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Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a preliminary hearing was set March 30 for Austin Michael Bowers, 30, North Market Street, East Palestine, charged with pandering obscenity involving a minor, a second-degree felony, for allegedly transmitting videos featuring children engaging in sexual activity from his account onto other platforms. According to an affidavit, investigators executed a search warrant at his East Palestine home on March 18 and confirmed the videos came from his account. On Aug. 21, 2025 he was allegedly flagged by Dropbox for allegedly ...

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Liverpool Township — Kayla Roberts, age and address not provided, was issued a citation for speed of 73 mph in a 55-mph zone during a March 9 traffic stop on state Route 7. — Michelle Walker, age and address not provided, was issued a citation for assured clear distance and mandatory court date after she hit another car causing a three-car accident on March 14 on state Route 7. — Ashley Martin, age and address not provided, was issued a citation and court date for expired plates during a March 15 traffic stop on Parkway Avenue. — Autumn Growe, age and address not ...

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New Cases County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Lester S. McNeil, Hunters Camp Road, Lisbon, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Hunters Camp Road, Lisbon property. County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Nicholas D. Drayer, Highland Avenue, Salem, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Highland Avenue, Salem property. Melissa Anne Christen, Elm Drive, Wellsville, vs. David W. Christen, Florence Drive, Wellsville; divorce sought. PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, Westlake Village, Calif., vs. Jonathan D. Cook, Oak Street, Leetonia, et al.; mortgage foreclosure ...

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Court News LISBON — A man convicted for having a loaded firearm in a vehicle in 2022 was sentenced to 10 months in prison for violating the terms of his probation. Glen K. Gabriel, 32, Youngstown, appeared in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court on Monday for a probation revocation hearing. Charges against him included improperly handling firearm in a motor vehicle, a fourth-degree felony, fifth-degree felony trafficking in marijuana with a specification for forfeiture of money from a drug case and misdemeanor drug paraphernalia. The prison term was ordered served at the same ...

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Sheriff Reports — Deputies responded at 9:49 p.m. Sunday to Grant Street, Lisbon for one to be removed and spoke to people inside the residence and identified them, learning that one of them gave a false name and had an active warrant out of Alabama. Christopher Henderson, 39, Grant Street, Lisbon, was taken into custody on a charge of obstructing official business. He appeared in Columbiana County Municipal Court on Monday, with a pretrial set for June 1. An affidavit said the active warrant out of Alabama was for failure to register as a sex offender. A woman identified at the ...

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Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a case against Jessy Paul Lee, 35, Chester, W.Va., was bound over to the county grand jury for felonious assault, abduction and grand theft auto for allegedly holding a woman against her will, punching her in the face multiple times then holding a knife to her throat while they were traveling in a vehicle in East Liverpool on Feb. 17. During a preliminary hearing, Judge Tim McNicol found probable cause to send the case to the grand jury. The affidavit said the victim was able to pull the vehicle over on West Fifth Street ...