Common Pleas

New Cases

Donna Ritteger, Elkton Road, Lisbon, vs. Joyce Bangor, Monticello Place, East Liverpool, et al.; partition sought of real estate in Center Township along with plaintiff’s share of fair rental value of estate property.

Citizens Bank, N.A., Glen Allen, Va., vs. David J. Sharek Jr., Shelby, N.C., et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for Columbiana County property.

Columbiana County Commissioners, Lisbon, vs. Michael W. and Stephanie L. Dilworth, West Main Street, East Palestine, et al.; petition sought to appropriate 0.049 acres for permanent easement for bridge replacement project on Hunston Road, with property valued at $1,470 for easement.

Kathleen Knight, Parkview Drive, Columbiana, and Melissa Bush, Suffolk, Va.; dissolution sought.

Capital One, N.A., Independence, vs. Lori Cascio, West Martin Street, East Palestine; collection sought of alleged $6,129 debt.

Capital One, N.A., Independence, vs. Anthony J. Rhodes, state Route 517, Lisbon; collection sought of alleged $3,170 debt.

PNC Bank, Independence, vs. James D. Snyder, Lisbon Street, East Liverpool; collection sought of alleged $10,950 debt.

Docket Entries

County Treasurer vs. Crystal D. Beadnell, also known as Crystal D. Grubbs, et al.; Dale Pennsylvania Royalty, LP and TotalEnergies E & P USA Inc. both dismissed as defendants.

County Treasurer vs. Twenty-six 3 Properties Inc., et al.; delinquent property taxes paid, case dismissed.

County Treasurer vs. Evergreen Living LLC, et al.; payment plan entered, case stayed, taxes for one parcel paid in full, with that parcel dismissed from complaint.

Marriage Licenses

Cody S. Wright, 26, Hanoverton, union laborer, and Kaylee N. Moran, 25, Hanoverton, R.N.

Phillip M Beohm II, 30, Leetonia, account executive, and Danielle N. Gabriel, 26, Leetonia, X-ray technology.

Tyler A. Milhoan, 26, East Liverpool, welder, and Kylee N. Garner, 25, East Liverpool, paraprofessional.

Jason A. Riser, 52, Youngstown, registered nurse, and Jennifer A. Murphy, 49, Lisbon, accountant.

Michael C. Jenkins, 40, New Cumberland, W.Va., engineer, and Kayla J. Pugh, 34, New Cumberland, W.Va., line/prep cook.

Christian R. Foster, 31, University Place, Wash., athletic trainer, and Karlyle E. Pence, 30, East Palestine, registered nurse.

Kendall Lee Chadwick, 58, Negley, self-employed, and Deena M. Hunt, 61, Negley, teacher.

Ryan D. Price, 40, New Waterford, truck driver, and Emily T. Hart, 32, New Waterford, medical assistant.

Grand Jury

LISBON — A certified nurse practitioner from New Waterford is facing a fifth-degree felony charge allegedly related to a drug not approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration being provided to patients.

Brooke Loren Boyd, CNP, 39, East Main Street, New Waterford, was served with the secret indictment Monday for sale and use of drugs not approved by food and drug. The indictment specifically said that on June 17 this year, Boyd allegedly did administer, disperse, distribute, manufacture, possess, sell or use a drug not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The drug in particular was identified on the indictment as sema-GLP-1, 2mg/vial, which by definition is a semaglutide that can be used to treat diabetes or for long-term weight management.

According to Columbiana County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Ryan Weikart, the Ohio Board of Pharmacy investigated after receiving a tip about a non-FDA approved drug that was given to patients.

Also served recently with secret indictments were:

— Aiden C. Booth, 21, Center Street, East Liverpool, 41 counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor or impaired person, a fourth-degree felony, for allegedly possessing images of child pornography on May 6.

— Jada C. Pack, 39, Erie Street, East Liverpool, trafficking in cocaine and possession of cocaine, both first-degree felonies, third-degree felonies of tampering with evidence, trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound and possession of a fentanyl-related compound and misdemeanors of illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of drugs for allegedly preparing to sell and possessing cocaine in an amount equal or greater than 27 grams, but less than 100 grams and possessing xylazine on July 6, and preparing to sell and possessing fentanyl in an amount equal or greater than 50 unit doses but less than 100 unit doses on Nov. 19, 2024.

