Common Pleas

New Cases

Kathryn Fisher, Fifth Street, Beloit, and Matthew Devereaux, Hammondsville; dissolution sought.

Robert Welling, Lisbon Street, East Liverpool, and Barbara Welling, Y & O Road, East Liverpool; dissolution sought.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, West Palm Beach, Fla., vs. Jessica Jackson, Kirk Road, Columbiana, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for Metz Road, Columbiana property.

Docket Entries

Westlake Services, LLC doing business as Westlake Financial Services vs. April Brown, et al.; $16,380 judgment granted to plaintiff against April Brown only.

Carrington Mortgage Services LLC vs. Thomas Martin, et al.; case stayed.

Mari Montgomery vs. James Montgomery; divorce granted.

Megan Chalmers vs. Isaac Chalmers; divorce granted.

County Treasurer vs. Alan Sanders; payment plan entered, case stayed.

County Treasurer vs. Dwayne Rupert Jr., et al.; payment plan entered, case stayed.

Court News

LISBON — An evidentiary hearing is set for Oct. 30 in a case against Thomas Trevor, 72, Fife Coal Road, Wellsville, who’s charged with multiple counts related to a 2023 accident which injured a woman and her three grandchildren.

A defense attorney for Trevor filed motions to dismiss and to suppress evidence in the case in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court, requesting the suppression of all medical records and toxicology reports obtained through a search warrant issued on Pennsylvania and asking that the case be dismissed for failure to preserve one officer’s body camera footage.

Charges against Trevor include four counts each of third-degree felony aggravated vehicular assault and fourth-degree felony vehicular assault, along with two misdemeanor counts of operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs or a combination of both.

The charges all stem from the Feb. 14, 2023 traffic crash that occurred on Fife Coal Road in Yellow Creek Township. According to a previous published report about the accident handled by the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a Chevy Silverado driven by Trevor traveled left of center and struck a vehicle driven by Sally Lykens, Salineville, injuring Lykens and her three grandchildren who were passengers, ages 1, 3 and 5 years old at the time. Trevor was also injured.

Also in Common Pleas Court:

— Justin Seibert, 41, Youngtown, pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine, a fifth-degree felony, with sentencing set for Dec. 19. Seibert possessed cocaine on March 20, 2022.

— Brent Miller, 39, state Route 45, Lisbon, pleaded guilty to third-degree felony operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse or combination of both and misdemeanor driving under suspension for driving impaired on April 8 and being previously convicted of felony OVI in 2019. Another OVI will be dismissed. Sentencing was set for Dec. 2.

Municipal

LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a pretrial was set Oct. 7 for Alvin Pugh, 44, Etruria Street, East Liverpool, charged with litter and domestic violence for allegedly grabbing a woman by the throat and punching out the front passenger window of her vehicle on Aug. 19 in St. Clair Township. He was accused of failing to maintain his East Liverpool property due to a large amount of junk, debris and tires on June 1, 2023.

A pretrial was set Oct. 7 for Kevin Short, 51, Desellem Road, Lisbon, charged with aggravated menacing for allegedly threatening a woman on Sept. 27 in Fairfield Township, stating he was going to kill her and her husband.

Charles Henderson, 29, Foundry Hill Road, Salineville, was fined $200 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 88 days suspended and credit for two days served, for assault amended from domestic violence. He was ordered to complete 40 hours community service and to have no contact with the victim. Henderson was accused of assaulting a woman on Sept. 14, 2023 in Salineville.

A pretrial was set Oct. 3 for Michael Delp, 47, East Eighth Street, Salem, charged with driving under suspension. He’s also facing a probation violation hearing on Oct. 3 for a 2023 case involving charges of menacing, obstructing official business and drug paraphernalia.

A pretrial was set Oct. 3 for Jacob Brown, 30, Newgarden Avenue, Salem, charged with weapons while intoxicated and disorderly conduct. Salem Police responded to Newgarden Avenue for a report of an animal shot on Sept. 26, arriving to the defendant with his hands up saying they were there for him. He was detained for officer safety after saying something about disarming him. A loaded 9mm handgun was removed from his waistband and he admitted to drinking whiskey and would not listen to officers to calm down, resulting in the two charges.

Ross Bussard Jr., 56, Signal Road, Columbiana, was fined $1,120 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 impaired, failure to control and misdemeanor carrying a concealed weapon amended from fifth-degree felony improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle. He was ordered to complete 20 hours community service and his driver’s license was suspended for one year, with driving privileges granted. On Sept. 11, an Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper investigated a one-vehicle crash on state Route 7 in Elkrun Township where the driver fled and a tow truck driver reported taking possession of two loaded firearms found in the vehicle. The defendant later returned to the scene and was found to be under the influence, saying the firearms were in the center console before being removed.

A pretrial was set Dec. 5 for Scott Kopras, 32, Thompson Avenue, East Liverpool, charged with OVI first offense, no turn signal and no seat belt.

A pretrial was set Dec. 5 for Marshall Morris, 36, Richmond, charged with driving under suspension and speeding.

A pretrial was set Dec. 5 for Jennifer Hunt, 30, Westville Lake Road, Beloit, charged with use of unauthorized plate and speeding.

A pretrial was set Dec. 5 for Korey Koran, 33, Speidel Road, East Rochester, charged with court ordered suspension and a tail light violation.

A pretrial was set Dec. 5 for Maurice Wyse, 55, Broadway, Wellsville, charged with failure to display valid sticker.

A pretrial was set Jan. 7 for Alec Ricketts, 22, New Springfield, charged with speeding.

A pretrial was set Jan. 7 for Robert Lee Simms, 32, Ohio Avenue, East Liverpool, charged with illegal plates, use of unauthorized plate and three counts driving under suspension.

Samantha Montana, 27, East Chestnut Street, Lisbon, was fined $30 for a stop sign violation.