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LISBON -- In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a case against Billie Thompson, 41, Youngstown, was bound over to the county grand jury for third-degree felony illegal conveyance of prohibited items onto the grounds of a detention facility.
Thompson allegedly drove to the Columbiana County Jail and stuck something on the driver side front wheel of another vehicle bearing Texas plates and then walked into the jail. A female corrections officer then left the jail, went to the vehicle with Texas plates, looked at the front wheel and then got into her vehicle. She was identified by a sheriff's detective and found in possession of a lotion bottle that contained suspected crystal meth, marijuana and tobacco. A sheriff's detective had learned an inmate was allegedly making arrangements with Thompson to drop off narcotics at the jail that a corrections officer was going to pick up in a package and take the package into the jail.
A preliminary hearing was set July 6 for Jacob Pollock, 25, Homosassa, Fla., charged with third-degree felony compelling prostitution, fourth-degree felony attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, and fifth-degree felonies of possessing criminal tools and importuning. Pollock allegedly requested sexual conduct in exchange for $160 from an undercover agent posing as a 15-year-old female, traveling to Salem on June 28 for the meeting.
Cody Heasley, 27, Beaver Falls, Pa., was fined $750 and given a suspended 90-day jail term for possessing criminal tools and engaging in prostitution. He was also ordered to complete 20 hours community service and a 12-hour education course. Heasley responded to an undercover ad of two adult females on a known prostitution website and arranged for sexual activity with them in exchange for $180, then traveled to East Palestine for the meeting Jan. 11.
Matthew Jones, 29, Whitacre Avenue SE, Minerva, was fined $850 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 87 days suspended and credit for three days served, for engaging in prostitution, possessing criminal tools and obstructing official business. He was also ordered to complete 20 hours community service and a 12-hour education course. Jones was accused of responding to an undercover ad of a mother and daughter on a known prostitution website and arranged for sexual activity with the females in exchange for $220. When he arrived in East Palestine for the meeting on April 14, he allegedly told police he was just turning around and was lost and that his name was Tom and he was from Canton.
A pretrial was set Sept. 25 for Steven Kramer, 53, Sharon, Pa., charged with engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools for allegedly arranging for sexual activity with a female in exchange for $80 after answering an undercover ad on a known prostitution website, then traveling to East Palestine on June 11 for the meeting.
A pretrial was set July 10 for Ronald Beaver, 36, Vernia Street, East Liverpool, charged with violation of a protection order for allegedly entering the home of a person who had a protection order against him on June 28 in East Liverpool.
A pretrial was set Sept. 14 for Alan James, 45, Irondale, charged with violating a temporary protection order for allegedly walking into a store where a person who had a protection order against him was present on May 26 at King's Carryout in Yellow Creek Township.
A pretrial was set Sept. 14 for Adam Moore, 46, Hurricane, W.Va., charged with engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools for allegedly arranging for sexual conduct in exchange for $180 from an undercover agent and driving to Salem on June 8 for the meeting.
Timothy Adkins, 47, Grant Street, Lisbon, was fined $900 and sentenced to 90 days in jail with credit for seven days served for domestic violence, obstructing official business, telecommunications harassment and driving under suspension. On April 6 in Lisbon, Adkins sent multiple messages and video calls to a woman. On May 13 in Lisbon, he grabbed a woman, covered her mouth, grabbed her by the neck and started to choke her. Adkins fled on foot on June 21 after being ordered to come out of his residence.
A pretrial was set Sept. 12 for Joseph Long, 46, Ohio Avenue, Salem, charged with assault for allegedly throwing a box of medical gloves and hitting a woman in the face during a verbal dispute April 2 in Salem.
Levi Shields, 27, Evansdale Street, East Liverpool, was fined $480 and sentenced to seven days in jail, with seven days suspended, for theft, no seat belt, driving under suspension, speeding, unauthorized plate. Shields stole several glass smoking devices valued at $100 from Gina's Drive Thru in East Liverpool on May 17.
A pretrial was set Sept. 26 for Brian Jones, 39, West Ninth Street, East Liverpool, charged with domestic violence for allegedly grabbing a woman's forearm, leaving marks and ripping her wallet and cell phone from her hand during a domestic Oct. 13, 2020 in East Liverpool.
Mary Menning, 56, Elberon Avenue, Salem, was fined $150 for disorderly conduct, amended from domestic violence, for striking a man in the face on April 16 in Perry Township.
