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Common Pleas
NEW CASES
Connie S. Harris, East High Street, Leetonia, and Clyde C. Harris, East High Street, Leetonia; dissolution sought.
DOCKET ENTRIES
Data Mortgage Inc. vs. Charles B. Parknavy, et al.; mortgage foreclosure ordered for Overlook Drive, Salem property.
Wrecker Central LLC vs. The Cincinnati Indemnity Co.; case dismissed.
Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC vs. Matthew W. Bigelow, et al.; mortgage foreclosure ordered for East Liverpool Road, East Liverpool property.
Ali Zamani vs. General Motos LLC; case settled and dismissed.
Spencer M. Crosser and Ansley C. Crosser; dissolution granted.
County Treasurer vs. Ryan Dow, et al.; delinquent property taxes paid, case dismissed.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Ryan R. Gailey, 25, Aliquippa, Pa., electrician, and Shayla J. Santistevan, 25, Cranberry Township, Pa., restaurant director.
Brian M. Malone, 31, Lisbon, plant manager, and Amber L. Schneider, 32, Lisbon, unemployed.
Mason D. Lease, 26, East Palestine, maintenance technician, and Vanessa J. Bridges, 27, East Palestine, construction laborer.
Dylan J. Morgan, 31, Minerva, shop supervisor, and Stephanie R. Mitchell, 30, Minerva, homemaker.
Rodney E. Morris, 70, Akron, financial advisor, and Melanie Emerson, 66, Leetonia, admissions director.
Logan W. Curtis, 31, Wellsville, custodian, and Casie L. Hogan, 25, Wellsville, unemployed.
Gabriel S. Hare, 24, Salem, supply chain associate, and Kelsi L.A. Burns, 22, Salem, stay at home mom.
Shaun M. Dunmire, 38, Salem, truck loader, and Holly Christine Pifer, 39, Salem, customer service.
Sean M.. Sokolowski, 34, Butler, Pa., career firefighter, and Joanne M. Davis, 29, Butler, Pa., MRI tech assistant.
Shelby J. Cline, 24, Hanoverton, auto body technician, and Alessandra A. Moore, 24, Hanoverton, receptionist.
Bert H. Barker II, 48, South Point, window tinting, and Laura L. Klasic, 48, Leetonia, unemployed.
Brian C. White, 32, Columbiana, project engineer, and Marissa D. Russo, 27, Columbiana, director of marketing.
Caleb J. Stockman, 22, Salem, customer applicator, and Lauren A. Keithley, 23, Salem, activities director.
Jason A. Noll, 49, Homeworth, teacher, and Jessica J. Berube, 39, Homeworth, teacher.
Christopher A. Hamsher, 50, East Palestine, software developer, and Kimberly G. Beck, 60, East Palestine, retired.
Michael A. Gaskill Jr., 35, Salem, pharmacy technician, and Bobbie L. Lester, 38, Salem, deputy clerk.
Ryan E. Demsky, 26, Lisbon, chiropractor, and Sophie H. Dominguez, 24, Lisbon, dental hygienist.
Jason P. Sidwell, 42, Salem, laborer, and Kathryn L. Fisher, 45, Salem, nurse.
Grand Jury
LISBON -- Two drug defendants were recently served with secret indictment issued by the Columbiana County Grand Jury.
Cristin M. Murphy, 48, Cleveland was charged with fifth-degree felonies of possession of heroin and possession of a fentanyl-related compound for allegedly possessing heroin and fentanyl on July 8, 2025.
Michael A. Liggitt, 35, North Market Street, Lisbon, was charged with third-degree felonies of aggravated trafficking in drugs and aggravated possession of drugs and fifth-degree felonies of possession of heroin, possession of a fentanyl-related compound and three counts of possession of drugs, all with specifications for forfeiture of money from a drug case for trafficking and possessing methamphetamine and possessing $205, heroin, fentanyl, xylazine, clonazepam and alprazolam on April 15 this year.
Court News
LISBON -- A man who violated the terms of his probation for domestic violence was ordered to prison for 10 months.
Brian W. Keith, 56, Chaffin Avenue, East Liverpool, appeared recently in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court for a probation revocation hearing, with his community control dishonorably terminated. He received credit for 137 days already served in jail.
Keith was accused of harming a woman on Sept. 11, 2023.
Also in Common Pleas Court:
-- Jalyn M. Gates, 30, Ashtabula, was placed under community control for two years after pleading guilty to possession of cocaine, a fifth-degree felony, for possessing cocaine on Oct. 16, 2025.
-- Ashley M. Kerr, 35, Carmel Achor Road, Rogers, was placed under an intervention plan for two years after pleading guilty to possession of cocaine, a fifth-degree felony, for possessing cocaine on Oct. 16, 2025.
