Municipal

LISBON — An East Palestine man was bound over to the grand jury accused of felony strangulation and domestic violence.

Taylor Snyder, 35, North Market Street, East Palestine, was bound over to the grand jury charged with fourth-degree felony strangulation and domestic violence for allegedly becoming upset with a woman when she did not want to have sex with him and physically attacked her, “throwing her around like a rag-doll,” biting her left ear, kicking her in the back of the neck, attempting to gouge her right eye out, pulling her ear rings out, punching her, and putting her in a headlock preventing her from breathing and stating that he was going to kill her on Jan. 29 in East Palestine.

Dale Lefebvre, 55, Wells Hollow Road, Wellsville, was bound over to the grand jury charged with second-degree felony felonious assault for allegedly grabbing and throwing a woman at a coffee table causing a deep laceration to her forehead after an argument on Jan. 1 in Yellow Creek Township.

Christopher Maher, 41, McKnight Circle, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was bound over to the grand jury charged with third-degree felony compelling prostitution, fifth-degree felony possessing criminal tools, and misdemeanor engaging in prostitution for allegedly responding to an undercover ad posted by the Columbiana County Human Trafficking Task Force depicting an adult mother trafficking their minor daughter and arranging to have sexual activity with both women in exchange for currency. Maher allegedly drove to East Palestine for the meeting on Dec. 26 and possessing the currency and the cellular device used to arrange the criminal act at that time.

Preston English, 32, Densmore Avenue, East Liverpool, was bound over to the grand jury charged with third-degree felony having weapons while under disability, and fifth degree felony possession of cocaine for allegedly possessing cocaine and a 9mm handgun when he was taken into custody for an outstanding warrant in East Liverpool on Jan. 8.

Brian Keith, 55, Anderson Boulevard, East Liverpool, was sentenced to 60 days in jail with credit for six days served and fined $200 for obstructing official business for fleeing from officers and failing to comply with commands to stop in East Liverpool on June 12.