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Common Pleas
NEW CASES
Austen M. Hardman, Warren, and Sutten R. Stacey, Eagle Avenue, East Liverpool; dissolution sought.
Midland Credit Management, Inc. vs. Jared M. Ault, Fairfield Avenue, Columbiana; collection sought of alleged $31,639 debt.
Velocity Investments LLC, Wall, N.J. vs. Caleb G. Shaw, Wisner Road, Hanoverton, et al.; collection sought of alleged $18,070 debt.
DOCKET ENTRIES
Snap-on Credit LLC vs. Edwin P. Schmidt; $18,902 judgment granted to plaintiff.
Freedom Mortgage Corporation vs. Rickie F. May, et al.; mortgage foreclosure ordered for Lisbon property.
Freedom Mortgage Corp. vs. Kevin L. Puhac, et al.; case stayed due to bankruptcy filing.
Anthony D. Kastor vs. Sarah J. Kastor; divorce granted.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Orville R. Ward Jr., 67, Columbiana, disabled, and Michele L. Eells, 56, Lisbon, disabled.
Travis E. Gallagher, 34, East Liverpool, aux. heat treatment op, and Kathryn M. Kiger, 34, East Liverpool, unemployed.
Kyle S. Hannaford, 30, Wellsville, Columbiana County highway, and Mercedes L. Parks, 29, Wellsville, nurse.
Brendan M. Detwiler, 26, Salem, carpenter, and Katelyn S. Beveridge, 26, Lisbon, cosmetologist.
Jason D. Christian, 46, East Liverpool, steel worker, and Jessica L. Thompson, 40, East Liverpool, nurse instructor.
Christopher A. Wyatt 38, Salem, machinist, and Kelly M. Niswonger, 40, Salem, registered nurse.
Michael A. Beaver, 38, Wellsville, self employed, and Stephanie N. Hudson, 34, East Liverpool, unemployed.
Grand Jury
LISBON -- A teen accused of damaging property owned by the Newell Bridge & Railroad Company last spring was served recently with a secret indictment issued by the Columbiana County Grand Jury.
Landon X. Linville, 18, Thompson Avenue, East Liverpool, was charged with two counts of vandalism, one a fourth-degree felony and one a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly damaging property owned by Dale Wynn and the Newell Bridge and Railroad Company from April 1, 2026 to May 26, 2026.
Also served with secret indictments were:
-- Roxann M. Yeager, 44, West Southern Avenue, Columbiana, aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly possessing methamphetamine on April 24, 2026.
-- Michael Arend, 58, Charlton Drive, Lisbon, two counts forgery, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly forging a loan modification agreement on July 5, 2024 and July 5, 2025.
Municipal
LISBON -- In Columbiana County Municipal Court, cases against Michael Anton Howell, 48, Youngstown, was bound over to the county grand jury for charged with third-degree felonies of tampering with evidence and failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer and misdemeanors of obstructing official business, drug paraphernalia, no valid license, use of unauthorized plate and a turn signal violation. On Nov. 1 in Middleton Township, Howell allegedly fled from a deputy attempting a traffic stop and entered a yard and struck a tree, exiting the vehicle from the driver seat, with both the driver and passenger ordered to the ground at gunpoint. The driver was refusing to provide his personal information and was then placed in handcuffs and identified. A white object was seen going across the vehicle into a wooded area when the driver first exited the vehicle, with investigators finding a burnt pipe with white residue, a glass container with a crystal substance and a black container with nothing in it beside the other items. Inside the vehicle was a plastic bag with suspected narcotics.
A preliminary/pretrial hearing was set Dec. 2 for James D. Motton, 32, Midland, Pa., charged with fifth-degree felony improper handling of firearm in a motor vehicle and misdemeanors of operating a vehicle impaired and a tail lights violation for allegedly having a handgun in the vehicle while impaired during a traffic stop on Nov. 7 in East Liverpool.
Arraignment was reset Nov. 10 for Britton Kyle Steiginga, 32, Walnut Grove Drive, New Waterford, charged with fourth-degree felonies of assault, disrupting public service and obstructing official business, fifth-degree felony escape and misdemeanors of resisting arrest and theft for allegedly taking a woman's vehicle without permission on Nov. 4, then refusing to comply with deputy's request to speak to him, dialing 911 saying the deputy needed removed. When taken into custody, he pulled away and continued resisting, with the deputy falling to the ground, feeling a pop in his knee and continuing to attempt to secure Steiginga and tasing him, with Steiginga escaping down stairs and into a garage, with the deputy unable to chase him due to injuries.
A pretrial was set Dec. 15 for John Leroy Weyand, 58, Primrose Lane, East Liverpool, charged with two counts of domestic violence for allegedly pulling a woman down by her hoodie and punching her in the face, then pushing another woman when she attempted to get in the middle of the fight on Nov. 7 in Liverpool Township.
