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LISBON - In Columbiana County Municipal Court, Brandon S. Gust, 28, West Washington Street, Lisbon, was fined $650 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 83 days suspended and credit for seven days served, for possession of drug abuse instrument, driving under suspension and disorderly conduct, with 20 hours community service ordered. A charge of failure to yield was dismissed. Gust possessed a used needle syringe when he was placed into custody for an arrest warrant on Oct. 1 in Salem. On June 22, 2026, he was intoxicated and kicked the door of a business, alarming the shop owner in Salem.
Meghan McElroy, 33, Maple Hill Road, Salineville, was fined $530 and sentenced to 20 days in jail, with credit for six days served, leaving 14 days to still serve for obstructing official business, resisting arrest, no seat belt and two counts of driving under suspension. On Oct. 29 in Washington Township, she fled into the woods when deputies approached the vehicle she was in and when they found her, she attempted to pull away.
A pretrial was set Jan. 4 for Nicholas Dalton Desimone, 20, Wilbert Avenue, East Liverpool, charged with theft and criminal damaging for allegedly stealing three decorative bows and multiple pumpkins from an East Liverpool property and ripping trees and bushes from other East Liverpool properties, all on Nov. 3.
A pretrial was set Jan. 4 for Misty Lynn Tice, 43, Wilbert Avenue, East Liverpool, charged with obstructing official business for allegedly telling police items in her bag were from a relative's house when police learned multiple pumpkins and decorative bows in her bag were stolen on Nov. 3 in East Liverpool.
A pretrial was set Jan. 5 for Scott Willie Knight, 28, Spruce Street, Columbiana, charged with criminal damaging and disorderly conduct for allegedly being intoxicated and trying to punch a man, but missing, and for punching and breaking a window in the door of an apartment, all on Nov. 3 in East Palestine.
Jena Kathlene Whittington, 33, 18th Street Heights, Wellsville, was fined $250 and sentenced to 10 days in jail, with credit for one day served, leaving a balance of nine days to serve for theft for stealing 69 items valued at $628 from the Calcutta Walmart on Sept. 7.
A pretrial was set Jan. 5 for Kyle Vincent Poyssick, 26, Austintown, charged with unauthorized use of motor vehicle, obstructing official business, driving under suspension, reckless operation and speeding for allegedly taking a woman's vehicle without permission, avoiding an officer attempting a traffic stop and committing traffic offenses on March 24 in East Palestine.
Brook B. Hunter, 34, Berlin Center, was fined $150 and given credit for two days served in jail for criminal trespass for coming onto a property in Salem on June 7 after being previously trespassed from the property in February.
Nicholas Andrew Kempf, 35, North Street, Salineville, was fined $790 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 170 days suspended and credit for four days served, leaving a balance of six days to serve for operating a vehicle impaired, open container and failure to stop after an accident. Charges of OVI breath, failure to stop after an accident, marked lanes, traffic control devices, turn signal violation, littering from vehicle and two counts of failure to control were dismissed. His license was suspended for two years and she was ordered to complete 30 hours community service.
Brian M. Niznik, 54, Struthers, was fined $1,405 and sentenced to 20 days in jail, with credit for 19 days served, leaving one day to serve for OVI, driving under suspension, turn signal violation and open container. His license was suspended for one year.
A pretrial was set Jan. 12 for Devon A. Oliver, 29, Main Street, Leetonia, charged with OVI second offense, OVI refusal with prior within 20 years, driving under suspension, failure to stop after an accident and reasonable control.
A pretrial was set Dec. 16 for Tammy F. Kent, 48, Day Road, Lisbon, charged with OVI first offense and marked lanes.