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Grand Jury
LISBON -- Secret indictments issued by the Columbiana County Grand Jury were served Wednesday to the following:
-- Jessica A. Hill, 43, West Wilson Street, Salem, third-degree felony illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto the grounds of a specified government facility, fifth-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs and two counts of misdemeanor possession of drugs for allegedly possessing methamphetamine, alprazolam and buprenorphine and trying to take drugs onto the grounds of a detention facility on April 14, 2025.
-- Bryan K. Dilling, 54, North Ellsworth Avenue, Salem, failure to provide notice of change of address, a third-degree felony, for allegedly failing to notify the Columbiana County Sheriff's Office of his change of address for the sex offender registration on Aug. 13, 2026.
Municipal
LISBON -- In Columbiana County Municipal Court, cases against Thomas Eugene Powell, 30, St. Clair Avenue, East Liverpool, were bound over to the county grand jury for second-degree felony burglary and misdemeanors of aggravated menacing and criminal damaging for allegedly entering a home unwelcome and in an aggressive manner, knocking down blinds, throwing water on a homeowner, raising a fist and threatening him on Aug. 26 in East Liverpool. He also ripped off a curtain from the porch deck, knocked curtains off of the glass door and slammed a pottery dish to the ground, shattering it. He was also fined $700 and sentenced to 28 days in jail, with credit for one day served, leaving a balance of 27 days to serve in jail for physical control amended from OVI and abusing harmful intoxicants with charges of speeding and driving while texting dismissed. His license was suspended for one year. The affidavit said Powell had been huffing out of an aerosol can before rear-ending another vehicle in a crash on April 17 in St. Clair Township. He also must serve the jail time for violating the terms of his probation for a 2023 case of disorderly conduct, Charges of driving under suspension and improper/expired registration were dismissed.
Joshua M. Cloud, 44, Steubenville Pike Road, Lisbon, was fined $450 and sentenced to 30 days in jail, with credit for 10 days served, leaving a balance of 20 days to serve in jail for assault amended from domestic violence, disorderly conduct amended from domestic violence and aggravated menacing. Cloud threatened to shoot a woman with a shotgun during an argument on March 17 in Center Township, with the shotgun going off as she was running from the home. On June 24 in Lisbon, he struck the woman, which was seen on video and witnessed by bystanders.
Cassandra Spadaccia, 35, state Route 45, Lisbon, was fined $350 and received a suspended 90-day jail term, with 20 hours community service, for assault. She was ordered to stay away from the victim. She fought with another woman on April 21 in Lisbon by chasing her, grabbing her hair and punching her.
Blaine Scott Vadino, 25, Longs Crossing Road, Leetonia, was fined $150 for disorderly conduct amended from domestic violence for pushing a woman into a chair and causing injury on June 15 in Salem Township.
Kandice Leann Cunningham, 52, Old Fredericktown Road, East Liverpool, was fined $200 and sentenced to 30 days in jail, with 29 days suspended and credit for one day served, with 20 hours community service, for disorderly conduct amended from domestic violence for threatening to kill a man during a domestic in St. Clair Township on Jan. 5.