Common Pleas

New Cases

Brenda K. Martin, Valley Road, Salem, vs. Gerald E. Martin, Hubbard; divorce sought.

Capital One, Independence, vs. Collin W. Witt, South West Street, Columbiana; collection sought of alleged $19,889 debt.

The LGM Co. Inc., Independence, vs. Sarah A. Nelson, Newgarden Avenue, Salem, et al.; collection sought of alleged $29,342 debt.

Docket Entries

McConnell Columbiana Property LLC vs. John C. Beno, et al.; appeal filed to challenge granting of plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment.

Court News

LISBON — A Pennsylvania man accused of attempting to hit a police officer with his vehicle after arriving for an alleged sex-for-hire meeting last year was ordered evaluated for competency and sanity.

Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Megan Bickerton issued the order for the Forensic Psychiatric Center of Northeast Ohio to evaluate Adam J. Hileman, 44, Brackenridge, Pa., for competency to stand trial and for sanity at the time of the offense.

Hileman was charged earlier this year with felonious assault, a first-degree felony, third-degree felonies of compelling prostitution and failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer, fourth-degree felony attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor and misdemeanor engaging in prostitution.

A status hearing remains set for Feb. 9. A trial date of Feb. 24 was cancelled.

On Feb. 1, 2024 in East Palestine, Hileman allegedly responded to an undercover ad posted on a known prostitution website of an adult female and a 15-year-old female and arranged for sexual conduct with both females in exchange for money. When Hileman arrived in East Palestine for the meeting, he fled, purposely striking a police officer with his vehicle in an attempt to get away. He allegedly fled into Pennsylvania at speeds reaching 120 mph and was boxed in by Pennsylvania authorities, then engaged in a standoff with authorities until surrendering.

Also in Common Pleas Court:

— Michael A. Beaver, 37, Opal Drive, Wellsville, was sentenced to nine months in prison for possession of cocaine, a fifth-degree felony, for possessing cocaine on March 10, 2024. He received credit for eight days served.

— Margaret M. Riley, 62, Fenton Street, East Liverpool, was ordered to serve 120 days in jail, with credit for 47 days already served, leaving a balance of 73 days still to serve in jail for violating the terms of her probation for possession of cocaine, a fifth-degree felony. Her community control was dishonorably terminated. Riley possessed cocaine on Dec. 1, 2024.

— Karl W. Boyd, 43, Sunset Boulevard, Wellsville, was placed on a treatment plan for three years after pleading guilty to fifth-degree felony theft for stealing miscellaneous merchandise from Walmart on August 20, 2024.

— Amos M. Wallace, 50, Youngstown, was sentenced to 10 days in the county jail, with credit for nine days served in jail, leaving one day still to serve for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse or a combination of them-OVI. He was also fined $525 and his driver’s license was suspended for one year. He was placed under community control for three years for charges of fifth-degree felony obstructing official business and misdemeanor driving under suspension. Charges of OVI and resisting arrest were dismissed. The obstructing charge had been amended from a fourth-degree felony assault. Wallace was accused of elbowing a trooper in the mouth while the trooper was double locking the handcuffs after taking him into custody for being impaired during a traffic stop on March 2 in Middleton Township.

Municipal

LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a case against Jaminlee David Morris, 25, Oakwood Street, East Liverpool, was bound over to the county grand jury for theft, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly removing cash from the register totaling $1,236 between Oct. 24 and Nov. 8 while working at the Calcutta Walmart.

A pretrial was set Feb. 24 for Josiah Rance Jones, 18, Broadway Avenue, Wellsville, charged with possessing criminal tools, obstructing official business and attempted for allegedly attempting to shoplift, stuffing items in a book bag and refusing to identify himself when caught at the Calcutta Walmart on Nov. 29.

A pretrial was set March 17 for Makayla D. Brown, 22, state Route 45, Lisbon, charged with theft for allegedly failing to scan and pay for 26 items totaling $179 at the Salem Walmart on Nov. 20.

