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NEW CASES

Mollie B. Carlisle, Hill Street, Lisbon, vs. Justin C. Carlisle, Churchill Road, Lisbon; divorce sought.

Charles Thomas Long II, South 14th Street, Sebring, and Jessica Lynn Long, Dogwood, Beloit; dissolution sought.

DOCKET ENTRIES

Hanmi Bank vs. Envelope 1, Inc., et al.; action stayed due to bankruptcy filing by debtor Sharon K. Pidgeon.

CitiMortgage, Inc. vs. Peggy Streit, et al.; mortgage foreclosure ordered for Forbes Road, Wellsville property.

Heather L Buchheit and Michael J. Buchheit; dissolution granted.

Thomas L. Kurilla vs. Marilyn Chamberlain; divorce case dismissed.

David M. Beall III and Jill L. Beall; dissolution granted.

County Treasurer vs. Crystal Parrish, et al.; payment plan entered, case stayed.

County Treasurer vs. Samaan Brothers LLC, et al.; payment plan stay lifted, case reinstated to active docket.

County Treasurer vs. unknown heirs, etc. of Linda R. Plunkett, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure ordered for state Route 518, West Point property.

MARRIAGE LICENSES

Jaize T. Ziegler, 26, Lisbon, car salesman, and Maria T. Flores, 26, Lisbon, server/bartender.

Carl J. Burkey Jr., 24, Leetonia, lube technician, and Claira A. Boston, 24, Leetonia, A & E technician.

Tieler A. Lightner, 23, Salineville, laborer, and Mylee E. Williamson, 18, Salineville, veterinarian asst.

Floyd C. Crawford, 75, Salem, retired, and Mary L. Selway, 73, Salem, retired.

Ramirez L. Robinson, 29, Lisbon, warehouse, and Shannon R. Allen, 31, Lisbon, head cashier.

Anshaal Furrukh, 31, Willow Grove, Pa., resident-physician, and Sayyeda F. Bajwa, 23, East Liverpool, unemployed.

Joshua S. Bigelow, 36, East Liverpool, machinist, and Erin R. Ford, 31, East Liverpool, client services.

Richard A. Groff, 42, Salem, supervisor, and Brianna L. Neff, 37, Salem, supervisor.

Elisha J. Binder, 28, Salem, laborer, and Calista R. Nuzzo, 27, Salem, hairstylist.

Joseph C. Pittman, 24, Salem, sales, and Rachel L. Reynolds, 19, Leetonia, contractor.

Grand Jury

LISBON -- Danielle Kenst, 46, South Lincoln Avenue, Salem, was served recently with a secret indictment issued by the Columbiana County Grand Jury for permitting drug abuse, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly allowing a property to be used for the commission of a felony drug abuse offense, specifically aggravated trafficking in drugs, by another person on March 13, 2026.

Municipal

LISBON -- In Columbiana County Municipal Court, cases against Robert A. Endres, 37, Youngstown, were bound over to the county grand jury for first-degree felony burglary, a second-degree felony of felonious assault, third-degree felony strangulation and misdemeanor counts of aggravated menacing and telecommunications harassment for allegedly forcing entry into a Grant Street, Lisbon residence and assaulting a man with his fists multiple times and also choking him with both hands on Oct. 15. He had also allegedly sent text messages to a woman after she told him multiple times to stop contacting her and also sent threatening text messages about a fire at her residence on Grant Street, Lisbon, also on Oct. 15. Endres was fined $500 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 170 days suspended and credit for 10 days served, for two counts of assault from an earlier incident. He was involved in a physical altercation with a woman and a juvenile, assaulting both victims and then fleeing on May 10 in Center Township.

Cases against Stepfahn Terrell Anthony, 41, Grant Street, Lisbon, were bound over to the county grand jury for fifth-degree felony aggravated menacing and misdemeanors of domestic violence and obstructing official business for allegedly threatening to look for deputies to fight them after his arrest, assaulting a woman and giving deputies a different name than his own and refusing to come outside on Oct. 16 during an incident in Center Township. He was also ordered to serve 120 days in jail, with credit for eight days served, leaving 112 days to still serve for violating the terms of his probation of two cases from 2025 for domestic violence and obstructing official business.

Cases against Selita Michele Traylor, 43, Cleveland, were bound over to the county grand jury for fourth-degree felony failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer, and misdemeanors of drug paraphernalia and driving under suspension. On Oct. 17 in Unity Township, she allegedly fled from a traffic stop after being told about an active arrest warrant for her out of Youngstown and then was pursued until crashing her vehicle when the Ohio State Highway Patrol Canfield post deployed spike strips. She then fled on food and a glass pipe fell from her lap onto the ground containing white powder residue along with suspected narcotics and during a search of the vehicle, a digital scale with white powder residue was also found. A court trial was also set in Municipal Court on Nov. 16 for charges of failure to display valid sticker and tinted glass.

A case against Rodger L. Haney, 47, Lacroft Avenue, East Liverpool, was bound over to the county grand jury for theft, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly stealing two rings from an East Liverpool residence, with a detective learning he allegedly took the rings to a jewelry store in exchange for cash, with the cost of both rings being $800 and $250.

A case against Justin A. Gibbs, 39, Cleveland Street, Salem, was bound over to the county grand jury for domestic violence, a fourth-degree felony, for allegedly punching a juvenile on his right ear and left cheek during a domestic in Salem on Oct. 15, with the charge a felony due to a prior conviction

A pretrial was set Dec. 1 for Daniel Troy McFarlane, 53, Ephriam Street, East Liverpool, charged with assault for allegedly punching a woman in the face and slamming her head onto the ground with force on Oct. 23 in East Liverpool

Landon Lee Wilson, 19, Oakwood Street, East Liverpool, was fined $500 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 179 days suspended and credit for one day served, for assault, with 20 hours community service ordered. He was ordered to make restitution of $4,216.80 for the victim, have no contact with the victim and possess no firearms or weapons. He assaulted a juvenile at Beaver Local Schools in St. Clair Township on April 8.

