LISBON — Former Liverpool Township police chief Jayson Jackson, who’s line foreman for the East Liverpool public utilities department, is scheduled to face a pretrial at 1 p.m. Dec. 19 for domestic violence.

Jackson, 51, who resides in Liverpool Township, appeared for arraignment Thursday morning in Columbiana County Municipal Court for the first-degree misdemeanor charge that stemmed from a domestic incident early Wednesday morning.

According to a Liverpool Township Police report, Liverpool Township police officers were called at 1:14 a.m. Wednesday to Jackson’s residence by a juvenile who reported adults fighting. Upon arrival, officers were met by a juvenile who was asked to have an adult come to the door.

A woman then spoke to officers who said Jackson choked her and gave her a bloody nose.

Officers then made contact with Jackson in a bedroom and asked him what was going on. He advised nothing was going on and they had both been drinking. He was placed in custody and taken to the county jail, with charges filed in court Thursday morning.

Bond was set at $20,000 cash or surety, with Jackson posting what was necessary to be released from jail and ordered to have no contact with the victim. He indicated he would hire private counsel.

Jackson left law enforcement sometime between late December 2021 and early January 2022 after serving as chief for several years, previously serving as a police officer for many years.