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Grand Jury
LISBON -- Two drug defendants were served Tuesday with secret indictments issued by the Columbiana County Grand Jury.
Sherri L. Salisbury, 62, Grant Street, Lisbon, was charged with aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly possessing methamphetamine on Aug. 24, 2025.
Ryan L. Pritt, 44, Lisbon Street, East Liverpool, was charged with aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly possessing methamphetamine on May 26, 2026.
Common Pleas
DOCKET ENTRIES
Kerrie A. Spooner vs. Joseph M. Spooner; divorce granted.
Dustin J. King and Morgan N. King; dissolution granted.
Arin Noel Altomare and Teresa Lynn Newsome Altomare; dissolution granted.
Municipal
LISBON -- An East Liverpool man was sentenced to a suspended jail sentence and fined in Columbiana County Municipal court for threatening to shoot a man in August.
Brian Stowers, 61, Annesley Road, East Liverpool, was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 179 days suspended and credit for one day served and fined $500 for aggravated menacing for threatening to kill a man over disputes in Saint Clair Township on Aug. 5.
Shane Shreve, 30, Duke Vodrey Road, East Liverpool, was fined $150 for disorderly conduct amended from domestic violence for punching a woman in the leg leaving a red mark and bruising after an argument in East Liverpool on June 27, 2024.
Ashod Lockett, 20, Wyoming Avenue, East Liverpool, was sentenced to thirty days in jail with 29 days suspended and credit for one day served and fined $150 for misconduct at an emergency scene for attempting to pull officers away from a man they were attempting to restrain because he kept passing out and fighting officers and EMS personnel in East Liverpool on Aug. 24.
Mya Hasson, 46, Elwonser Road, East Palestine, was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 90 days suspended and fined $250 for cruelty to animals for leaving a dog in a vehicle with the windows up and no air on in 86-degree heat for more than an hour at a Salem business on July 18.
Virginia Christy-Keener, 72, Moore Street, East Liverpool, was sentenced to three days in jail with credit for one day served and fined $250 for attempting to take two carts of merchandise totaling $758.95 in value from a Salem business with another woman on June 28.
Madison Weimer, 21, was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 177 days suspended and credit for three days in a driver's intervention program and fined $1,215 for OVI and driving under suspension.
Thomas Clark, 33, LaCroft Avenue, East Liverpool, was sentenced to 180 days in jail with n177 days suspended and credit for three days served and fined $1,165 for OVI and reasonable control.
John Burke, 67, West Spruce Street, Lisbon, was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 150 days suspended and fined $1,500 for OVI. A turn signal violation was dismissed.
A pretrial was set Nov. 10 for Amir Baker, 19, Erie Street, East Liverpool, charged with aggravated menacing for allegedly sending voice messages to a woman threatening to kill a woman and to shoot her in the face in East Liverpool on Sept. 14.
A pretrial was set Dec. 8 for Mitchell Hill, 42, Jefferson Avenue, Salem charged with telecommunications harassment for allegedly repeatedly messaging a woman in Salem on multiple platforms after being instructed to stop contacting her and being blocked multiple times on Tuesday.
A motion hearing was set Dec. 9 for Stefan White, 43, Columbia Street, Leetonia, charged with OVI, headlights required, and left of center.
Cassandra R. Manley, 38, West Fourth Street, East Liverpool, was fined $1,300 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 87 days suspended and credit for three days served in a driver intervention program, for OVI, left of center, physical control amended from OVI and for drug paraphernalia. She must serve 30 days of electronically monitored house arrest. Charges of OVI urine, invalid sticker traffic control devices were dismissed. Her license was suspended for one year and she must complete 20 hours community service. On June 2, 2026, she possessed a plastic straw for drug paraphernalia during a traffic stop.
Joshua Ray Ochsenbine, 35, South Market Street, Minerva, was fined $750 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 80 days suspended, leaving 10 days to still serve in jail, for OVI second offense, with a charge of failure to control dismissed. His license was suspended for two years, with driving privileges granted, and he must complete 20 hours community service.
A pretrial was set Dec. 15 for Blake Alex Legg, 33, Massillon, charged with OVI, OVI breath and reasonable control.
A pretrial was set Dec. 9 for Ashleigh C. Kennedy, 42, Beaver Creek Road, Salem, charged with OVI, OVI breath and driving under suspension.
Andrew Joseph Wright, 35, Brown Street, Lisbon, was fined $600 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 87 days suspended and credit for three days served in a driver intervention program, for OVI. A speeding charge was dismissed. He was ordered to complete 20 hours community service and his license was suspended for one year.