A pretrial was set July 10 for Kerrie Steffel, 35, Barclay Avenue, Salem, charged with harassing police dog for an alleged incident June 27 on Barclay Avenue in Salem. Steffel was walking by the K-9 cruiser and opened the kennel door for K-9 Simon while he and his handler were on the scene of a domestic on Barclay Avenue in Salem. K-9 Simon was released, but obeyed officer commands to stop, not biting the defendant, and was placed back into the kennel.
A pretrial was set Sept. 25 for Steven Slagle, 33, St. Clair Avenue, East Liverpool, charged with assault and menacing by stalking for allegedly threatening to assault a man and running behind him, shoving him down, in East Liverpool on Feb. 24.
Colton Reese, 23, Chester, W.Va., was fined $250 and sentenced to 30 days in jail, with 29 days suspended and credit for one day served, for disorderly conduct, amended from assault. He was also ordered to pay $560 to the victim. Reese assaulted a person on Main Street in Wellsville on Sept. 24, 2022.
Austin Alvarez, 27, Globe Street, East Liverpool, was fined $250 and sentenced to 30 days in jail, with 29 days suspended and credit for one day served, for disorderly conduct, amended from assault. He was also ordered to pay $560 to the victim. Alvarez assaulted a person on Main Street in Wellsville on Sept. 24, 2022.
A pretrial was set Sept. 25 for Ryan McCauley, 42, Lincoln Avenue, Wellsville, charged with theft for allegedly failing to scan and pay for six items totaling $31 at the Calcutta Walmart on June 27.
A pretrial was set Sept. 26 for Cristal Cronin, 48, Hammondsville, charged with drug paraphernalia and driving under suspension for allegedly possessing a burnt glass pipe during a traffic stop on June 6 in St. Clair Township.
Danny Shultz, 26, Cliff Drive, Salem, was fined $100 and sentenced to three days in jail, with three days suspended, for illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia for possessing a cut straw with unknown residue after being taken into custody on a warrant for another case on April 7 in Perry Township.
A pretrial was set July 6 for Amanda Heverly, 48, Cleveland Street, Salem, charged with illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia and failure to display valid sticker for allegedly possessing drug paraphernalia, including a dollar bill fold that contained a white powder substance, during a traffic stop on June 28 in Columbiana.
A pretrial was set July 6 for Matthew E. Withers, 34, Youngstown, charged with obstructing official business and criminal trespass for allegedly trespassing at a Waddell Street, Leetonia address and being found hiding in an upstairs bedroom on June 27.
A pretrial was set July 10 for Randy Newberry, 64, Morris Road, Lisbon, charged with operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs second offense, OVI refusal with prior within 20 years, driving under suspension, use of unauthorized plate and open container.
A pretrial was set Sept. 18 for Jonathan Cook, 39, Oak Street, Leetonia, charged with OVI first offense, OVI breath first offense, possession of marijuana and speeding.
Terell Kevon Taylor, 26, Homewood Avenue, Salem, was fined $1,070 and sentenced to terms of 90 days in jail, with 87 days suspended and credit for three days served in a driver intervention program and 30 days in jail, with 29 days suspended and credit for one day served, for OVI and disorderly conduct. The jail terms were to be served consecutively. His driver's license was suspended for one year, with driving privileges granted, he was ordered to complete 40 hours community service and complete a firearm safety course. Taylor was originally charged with a weapons charge related to a traffic stop on Feb. 18 in Salem Township.
A pretrial was set July 10 for Brian Hebb, 49, McCalla Street, East Palestine, charged with OVI first offense, driving under suspension and improper/expired registration.
William Tarbet, 64, old state Route 558, Leetonia, was fined $150 for lighted lights, amended from assured clear distance.
William Cunning, 45, Leake Street, East Palestine, was fined $150 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 87 days suspended and credit for three days served, for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. He was ordered to complete 20 hours community service.
A driving under suspension charge against Chelsea Davis, 24, Youngstown, was dismissed.
Tanya Townsend, 47, Tallmadge, was fined $150 for driving under suspension.
Marilyn Charnie, 62, Weirton, W.Va., was fined $100 for speeding.
William Barker, 37, Irish Ridge Road, East Liverpool, was fined $150 for driving under suspension.
Ronald Ware Jr., 27, Warren, was fined $205 for no seat belt and two counts speeding.