-- Michael R. Craig, 47, state Route 170, East Palestine, was given a sanction of seven days in the county jail for the failing to comply with the terms and conditions of his treatment plan in drug court for possession of drugs for possessing tramadol on July 5, 2022.
-- Timothy F. Gibbs, 38, St. Clair Avenue, East Liverpool, was sentenced to a term at the Eastern Ohio Correction Center until the program is complete for fifth-degree felonies of possession of heroin and possession of a fentanyl-related compound for possessing heroin and fentanyl on April 11, 2025. He received credit for 13 days served and was placed under community control for three years.
Municipal
LISBON -- In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a pretrial was set Oct. 14 for Charles Preston Holcomb, 47, Canton, charged with dissemination of image of another person and drug paraphernalia. East Liverpool police officers learned in October 2025 that Holcomb allegedly sold nude photos of a woman without her consent. According to the affidavit, she had taken nude photographs and videos and shared them with Holcomb in confidence, then he asked if he could sell them and split the money with her, but she told him no. Then police learned he disseminated the images/videos without her consent for financial compensation. On Aug. 8 in East Liverpool, he possessed a burnt glass pipe, a tube with a cut straw inside and an unknown crystal-like substance.
Timothy E. Reaves, 37, Lincoln Avenue, East Liverpool, was fined $250 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 176 days suspended and credit for four days served, for assault amended from domestic violence, with 40 hours community service. He grabbed a woman by the throat and choked her twice and punched her on June 14 in East Liverpool.
Micheal A. Williams, 32, last known address Maine Boulevard, East Liverpool, was fined $250 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 177 days suspended and credit for three days served, with 25 hours community service, for assault amended from domestic violence. He was ordered to have no contact with the victim or Calcutta Walmart. He grabbed her by the arm during an argument at the Calcutta Walmart on Dec. 5, 2025.
Charges of aggravated menacing and assault against Timothy Dale Lasure, 39, Wilbert Avenue, East Liverpool, were dismissed, with the judgment entry noting the alleged victim's whereabouts were unknown. The alleged assault of another man and threats against the victim allegedly occurred on Jan. 20 in East Liverpool.
A charge of violation of a protection order against John Paul Peuterbaugh, 52, Woodland Avenue, Salem, was dismissed, with a notation that there's no active protection order in place. He was accused of allegedly calling East Liverpool police to do a welfare check on a protected person on June 21 and also contacting two of the person's relatives.
Terry David Adkins, 72, St. Clair Avenue, East Liverpool, was fined $150 and sentenced to 30 days in jail, with 29 days suspended and credit for one day served for disorderly conduct amended from domestic violence, with 20 hours community service. Adkins struck a woman in the face, neck and arms on July 29 in East Liverpool.
Preston Matthew Brown, 18, Hammond School Road, Wellsville, was fined $150 for disorderly conduct amended from domestic violence for striking a woman in the face and several times on her left arm on July 28 in Wellsville.
Aaron P Oates, 52, state Route 170, Negley, was fined $300 and sentenced to 30 days in jail, with 27 days suspended and credit for three days served, for disorderly conduct and menacing amended from domestic violence and aggravated menacing, with 25 hours community service ordered. He must stay away from the victim. Oates made a threatening comment as he was looking at a woman and said his pistol was loaded inside his residence in Negley on March 10.
A pretrial was set Aug. 26 for James Lee Spurlock III, 29, Front Street, Negley, charged with aggravated menacing, theft, resisting arrest and criminal trespass for allegedly banging on the window of a Negley residence after driving through the yard, threatening the residents to open the door and saying he had a firearm and was going to pull it out, then he left when they said police were called and stole the swing set out of their yard, putting it on the roof of his vehicle on Aug. 8. He allegedly tried to claim deputies pushed him down the stairs after he purposely fell down them while being taken to cruiser
A pretrial was set Aug. 26 for Mark Donald Knight, 26, East Main Street, East Palestine, charged with violation of a protection order for allegedly being at an East Palestine property where a protected person was on Aug. 8.
Amanda M. Kiger, 53, Center Street, East Liverpool, was fined $250 for disorderly conduct amended from domestic violence, with the charge amended due to the alleged victim refusing to cooperate. She was accused of striking a man in the face with her knee on April 4 in East Liverpool.
Douglas A. Detchon, 46, South Lincoln Avenue, Lisbon, was fined $750 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 89 days suspended and credit for one day served for engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools, with 20 hours community service and an education course ordered. He responded to an undercover ad on a known prostitution website and arranged for sexual activity with a woman in exchange for $100, then traveled to East Palestine on June 10 for the meeting with the phone used to make the arrangements in his possession.
A pretrial was set Oct. 7 for Courtney R. Kachelries, 35, South Main Street, Columbiana, charged with endangering children for allegedly putting a child at risk by being unaware of the young child's whereabouts after Columbiana police were notified about a toddler running around outside in an alley completely naked on Aug. 8.