A pretrial was set Nov. 2 for Mathew D. McVay, 43, West Pershing Street, Salem, charged with arson for allegedly starting a dumpster fire in the 400 block of Sugartree Alley, Salem, on Oct. 2. The dumpster belonged to Salem Community Theatre and this was the second time the dumpster had been on fire in a week, the affidavit said.

A pretrial was set Dec. 15 for Arys T. Petties, 29, Youngstown, charged with menacing for allegedly sending a threatening text message to a woman on Aug. 25 in Salem.

Cheyenne K. Sage, 28, West Ninth Street, East Liverpool, was fined $200 and given a suspended 30-day jail term for disorderly conduct amended from assault, with 25 hours community service ordered. She was ordered to have no contact with the victim or the West Ninth Street playground in East Liverpool and to possess no firearms. Sage was accused of causing or attempting other cause physical harm to a juvenile at the playground on Aug. 23.

Vincent Paul DiMaggio, 57, Ohio Avenue, East Liverpool, was fined $500 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 88 days suspended and credit for two days served, for attempted assault amended from domestic violence, with 20 hours community service ordered. An affidavit said he threw items at a woman during an incident June 12 in Liverpool Township.

A pretrial was set Dec. 8 for Jason C. Krygowski, 50, Monaca, Pa., charged with engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools for allegedly responding to an undercover ad on a known prostitution website and arranging for sexual activity with woman in exchange for $140, then arriving in Unity Township on Oct. 25 for the meeting with the phone used to make the arrangements in his possession.

A pretrial was set Nov. 9 for Ariel L. Durham, 37, state Route 45, Lisbon, charged with obstructing official business and criminal trespass for allegedly trespassing on Oct. 25 in the laundry room of apartments located on North Market Street, Lisbon after being trespassed from the property since September 2025. When told she was being placed under arrest, she sat and laid on the ground refusing orders to stand up and requiring two public officials to lift her up to place her in the cruiser.

A pretrial was set Dec. 14 for Desiree Britter, 53, Moore Street, East Liverpool, charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly yelling after multiple reports of being told to stop on Oct. 19 in East Liverpool.

Simrat Singh, 40, Alliance, was fined $250 for disorderly conduct amended from operating a gambling house, with a charge of gambling dismissed. On May 6 at a Lisbon Street address in East Liverpool, he was accused of having control of a premises for gambling known as Happy Singh Inc. and getting a $75 payout from winning on an electronic video slot machine, the affidavit from the Ohio Department of Public Safety Investigative Unit said.

Sandeep Singh, 36, Niles, was fined $500 for criminal tools amended from operating a gambling house, with a charge of gambling dismissed. On May 6 at a Lisbon Street address in East Liverpool, he was accused of having control of a premises for gambling known as Happy Singh Inc. and getting a $75 payout from winning on an electronic video slot machine, the affidavit from the Ohio Department of Public Safety Investigative Unit said.

A pretrial was set Dec. 16 for Desyon Rob Armstrong, 36, Beaver Falls, Pa., charged with drug paraphernalia for allegedly possessing a small baggie containing white powder residue and a scale with white powder residue during a traffic stop on Oct. 19 in St. Clair Township.

A pretrial was set Dec. 8 for Brandon A. Smith, 35, Georgetown Road, Salem, charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, use of unauthorized plate and driving under suspension for allegedly using a woman's vehicle without her consent on Oct. 25 in Lisbon. The affidavit said he was attempting to give a friend a ride to the airport.

Amanda E. Wright, 41, Riley Avenue, East Liverpool, was fined $350 and given credit for five days served in jail for drug paraphernalia, headlights required and loud exhaust for possessing a glass smoking pipe with burnt white crystal residue during a traffic stop on May 22 in Middleton Township.

A charge of drug paraphernalia against David P. Straka, 39, Daniels Street, Columbiana, was dismissed. Straka was accused of possessing drug paraphernalia, including a snort straw with a powdered substance lining the inside during a traffic stop on Aug. 28 in Columbiana. He was fined $300 for two counts of driving under suspension, with a charge of loud exhaust dismissed.

Jerry R. Krzys II, 47, New Buffalo Road, Columbiana, was fined $1,115 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 176 days suspended and credit for one day served in jail, with $500 of the fine and credit for three days served in a driver intervention program for two merged operating a vehicle impaired charges and left of center. A fifth-degree felony of improper handling firearms in a vehicle was dismissed at the request of the prosecutor. He had been accused of possessing a loaded handgun in his vehicle during a traffic stop on Sept. 27 in Columbiana. He was ordered to complete 25 hours community service and his license was suspended for one year, with driving privileges granted.

Jessica Marie Hepfl, 35, U.S. Route 30, Minerva, was fined $1,115 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 177 days suspended, with $500 of the fine suspended and credit for three days served in a driver intervention program, for OVI and reasonable control. Her license was suspended for one year, with driving privileges granted, and she was ordered to complete 25 hours community service.

A pretrial was set Dec. 16 for Earl A. Schory II, 76, Southeast Boulevard, Salem, charged with OVI and improper/expired registration.

Quinten D. Vangiesen, 28, Summit Street, Leetonia, 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 breath and failure to control were dismissed. His license was suspended for one year.

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