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LISBON -- Devin Waugh, 34, West Fifth Street, Salem, pleaded guilty in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court to two counts operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs or a combination, a fourth-degree felony, with sentencing set for Jan. 5.
The charges against Waugh stemmed from a traffic incident Nov. 13, 2022, within 10 years of being convicted of three similar violations in 2013 and 2017.
-- A Salem man facing drug-related charges and a count for possessing a stolen car entered guilty pleas in two separate cases recently in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court.
Matthew Crowl, 45, Benton Road, pleaded guilty to third-degree felony tampering with evidence and fourth-degree felony receiving stolen property, with sentencing set for Thursday.
Misdemeanor charges of possessing drug abuse instruments and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia will be dismissed.
Crowl was accused of possessing an unknown white substance in his pocket on July 11, 2022 in Salem and a syringe used for injecting narcotics that fell from his shorts while being fingerprinted. He also was accused of having a 2004 red Pontiac Vibe belonging to Marcie McMannis on March 23.
Also in Common Pleas Court:
-- Dana McGilvary, 40, Henry Avenue, East Liverpool, was ordered to the county jail for 90 days, with credit for 55 days already served, for violating probation on a receiving stolen property, fifth-degree felony charge, from 2019. On May 19, 2019 McGilvary had a television, women's makeup, compact discs and a game player hand controller belonging to Shania Voigt.
-- Heather Long, 39, state Route 518, Lisbon, was placed on probation for four years and ordered to pay restitution of $7,052 to the Columbiana County Department of Job and Family Services for illegal use of supplemental nutritional assistance program benefits or WIC program benefits. The illegal use occurred from June 27, 2018 to May 31, 2019.
-- Stephanie Savin, 32, Valley Avenue, East Liverpool, was placed on a treatment plan for three years after pleading guilty to aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, for possessing methamphetamine on May 6, 2022.
-- Jamie Nicholson, 44, Lincoln Avenue, East Liverpool, pleaded guilty to aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, with sentencing set for Jan. 22. Nicholson possessed methamphetamine on June 2, 2022.
-- Robert Fuson Jr., 46, West Wilson Street, Salem, pleaded guilty to aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, with sentencing set for Jan. 12. Fuson possessed methamphetamine on Aug. 4, 2021.