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Common Pleas
NEW ENTRIES
Michelle L. Peterson, Youngstown, vs. Daniel P. Peterson, Hartley Road, Beloit; divorce sought.
Bethany Marie Kingery, South Main Street, Columbiana, vs. Brian Anthony Kingery, Newton Falls; divorce sought.
U.S. Bank National Association, Owensboro, Ky., vs. Jessica L. Olmstead, Aetna Street, Salem, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for Aetna Street, Salem property.
Gretchen S. Miller, c/o Ronald Miller, Metz Road, New Waterford, vs. American Health Care, Inc., state Route 517, Lisbon, and Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, Columbus; appeal of claim denial.
Associated School E.C.U., Austintown, vs. Matthew D. Mraz Jr., Edgewood Drive, Columbiana; collection sought of alleged $16,182 debt plus $283 interest.
Ally Bank, Detroit, Mich., vs. Scott M. Logan, Lynchburg Road, Kensington; collection sought of alleged $22,159 debt.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Dublin, vs. Eric V. Boron, South Lincoln Avenue, Salem; collection sought of alleged $35,966 debt.
DOCKET ENTRIES
Kyla Miller and Daniel Miller; dissolution granted.
Grand Jury
LISBON -- Richard A. Woodward, 56, Wells Avenue, Wellsville, was served Monday with a secret indictment issued by the Columbiana County Grand Jury for fifth-degree felonies of possession of a fentanyl-related compound, possession of heroin, permitting drug abuse and misdemeanor possession of drugs for allegedly allowing a property to be used for the commission of a felony drug abuse offense, specifically trafficking in cocaine, by another person and for allegedly possessing fentanyl, heroin and xylazine on Nov. 14, 2025.
Municipal
LISBON -- In Columbiana County Municipal Court, cases against Ted J. Ingledue, 36, Teegarden Road, Lisbon, were bound over to the county grand jury for felonious assault, a second-degree felony, and misdemeanor theft for allegedly stealing a scooter from a woman on Oct. 18 and then while she was walking home, allegedly approaching her from behind in a vehicle, accelerating and driving up the hill into the yard where she was standing, attempting to strike her/run her over, an affidavit said. The vehicle was located with the defendant driving, with mud on the driver side front tire and the stolen scooter located inside the vehicle. Tire tracks were found in the yard where the victim said the incident occurred in Salem, with the mud on the front tire and wheel well consistent with her statement.
Cases against John E. Seddon IV, 41, South Lincoln Avenue, Salem, were bound over to the county grand jury for third-degree felony intimidation and misdemeanors of aggravated menacing and menacing. On Oct. 15, Seddon allegedly was pounding on another man's door at a Salem residence and threatening to physically harm him and slash his tires. Police learned that on Oct. 14, he had made multiple threats against the victim that he was going to kill him. When police arrived on Oct. 15, the defendant was allegedly found behind the residence actively huffing a can of keyboard duster, which a police officer took off of him, then he allegedly threatened to kill the police officer.
A pretrial was set Nov. 4 for Mark Fraser, 52, Youngstown, charged with aggravated menacing for allegedly continuously calling a woman and leaving threatening messages and also sending threatening text messages to her, saying he was going to kill her in two different voicemails on Aug. 13 in Wellsville. He's also facing a pretrial Nov. 4 for charges from two 2022 theft cases for allegedly transferring money from another man's account in January 2021 via four cash transfers of $200 each in Liverpool Township, with the charges and cash transfers totaling $817.61.
Brennan T. Rohr, 28, Alliance, was fined $300 and sentenced to 30 days in jail, with 20 days suspended, leaving a balance of 10 days to serve in jail for disorderly conduct amended from aggravated menacing and for domestic violence. He must complete 40 hours community service and have no contact with the victim. On May 19 on McCann Road in Butler Township, he left a threatening message to a woman about burning houses down with people sleeping in them.
David G. Jennings, 60, West Fourth Street, East Liverpool, was fined $250 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 89 days suspended and credit for one day served, for obstructing official business amended from violating a protection order. He was ordered to have no contact with the victim. He was accused of making contact with a protected person via cell phone texts and calls on June 19.
Charges of one count each prohibitions concerning companion animals against Elwin Kuhns, 33, and Rebecca Kuhns, 34, both state Route 644, Salineville, were dismissed pursuant to completion of a pretrial diversion program. The Kuhns' were ordered to reimburse the Columbiana County Humane Society $1,450, with $450 representing one month of boarding and $1,000 toward veterinary care for the dog who was the subject of the offense. The notice from the humane society attorney and defense attorney noted $450 had already been paid and shall be forfeited. The dog was previously forfeited to the CCHS and remains forfeited. The complaint said the Kuhns' committed an act of cruelty against a dog April 27-28 this year, with the dog suffering from an untreated wound.
