Common Pleas

New Cases

Sarah Anne Smith, Buzzard Road, Wellsville, and Brett Austin Smith, Spring Grove Avenue, East Liverpool; dissolution sought.

Susan P. Dunlap, North Market Street, East Palestine, and Randy D. Dunlap, South Market Street, East Palestine; dissolution sought.

Michael J. Sprouse, Desellem Road, Lisbon, and Jaime Lee Sprouse, Campbell; dissolution sought.

Amanda Tuttle, Oak Grove Road, Wellsville, and Timothy Tuttle, state Route 39, Salineville; dissolution sought.

Dale Hickman, Riffle Road, Lisbon, vs. Becky L. Adams, Samuel Street, East Liverpool, et al.; quiet title sought and award of ownership of property in Elkrun Township and St. Clair Township to plaintiff.

Billy Blake, McDonald Street, East Liverpool, vs. FCA US LLC, Columbus; damages sought along with replacement of 2025 1500 with comparable replacement motor vehicle for alleged claims of breach of contract, breach of written warranty, breach of express warranty and violation of motor vehicle lemon law.

Docket Entries

Lori J. Heater v.s Martin S. Heater II; divorce case dismissed.

County Treasurer vs. Lawrence R. Clemens, et al.; payment play stay lifted, case reinstated to active docket.

County Treasurer vs. Robert Anderson III, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure ordered for Tomahawk Drive, Negley property.

County Treasurer vs. Shawn R. Williams, et al.; delinquent property taxes paid, case dismissed.

Huntington National Bank vs. Stephen Lee Jones, as heir to estate of Teddy Lee Jones, et al.; case dismissed.

County Treasurer vs. Chad Jones, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure ordered for Mill Street, Salineville property.

County Treasurer vs. Russell Scott Shreve, et al.; payment plan entered, case stayed, taxes for one parcel paid, with that parcel dismissed from complaint.

American Express National Bank vs. Michael Bush Jr.; $13,236 judgment granted to plaintiff.

Lona’s Route 14, LLC, et al. vs. Gary H. Rambo; estate ordered subdivided with plaintiff to get lots 1 and 2 and defendant to get lot 3 plus 4 acres.

County Treasurer vs. Erin M. Huddleston; delinquent property tax foreclosure ordered for Main Street, Wellsville property.

County Treasurer vs. Robert J. Woodworth, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure ordered for Prospect Street, Salem property.

Brown Valley Farm, et al. vs. Encino Energy, et al.; defendant’s motion to dismiss granted, complaint dismissed.

Ally Bank vs. Mark Lentz; repossession of 2023 Ram 3500 ordered.

Court News

LISBON –An Illinois man accused of possessing images of child pornography is now scheduled to face a jury trial at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 26.

The appearance of Vincent John Bianconi, 35, last known address Chicago Heights, Ill., was waived for a recent hearing in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court which his defense attorney, Tod Brininger, attended by phone. The prosecution was represented by county Assistant Prosecutors Tammie Riley Jones and Christopher Weeda.

A decison remains pending on Bianconi’s motion to suppress all evidence obtained from the seizure of his phone when he showed up in East Palestine for a sex-for-hire meeting on July 4, 2024. A final status hearing was set for 1 p.m. Dec. 19.

Charges against Bianconi include three counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor or impaired person, a fourth-degree felony, and misdemeanors of engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools.

Bianconi was accused of allegedly responding to an undercover ad placed by an agent on a known prostitution website and requesting a woman meet him in his semi truck for sex acts in exchange for $30, arriving at the meeting location in East Palestine on July 4, 2024 in his semi truck wearing only a robe.