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LISBON -- In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a case against Michael Villegas, 29, Haiti Road, Salineville, was bound over to the county grand jury for domestic violence, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly pushing a woman while she was gathering her belongings from a Salineville residence on July 24, then hitting her when she was bent down. She is pregnant, which made the charge a felony, an affidavit said.
A preliminary/pretrial hearing was set Aug. 12 for James Barshaw, 60, state Route 172, Kensington, charged with fourth-degree felony assault and misdemeanors of obstructing official business and resisting arrest for allegedly walking away, fighting with deputies, being aggressive and failing to listen to commands after they responded to a domestic disturbance on Aug. 3 in West Township.
Daniel P. Rudibaugh, 36, last known address Harrisville, Pa., was fined $250 and sentenced to 30 days in jail, with 28 days suspended and credit for two days served for domestic violence, with 40 hours community service ordered. He picked up a chair over his head while intoxicated and after an argument and threatened to strike a woman on May 15 in Salem.
Molly Genau Brown, 19, Wilbert Avenue, East Liverpool, was fined $100 and sentenced to seven days in jail, with credit for one day served, leaving six days to still serve, for assault for calling a health care worker names and then throwing a cordless phone at her head at an East Liverpool doctor's office on Jan. 29.
A pretrial was set Aug. 17 for Amanda L. Asher, 36, Market Street, Salineville, charged with assault for allegedly pushing a man after he allegedly made a threat toward her on Aug. 3 in Salineville.
Emilly Dell Louise Wilcox, 21, Pope Avenue, East Liverpool, was fined $100 and received a suspended 30-day jail term for two counts of disorderly conduct amended from two counts of domestic violence for striking two men in the face and leaving a claw mark on one of them on July 22 in East Liverpool.
William Gus McGuskin, 51, Columbus, formerly Brookdale Avenue, East Palestine, was fined $350 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 89 days suspended and credit for one day served for assault amended from domestic violence, with 20 hours community service ordered. He grabbed a woman's forearms during an incident July 20 in East Palestine.
A sentencing hearing was set Aug. 19 for Tracy Lynn Beebout, 61, Connell Street, East Liverpool, who pleaded no contest and was found guilty of aggravated menacing for an incident Aug. 3 in Liverpool Township when she sent threatening text messages about taking another woman out of her misery.
Laura Lynn Masters, also known as Lance Masters, 32, Ashtabula, was fined $150 and sentenced to 30 days in jail, with 27 days suspended and credit for three days served for disorderly conduct amended from domestic violence, with 20 hours community service. Masters assaulted a man by shoving him and putting his hands around the victim's throat and scratching him on Jan. 14 in East Palestine.
Steven Cappitte, 41, Southeast Boulevard, Salem, was fined $250 and sentenced to one day in jail, but with credit for one day already served for disorderly conduct amended from domestic violence for threatening to kill a woman and throwing stuff at her in Salem on July 12.
Kota A. Borsellino, 24, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was fined $150 and sentenced to 30 days in jail, with 30 days suspended and credit for one day served for menacing amended from domestic violence, with 20 hours community service ordered. He was ordered to have no contact with the victim. Borsellino was making numerous threats to kill a woman, including burning the house down in Elkrun Township, with her escaping and reporting the repeated threats on July 20.
Brandi Nicole Parnell, 41, Irish Ridge Road, East Liverpool, was fined $300 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 88 days suspended and credit for two days served, for resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, with 20 hours community service ordered. Parnell caused a disturbance at a property in St. Clair Township on June 14, arguing with officers and not cooperating and then resisting when placed under arrest.
Brandi M. Willis, 35, Irondale, was fined $250 and sentenced to 60 days in jail, with 58 days suspended and credit for two days served for criminal mischief amended from assault, with 20 hours community service. She punched another woman in the side of the face and continued to punch her in the head on April 26 in East Liverpool.
Samantha Dawn Beyer, 43, Wilbert Avenue, East Liverpool, was fined $200 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 85 days suspended, leaving five days still to serve in jail for cruelty to animals. She must serve 30 hours community service and she's prohibited from owning or possessing any companion animal. Officers were dispatched to a condemned property on John Street, East Liverpool for a barking dog and discovered a dog chained in the basement with little room to move around and no food or water on May 19. Beyer was identified as the owner of the dog.
