Common Pleas

New Cases

Cathalene Endsley, North Market Street, Lisbon, vs. Tyler Endsley, U.S. Route 30, Lisbon; dissolution sought.

Riga Capital Partners, LLC, Los Angeles, Calif. vs. Donald Chestnut, state Route 517, Lisbon, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought.

Docket Entries

Commercial Distribution Specialists, Inc. vs. Boggs Home Improvements LLC, et al.; $51,911 judgment granted to plaintiff, plaintiff’s request for attorney fees denied.

JPMorgan Chase Bank vs. Willie Coleman, et al.; mortgage foreclosure ordered for Columbiana County property.

U.S. Bank National Association vs. Anthony Constantino, et al.; case settled and dismissed.

County Treasurer vs. Lorie Lloyd, et al.; case stayed due to bankruptcy filing.

County Treasurer vs. Josh Van Horn, et al.; payment plan entered, case stayed, taxes for one parcel paid, with that parcel dismissed from complaint.

County Treasurer vs. Scott Lefleme, et al.; case dismissed.

Grand Jury

LISBON — Two drug defendants were served Tuesday in Pennsylvania with secret indictments issued by the Columbiana County Grand Jury, including:

— David Hitt, 36, last known address Mound Street, Salem, charged in two separate cases, for aggravated possession of drugs, a third-degree felony, for allegedly possessing methamphetamine in an amount equal or greater than bulk but less than five times bulk on Jan. 13, 2021, and for fifth-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs and third-degree felony tampering with evidence for allegedly possessing methamphetamine and tampering with evidence on April 29, 2020.

— Charlene Martinez, 39, Slippery Rock, Pa., possession of cocaine, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly possessing cocaine on Aug. 18, 2023.

Court News

LISBON — An East Liverpool man accused of possessing cocaine was sentenced in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court to nine months in prison.

Mark Coleman, 57, Y & O Road, previously entered a guilty plea to the fifth-degree felony possession of cocaine charge for possessing cocaine on July 24, 2022. He received credit for two days served in jail.

Also in Common Pleas Court:

— Brandon Phillips, 22, South Egypt Road, Salem, was placed under community control for three years for fifth-degree felony aggravated possession of drugs, but was also ordered to serve a term at the Eastern Ohio Correction Center until the program is successfully completed. He received credit for 15 days served in jail. Phillips possessed methamphetamine on Sept. 1, 2022.