Municipal

Ronald Roach, 55, state Route170, East Liverpool, was fined $1,200 and sentenced to two consecutive terms of 180 days in jail, with 180 days suspended and 180 days to be served under electronically monitored house arrest for five counts of violation of a protection order and one count of resisting arrest, all dealing with events in East Liverpool. He was ordered to have no contact with the three victims. The most recent event was March 17 when he contacted a man who had a protection order against him. On Dec. 19, 2024, he called the man and left a message for him. On Nov. 17, 2024, he sent a friend request with his photo to a woman who had a protection order against him and sent one to her friend. On Sept. 4, 2024, he sent her a friend request under a different name and also sent another person who’s protected multiple messages and one threatening her relative. On July 22, 2024, he sent threatening text messages to the man who was protected, multiple times on June 20, 2024, June 21, 2024 and July 18, 2024, then sent a voice recording on July 22, 2024. For the resisting arrest, he resisted police officers who were trying to take him into custody on Sept. l6, 2024.

A pretrial was set Sept. 8 for Charles Simpson, 36, Irish Ridge Road, East Liverpool, charged with menacing for allegedly threatening a man on June 4 in East Liverpool.

A pretrial was set Sept. 22 for Will Ward, 18, Hatchet Road, New Waterford, charged with assault for allegedly punching another man in the face with a closed fist at Centennial Park on June 9.

A pretrial was set Sept. 22 for Katie Riley, 34, St. George Street, East Liverpool, charged with obstructing justice for allegedly harboring a juvenile wanted on a warrant from the sheriff’s office on June 12 in East Liverpool.

A pretrial was set Sept. 25 for Brian Keith, 55, Anderson Boulevard, East Liverpool, charged with obstructing official business for allegedly running from police and jumping a fence on June 12 in East Liverpool

A pretrial was set Sept. 30 for Rachel Mazza, 35 West Fourth Street, East Liverpool, charged with drug paraphernalia for allegedly possessing a burnt pipe with residue in her pocket and suspected narcotics in her purse on Feb. 13 in St. Clair Township.

Herbert Lockhart, 37, Wilbert Avenue, East Liverpool, was fined $150 and sentenced to 15 days in jail, with credit for one day served, leaving 14 days still to serve in jail for drug paraphernalia. He had paraphernalia in his pocket on June 12 in East Liverpool.

A pretrial was set Sept. 23 for Meika Dalrymple, 30, May Street, East Liverpool, charged with operating a vehicle impaired first offense and left of center.

A pretrial was set Sept. 16 for Kimberly Papadeonise, 59, East Eighth Street, Salem, charged with OVI first offense, OVI breath first offense and reasonable control.

A pretrial was set Sept. 22 for Nichole White, 52, East Pidgeon Road, Salem, charged with OVI first offense and a tail light violation.

A pretrial was set July 21 for Bryan Malone, 36, Grimms Bridge Road, East Liverpool, charged with forfeiture and expired temporary tag.

A pretrial was set Sept. 29 for Darian Bradley, 30, Midland, Pa., charged with speeding and no motorcycle endorsement.

A pretrial was set Sept. 16 for Scott Cooper II, 41, Seventh Avenue, East Liverpool, charged with no valid license, use of unauthorized plate and failure to display sticker.

A pretrial was set Sept. 22 for Bralen Stredrick, 22, Austintown, charged with speeding.

A pretrial was set Sept. 22 for Taurean McCullough, 28, Youngstown, charged with driving under suspension and headlights required.

A pretrial was set Sept. 22 for Tara McDole, 27, Salineville Road, Salineville, charged with driving while texting.

John Groome, 38, Chester, W.Va., was fined $50 for speeding.

Jonathan Dorsey, 31, Martin Street, East Liverpool, was fined $225 for temporary instruct permit required and invalid sticker.

Miles Ketchum, 37, Steubenville Pike Road, Lisbon, was fined $50 for driving under suspension.