A preliminary/pretrial hearing was set Nov. 16 for Lashaira R. Trannon, 36, Chester Avenue, Wellsville, charged with fourth-degree felony disrupting public services and misdemeanor menacing for allegedly stepping up and into a school bus in Wellsville and yelling and making threats to a juvenile recently.
A pretrial was set Nov. 16 for Troy Alim Spencer, 19, Densmore Avenue, East Liverpool, charged with domestic violence for allegedly making threats to a woman, including threatening to kill her on Nov. 8 in Liverpool Township.
A pretrial was set Jan. 6 for Tiffany L. Martino, 54, Boardman, charged with assault for allegedly yelling at another motorist and spraying her with pepper spray during an incident Nov. 5 in Columbiana at state Routes 7 and 14. The victim was driving southbound on state Route 7 and stopped at the red light when the defendant, in her own vehicle, started yelling about the victim's slow speed, they argued and then the defendant pepper sprayed the victim.
A sentencing hearing was set Nov. 24 for Jimmy Joe Seidner, 57, Lisbon, who pleaded no contest and was found guilty of menacing for getting into another person's face and threatening to punch the person through a door on Nov. 8 in Lisbon.
A pretrial was set Jan. 6 for Daniel L. Scott, 45, Warren, charged with violation of a protection order for being in a vehicle with a protected person, who was the driver of a vehicle during a traffic stop in Lisbon on Nov. 7.
A pretrial was set Jan. 4 for Brian Paul Tewksbury, 36, East Fourth Street, East Liverpool, charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly acting out in a loud manner while intoxicated, pacing and arguing with officers in an aggressive tone on Nov. 6 in East Liverpool.
Charges of misdemeanor assault and aggravated menacing against Hayden M. Wright, 37, St. George Street, East Liverpool, were dismissed without prejudice, with the alleged victim's whereabouts unknown. An indictment had been issued, with the charges sent back to county Municipal Court since both charges were misdemeanors. He was accused of being one of the suspects who showed up at a man's house in Wellsville on May 7 and sawed through his door to break in to evict him from his home, then once inside, they were allegedly punching him and holding a power saw around his head and neck.
A pretrial was set Dec. 15 for Mary G. Hamilton, 36, state Route 45, Lisbon, charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly scraping profanities in the Roa d on West Southern Avenue in Columbiana, being given a warning and then later in the day yelling vulgarities at McDonald's in Columbiana on Nov. 6, ending with her arrest.
A status conference hearing was set Nov. 18 for Phillip J. Pastine, 47, Pittsburgh, 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 a woman in exchange for narcotics, then traveling to East Palestine on Feb. 6 for the meeting with the phone used to make the arrangements in his possession, along with suspected cocaine.
A pretrial was set Jan. 11 for Shaun J. Evans, 49, Freedom, 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 a woman for one hour, then arriving in Unity Township on Sept. 15 for the meeting with the phone used to make the arrangements in his possession.
Edward J. Nosek, 46, Channelview, Texas, was fined $1,150 and ordered to complete a prostitution prevention course for disorderly conduct amended from engaging in prostitution and to possessing criminal tools. He was ordered to forfeit $200 seized to the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force. Nosek was accused of responding to an undercover ad on a known prostitution website and arranging for sexual activity with a woman in exchange for $200 plus taking her for drinks, arriving on June 19 in Unity Township for the meeting with the phone used to make the arrangements in his possession.
A pretrial was set Jan. 11 for Angelo Christopher Pilson, 23, Youngstown, 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 a woman for one hour in exchange for $140 to be paid via the Cash App, then arriving in East Palestine on Nov. 8 for the meeting with the phone used to make the arrangements in his possession.
A pretrial was set Dec. 14 for Brandon M. Carter, 42, Sprucevale Road, Rogers, charged with weapons while intoxicated for allegedly carrying a loaded handgun while under the influence of alcohol while he was a passenger in a vehicle stopped in Salem on Nov. 8.
Christopher J. Blanton, 34, Alabama Avenue, Sebring, was fined $150 and received credit for one day served for drug paraphernalia for possessing a pipe for smoking dangerous drugs during a traffic stop in Salem on Feb. 9.
Mystie Huggins, 43, Woodland Avenue, Salem, was fined $150 for illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia for possessing a blue pipe with burnt residue for use with dangerous drugs during a traffic stop on Aug. 30 in Salem.
Daniel G. Nolan, 55, Fairfield School Road, Columbiana, was fined $1,450 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 165 days suspended, leaving 15 days to serve in jail, plus he was ordered to serve 55 days of electronically monitored house arrest for OVI, driving under suspension and left of center. Another OVI charge and speeding were dismissed. His license was suspended for three years and he must complete 20 hours community service.
A pretrial was set Dec. 9 for Manuel Williams, 65, Pittsburgh, Pa., charged with OVI, no seat belt, failure to display valid sticker and prohibited U-turn.
A pretrial was set Dec. 15 for Mitchell Frew McGuckin, 47, Juniper Drive, Columbiana, charged with OVI and driving on closed highway.