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LISBON -- A former Rogers man accused of robbing a resident hosting a garage sale last year pleaded guilty to robbery, a second-degree felony.
Lance Bishop, 20, Glasgow Road, Lisbon, who previously lived on Walnut Street, Rogers, entered the plea during a recent hearing in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court, with sentencing set for Sept. 25.
Misdemeanors of assault and theft will be dismissed for the incident May 23, 2025 in Rogers at a garage sale hosted by the victim.
Bishop was accused of grabbing a money pouch from under a woman's arm, ripping it from her and attempting to leave on a bicycle, then running on foot with the pouch containing $300 and a cell phone. The woman suffered injuries to her arm, leg and belly area and received treatment at a hospital.
Also in Common Pleas Court:
-- Based on a defense motion to dismiss and then the state's motion to dismiss, a fourth-degree felony charge of domestic violence against Kevin E. Bacher Jr., 38, Struthers, previously Salem, was dismissed after the victim in the case testified she made a false statement to police which led to the charge. Bacher had been scheduled to face a jury trial on July 7, but it was continued when the defense filed its motion to dismiss based on the victim making statements that she falsified what she told law enforcement during the investigation. During a motions hearing on July 7, she took the stand and then the state moved for dismissal based on her testimony that she lied in her statement to police. The charge stemmed from an incident on Oct. 31, 2024.
-- A charge of failure to register, a third-degree felony, was dismissed against Deon A. Richmond, 58, Smithfield Street, East Liverpool, after he was found still not competent and unable to be restored to competency based on the latest psychiatric evaluation. In a judgment entry, Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Washam said Heartland Behavioral Healthcare will find an appropriate placement for the defendant. Richmond did not attend the recent hearing because he was hospitalized at Heartland Behavioral Healthcare. He had been accused of failing to register his address for the sex offender registration on Dec. 10, 2024.
-- Cody H. Dailey, 40, Woodville Road, Leetonia, pleaded guilty to failure to stop after an accident, a misdemeanor amended from a felony, for allegedly failing to stop after being involved in an accident on Oct. 5, 2025 which injured Cole Milsom along state Route 164 outside Lisbon. Sentencing was set Sept. 25.
-- Aaron Delo, 33, Fairfield School Road, Columbiana, pleaded guilty to counterfeiting, a fourth-degree felony, with sentencing set for Sept. 25. The counterfeiting incident occurred on Oct. 13, 2025.
-- Robert T. Manypenny, 43, state Route 164, Lisbon, was sentenced to three years community control after pleading guilty to fifth-degree felony possession of a fentanyl-related compound and misdemeanor possession of drugs for possessing fentanyl and xylazine on Oct. 4, 2023. The sentence also included 42 days in jail, which had already been served.
-- Collan M. Craig, 26, state Route 534, Salem, pleaded guilty to failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer, a third-degree felony, and operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse or a combination of them-OVI, a misdemeanor, with sentencing set for Oct. 2. Another OVI charge will be dismissed. Craig fled from a traffic stop in Perry Township while impaired on Nov. 27, 2025.
Grand Jury
LISBON -- The Columbiana County Sheriff's Office recently served multiple drug defendants with secret indictments issued by the county grand jury, including:
-- Travis A. Swinehart, 32, Pittsburgh Street, Columbiana, charged with second-degree felonies of aggravated trafficking in drugs and aggravated possession of drugs, third-degree felony having weapons while under disability and fifth-degree felonies of possession of drugs and unlawful possession of a dangerous ordnance, with three specifications for forfeiture of a gun in a drug case related to three different guns he possessed on Oct. 21, 2025, along with methamphetamine in an amount equal or greater than five times bulk but less than 50 times bulk and buprenorphine.
-- Bradley J. Reeder, 44, West Lincoln Way, Lisbon, three fifth-degree felony counts of aggravated possession of drugs for allegedly possessing methamphetamine on Dec. 28, 2024, July 3, 2025 and Aug. 9, 2025.
-- Nicole D. Moman, 49, St. George St., East Liverpool,first-degree felonies of trafficking in cocaine and possessing cocaine, with specifications for forfeiture of money from a drug case for allegedly trafficking and possessing 27 grams to 100 grams of cocaine and possessing $25,279 on March 6.
-- Michael E. Lamp II, 48, last known address Sixth Avenue, East Liverpool, third-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs and fifth-degree felony possession of cocaine, with specifications for forfeiture of money from a drug case, for allegedly possessing methamphetamine, cocaine and $102 on June 2, 2021.
-- Sterling Anthony Henry, 27, Minerva Street, East Liverpool, fifth-degree felony possession of drugs, with a specification for forfeiture of money from a drug case for allegedly possessing buprenorphine and $1,716 on Nov. 14, 2025.
-- Harrison M. Bittinger, 46, Imperial, Pa., third-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs for allegedly possessing methamphetamine on April 16.
Common Pleas
NEW CASES
James L. Bell Jr., Aetna Street, Salem, and Melissa Bell, North Ellsworth Avenue, Salem; dissolution sought.
Elizabeth Good, Shannon Lane, Salem, and Nathan Good, Shannon Lane, Salem; dissolution sought.
Allison M. Scott, Pueblo Lane, Columbiana, and Matthew H. Scott, Pueblo Lane, Columbiana; dissolution sought.
Leila S. Schreffler, West Chestnut Street, Lisbon, vs. Fortune HR Alloy Employer Services and Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, both Columbus; appeal of claim denial.