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LISBON -- A Feb. 18 preliminary hearing was set in county Municipal Court for Caleb D. Kountz, 24, Broadway, Wellsville, charged with burglary, aggravated menacing and criminal damaging for allegedly going into the home of Abby Willis at the Brookview Apartments, Salineville, on Jan. 31, shattering numerous TVs and threatening to harm her cats with a knife and "gut them like a rabbit."

A Feb. 18 preliminary hearing was set for Harold G. Bell Jr., 58, Grant Street, Salem, charged with obstructing justice on Thursday for allegedly telling authorities at his back door that he did not know an Amanda Hines and shutting the door while telling them he would look, then not answering the door for several minutes while police knocked and yelled at him from outside.

Stephen T. Westover, 30, Dutchtown School Road, Rogers, was bound over to the grand jury on a grand theft charge for allegedly taking a Pontiac Vibe without the permission of the owner Terry Rittegeer on Feb. 2.

A Feb. 18 preliminary hearing was set for Matthew P. Soldo, 40, Grant Street, Salem, charged with obstructing official business for allegedly telling police Amanda Hines was not at the home on Thursday, refusing to come back to the door and then hiding with Hines in the bedroom next to the back door.

A March 30 pretrial was set for Dennis McCartney, 41, Youngstown, cited with OVI third offense and failure to control.

A March 30 pretrial was set for Shawna M. Blake, 34, Yates Road, Salem, cited with OVI second offense, driving under suspension, failure to control and a seat belt violation.

A March 30 pretrial was set for Amanda Nicole Kropf, 33, Coraopolis, Pa., charged with OVI first offense, taillights, child restraint, endangering children and open container in a motor vehicle for allegedly having three children in her vehicle and allowing one child to ride without any safety restraint, while Kropf was reportedly intoxicated on Thursday.

A Feb. 18 pretrial was set for Mary Elizabeth Kiehl, 36, state Route 558, Leetonia, charged with OVI first offense, no license, expired license, speeding, a seat belt violation, endangering children, drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana for allegedly having a 4-year-old child in her vehicle when she was allegedly under the influence of drugs on Jan. 27.

A Feb. 18 pretrial was set for Jordon Isaac Hebron, 18, East Clark Street, East Palestine, cited with obstructing official business, criminal mischief and criminal trespassing. On Thursday Hebron allegedly was attempting to break into the home of his ex-girlfriend, Carly Meckler, then ran from police.

A March 18 pretrial was set for Trevor O. Barr, 25, Grant Street, Lisbon, charged with endangering children for allegedly sleeping while his 1-and-a-half-year-old daughter was outside in the cold, crying and wearing only a shirt and diaper on Wednesday.

An April 1 pretrial was set for Nika-lya Lewis, 18, Green Valley Drive, Salem, charged with theft for allegedly failing to san $481 in merchandise at the Salem Walmart on Jan. 25.

An April 1 pretrial was set for Chelsea M. Hagy, Enon Valley, Pa., cited with driving under suspension.

A March 25 pretrial was set for Joseph Paul Kopnitsky, 30, Youngstown, cited with driving under FRA suspension.

Christopher A. Hosey, 21, Youngstown, was fined $150 for possession of marijuana.

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