A pretrial was set July 6 for Fred Struble, 24, Chain School Road, East Palestine, charged with driving under suspension, speeding and reckless operation.
In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a case against Wilbert Faulk, 64, Boardman, was bound over to the county grand jury for breaking and entering, a fifth-degree felony charge, for allegedly breaking into a home in St. Clair Township on June 19, where he was caught by police after trying to exit multiple times through windows or doors and had stolen hats in his backpack.
A preliminary/pretrial hearing was set July 6 for Zachary Willis, 29, Vine Street, Salem, charged with a fourth-degree felony failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer and a misdemeanor resisting arrest. Willis allegedly fled from Perry Township police attempting a traffic stop on June 29 on South Lincoln Avenue at Southridge Drive, driving recklessly at speeds over 100 miles per hour to avoid arrest for an outstanding felony warrant out of Louisville, passing vehicles unsafely and almost causing a crash with other vehicles. A police affidavit said Willis crashed his own vehicle into a fence and attempted to free his vehicle by putting it in reverse and drive and rocking. Willis was tased by police and taken into custody.
A pretrial was set Sept. 26 for James Meier, 35, Sharon, Pa., charged with engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools for allegedly requesting sexual acts from an undercover agent in exchange for $100 via cell phone, arriving in Salem on June 23 for the meeting.
A pretrial was set Sept. 19 for Derek Mervin, 30, Canton, charged with possessing criminal tools and soliciting for allegedly soliciting sexual conduct from an undercover agent in exchange for $400 via a cell phone, arriving in Salem on June 22 for the meeting.
A pretrial was set July 10 for Jamie Tice Jr., 22, Malone Road, Salineville, charged with illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia and two counts of assault for three separate incidents. Tice allegedly struck a male victim twice in the face and four times in the back of the head after an argument on April 6 on Vine Avenue in Salem. On June 21 in the area of East Pershing Street and Ohio Avenue in Salem, Tice allegedly started screaming at a woman, grabbed her bag and threw it on the road, then threw her onto the ground, causing her to hit her head off of the curb and throw his speakers at her. She called 911 and he threw her phone causing the call to hang up, then fled on a bicycle. On June 30, Salem police were called to an East Fourth Street residence in Salem for a suspicious person asleep on a front porch, finding Tice, who had an active warrant. A meth pipe, scale and black plastic bag containing a crystal-like substance were found with him during a search.
A pretrial was set Sept. 18 for Kayla Baron, 34, Cherry Fork Avenue, Leetonia, charged with obstructing official business and disorderly conduct for allegedly shouting profanities through her neighborhood when police responded to a domestic disturbance in Leetonia on June 28.
Danielle Payne, 40, Hillcrest Road, Wellsville, was fined $925 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 177 days suspended and credit for three days served in a driver intervention program, for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs first offense and failure to control. A charge of OVI refusal with prior within 20 years was dismissed. Her driver's license was suspended for one year and she was ordered to complete 20 hours community service.
Ryan Kosek, 44, New Springfield, was fined $1,250 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 173 days suspended and credit for seven days served, for OVI, child restraint, expired registration, endangering children and drug paraphernalia. His driver's license was suspended for one year and he was ordered to complete 20 hours community service. Kosek had children in the vehicle during a traffic stop for OVI on Feb. 10, 2022 in Columbiana and possessed a suspected meth pipe.
A pretrial was set Sept. 26 for St. Clair Apartments LLC, Alliance, for a misdemeanor charge of infestation and screening related to an insect infestation at St. Clair Apartments LLC on St. Clair Avenue in East Liverpool on Oct. 27,2022.
A pretrial was set Sept. 19 for Allen Yoder, 33, Middlefield, charged with marked lanes and distracted driving.
A pretrial was set Sept. 19 for Christopher Irvin Jr., 29, Steubenville, charged with speeding.
A pretrial was set Sept. 19 for Edward Cunningham, 60, Stratton, charged with speeding.
A driving under suspension charge was dismissed against Kelci Holovatyk, 26, Poland.
A pretrial was set Oct. 3 for Daniel Bernier, 37, Youngstown, charged with possessing marijuana, OVI and speeding.
James Stansbury, 48, Fort Pierce, Fla., was fined $75 for marijuana paraphernalia.
Daoud Abdul Abbadi, 26, Youngstown, was fined $100 for driving under suspension.