James Wesley Sides, 54, Ellwood City, Pa., was fined $750 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 179 days suspended and credit for one day served for engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools, with 30 hours community service and a prostitution prevention course ordered. Sides responded to an undercover ad on a known prostitution website and arranged for sexual activity with a woman, requesting a number of very specific actions in exchange for a flat screen TV, vcr/dvd combo, dvds and a case of orange soda, then traveled to Unity Township on June 21 for the meeting with the listed items and the phone used to make the arrangements in his possession.
Joshua Matthew Wix, 39, Leavittsburg, was fined $250 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 179 days suspended and credit for one day served for engaging in prostitution, with 20 hours community service and prostitution prevention course ordered. A charge of possessing criminal tools was dismissed. Wix responded to an uncover ad on a known prostitution website and arranged for sexual activity with a woman in exchange for $140, then traveled to Unity Township on Sept. 27, 2025 for the meeting. He was ordered to forfeit $120 to the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force.
Kyle Ryan Hamner, 39, North Jackson, was fined $750 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 177 days suspended and credit for three days served for engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools. Hamner must forfeit $140 to the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force, complete 20 hours community service and a prostitution prevention course. Hamner responded to an uncover ad on a known prostitution website and arranged for sexual activity with a woman in exchange for $140, then traveled to East Palestine on Oct. 3, 2025 for the meeting with the phone used to make the arrangements in his possession.
Sentencing was set Aug. 31 for Linda Kay Cooper, 65, East Fourth Street, East Liverpool, who pleaded no contest and was found guilty of theft for taking a package belonging to someone else on Aug. 3 in East Liverpool, admitting she took the package and saying that everyone does it.
Rachel Jodawn Snyder, 42, Cameron Road, Wellsville, was fined $550 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 86 days suspended and credit for four days served, for resisting arrest and two count of disorderly conduct for throwing items in the lobby of the East Liverpool Police Department, causing a disturbance again after speaking with officers earlier and dispatchers asking for help after calling EMS for her on June 8 in East Liverpool. On June 15 in East Liverpool, she was continuously yelling, swearing and banging on the window, then started to remove her clothing and talking out of her head.
Sandi E. Phillips, 38, state Route 644, Kensington, was fined $150 for disorderly conduct amended from obstructing official business for acting belligerent and argumentative, yelling repeatedly at a man and using foul language towards him on March 22 while deputies were investigating an altercation between two men in Hanover Township.
David L. Todd, 54, Steubenville Pike Road, Lisbon, was fined $250 and sentenced to 30 days in jail for theft for stuffing two 10-packs of Fireball whiskey into his pants on June 1 at Discount Drug Mart in Lisbon. He also must serve 30 days at the same time for violating his probation on a 2024 case for theft.
Norman W. Bender, 52, Aten Avenue, Wellsville, was fined $100 and sentenced to 11 days in jail, with credit for 11 days served, for theft for stealing two bottles of laundry detergent from Dawson Funeral Home in East Liverpool on July 29.
Ariel L. Durham, 37, Duck Creek Road, Salem, was fined $400 and sentenced to 22 days in jail, with credit for 22 days served, for criminal mischief, two counts criminal trespass and disorderly conduct for trespassing on a woman's front porch in Salem, destroying items and refusing to leave on July 15. After her arrest, she was taken to Salem Regional Medical Center after requesting medical attention and was given several warnings for yelling profanity and refusing to stop, grabbing several items off of the wall of the emergency room and throwing them on the ground. She also trespassed at the Foundry on Aug. 1 in Salem after being told just prior to that she wasn't permitted on the property.
Candice L. Desanzo, 46, North Market Street, East Palestine, was fined $500 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 158 days suspended and credit for 15 days served, leaving a balance of seven days still to serve for two counts of endangering children for two separate incidents. Another count of endangering children was dismissed. She must complete 20 hours community service and take a parenting class. One charge stemmed from a 5-year-old non-verbal, autistic child entering another residence after wandering around an East Palestine neighborhood, with Desanzo unaware the child was gone until contacted by police dispatch on June 14. She was also charged for two small children, ages 3 and 5 years old, being outside unattended for at least 30 to 40 minutes on North Market Street in East Palestine on July 17.
James M. Fristik, 37, Enon Valley, was fined $300 for littering for leaving several plastic garbage bags of refuse in the municipal parking lot near the recycling bin in East Palestine, with a package with his name recovered from one of the bags of refuse on May 2.
Jaidin O. Curtis-Tillman, 24, Pittsburgh, Pa., was fined $200 for failure to disclose one's personal information amended from felony obstructing justice, with a charge of obstructing official business dismissed. On Feb. 18 in East Palestine, he was refusing to give the name of the driver of a vehicle involved in an incident with police.