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LISBON -- In Columbiana County Municipal Court, an East Palestine man accused of presenting fraudulent hotel invoices to Norfolk Southern for reimbursement related to the February train derailment appeared for arraignment Thursday.
A preliminary/pretrial hearing was set Oct. 5 for James Bollinger, 33, West Martin Street, East Palestine, who was charged with fourth-degree felonies of theft by deception and falsification and misdemeanors of improper/expired registration and violation of a protection order.
According to the affidavit filed by an East Palestine police detective, Bollinger allegedly presented altered Holiday Inn invoices to Norfolk Southern totaling $12,451. The invoices were allegedly altered to reflect a stay by Bollinger and he received compensation for the alleged fraudulent invoices. The protection order violation alleged he got into a woman's car and refused to get out on Sept. 19 while an active protection order was in place against him.
A preliminary hearing was set Sept. 25 for Timothy Keyes, 44, Empire, charged with second-degree felony felonious assault for allegedly striking a man in the head with a pipe on July 15 in East Liverpool.
A preliminary hearing was set Sept. 25 for Richard Wright, 28, state Route 39, Salineville, charged with third-degree felony failure to verify change of address for allegedly failing to notify the sheriff's office of his change of address as required since he's a registered sex offender.
A preliminary hearing was set Sept. 25 for Thomas Wright, 47, state Route 39, Wellsville, charged with fourth-degree felony failure to verify change of address for allegedly failing to notify the sheriff's office of his change of address as required since he's a registered sex offender. He was also fined $100 for intoxication.
A preliminary/pretrial hearing was set Sept. 25 for Emilio Quinones, 52, North Lincoln Avenue, Salem, charged with fourth-degree felony domestic violence and misdemeanors of obstructing official business, no valid license and improper/expired registration. Quinones allegedly assaulting a woman on Sept. 19 in Salem, with a previous domestic violence conviction on his record. While police were there, he continued to walk away and not follow their commands.
A pretrial was set Oct. 2 for Christopher Brink, 43, Franklin Avenue, Salem, charged with endangering children and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia for allegedly possessing a bag of suspected methamphetamine and glass pipes used to smoke meth in a downstairs bedroom of a Salem home on Sept. 19 when a search warrant was executed by the Columbiana County Drug Task Force. There was also a loaded pistol located inside a popcorn box accessible to juveniles inside the residence.
A status hearing was set Nov. 2 for Dewayne Toothman, 41, East Fourth Street, East Liverpool, charged with assault for allegedly punching a child in the face in June.
A pretrial was set Jan. 4 for Nicholas Begovic, 29, Newton Falls, charged with engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools for allegedly requesting sexual conduct from an undercover agent for an agreed upon price of $70 and driving to Salem on Sept. 8 for the meeting.
A pretrial was set Dec. 18 for Paul Jackson, 69, St. Clair Avenue, East Liverpool, charged with assault for allegedly assaulting hospital staff at East Liverpool City Hospital after being told he couldn't go outside to smoke on Sept. 20.
Devin Lodge, 22, 15th Street, Sebring, was fined $1,060 and given a suspended 180-jail term for carrying a concealed weapon, illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia, four counts driving under suspension, headlights required, and traffic control devices. Lodge possessed brass knuckles after claiming he had no weapons when he was a passenger during a traffic stop June 9 in Salem.
Romello Edison, 25, West Sixth Street, East Liverpool, was fined $200 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, with credit for one day served, for assault, amended from domestic violence, for assaulting a woman he knows in the Walmart parking lot in Calcutta on Nov. 17, 2022.
A pretrial was set Nov. 28 for Joseph Summers, 43, Erie, Pa., charged with engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools for allegedly responding to an undercover ad on a known prostitution website of an adult mother and female and arranging for sexual activity in exchange for $160 and alleged cocaine, arriving in East Palestine on Feb. 26 for the meeting with suspected cocaine in his sock.
Allen Smith, 66, Amarillo, Negley, was fined $150 and given a suspended 30-day jail term for disorderly conduct, amended from menacing, for threatening a woman on Feb. 12 in East Palestine.
Amanda Wright, 30, Ohio Avenue, East Liverpool, was fined $300 and given a suspended 180-day jail term for theft. She was ordered to complete 30 hours community service and to stay out of Walmart in Columbiana County. Wright stole a cart's worth of merchandise from the Calcutta Walmart on Dec. 1.
Kendall Arden Roberts, 58, Grant Street, East Liverpool, was fined $250 and sentenced to two days in jail, with credit for two days served, for disorderly conduct for continuing to yell and refusing to listen to police on July 8 in East Liverpool.
Darnell Arnott, 29, Chester, W.Va., $605 and sentenced to 30 days in jail, with credit for 19 days served, for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, obstructing official business, two counts possessing drug abuse instruments, no license and marked lanes. On Sept. 5 during a traffic stop, he gave a different name than his own. The drug abuse instruments charges stemmed from him possessing a syringe while a passenger in a vehicle stopped outside Lisbon on Oct. 27, 2020 and during a traffic stop June 6, 2021 in East Liverpool. On June 9, 2021, he took a man's car from a St. Clair Township laundromat.
A pretrial was set Jan. 4 for Ashley Sexton, 31, Fairlawn, charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle for allegedly taking a man's truck without permission in Salem on Sept. 16.
A pretrial was set Dec. 7 for Donna Jones, 23, North Shady Lane Drive, East Liverpool, charged with theft for allegedly failing to scan and pay for two items totaling $30 at Calcutta Walmart on Sept. 14.
A pretrial was set Dec. 18 for Mary Goehring, 51, Wilbert Avenue, East Liverpool, charged with seven counts of prohibitions concerning companion animals for alleged cruelty from Jan. 1 through Feb. 9 at a Thomas Drive, Wellsville property and attempted to conceal evidence during a search of the property to investigate the conditions.
Carley Eckman, 30, Prospect Street, Salem, was fined $180 for driving under suspension and loud exhaust.
Kevin Clark, 58, West Martin Street, East Palestine, was fined $195 for no license, amended from driving under suspension, and marked lanes.
A pretrial was set Nov. 21 for Bret Davis, 61, Ninth Ave. Lacroft, East Liverpool, charged with driving under suspension.
James Moore, 34, Prospect Street, Salem, was fined $150 for possessing marijuana.
Christopher Graham, 47, Broadway Avenue, Wellsville, was fined $150 for speeding.
A pretrial was set Jan. 8 for Tommy Butler, 32, Campbell, charged with forfeiture.
A pretrial was set Dec. 4 for Sherry Coleman, 58, Wellsburg, W.Va., charged with a turn signal violation.