Common Pleas

New Cases

County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Kenley G. Cunningham, Hess Road, East Liverpool, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Hess Road, East Liverpool property.

County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Dorothy Jane Nutter, Newgarden Avenue, Salem; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Newgarden Avenue, Salem property.

County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Pam Zagotti, Rose Avenue, Salem, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Rose Avenue, Salem property.

County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Thomas P. Ashdown, Trustee of the Thomas P. Ashdown Family Trust, Cortland; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for North Main Street, Columbiana property.

County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Riverview Equity, LLC, Alpharetta, Ga., et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Homewood Avenue, East Liverpool property.

Docket Entries

Capital One, N.A. vs. J L McFarland; $4,111 judgment granted to plaintiff.

Holly Kirkpatrick vs. Gary M. Kirkpatrick; divorce granted.

PNC Bank vs. Roxane M. Kampff; $7,991 judgment granted to plaintiff.

County Treasurer vs. TSA Holding Group, LLC; delinquent property tax foreclosure ordered for Center Street, Wellsville property.

County Treasurer vs. Patrick D. Dingman, et al.; payment plan entered, case stayed, taxes paid for one parcel, with that parcel dismissed from complaint.

County Treasurer vs. Richard P. Owsley Jr., Trustee of the Richard P. Owsley Revocable Trust; delinquent property taxes paid, case dismissed.

County Treasurer vs. Shawn Long, et al.; delinquent property taxes paid, case dismissed.

County Treasurer vs. Nicole Stouffer; delinquent property tax foreclosure ordered for 13th Street, Wellsville property.

County Treasurer vs. Erla Jean Hall; delinquent property tax foreclosure ordered for Dodge Street and Fair Street, East Liverpool property.

County Treasurer vs. Resolved Equity Payments LLC, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure ordered for May Street, East Liverpool property.

County Treasurer vs. William Foulks Jr., et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure ordered for Peake Street, East Liverpool property.

County Treasurer vs. Small Wonders Discovery and Learning Center, et al.; delinquent property taxes paid, case dismissed.

Grand Jury

LISBON — An East Liverpool defendant accused of brandishing a firearm against a man and woman, making threats and taking the man’s personal firearm in December was served Tuesday with a secret indictment for multiple felony charges

Preston Lamar English, 32, Densmore Avenue, East Liverpool, was charged with first-degree felony aggravated burglary, two counts of felonious assault, a second-degree felony, third-degree felony having weapons while under disability and two counts of misdemeanor aggravated menacing.

English was accused of allegedly climbing through the window of an East Liverpool residence on Dec. 9, 2025, brandishing a firearm towards a man and woman, making several threats while pointing the firearm toward them and taking the man’s personal firearm from him. According to the police affidavit, English allegedly chased the man out of the residence down the street and pushed the woman down while going after the man. Officers were able to locate one spent round outside of the address. He was allegedly prohibited from having a firearm due to a previous drug conviction.

According to the police report, one of the victims reported hearing a gunshot while fleeing the residence.

English was originally charged in Columbiana County Municipal Court, but then the charges were dismissed and the case was presented to the county grand jury.

Also served with a secret indictment was:

— Daniel Lee Matz, 46, Homeworth Road, Homeworth, aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly possessing methamphetamine on Nov. 15, 2025.

Court News

LISBON — Christy L. Dawson, 47, Lee Street, East Liverpool, was placed under community control for two years after pleading guilty in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court to aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, for possessing methamphetamine on Dec. 29, 2024.