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Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a preliminary/pretrial hearing was set Feb. 25 for Robert L. Byrd III, 27, St. Clair Avenue, East Liverpool, charged with felonious assault, a second-degree felony, fourth-degree felony strangulation and misdemeanors of expired license, no license and expired license plates. Byrd was accused of allegedly assaulting a woman on July 6, 2025 in Rogers by slamming her leg in her car door, grabbing her by the throat and shoving her into her car, causing her to hit her head. He also allegedly attempted to hit her with a window ...

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Wellsville —Officers transported a juvenile female on Feb. 10 to stay with her grandmother after filing a report with CPS per the CPS worker’s advice. Police were called to McDonald’s after the juvenile arrived and clung to pole which her mother was trying to pull her off while the juvenile screamed her mother had been trying to suffocate her. An officer who examined the juvenile’s neck saw black marks, but the juvenile said it was a skin condition. Officers took statements from the McDonald’s employees who witnessed the incident. —A male came to the police station on ...

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Municipal A pretrial was set April 29 for John A. White, 62, Campbell Road, Hanoverton, charged with theft for allegedly stealing two items totaling $17 from Hull’s Super Duper, state Route 172, East Rochester on Feb. 6. Devon T. Herring, 31, East Third Street, Salem, was fined $300 and given a suspended 180-day jail term for theft, with a second counts of theft dismissed. He was ordered to complete 40 hours community service and make restitution of $864 to Salem Walmart. He’ll receive credit off of his fine for completing a theft prevention course. While working at the Salem ...

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Sheriff’s Office — A domestic violence report was taken at a residence on Main Street, Knox Township after a deputy was dispatched at 10:04 p.m. Tuesday. All parties separated for the night and a refusal was signed. — A 911 hangup call was reported at 12:16 a.m. Tuesday at the Travelers Motel, state Route 45, Center Township. A deputy arrived and drove through the parking lot several times with emergency lights activated to provoke a response from the caller. A woman looked out the window from the office area, but did not attempt contact. — A suspicious person was reported ...

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St. Clair Township — A female who was reported to be slumped over the steering wheel of her car on Birch Road on Feb. 3 told officers she had gotten stuck in the snow, and someone was on their way to get her out. — Officers found Advance Auto on St. Clair Avenue secure after investigating an alarm on Feb. 3. — An officer who saw a male sleeping in his vehicle at a gas pump at Sheetz on Feb. 4, was told by the male he had a headache and was trying to sleep it off before driving home. — Officers notified Ohio State Highway Patrol of a deer versus car crash on state Route ...

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Court News LISBON — A Lisbon man accused of pushing a corrections officer at the Columbiana County jail last year was sentenced to nine months in prison after pleading guilty to assault, a fifth-degree felony. Donovain M. Casey, 20, Roller Coaster Road, entered the plea in county Common Pleas Court recently. He was charged with pushing the corrections officer while he was an inmate at the county jail on April 23, 2025. The nine-month prison term was ordered served consecutive to the sentence of two years six months he’s already serving for violating the terms of his probation ...