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COLUMBIANA COUNTY MUNICIPAL
LISBON -- In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a preliminary/pretrial hearing was set Aug. 31 for Tyler Quimby, Empire, charged with second-degree felony burglary and misdemeanor domestic violence for allegedly hitting a woman in the face and head twice and throwing her to the ground by her hair during a domestic on Aug. 24 in East Liverpool, leaving before police arrived, then coming back later and entering the residence through a front window.
A case against Nathan Minerd, 36, Youngstown, was bound over to the county grand jury for fourth-degree felony trafficking in drugs for allegedly attempting to sell drugs in East Palestine on Aug. 16. A pretrial was set Nov. 16 for a charge of driving under suspension. A case against Victoria Monge, 39, Spring Hill, Fla., was bound over to the county grand jury for possession of drugs, a fourth-degree felony, for allegedly possessing methamphetamine during a traffic stop on Aug. 16 in East Palestine after an alleged drug sale.
A pretrial was set Sept. 5 for Derek Craig, 50, Lotze Drive, East Palestine, charged with domestic violence for allegedly grabbing a woman by her hair, pushing her head against her vehicle, throwing her to the ground and hitting her in the back area during a domestic on July 29 in East Palestine.
Jocelyn Robinson, 24, West Line Street, Minerva, was fined $445 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 175 days suspended and credit for five days served, for domestic violence, disorderly conduct and speeding. She was ordered to complete 40 hours community service. Robinson was yelling obscenities and continued yelling and exhibiting erratic behavior after being told by deputies to stop, and became combative and took off on foot around the parking lot of Forest Lanes Bowling Alley on U.S. Route 30 while being placed on an ambulance cot on Aug. 12. She also allegedly threatened to assault a deputy and emergency personnel. The domestic charge stemmed from Robinson allegedly hitting a man in the face multiple times prior to deputies arriving in the parking lot.
A pretrial was set Sept. 7 for Shane Meade, 44, Ridge Street, Leetonia, charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct for allegedly refusing to leave a Lisbon Street residence in Leetonia on Aug. 22 and then going into a verbal profanity rage towards the victim which made the victim, feel threatened, along with a juvenile. When arrested, Meade refused to leave the police department to be transported to jail and had to be forced into the cruiser, calling officers multiple names.
A pretrial was set Sept. 5 for Wilbert Faulk, 64, Youngstown, charged with assault for allegedly assaulting a woman with his fist during a domestic on Aug. 20 on Sixth Street in East Liverpool. Bond was set at $15,000 cash or surety and he was ordered to have no contact with the victim.
A pretrial was set Nov. 21 for Curtis Michel, 33, Rootstown, 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 female in exchange for $150, driving to East Palestine on Aug. 22 for the meeting.
A pretrial was set Nov. 9 for Alex Conkle, 29, North Pleasant Drive, East Palestine, charged with falsification for allegedly claiming his cell phone was left in his vehicle which he reported stolen on March 25, but a deputy learned the vehicle had been involved in a pursuit in Columbiana the night before and he was the suspected driver. There was also evidence that he was using his phone after reporting the phone was in the stolen vehicle.
Steven McComas, 53, Grant Street, East Liverpool, was fined $300 and given a suspended 180-day jail term for theft. He was ordered to complete 40 hours community service. McComas was charged for stealing $197 and six packs of cigarettes from Hide Away Bar and Drive Thru on March 16 in East Liverpool.
A pretrial was set Nov. 21 for Mohamed Nahsal, 22, East State Street, Salem, charged with trafficking in cigarettes without a license and failure to post tobacco license or comply with law for alleged violations discovered during an inspection by the Ohio Department of Taxation Criminal Investigative Division at One Stop Smoke and Vape LLC, East State Street, Salem on July 27.
Robert Hamilton, 67, Midland, Pa., was fined $875 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 87 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. His driver's license was suspended for one year and he was ordered to complete 40 hours community service.
Jordan March, 35, Center Road, East Liverpool, was fined $625 and sentenced to 20 days in jail for OVI second offense and driving under suspension. His driver's license was suspended for three years.
A pretrial was set Nov. 21 or Carrie Martin, 34, Industry, Pa., charged with OVI first offense, no seat belt, endangering children and a stop sign violation for allegedly operating a vehicle impaired with children in the vehicle on Aug. 19 in Unity Township.
A pretrial was set Sept. 5 for Kaylee Jackson, 25, Densmore Avenue, East Liverpool, charged with driving under suspension.
A pretrial was set Sept. 5 for Dustin Michael Andrews, 25, state Route 170, East Palestine, charged with drug paraphernalia for allegedly possessing drug paraphernalia during a traffic stop Aug. 23 in St. Clair Township.
A pretrial was set Nov. 16 for Marla Zema, 46, Main Street, Wellsville, charged with driving under suspension.
Anthony Orr, 20, Canfield, was fined $195 for speeding and possession of marijuana paraphernalia.
Robert Westlake, 49, Anderson Boulevard, East Liverpool, was fined $250 for driving under suspension.
Charles Collins, 64, Jennings Avenue, Salem, was fined $150 for driving under suspension.
