LISBON — The pretrial that was scheduled for today in the domestic violence case against former Liverpool Township police chief Jayson Jackson was continued and reset.

The new pretrial hearing is now scheduled for 9:45 a.m. April 28 in Columbiana County Municipal Court. The charge is a first-degree misdemeanor.

The date was changed after Jackson’s defense attorney, Chris Amato, requested a time change due to a scheduling conflict. Judge Kelly Linger granted the continuance Monday.

Jackson, 51, who resides in Liverpool Township, remains out of jail under a $20,000 cash or surety bond.

According to a Liverpool Township Police report, Liverpool Township police officers were called at 1:14 a.m. Dec. 4, 2024 to Jackson’s residence by a juvenile who reported adults fighting. Upon arrival, officers were met by a juvenile who was asked to have an adult come to the door.

A woman then spoke to officers who allegedly said Jackson choked her and gave her a bloody nose.

Officers then made contact with Jackson in a bedroom and asked him what was going on. He advised nothing was going on and they had both been drinking. He had served as a police officer and then chief for many years before leaving law enforcement sometime between late December 2021 and early January 2022.