The second man involved in the disappearance of "The Readers" bronze sculpture from outside the Columbiana Public Library last year pleaded guilty to receiving stolen property.

Matthew Stouffer, 23, of 33 N. Cross St., Columbiana, entered the guilty plea this week to the fourth-degree felony charge in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court. Judge C. Ashley Pike set sentencing for Nov. 20.

Stouffer and another man, Michael Nagel Jr., 24, of 215 Brenda Lane, Columbiana, were each charged with receiving stolen property after an investigation into the theft of the sculpture on Jan. 27, 2008 ended with the sculpture's recovery from a Youngstown scrap yard on Jan. 28, 2008.

The sculpture depicting two children reading on a bench was sold to the scrap yard for $331. Court documents said it was valued at $14,485. Stouffer was the one who sold the sculpture, while Nagel hauled the stolen sculpture in the back of his mother's SUV, according to court documents. Nagel was sentenced to prison for 10 months after entering a guilty plea last year.

The charge against Stouffer carries a maximum penalty of 18 months in prison.

The statue has since been returned to its spot outside the library.

Also in Common Pleas Court:

Jason Barnes, 36, of 945 Center St., Wellsville, was placed on probation for five years for two counts of non-support of dependents, a fifth-degree felony. Documents said Barnes failed to pay child support for two children from January 2006 through June 2008.

An East Liverpool man caught with cocaine hidden in his shoe at the Columbiana County jail was sentenced to six months at the Eastern Ohio Correctional Center, a probationary facility which serves as an alternative to prison.

John Felton III, 34, of 136 Ravine St., appeared for sentencing Thursday in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court for illegal conveyance of a prohibited item onto the grounds of a detention center, a third-degree felony, and possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony.

Judge David Tobin placed him on probation under community control for four years, but ordered the first six months served at the EOCC. His driver's license was suspended for six months.

Court documents said Felton was being booked into the jail on other charges on Dec. 1, 2006 when a correction officer found the cocaine hidden inside his shoe.

Jaclyn Stafford, 26, whose last known address was Pinewood Drive, New Waterford, was sentenced to five years of intervention, or treatment, after pleading guilty to burglary, a fourth-degree felony amended from a third-degree felony. Her motion for intervention in lieu of conviction was granted. Documents said Stafford trespassed in the apartment of Greg and Jeneen Hostetter on Pinewood Drive, New Waterford on Jan. 8 and stole some baby clothes, a bassinette and a toilet seat.

Richard Stoddard II, 40, of Martins Ferry, was sentenced to prison for 240 days for possession of cocaine, a fifth-degree felony, after his intervention plan was terminated for violations. He received credit for 174 days already served in the county jail and his license was suspended for six months. Documents said Stoddard possessed cocaine during a traffic stop on Dresden Avenue in East Liverpool on Oct. 8, 2006.

New Cases

Lori Hughes, Columbiana, and Thomas Hughes, Negley; dissolution sought.

Donna Armstrong, East Palestine, and Michael Armstrong, Lisbon; divorce sought.

Gregory Frampton, Irondale, and Rebecca Frampton, East Liverpool; dissolution sought.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company vs. Matthew Stoffer, Salem, etc.; foreclosure sought against property on Euclid Avenue, Salem.

GMAC Mortgage vs. Penny Toney, Akron, etc.; foreclosure sought against property on Lowmiller Road, Minerva.

BAC Home Loans Servicing vs. Edith Hale and Warner Hale, both Salem, etc.; foreclosure sought against property on Highland Avenue, Salem.

CitiMortgage Inc. vs. Nancy Cooper, East Rochester, etc.; foreclosure sought against property on U.S. Route 30, East Rochester.

Huntington National Bank vs. Randal Pitts, Summitville; foreclosure sought against property on Smith Road, Summitville.

Huntington National Bank vs. Donald Sattler Jr., East Palestine, etc.; foreclosure sought against property on Carbon Hill Road, East Palestine.

Dart Trucking Company Inc. vs. Sea-Land Environmental Services Inc., Medfield, Mass., and Richard Waterhouse, Dover, Mass.; collection sought of alleged $30,791 debt.

U.S. Bank vs. James Stratton and Angella Stratton, both Negley, etc.; foreclosure sought against property on Chamberlain Street, Negley.

Docket Entries

Home Savings & Loan Company vs. Newton Square Company, etc.; sale of property on Timberline Drive, Columbiana for $159,900 by receiver approved.

Andrew Martin and Kinda Martin; dissolution granted.

Sky Bank vs. Hanoverton Auto Mall Inc.; case dismissed.

John Souders, etc., vs. Lawrence Williams, etc.; case settled and dismissed.

Greenpoint Mortgage Funding Inc. vs. Christopher Griffin, etc.; foreclosure ordered for property on Wood Street, Salineville.

Portfolio Recovery Associates vs. Rebecca Cervone; case stayed due to Cervone filing bankruptcy.

U.S. Bank National Association vs. Corey Beckwith and Carrie Beckwith, etc.; foreclosure ordered for property on Hammond School Road, Wellsville.

Countrywide Home Loans Servicing vs. Randall Brim, etc.; sheriff sale order withdrawn.

Beneficial Ohio Inc. vs. Timothy Seddon Jr., etc.; foreclosure vacated, case dismissed.

HSBC Bank vs. Leo Lemal, etc.; sheriff sale cancelled.