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LISBON -- In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a preliminary hearing was set Oct. 28 for Rusty Ray Altman, 53, Cream Ridge Road, Lisbon, charged with fourth-degree felony burglary for allegedly entering another home on Cream Ridge Road, Lisbon while the victims were sleeping on Oct. 21. The affidavit said the victims awoke and allegedly found Altman inside their residence holding a long-handled ratchet tool.
George William Masters, 27, Summerset Road, East Liverpool, was fined $750 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 60 days suspended and credit for 10 days served, leaving a balance of 20 days still to serve for aggravated menacing, obstructing official business and resisting arrest. Two counts domestic violence were dismissed. He was ordered to complete 20 hours community service and have no contact with the victim. He was accused of sending a threatening message to a woman that if she wasn't home in 10 minutes, he was burning the house down and after she returned, he pushed another woman and pulled on her arms on Oct. 11 in St. Clair Township. When police arrived, he didn't comply multiple times when told he was being detained, fled through back yards, returned and started resisting when taken into custody.
Ronnie L. Jackson, 69, Steubenville Pike Road, Lisbon, was fined $750 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, with credit for 17 days served, leaving a balance of 73 days to serve, for violating a protection order, aggravated menacing and obstructing official business, plus an additional 60 days for violating his probation for two 2025 cases. Jackson violated a protection order and threatened the victim in Center Township on July 4, 2026, then ran back inside his own residence and refused to answer the door or come back out when told he was under arrest.
Tyler L. McClish, 30, Quaker Church Road, East Rochester, was fined $650 and sentenced to five days in jail, with credit for one day served, leaving four days still to serve for menacing and violation of a protection order. Restitution of $494.50 was paid in full to the victim advocate on behalf of the victim. McClish violated a protection order on April 18 by having contact with the victim in Hanoverton. On March 7, he threw the victim's porch furniture off of her porch and on March 8 threw a rock at her car, causing damage.
A pretrial was set Nov. 30 for Nevaeh Rochelle Shasteen-Potts, 18, May Street, East Liverpool, charged with three counts of menacing for allegedly making threats against three different people on July 6 in East Liverpool.
A pretrial was set Dec. 15 for Stephanie Jean Ito, 38, East Main Street, East Palestine, charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly being belligerent and yelling obscenities while highly intoxicated on Oct. 21 in East Palestine, then later yelling and throwing things against the wall, according to a police affidavit, resulting in her arrest when police had to return to the property.
A pretrial was set Dec. 14 for Jennifer Nicole Zackasee, 43, Prospect Street, Salem, charged with theft for allegedly stealing $237 worth of miscellaneous grocery items by skip-scanning several items without making proper payment on Oct. 4 at Salem Walmart.
A pretrial was set Nov. 17 for Brian Scott Noble, 56, Pauls Lane, East Liverpool, charged with two counts of criminal trespass for allegedly being inside a residence on Pauls Lane on Oct. 21 and Oct. 18 outside of the restricted access hours set by the East Liverpool housing department.
A pretrial was set Nov. 17 for Brittini Lynn Duris, 35, Pauls Lane, East Liverpool, charged with criminal trespass for allegedly being inside a residence on Pauls Lane on Oct. 21 outside of the restricted access hours set by the East Liverpool housing department.
A probation violation hearing was set Nov. 9 for Joshua W. Francis, 45, Louise Street, East Liverpool, for 2025 cases of domestic violence, three cases of violation of a protection order and a case of possession of drug abuse instrument.
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.