Samuel Copper, 26, Ohio Avenue, East Liverpool, was fined $150 and sentenced to 30 days in jail, with 29 days suspended and credit for one day served for disorderly conduct amended from criminal damaging, with 20 hours community service ordered. Copper intentionally sideswiped another vehicle with his vehicle on June 15 in East Liverpool.
Taylor James Botsford, 33, Youngstown, was fined $750 and sentenced to seven days in jail, with credit for three days served, leaving four days still to serve for engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools. He already completed a required education course and any currency seized was ordered forfeited to the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force. He was accused of responding to an undercover ad on a known prostitution website and arranging for sexual activity with a woman in exchange for $80, then traveling to Unity Township on Aug. 21 for the meeting with the phone used to make the arrangements in his possession.
John Charles Schepp, 46, New Wilmington, Pa., was fined $1,000 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 89 days suspended and credit for one day served, for possessing criminal tools. A charge of engaging in prostitution was dismissed. He was ordered to forfeit $150 to the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force and complete a preventing prostitution course, with 20 hours community service ordered. He was accused of responding to an undercover ad on a known prostitution website and arranging for sexual activity with a woman in exchange for $150, then driving to Unity Township on May 29 for the meeting with the phone used to make the arrangements in his possession.
Steven Richards, 48, Steubenville Pike Road, Lisbon, was fined $250 and received credit for two days served in jail for obstructing official business for providing false information about his identity to officers investigating a disturbance in the parking lot of a nursing home in Perry Township on Aug. 6.
Savanna Seth, 24, Rogers, was ordered to serve seven days in jail for violating the terms of his probation for a 2024 case of drug paraphernalia.
Kimberly L. Ambrose, 60, Fairview Court, Salem, was fined $200 for failure to file tax return for failing to file sales tax turned from March 2026 to August 2026 for Quaker Hall LLC in Salem.
Chad J. Slagle, 54, Maple Street, Salem, was fined $800 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 80 days suspended and credit for one day served, leaving a balance of nine days to serve in jail for operating a vehicle impaired and driving under suspension. Charges of OVI refusal, driving under suspension and marked lanes were dismissed. He was also ordered to serve nine days at the same time for violating the terms of his probation for a 2024 OVI case. His license was suspended for two years, with driving privileges granted, and 20 hours community service ordered.
Harrison M. Bittinger, 47, Clinton, Pa., was fined $500 and sentenced to five days in jail, with credit for one day served, leaving four days still to serve for OVI. His license was suspended for one year, with driving privileges granted.
Kevin C. Robinson, 43, Youngstown, was fined $1,365 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with credit for one day served in jail, with $500 of the fine suspended and credit for three days served in a driver intervention program, for OVI, weapons while intoxicated and marked lanes. His license was suspended for one year, with driving privileges granted. He had a loaded firearm in the vehicle while impaired on Aug. 17 in Liverpool Township.
Randall Myers, 48, Newell, W.Va., was fined $600 and received credit for three days served in jail, with community service in lieu of the fine and costs. A tail lights violation was dismissed. His license was suspended for one year.
Jolynn Nicole Varrati, 46, Pugh Road, East Liverpool, was fined $600 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 87 days suspended and credit for three days served in jail, for physical control amended from OVI. A charge of slow speed was dismissed. Her license was suspended for one year, with driving privileges granted.
William Conrad, 19, West Main Street, East Palestine, was fined $300 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 167 days suspended and credit for 13 days served and for attending a 3-day driver intervention program, for physical control amended from OVI, speeding, disorderly conduct amended from domestic violence and for criminal damaging. His license was suspended for 180 days. Conrad was accused of kicking in the door to a Wellsville residence on Oct. 13 and injuring a woman while she was trying to hold the door shut.
A pretrial was set Dec. 14 for Patrick A. Lattanzio, 37, North Beaver Street, Lisbon, charged with OVI second offense.
A pretrial was set Dec. 15 for Kristin Golladay West, 59, Sunrise Drive, Lisbon, charged with OVI first offense and crossing divided highway.
A pretrial was set Nov. 23 for Jeffrey E. Boyle, 53, Depot Road, Lisbon, charged with OVI, reasonable control and no seat belt.