Thomas Beaver III, 19, St. Clair Avenue, East Liverpool, was fined $225 for temporary instruct permit required and a turn signal violation.

A sentencing hearing was set July 15 for Frederick Rose, 27, East North Avenue, East Palestine, who pleaded guilty to failure to stop after an accident and left of center.

Mary Kiehl, 40, state Route 558, Leetonia, was fined $100 for driving under suspension.

Jeffrey Hutchinson, 25, Canton, was fined $200 for driving under suspension.

Bershell Alford, 55, Boardman, was fined $50 for improper/expired registration.

Common Pleas

New Cases

Marie Keller, Miller Road, Leetonia, and Kenneth Keller, Miller Road, Leetonia; dissolution sought.

Westlake Services, LLC, Los Angeles, Calif., vs. Vanessa Burnside, West Wilson Street, Salem; collection sought of alleged $10,014 debt.

Village of Salineville, care of Regional Income Tax Agency, East Main Street, Salineville, vs. Anthony Gowin, McGavern Road, Salineville; collection sought of alleged income tax owed to Salineville for $5,332.

Docket Entries

Equify Financial LLC vs. Salem Real Properties, LLC, et al.; judgment entered in favor of plaintiff against Salem Real Properties, LLC, Envelope1 Inc., Pidgeon Envelope LLC, E1 Digital Direct, Sharon Pidgeon and Tarry Pidgeon, jointly and severally for $4,248,532, and foreclosure ordered for property at 964 Benton Road, Salem.

Courtney Fast vs. Michael Fast; divorce granted.

Ashley Allmon and Donato Allmon; dissolution granted.

Yvette Jester vs. Christopher Jester; divorce granted.

Court News

LISBON — A Salem man required to register as a sex offender due to a previous rape conviction entered a guilty plea to failure to provide notice of change of address.

Matthew Shelton, 36, East Third Street, pleaded guilty to the first-degree felony during a recent hearing in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court. Sentencing was set for Aug. 21. The failure to provide notice that he had moved occurred on Jan. 22 this year.

Also in Common Pleas Court:

— Charles Dorsey, 53, East Perry Street, Salem, pleaded guilty to aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, with sentencing set for Aug. 21. Dorsey possessed methamphetamine on May 29, 2023.

— Hayden Cope, 30, Kirk Road, Columbiana, was ordered to serve up to six months at the Eastern Ohio Correctional Center in Wintersville after violating the terms of his intervention plan for possession of a fentanyl-related compound, a fifth-degree felony, with a forfeiture specification for money in a drug case. His intervention plan was dishonorably terminated. He possessed fentanyl and $102 on Aug. 4, 2023.

— Timothy Gibbs, 37, College Street, East Liverpool, was placed under community control for three years and ordered to serve 80 days in the county jail, with credit for 69 days served, leaving a balance of 11 days to serve in jail for fifth-degree felony breaking and entering. A charge of complicity in the commission of an offense was dismissed. Gibbs was accused of trespassing in the Craft Treasurers & Boutique store in East Liverpool on Oct. 24, 2024, aiding and abetting others in the theft of $1,365 worth of money and goods.

— Tracy Douds, 47, Midland, Pa., was ordered to serve 90 days in the county jail, with credit for 24 days served, leaving a balance of 66 days still to serve in jail for violating his probation for possession of drugs, a misdemeanor. His community control was terminated. Douds possessed alprazolam on June 23, 2014.

— Dustin Brooks, 38, Ephriam Street, East Liverpool, was placed under community control for 24 months and ordered to serve up to six months at the Eastern Ohio Correctional Center in Wintersville for aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony. Brooks possessed methaphetamine on Nov. 15, 2023.

Grand Jury

LISBON — Brian Keith, 55, Minerva Street, East Liverpool, was served recently with a secret indictment isseud by the Columbiana County Grand Jury two years ago for fourth-degree felonies of domestic violence and strangulation for allegedly physically harming a woman on Sept. 11, 2023.