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LISBON -- In county Municipal Court, Mitzi Sue Stoddard, 32, East Eighth Street, East Liverpool, was bound over to the grand jury on a charge of illegal conveyance of prohibited items into a detention facility after she was allegedly found with two buprenorphine pills and naloxone sublingual film at the county jail on Oct. 23.

Stephanie Elizabeth Herstine, 26, England Drive, East Palestine, was bound over to the grand jury on a charge of possessing criminal tools for allegedly using her phone to message someone to offer a gram of methamphetamine in exchange for money on Oct. 22 and then arranging to have it delivered in East Palestine.

Thomas L. Peterson, 57, Medina, was bound over to the grand jury on charges of tampering with evidence, third-degree felony, and possession of drug paraphernalia for allegedly hiding a prescription bottle concealed inside his pants and having a smoking device inside the vehicle on Oct. 10. Peterson was fined $250 for driving under suspension.

Ryan J. McCullough, 22, King Road, Salem, was bound over to the grand jury on a domestic violence charge for allegedly assaulted Erin McCullough on Oct. 25, left the area and then returned to assault her again.

Donti J. Kennedy, 39, Youngstown, was fined $500 and required 40 hours community service for engaging in prostitution and criminal tools for attempting to hire a person for sexual activity on July 28.

A Nov. 15 pretrial was set for Paul H. Hartman, 39, East Martin Street, East Palestine, charged with weapons while intoxicated, aggravated menacing and domestic violence for allegedly accusing Leeana Shaulis, his girlfriend, of cheating on him while he was intoxicated, getting a handgun and pointing it at her while threatening that she needed to leave on Saturday. Police found two handguns in the house.

Carter D. Hollinger, 20, State Line Road, Enon Valley, Pa., was credited with two days served in jail, sentenced to an additional eight days in jail and fined $150 for disorderly conduct for walking on Lisbon-Canfield Road in the center of the southbound lane on Friday morning and refusing to cooperate with troopers attempting to get him out of the roadway and free up traffic.

Colleen J. Tomsha, 69, Morris Road, Lisbon, was fined $925, had her license suspended for a year, require to attend a three-day counseling program and ordered 40 hours community service for OVI first offense and left of center.

A Nov. 18 pretrial was set for Michael Hanlon, 41, Dakota Street, East Liverpool, charged with OVI first offense, driving under OVI suspension, two lights required and left of center.

Andrew J. Shafer, 42, Shady Lane, Lisbon, was fined $900, credited with four days in jail for assault, resisting arrest and criminal trespassing. Shafer was told in August to stay off of the property by Sandra Jenkins-Smith and still went there and assaulted her husband, Donald Smith, on Aug. 27. Shafer was further ordered to serve an additional 135 days in jail for violating his probation in three other cases from 2019.

John W. Kelly, 56, state Route 154, Lisbon, was credited with seven days served, sentenced to an additional 53 days in jail and fined $250 for aggravated menacing for attempting to assault a corrections officer in the vestibule of the county jail by rushing at him on Oct. 20.

A Nov. 15 pretrial was set for Kerri E. Steffel, 33, unknown permanent address, Salem, charged with criminal damaging for allegedly smashing the rear window of a Barclay Avenue, Salem, home of John E. Seddon, climbing into the home and lying down in the spare bedroom.

Paige Taggart, 21, Miller Road, Leetonia, was fined $250, credited with a day in jail and required 40 hours community service for criminal trespassing amended from a felony breaking and entering charge. Taggart went into a home on Creek Road in New Waterford on Aug. 21.

A Jan. 6 pretrial was set for Anthony Delmont, 50, East Lincoln Way, Lisbon, charged with theft for allegedly taking a wallet that belonged to Stephen Vishak while at the Shenanigans Bar on Thursday.

Dale Felger Jr., 40, Taylor Road, Negley, was fined $250 and required 20 hours community service for driving under suspension.

Matthew R. Barton, 27, East Lincoln Way, Lisbon, was fined $250 and sentenced to 10 days in jail for theft for taking a can of Twisted Tea from Circle K in Lisbon without paying for it on Sunday.

Brigitta Marie Cepin, 41, Bacon Avenue, East Palestine, was fined $200 for possession of marijuana and marijuana paraphernalia.

Michael A. Humbert, 31, Salem-Alliance Road, Salem, was fined $150 for driving under suspension.

Helmut Schoen, 52, Canton, was fined $100 for an equipment violation amended from failure to control. A failure to stop following an accident citation was dismissed.

Connie L. Sorrell, 59, state Route 170, East Palestine, was credited with three days served, sentenced to an additional two days in jail, fined $100 and required 20 hours community service for disorderly conduct for continuing to yell and scream when deputies responded to the house.

Ashley A. Jackson, 33, Bacon Avenue, East Palestine, was fined $100 for possession of drug paraphernalia for two digital scales with marijuana shake and a bowl with burnt residue.

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