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Court News
LISBON -- An East Liverpool man accused of attempting to steal a woman's purse during a break-in has been ordered evaluated for competency and sanity.
Robert K. Barrett, 41, West Ninth Street, was indicted earlier this year for second-degree felony burglary, fourth-degree felony trespass in a habitation when a person is likely to be present, fifth-degree felony possessing criminal tools and misdemeanor attempted theft.
The Forensic Psychiatric Center of Northeast Ohio will conduct the evaluation for competency to stand trial and the ability to plead not guilty b y reason of insanity. A status hearing will be set for 8:30 a.m. Aug. 28.
Barrett was charged for an alleged incident March 20 in East Liverpool when he allegedly trespassed in an occupied structure when a person was present, had a screwdriver in his possession and attempted to take the woman's purse and all the contents.
Municipal
LISBON -- In Columbiana County Municipal Court, cases against Albert M. Fullerton, 63, Mick Road, Wellsville, were bound over to the county grand jury for fifth-degree felony violate temporary protection order and misdemeanors of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, operating a vehicle impaired and OVI breath. Charges of marked lanes and no valid license were dismissed. He was accused of allegedly attempting to get inside a protected person's residence in Yellow Creek Township and then being found in a camper on the property on July 3. Prior to this incident, also on July 3, he was charged with the OVI and other traffic charges during a traffic stop and it was discovered he was driving the vehicle without permission.
A preliminary/pretrial hearing was set July 22 for Aaron M. Delo, 33, Fairfield School Road, Columbiana, charged with fifth-degree felony breaking and entering and misdemeanors of criminal trespass improper/expired registration, suspended license, expired plate, no license and failure to display valid sticker for allegedly posting items for sale on Facebook Marketplace after breaking into the Crestview School under construction on July 13 and stealing tools from inside the building. One of the tools had a victim's handwritten initials on it in black marker and that was one of the items posted for sale. Employees working on the school identified the tools advertised for sale as their own.
A preliminary/pretrial hearing was set July 27 for Ryan L. Pritt, 44, Lisbon Street, East Liverpool, charged with fifth-degree felony receiving stolen property and misdemeanors of drug paraphernalia, criminal damaging and use of unauthorized plate for allegedly possessing a stolen dirt bike in East Liverpool on July 13. On July 15 in East Liverpool, he possessed a glass pipe commonly used to inhale/ingest methamphetamine. He was also accused of flushing a large number of sporks down the toilet in his cell while he was an inmate at the Columbiana County jail on June 17, causing the toilet to become clogged and damaged, requiring $650 in repairs.
A preliminary hearing was set July 20 for Gage Matthew Gillespie, 18, Vine Street, East Liverpool, charged with fifth-degree felony obstructing justice for allegedly spray painting a stolen dirt bike to evade detection of authorities on July 13 in East Liverpool.
A preliminary hearing was set Aug. 17 for Timothy Allen Gault, 18, McKinnon Avenue, East Liverpool, charged with fifth-degree felony complicity to commit theft for allegedly helping another person steal a dirt bike from an East Liverpool property on July 13.
Luke Andrew Morrison, 27, Cora Street, East Liverpool, was fined $250 and sentenced to 20 days in jail, with credit for six days served, leaving a balance of 14 days still to serve for domestic violence for striking another man while they were arguing over a household bill, pushing his head down while walking by him on July 9 in East Liverpool.
A pretrial was set July 29 for Terry A. Fluker, 37, Duke Road, East Liverpool, charged with domestic violence for allegedly punching a woman in the face multiple times and throwing a drink on her at Lena's Lounge in East Liverpool on Sept. 3, 2020.
A pretrial was set Aug. 3 for Michael Hipsley, 33, Hazel Run Road, Salineville, charged with violation of a protection order for allegedly being at Southern Local Schools, state Route 39, Salineville, when a protected person was present on July 6. He's prohibited from being at the school grounds, parking lots or buildings.
A pretrial was set July 28 for Lisa Young, 52, Rose Drive, Lisbon, charged with assault for allegedly striking another woman in the face with a trash bag full of fake flowers on July 6 in Lisbon.
John Sheridan Joy, 43, Riverside Avenue, Wellsville, was fined $100 and sentenced to 30 days in jail, with credit for 12 days served, leaving a balance of 18 days still to serve for aggravated menacing for yelling threats to kill a woman and punch her on July 3 in East Liverpool.
A pretrial was set Aug. 12 for Scott E. Arter, 61, Leetonia Road, Leetonia, charged with obstructing official business for allegedly failing to cooperate with deputies when they arrived at his residence to serve an arrest warrant for gross sexual imposition on July 10. Deputies could see him walking inside the residence and when they continued knocking on the doors he looked straight at them and still wouldn't come out, even at gunpoint. They also used police sirens and the radio intercom to try to interact with him to surrender without being successful. He was finally served with the felony warrant on July 15 and taken into custody.
A pretrial was set July 22 for Ariel L. Durham, 37, last known address Duck Creek Road, Salem, charged with criminal mischief, criminal trespass and disorderly conduct for allegedly trespassing on a woman's front porch on West Fifth Street in Salem on July 15, destroying items and refusing to leave. After her arrest, she requested medical attention and was taken to Salem Regional Medical Center where she was given several warnings for yelling profanity and refusing to stop, then grabbing several items off of the wall in the ER treatment room and throwing them on the ground, causing a disturbance.
A pretrial was set Sept. 1 for Justin Rydarowicz, 24, Washington Street, Salem, charged with criminal trespass for allegedly trespassing in a garage on Kelly Park Road, Leetonia on July 16.
Sentencing was set Aug. 4 for Amitkumar Vaghasiya, 44, Bridgeville, Pa., who pleaded no contest for failure to maintain purchase and sales records of all tobacco products. He was accused of failing to provide invoices for electronic cigarettes being sold at River City Fill Up on June 23 in East Liverpool.
A pretrial was set Sept. 2 for Patricia Myers, 56, Dunbury Avenue, Wellsville, charged with operating a vehicle impaired and right of way.
Charles J. Smith, 46, Springview, East Liverpool, was found guilty by a jury of failure to stop after an accident and by the judge of no valid license and assured clear distance during a recent trial. Smith was fined $300 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, with his license suspended for two years.