A pretrial was set March 17 for Jay A. Ranalli, 21, state Route 45, Lisbon, charged with theft for allegedly failing to scan and pay for 26 items totaling $179 at the Salem Walmart on Nov. 20.

A pretrial was set Feb. 25 for Robert Anthony Davis, 48, Ohio Avenue, East Liverpool, charged with criminal trespass for allegedly entering a yard without permission on Nov. 17 in East Liverpool.

A pretrial was set Jan. 6 for Elizabeth Lynn Coulter, 44, East Fourth Street, East Liverpool, charged with criminal trespass for allegedly trespassing in an East Liverpool condemned home on Dec. 5.

Edith L. Martin, 34, Youngstown, was fined $250 and given a suspended 30-day jail term for drug paraphernalia, a stop sign violation and a turn signal violation. She was ordered to complete 20 hours community service. Martin possessed drug paraphernalia during a traffic stop on Aug. 21 in East Liverpool.

Brandon S. Henderson, 37, Warren, was fined $350 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 88 days suspended and credit for two days served, for possession of drug abuse instruments and drug paraphernalia. He was ordered to complete 20 hours community service. Henderson possessed a spoon for use with preparing dangerous drugs and a hypodermic needle during a traffic stop on Feb. 7 in Salem.

Angela L. Craft, 51, Independence Square, Wellsville, was fined $150 for disorderly conduct and speeding for an incident Dec. 1 in East Liverpool. The speeding took place in September.

Alexis Leigh Renee Jackson, 21, Globe Street, East Liverpool, was fined $250 for disorderly conduct and open container for exiting her apartment with an open container of alcoholic beverage after being told by police to stay inside during an investigation on Aug. 27 in East Liverpool.

Robert J. Dickson, 46, Malone Road, Salineville, was fined $100 for animals running at large for pigs escaping and causing damage to another property on Nov. 8, 2024.

Brittany Rose Demarco, 36, Home Circle, Salem, was fined $1,115 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 170 days suspended, leaving a balance of 10 days still to serve in jail for operating a vehicle impaired second offense merged with another OVI charge and marked lanes. Her driver’s license was suspended for one year and she was ordered to complete 30 hours community service.

David B. Turner, 18, New Brighton, Pa., was fined $925 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 87 days suspended and credit for three days served in a driver intervention program, for physical control amended from OVI and speeding. His driver’s license was suspended for 180 days, with driving privileges granted, and he was ordered to complete 20 hours community service.

Phillip T. Devine, 35, Monroe Avenue, Salem was fined $150 for failure to report accident amended from hit skip/leave scene.

Denzil Lee Collins, 61, Camp Boulevard, Hanoverton, was fined $350 and sentenced to three days in jail for driving under suspension and loud exhaust.

A court trial was set Jan. 5 for Brandon A. Green, 33, Lisbon Street, East Liverpool, charged with reasonable control.

A pretrial was set March 2 for Ryan Mitchell Frantz, 24, West Pine Street, Lisbon, charged with no valid license and no seat belt.

A pretrial was set Feb. 25 for Catherine L. Sayre, 53, Sprucevale Road, East Liverpool, charged with driving under suspension.

Ashley Marie Kerr, 34, state Route 45, Salem, was fined $250 for driving under suspension.

Breanne Nicole Macklin, 38, state Route 14, Columbiana, was fined $250 for wrongful entrustment.

Mehno H. Swartzentruber, 32, Navarre, was fined $150 for two counts of equipment violation, with one amended from insecure load and one amended from local street use.

Ralph Cascarelli, 61, Poland, was fined $75 for an equipment violation amended from speeding.

William M. Staton, 55, East Friend Street, Columbiana, was fined $300 for two counts of driving under suspension.

Cody Naylor, 27, Alliance, was fined $75 for driving while texting.

Ryan C. Burton, 21, Zeigler Road, Hanoverton, was fined $150 for speeding.