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Grand Jury

LISBON -- Two drug defendants were served Tuesday with secret indictments issued by the Columbiana County Grand Jury.

Sherri L. Salisbury, 62, Grant Street, Lisbon, was charged with aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly possessing methamphetamine on Aug. 24, 2025.

Ryan L. Pritt, 44, Lisbon Street, East Liverpool, was charged with aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly possessing methamphetamine on May 26, 2026.

Common Pleas

DOCKET ENTRIES

Kerrie A. Spooner vs. Joseph M. Spooner; divorce granted.

Dustin J. King and Morgan N. King; dissolution granted.

Arin Noel Altomare and Teresa Lynn Newsome Altomare; dissolution granted.

Municipal

LISBON -- An East Liverpool man was sentenced to a suspended jail sentence and fined in Columbiana County Municipal court for threatening to shoot a man in August.

Brian Stowers, 61, Annesley Road, East Liverpool, was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 179 days suspended and credit for one day served and fined $500 for aggravated menacing for threatening to kill a man over disputes in Saint Clair Township on Aug. 5.

Shane Shreve, 30, Duke Vodrey Road, East Liverpool, was fined $150 for disorderly conduct amended from domestic violence for punching a woman in the leg leaving a red mark and bruising after an argument in East Liverpool on June 27, 2024.

Ashod Lockett, 20, Wyoming Avenue, East Liverpool, was sentenced to thirty days in jail with 29 days suspended and credit for one day served and fined $150 for misconduct at an emergency scene for attempting to pull officers away from a man they were attempting to restrain because he kept passing out and fighting officers and EMS personnel in East Liverpool on Aug. 24.

Mya Hasson, 46, Elwonser Road, East Palestine, was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 90 days suspended and fined $250 for cruelty to animals for leaving a dog in a vehicle with the windows up and no air on in 86-degree heat for more than an hour at a Salem business on July 18.

Virginia Christy-Keener, 72, Moore Street, East Liverpool, was sentenced to three days in jail with credit for one day served and fined $250 for attempting to take two carts of merchandise totaling $758.95 in value from a Salem business with another woman on June 28.

Madison Weimer, 21, was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 177 days suspended and credit for three days in a driver's intervention program and fined $1,215 for OVI and driving under suspension.

Thomas Clark, 33, LaCroft Avenue, East Liverpool, was sentenced to 180 days in jail with n177 days suspended and credit for three days served and fined $1,165 for OVI and reasonable control.

John Burke, 67, West Spruce Street, Lisbon, was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 150 days suspended and fined $1,500 for OVI. A turn signal violation was dismissed.

A pretrial was set Nov. 10 for Amir Baker, 19, Erie Street, East Liverpool, charged with aggravated menacing for allegedly sending voice messages to a woman threatening to kill a woman and to shoot her in the face in East Liverpool on Sept. 14.

A pretrial was set Dec. 8 for Mitchell Hill, 42, Jefferson Avenue, Salem charged with telecommunications harassment for allegedly repeatedly messaging a woman in Salem on multiple platforms after being instructed to stop contacting her and being blocked multiple times on Tuesday.

A motion hearing was set Dec. 9 for Stefan White, 43, Columbia Street, Leetonia, charged with OVI, headlights required, and left of center.

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