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NEW CASES
Rachel Lynn Croft, state Route 170, Negley, and Jonathan R. Croft, Cream Ridge Road, Lisbon; dissolution sought.
Credit Acceptance Corporation, Southfield, Mich., vs. Christopher Wilson, Daisy Aly, East Liverpool; collection sought of alleged $12,741 debt.
Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, Orange, Calif., vs. Megan Kline, state Route 46, New Waterford, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for state Route 46, New Waterford property.
DOCKET ENTRIES
Freedom Mortgage Corporation vs. David M. Clarke Jr., et al.; foreclosure case dismissed.
Clearview Federal Credit Union vs. Jared S. Churchman, et al.; foreclosure vacated, case dismissed.
Southwood Financial LLC vs. Kristina Snyder; $48,639 judgment granted to plaintiff.
Eugene Rogers and Sheila Rogers; dissolution granted.
Darlas M. Zink vs. Gail E. Zink; divorce granted.
County Treasurer vs. Jay D. Pitcher; delinquent property taxes paid, case dismissed.
County Treasurer vs. Robert Lee Fisher; payment plan entered, case stayed.
County Treasurer vs. Leetonia Aerie 1496 Fraternal Order of Eagles, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure ordered for Main Street, Leetonia property.
County Treasurer vs. Jason Varley, et al.; delinquent property taxes paid, case dismissed.
County Treasurer vs. Dennis O. Morgan, et al.; payment plan completed, case dismissed.
County Treasurer vs. Clinton Parker Jr., et al.; delinquent property taxes paid, case dismissed.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Rebecca Sue Dickson, 46, Salineville, registered nurse, and Glen Allen Custer, 48, Salineville, laborer.
Hunter Dean Faulk, 24, Salem, business owner, and Mackenzie Rae Cendroski, 24, Salem, unemployed.
Randal Lee Swanson, 43, Hanoverton, Columbiana County, and Shandon N. Mackall, 43, East Liverpool, medical assistant.
Kaleb M. Stroud, 36, East Liverpool, property manager, and Alicia Lynn Hackney, 35, East Liverpool, teacher.
Gary L. Coil Jr., 46, East Liverpool, handyman, and Alyssa Marie Humphrey, 38, East Liverpool,, disabled.
Justin T. McNicol, 28,, Lisbon, substation tech, and Carlie Lynn Zimmerman, 25, Lisbon, medical assistant.
Corbin A. Hall, 23, Wellsville, online order filling, and Aubrianna D. Ramsey, 21, Wellsville, registration clerk.
Micah A. Cole, 18, Salem, welder, and Caroline M. Weckesser, 20, Howard, unemployed.
Omega E. Jaricha, 25, Columbiana, tooling manager, and Tafadzwa A. Maliki, 25, Davie, Fla., medical student.
Cody M. Blake, 35, Salem, welder, and Megan D. Blake, 37, Salem, sales associate.
Robert J. Dickson Jr., 26, New Waterford, and Samantha D. Michael, 25, New Waterford, radiologic technologist.
Anthony T. Farris, 36, Leetonia, operator, and Rebecca I. Neel, 27, Leetonia, unit manager.
Connor D. Sharp. 32, Salem, shipping manager, and Hannah J. Dubec, 32, Salem, Human Resources.
Dakota R. Shasteen, 21, Wellsville, well tender, and Gabriella A. McFarland, 18, Wellsville, crew member.
Aaron Lee Ramsey, 21, Salem, welder, and Annabella L. Kolence, 20, Salem, culinary.
Court News
LISBON -- A man originally scheduled for sentencing a year ago recently faced his punishment for two separate cases, receiving consecutive terms totaling 30 months in prison.
Anthony R. Wagoner, 46, Walnut Street, Rogers, appeared for sentencing in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court for third-degree felonies of failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer and having weapons while under disability, fifth-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs and misdemeanor resisting arrest.
He was sentenced to 18 months for the one case for the failure to comply and ordered to serve a consecutive term of 12 months for the weapons charge for a total of 30 months. Terms for other charges were to be served at the same time.
His license was suspended for five years.
Wagoner was originally supposed to face sentencing in August 2025, but failed to appear, then there were continuances, he ended up with a new attorney and attempted to vacate the original plea. The motion was withdrawn for the sentencing.
On March 12, 2024, Wagoner fled from police and resisted arrest and on July 5, 2023, he possessed methamphetamine and had a firearm when he was prohibited from having one due to a previous conviction.
Also in Common Pleas Court:
-- Randy T. McCauley, 40, Canton, was sentenced to nine months in prison for third-degree felony compelling prostitution, fifth-degree felony possessing criminal tools and misdemeanor engaging in prostitution for responding to an undercover familial ad on a known prostitution website of an adult female and a minor female and arranging for sexual activity with both females in exchange for $260, then arriving in East Palestine on Nov. 28, 2025 for the meeting with the phone used to make the arrangements in his possession. He was deemed a Tier II sex offender required to register his address for the sex offender registry.
-- Lindsay K. Buzzard, 38, Fisher Avenue, East Liverpool, was ordered to serve up to six months at the Eastern Ohio Correction Center and placed under community control for three years for possession of a fentanyl-related compound, a fifth-degree felony, and illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto the grounds of a specified governmental facility, a third-degree felony, for possessing fentanyl and trying to bring drugs onto a detention facility property on Aug. 8, 2024. She was sentenced to 30 days in jail, but received credit for 30 days already served, leaving no days to serve in the jail.
-- Christian M. Bell, 30, last known address Youngstown, pleaded guilty to a lesser-included offense of third-degree felony burglary (originally second-degree), third-degree felony grand theft when the property is a firearm or dangerous ordnance, and fifth-degree felony possession of cocaine, with sentencing set for Sept. 21. Charges of felony theft, misdemeanor theft and felony aggravated possession of drugs will be dismissed. On Aug. 30, 2024 in East Liverpool, Bell entered another man's home while he was at work and stole several items, including a video game system, a firearm and $2,000 cash. On February. 6, 2025, he possessed cocaine.
-- Willie L. Hill Jr., 20, Columbus, was ordered to serve 30 days in jail, with credit for one day served, leaving a balance of 29 days to serve in jail for two counts of complicity in the commission of an offense, both fourth-degree felonies, and receiving stolen property, a fifth-degree felony. He was placed under community control for four years. Hill was accused of aiding and abetting another in the theft of a motor vehicle and for possessing a stolen license plate on Jan. 26, 2025.
-- Kelly A. Stoddard, 40, East Eighth Street, East Liverpool, pleaded guilty to aggravated possession of drugs and possession of a fentanyl-related compound, both fifth-degree felonies, with sentencing set for Sept. 11 for possessing methamphetamine and fentanyl on Aug. 7, 2024.
-- Thomas L. Peterson, 62, Grafton, pleaded guilty to aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony and sentenced to six months in the county jail, with credit for 53 days served, leaving a balance of 127 days still to served in jail. He possessed methamphetamine on Nov. 25, 2024.