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Highway Patrol — Orbai B. Dumbuya, 31, Akron, was cited for assured clear distance and driving under suspension after his northwestbound vehicle on state Route 14 in Unity Township struck a northwestbound vehicle driven by Kayla Baker, 27, Moore Lane, East Palestine, who was stopped to make a left turn at 7:57 p.m. June 16. Baker suffered suspected minor injuries, but wasn’t transported or treated at the scene. One passenger in her vehicle suffered a possible injury and two other passengers had no injuries. — Charles John Bloor, 32, state Route 154, Lisbon, was cited for unsafe ...

THE COURTS

Common Pleas NEW CASES Brennelle Lynn O’Donnell, Windham, vs. Todd P. O’Donnell, Grafton Road, Leetonia; divorce sought. American Express National Bank, Independence, vs. Samantha Simmons, Park Way, East Liverpool; collection sought of alleged $2,677 debt. DOCKET ENTRIES Danielle M. Carlisle and James G. Carlisle; dissolution granted. PNC Bank vs. Maureen A. Butler; $4,583 judgment granted to plaintiff. Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC vs. Nolan J. Martin, et al.; judgment vacated, case dismissed. American Express National Bank vs. Sandy House; $10,497 judgment granted to ...

POLICE

SHERIFF'S OFFICE — Deputies were dispatched at 11:19 p.m. Saturday to a Leslie Road address in Madison Township for a domestic, learning one party fled the scene prior to deputies arriving. While conducting the investigation, another person, Ryan E. Williams, 44, Leslie Road, Lisbon, was charged with obstructing official business for allegedly injecting himself into the investigation while he was a bystander at the scene. He’s already been arraigned in Columbiana County Municipal Court, with a pretrial set in September. — An alarm was reported at 3:36 a.m. June 18 at Dollar ...

THE COURTS

MUNICIPAL LISBON — A Columbiana County jail inmate who allegedly escaped from East Liverpool City Hospital and a man who allegedly lied to deputies about the ride he gave him both had their cases bound over to the county grand jury. Joseph R. Adams, 48, Holliday Street, East Liverpool, waived his preliminary hearing Wednesday in county Municipal Court for escape, a second-degree felony, and vandalism, a fifth-degree felony. Adams was an inmate at the jail and was taken to the hospital while being monitored with a GPS ankle monitor, then fled on June 13, with sheriff’s deputies ...

POLICE

Salem — A dispute between juveniles involving broken property was reported in the 1200 block of Robin Avenue at 10:02 p.m. Monday. Officers spoke with the involved parties, and it was agreed that the resolution of the issue could wait until the next day due to it being late at night. — Brandon Gust, 27, Lisbon, was arrested charged with disorderly conduct and transported to the Columbiana County Jail following medical evaluation at 9:10 p.m. Monday for allegedly kicking the windows of a business, attempting to gain entry into a vehicle that was not theirs in the 200 block of ...

THE COURTS

Court News LISBON — An East Liverpool man charged with passing bad checks had his case dismissed recently after being found still not competent and unable to be restored to competency. Shawn Peddicord, 44, Wilbert Avenue, was charged with one count of fourth-degree felony passing bad checks for allegedly attempting to defraud a man with a check written for $17,650 on Jan. 30, 2025. Peddicord had previously been found not competent, but was ordered into outpatient treatment in an attempt to restore his competency. Despite that treatment, he was found still not competent based on a ...