accused of possessing $660.

— Jason S. McBroom, 43, Kent, pleaded guilty to counterfeiting, a fourth-degree felony, with sentencing set for April 2. The countefeiting incident occurred on Nov. 16, 2024.