A pretrial was set Sept. 7 for Chad Smith, 51, Brookfield, charged with speeding.
COLUMBIANA COUNTY COMMON PLEAS
New Cases
Mary Ann Korff, Southeast Boulevard, Salem, vs. Mark Korff, Lake, Salem; divorce sought.
Cynthia Bortmas, Darner Road, Lisbon, vs. Robert Joseph Bortmas, Darner Road, Lisbon; divorce sought.
Terry Green and Donna Dangelo-Green, Rochester Road, East Rochester, and Jeffrey and Jennifer Sanor, Rochester Road, East Rochester, vs. Joseph and Michelle Bryan, Buffalo Road, East Rochester, and Timothy Wilson, Rochester Road, East Rochester; qualified private nuisance complaint filed over riding of all-terrain vehicles on Bryan and Wilson properties.
County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Richard Michaylo, Beaver, Pa., et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Pine Tree Circle, East Palestine property.
County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Curt Mackall, Wood Street, East Palestine, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Wood Street, East Palestine property.
Lakeview Loan Servicing LLV, Coral Gables, Fla., vs. Lynn Furlong, Teegarden Road, Lisbon, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought.
Docket Entries
Carrington Mortgage Services LLC vs. Thomas Martin, et al.; mortgage foreclosure ordered for Boring Lane, East Liverpool property.
County Treasurer vs. Douglas Riley, et al.; payment plan completed, tax foreclosure case dismissed.
County Treasurer vs. Glenna Taylor, et al.; case returned to active docket.
County Treasurer vs. Angela Mountz, et al.; case returned to active docket.
County Treasurer vs. John Siedentopf, et al.; case returned to active docket.
County Treasurer vs. David Haught, et al.; case returned to active docket.
County Treasurer vs. Diana K. Clark, et al.; complaint dismissed.
MCLP Asset Company, Inc. vs. Harry Harker Jr., et al.; mortgage foreclosure ordered for Seventh Street, Columbiana property.
U.S. Bank National Association vs. Joseph Lee, et al.; mortgage foreclosure ordered for East Sixth Street, Salem property.
Curtis O'Neal vs. Kepich Transportation, et al.; case settled and dismissed.
County Treasurer vs. Bob Victor Pierce, et al.; payment plan entered, case stayed.
COLUMBIANA COUNTY GRAND JURY
LISBON -- Two defendants wanted on drug charges were served Tuesday with secret indictments issued by the Columbiana County Grand Jury.
Damien Paolino, 39, Avondale Street, East Liverpool, was charged with two counts aggravated possession of drugs, one a third-degree felony and one a fifth-degree felony, and possession of cocaine, a fifth-degree felony. On May 1 2022, Paolino allegedly possessed methamphetamine in an amount greater than bulk, but less than five times the bulk amount, along with cocaine and psilocyn.
Duane Barnes, 53, state Route 45, Lisbon, was charged with aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly possessing methamphetamine on Sept. 15, 2022.
COLUMBIANA COUNTY COURT NEWS
LISBON -- An East Liverpool man accused of felonious assault and domestic violence for allegedly beating a woman and choking her into unconsciousness has been ordered evaluated for competency and sanity.
Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Megan Bickerton granted a defense motion filed by attorneys for Robert K. Barrett, 39, West Ninth Street, requesting evaluations for competency to stand trial and plead not guilty by reason of insanity. The evaluation will be done by the Forensic Psychiatric Center of Northeast Ohio.
On March 19 through 22 this year, Barrett was accused of allegedly battering the face of a woman in East Liverpool, jumping on her, beating her leg with a laptop battery pack, choking her until she lost consciousness and using her personal mace on her. He had also made past threats to the victim by allegedly putting a knife to her throat and threatening to kill her with a claw hammer.
Also in Common Pleas Court:
-- Todd Hawthorne, 41, Graner Avenue, East Liverpool, pleaded guilty to second-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs with a forfeiture specification for money from a drug case and third-degree felony tampering with evidence. A charge of second-degree felony aggravated trafficking in drugs will be dismissed. Sentencing was set Jan. 5. The charges stem from an alleged incident on Sept. 17, 2022 involving $250 and an amount of methamphetamine equal to or exceeding 5 times the bulk amount, but less than 50 times the bulk amount.
-- Kurtis Jackson, 29, Campbell, was sentenced to 10 months in prison after pleading guilty to a lesser offense of engaging in prostitution, a misdemeanor, and possessing criminal tools, a fifth-degree felony. Jackson was originally indicted for two counts promoting prostitution, a fourth-degree felony, and possessing criminal tools, a fifth-degree felony, for making arrangements with his cell phone to transport a prostitute to East Palestine on May 27, 2022 for sexual activity with an undercover agent in exchange for money. One of the promoting prostitution charges was amended and one was dismissed.
-- James E. Artrup, 34, Hubbard, was placed on probation for two years after pleading guilty to fifth-degree felony escape and misdemeanor obstructing official business. A resisting arrest charge was dismissed. He received credit for eight days served in jail. The charges stemmed for an incident Oct. 13, 2021 in East Palestine when he allegedly had a warrant for his arrest and fled on foot from a scene while another person was being arrested.