Nathan Christian Fuentes, 53, Warren, was fined $750 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 89 days suspended and credit for one day served, for engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools. He already completed an education course and must complete 20 hours community service. Fuentes was accused of responding to an undercover ad on a known prostitution website and arranging for sexual activity with a woman in exchange for $140, then traveling to Unity Township on June 6 for the meeting with the phone used to make the arrangements in his possession.
John R. Riggi, 72, Rices Landing, Pa., was fined $750 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 179 days suspended and credit for one day served for engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools. He was ordered to forfeit $150 to the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force. Riggi was accused of responding to an undercover ad on a known prostitution website and arranging for sexual activity with a woman in exchange for $150, then traveling to Unity Township for the meeting with the phone used to make the arrangements.
Stephen Lloyd Pountious, 38, Youngstown, was fined $750 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 179 days suspended and credit for one day served, for engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools. He must complete 20 hours community service and a prostitution prevention course. He must forfeit $140 to the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force. He was accused of responding to an undercover ad on a known prostitution website and arranging for sexual activity with a woman in exchange for $140, then traveling to East Palestine on May 10 for the meeting with the phone used to make the arrangements in his possession.
Ryan L. Mowery, 40, Youngstown, was fined $750 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 179 days suspended and credit for one day served, for engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools, with 20 hours community service ordered. He must complete a prostitution prevention course. He responded to an undercover ad on a known prostitution website and arranged for sexual activity with a woman in exchange for money, the arrived in East Palestine on Feb. 23 for the meeting the phone used to make the arrangements in his possession.
Jacob Dawayne Rochwick, 47, New Castle, Pa., was fined $1,500 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 179 days suspended and credit for one day served on one case and 15 days in jail, with credit for one days served, leaving 14 days to serve on the other case. He was charged for two counts of engaging in prostitution and two counts of possessing criminal tools. Rochwick responded to an undercover ad on a known prostitution website and arranged for sexual activity with a woman in exchange for money, then traveled to East Palestine for the meeting on Oct. 31, 2025, then made arrangements again in answer to an ad and arrived on April 24 this year for the meeting in East Liverpool for sexual activity.
Romello A'Ro Harrison, 19, McCoy Avenue, East Liverpool, was fined $250 for theft for stealing a bicycle from Circle K in Lisbon on July 3 and sentenced to 20 days in jail for the theft and for violating his probation for a 2026 case for assault, obstructing official business and resisting arrest.
A pretrial was set Sept. 22 for Megan C. Ripley, 32, East Third Street, Salem, charged with theft for allegedly walking out of Salem Walmart with a cart full of groceries and other items without paying on June 26, with inventoried value of $381.
Meadow M. Anderson, 18, Cleveland Street, Salem, was fined $250 and given a suspended 180-day jail term, with 25 hours community service, for theft for failing to pay for $80 worth of merchandise at the Salem Walmart on May 22.
Brian Scott Noble, 55, Pauls Lane, East Liverpool, was fined $250 for animals at large, with $150 of the fine suspended on the condition that all animals be properly confined. Noble had five goats running loose on May 11 in East Liverpool.
A case against Victor M. Hurst, 32, Auburn Street, East Liverpool, was dismissed for six counts of failure to file East Liverpool city income tax from 2019-2022 and 2024.
William Lee Michaels III, 37, Youngstown, was fined $800 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 160 days suspended, leaving a balance of 20 days to serve in jail for operating a vehicle impaired. Charges of OVI and failure control were dismissed. His license was suspended for two years and he must complete 20 hours community service.
Cora M. Donovan, 24, East Michigan Avenue, Sebring, was fined $1,115 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 177 days suspended and credit for three days served in a driver intervention program, with $500 of the fine suspended, for two merged OVI charges and marked lanes. Her license was suspended for one year, with driving privileges granted.
Jonathan David Smith, 29, Penn Avenue, East Liverpool, was fined $565 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 87 days suspended and credit for three days served in a driver intervention program, for OVI, with 20 hours community service. A speeding charge was dismissed and his license was suspended for one year, with driving privileges granted.