Jacob A. Bezon, 29, Pearce Circle, Salem, was fined $600 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 87 days suspended and credit for three days served in a driver intervention program, for OVI, with 20 hours community service ordered. Charges of OVI refusal and failure to control were dismissed. His license was suspended for one year, with driving privileges granted.
Bradley James Lewis, 43, West Perry Street, Salem, was fined $625 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 177 days suspended, leaving three days to serve in jail for OVI, driving under suspension and driving while texting. He must complete 40 hours community service and his license was suspended for one year.
A pretrial and preliminary hearing were set Oct. 26 for Ted Ingledue, 36, Teagarden Road, Lisbon, charged with second-degree felony felonious assault and a misdemeanor charge of theft for allegedly approaching a woman from behind in his vehicle, accelerating and driving up a hill into a yard she was standing in an attempt to strike her with the vehicle in Salem, and taking her scooter without permission on Sunday.
A pretrial and preliminary hearing were set Oct. 26 for Selita Traylor, 43, East 85th Street, Cleveland, charged with fourth-degree felony failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer and misdemeanor charges of possessing drug paraphernalia, driving under suspension, failure to display valid sticker, and tinted glass for allegedly leading officers in a motor vehicle pursuit before fleeing from officers on foot and possessing a glass pipe containing white powder residue and suspected narcotics, and a digital scale following a traffic stop in East Palestine on Oct. 17.
A pretrial was set Oct. 26 for Dana Chafins, 41, Grant Street, Lisbon, charged with domestic violence for allegedly striking a man several times with a closed fist in Lisbon on Oct. 16.
A pretrial was set Dec. 9 for Joshua Scyoc, 18, West Main Street, Leetonia, charged with domestic violence for allegedly striking a man in the face, ripping his shirt, and breaking his glasses in Leetonia on Sunday.
A pretrial was ser Nov. 2 for Homer Williams, 66, First Avenue, East Liverpool, charged with domestic violence for allegedly threatening to punch a woman in the face in East Liverpool on Oct. 16.
A pretrial was set Nov. 30 for Courtney Rudolph, 46, Liberty Street, Salem, charged with criminal trespass and disorderly conduct for allegedly entering property without permission while intoxicated on prescription medication to enter and search a vehicle which did not belong to her for a backpack in Salem on Aug. 18.
A pretrial was set Nov. 4 for James Bollinger, 36, Park Avenue, East Palestine, charged with two counts of domestic violence, and criminal damaging. The charge of criminal damaging and one count of domestic violence stem from an incident where Bollinger was allegedly throwing and kicking items around an East Palestine residence after becoming upset and struck a woman with thrown items leaving a visible mark on their arm where they were hit with a toolbox on Aug. 18. The second count of domestic violence stems from an incident on March 2 when he allegedly spat at a woman in his vehicle before they began to wrestle with one another inside the vehicle, Bollinger is also alleged to have struck the woman in the left side of the face.
A pretrial was set Nov. 4 for Adam Wiles, 30, North Market Street, Lisbon, charged with domestic violence for allegedly striking a woman in the face, leaving a mark and swelling, in Lisbon on Sunday.
A pretrial was set Dec. 14 for Tracy Sicklesmith, 50, Burrows Avenue, East Liverpool, charged with abandoning animals for allegedly abandoning a dog on Shadyside Avenue in East Liverpool and refusing to accept the animal when an attempt was made to return it to her on Aug 19. A charge of passing bad checks was dismissed.
A pretrial was set Dec. 7 for Fred Nelson, 42, Kingsridge Road, East Liverpool, charged with obstruction official business for allegedly refusing to comply with orders from a police officer and acting aggressively in East Liverpool on Oct. 2.
A pretrial was set Dec. 8 for Sanjin Durak, 36, Baldwin Road, Akron, charged with engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools for allegedly arranging to meet with an undercover agent from the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force in East Palestine on Sunday for sexual activity in exchange for $80 and marijuana, and possessing the currency, marijuana, and the cellular device used to arrange the criminal act at that time.
A pretrial was set Nov. 17 for John Steele, 47, Maple Grove Road, Bugler, Pennsylvania, charged with engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools for allegedly for allegedly arranging to meet with an undercover agent from the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force in East Palestine on Oct. 16 for sexual activity in exchange for currency and possessing the currency and the cellular device used to arrange the criminal act at that time.
A pretrial was set Dec. 7 for Jesse Phillips, 34, Windmere Drive, Shelby, charged with OVI.
A pretrial was set Nov. 4 for Brian Niznik, 54, Harvey Street, Struthers, charged with open container, OVI, driving under suspension, and a turn signal violation.