— Shane Jenkins, 31, Steubenville, entered a guilty plea to attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, a fourth-degree felony, compelling prostitution, importuning and disseminating matter harmful to children. Jenkins arranged for sexual conduct in exchange for $120 with an undercover Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force agent posing online as a 15-year-old female and also sent a photo message of his private parts to the undercover agent, then traveled to Salem on Sept. 27 for the meeting. A sentencing hearing is set for Nov. 9.

— Shane Williamson, 45, Woodbine Avenue, East Liverpool, entered a guilty plea to fifth-degree felony telecommunications fraud and petty theft. Williamson used a telecommunications service to defraud a victim of $733.60 on March 30. A sentencing hearing is set for Oct. 12.

— Gary Eddy, 40, Leslie Road, Rogers, entered a guilty plea to two counts of fifth-degree felony passing bad checks and two counts of fifth-degree felony forgery. Eddy was accused of defrauding Ron Connelly by writing bad checks and forging checks for $1,850 payable to American Custom Construction on Nov. 22, 2021 and Dec. 15, 2021 . A sentencing hearing is set for Oct. 12.