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Grand Jury LISBON – A Campbell woman accused of possessing drug paraphernalia was one of 14 defendants openly indicted by the Columbiana Grand Jury Sept. 2. Brittney M. Coleman, 31, Campbell, was charged with third-degree felony tampering with evidence, fifth-degree felony possession of cocaine, fifth-degree felony possession of a fentanyl related compound and misdemeanor illegal use of possession of drug paraphernalia for allegedly attempting to destroy evidence while being in possession of the drugs July 19. The grand jury met for two days, examined 43 witnesses covering 43 cases ...

Clarification

East Palestine Village Manager Antonio Diaz-Guy was asked to offer comment on the EPA investigation and was not specifically asked to comment on the class action attorney actions or alleged withholding of soil sample results, as was reported in the Sept. 5 edition.

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Municipal LISBON — A Columbiana man was bound over to the grand jury facing potential felony charges for allegedly choking and striking a woman in August. Anthony Lopshansky, 42, Woodland Avenue, Columbiana, was bound over to the grand jury charged with third-degree felony strangulation, and fourth-degree felony domestic violence for allegedly placing his hands around the throat of a woman, preventing her from breathing, after an argument in Columbiana on Aug. 24. He then allegedly struck the woman in the face causing her to fall back before grabbing her by the throat a second time ...

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Court News LISBON – A Lisbon man sentenced to at least nine years in prison for threatening to kill a woman while choking her and punching her last fall has appealed his sentence. Frederick E. Krueger, 35, Shelby Road, is appealing his punishment after Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Washam found him guilty during a trial to the court in August. Washam sentenced him to six years for felonious assault, a second-degree felony, plus an additional three years for strangulation, a third-degree felony, bringing the minimum total to nine years. A 180-day term in the ...

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Court News LISBON — A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to an amended charge in a sex-for-hire case. Robert Zewe Jr., 51, Erie, Pa., pleaded guilty to attempted compelling prostitution, a fourth-degree felony, amended from third-degree compelling, as well as possession of criminal tools, a fifth-degree felony, and misdemeanor engaging in prostitution. Zewe Jr. was been accused of attempting to pay who he believed to be a 16-year-old for sexual activity and arriving for the meeting Oct. 10, 2025. Sentencing was set Oct. 29. Also in Columbiana County Common Pleas ...

CORRECTION

Aaron Perry, no age or address listed, was charged with OVI and driving under suspension following a traffic stop on North Market Street at Vista Drive at 9:09 a.m. Aug. 13. An incorrect driver was listed in a Lisbon police report in Tuesday’s edition.