Debbie Lipply, 70, Metz Road, Columbiana, was fined $1,065 and sentenced to 30 days in jail, with 27 days suspended and credit for three days served in a driver intervention program, with $500 of the fine suspended, with 25 hours community service, for physical control amended from OVI. Another OVI charge was dismissed. Her license was suspended for 180 days, with driving privileges granted.
A pretrial was set Oct. 6 for Deven Ethen Neal, 28, West 13th Street, Salem, charged with OVI and expired license.
Deborah Willimet, 63, Fredricktown Clarkson Road, Negley, was fined $150 for failure to control, with an OVI charge dismissed at the state's request due to evidentiary issues.
A pretrial was set Oct. 6 for Duane J. Stalnaker, 52, Barclay Avenue, Salem, charged with domestic violence for allegedly grabbing a woman by the throat with both hands after she went to see what he was doing when he was racking his gun multiple times after they had an argument on July 31 in Salem.
A pretrial was set Oct. 7 for Ashley M. McKeehan, 45, Camelot Drive, Columbiana, charged with domestic violence for allegedly pushing and slapping another woman on July 24 in Columbiana. The affidavit said she was showing signs of manic behavior and was taken to Salem Regional Medical Center where several drugs were administered to calm her down.
A pretrial was set Oct. 13 for Dean Ray Phillips, 37, Y & O Road, East Liverpool, charged with domestic violence for allegedly pushing a woman down the front steps of a residence, then she went over to his truck not wanting him to leave and she was kneed in the face. The affidavit said she went back inside and didn't want him coming back but he kicked the door open before leaving on July 31 in St. Clair Township.
A pretrial was set Oct. 5 for Robert Joseph Beresford, 41, Park Way, East Liverpool, charged with domestic violence for allegedly throwing a bag with containers of ice cream at a woman, hitting her arm and then exploding in her vehicle on Aug. 1 in St. Clair Township.
Allen S. Vancooney, 30, Franklin Avenue, Salem, was fined $200 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 60 days suspended and credit for 15 days served, leaving another 15 days still to serve for assault, with 20 hours community service ordered. He punched another inmate in the face as he was exiting his cell in the Columbiana County jail on Feb. 11 while incarcerated.
A pretrial was set Oct. 7 for Ethan Dallas Zohnd, 35, Bell School Road, East Liverpool, charged with three counts of violate temporary protection order for allegedly attempting to call the protected person on July 18 in St. Clair Township, having two other people at the protected person's residence on July 20 and sending her a text message on July 22 saying he should have killed her when he had the chance.
A pretrial was set Oct. 13 for Michael Hipsley, 33, Honey Lane, Leetonia, charged with violation of a protection order for allegedly being at Southern Local Schools in violation of a protection order on July 6 when the protected person's child was at football practice.
A status conference was set Oct. 6 for David A. Gosselin, 74, Hartford, Conn., charged with engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools for allegedly responding to an undercover ad on a known prostitution website and arranging for sexual activity with a woman in exchange for $100, then traveling to East Palestine on April 25 for the meeting with the phone used to make the arrangements in his possession.
A pretrial was set Oct. 6 for Trevor Jay Donley, 35, McDonald, charged with engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools for allegedly responding to an undercover ad on a known prostitution website and arranging for sexual activity with a woman in exchange for money to be paid via electronic means, then traveling to East Palestine on Aug. 2 for the meeting with the phone used to make the arrangements in his possession.
A pretrial was set Oct. 6 for Steven Glover, 34, Columbia, S.C., charged with endangering children, engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools for allegedly responding to an undercover ad on a known prostitution website and arranging for sexual activity with a woman in exchange for cash for a half hour, then arriving at the meeting location in Unity Township on foot after parking his semi in a parking lot down the street on July 31. It was learned that he left an 11-year-old child in the semi truck alone, unattended, with the window partially down and the truck unlocked.
Catherine Grace Shaffer, 24, New Brighton, Pa., was fined $500 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 160 days suspended and credit for 20 days served for obstructing official business and making false alarms, with 40 hours community service ordered. She made a false statement on Jan. 18, 2024 that resulted in arrest of a man for domestic violence, then she came to the police station a few days later and said she made the false statement out of anger to get the man arrested.