— Ryan J. Askins, 23, Elkton Road, Lisbon, failure to register, a third-degree felony, for allegedly failing to register as a sex offender as required on Aug. 4.

— Jason N. Barnes, 38, Canton, aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly possessing methamphetamine on March 20.

— Todd Kniseley, 36, Cortland, possession of cocaine, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly possessing cocaine on May 14.

— Michael T. Gbur, 60, West State Street, Salem, aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly possessing methamphetamine on Dec. 18, 2024.

— Timothy F. Gibbs, 37, College Street, East Liverpool, possession of heroin and possession of a fentanyl-related compound, both fifth-degree felonies, for allegedly possessing heroin and fentanyl on April 11.

— Krista L. Pipes, 33, Thompson Avenue, East Liverpool, illegal use of supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefits or WIC program benefits, a third-degree felony, for allegedly illegally using benefits from Oct. 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022.

— Benjamin J. Parsons, 48, Massillon, aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly possessing methamphetamine on April 26, 2024.

— Brandee Jo Vallera, 51, Wood Street, Wellsville, was served Tuesday with a secret indictment issued by the Columbiana County Grand Jury for illegal use of supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) or WIC program benefits, a third-degree felony, for allegedly illegally using benefits from April 2020 to Nov. 30, 2022.

Court News

LISBON — An East Liverpool man accused of soliciting others to bring drugs into the Columbiana County jail was sentenced to 12 months in prison after entering a guilty plea in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court.

Joseph J. DeSarro, 32, Cannons Mill Road, pleaded guilty to complicity in the commission of an offense, a third-degree felony, with the sentence ordered served at the same time as the 19-year prison term he’s already serving for multiple drug counts.

Another count of complicity in the commission of an offense was dismissed.

The soliciting or procuring of others to bring drugs into the jail occurred April 22 to April 24 this year.

Also in Common Pleas Court:

— John P. Dunlap, 41, Oakland Avenue, East Liverpool, was sentenced to 210 days in jail, with credit for 144 days served, leaving a balance of 66 days still to serve for attempted having weapons while under disability, a fourth-degree felony. He recently entered a guilty plea to the amended charge. He was originally charged with third-degree felony having weapons while under disability. Charges of felonious assault, a second-degree felony, and fourth-degree felony domestic violence were dismissed. Dunlap was charged for an incident Feb. 6 in East Liverpool when he allegedly pistol whipped a woman causing injury that required medical treatment. He was prohibited from having a weapon due to a previous conviction.

— Christopher D. Price, 42, Mogadore, was sentenced to 12 months in prison for nonsupport of dependents, a fifth-degree felony, and complicity in the commission of an offense, a third-degree felony, with credit for 120 days served in jail. Price was accused of failing to pay child support from May 3, 2020 to May 1, 2022 and making calls from the county jail on Nov. 21, 2021 soliciting and procuring others to bring drugs to the jail.

— Timothy Wilson, 47, listed as homeless in Salem, was sentenced to 24 months in prison and given a mandatory fine of $5,000 after pleading guilty to aggravated possession of drugs and tampering with evidence, both third-degree felonies, for possessing methamphetamine in an amount equal or greater than bulk but less than five times bulk and tampering with evidence on June 20, 2024. The prison term was ordered served at the same time as a 30-month prison term he received in January for other drug charges.

— Alan P. Jakes Jr., 44, Main Street, Wellsville, was placed under community control for two years for attempted having weapons while under disability, a lesser-included fourth-degree felony offense. He was originally charged with third-degree felony having weapons while under disability. Jakes was accused of possessing a weapon on April 2, 2022 while prohibited from having one due to a felony conviction.

— Michael J. Landon, 40, Pickerington, was ordered to serve a term at the Eastern Ohio Correction Center until the program is complete after pleading guilty to theft and passing bad checks, both fifth-degree felonies. He received credit for 70 days served in jail and was placed under community control for five years. Charges of forgery and criminal simulations will be dismissed. He was ordered to pay restitution of $1,986. Landon was accused of forging a check made payable to himself for $1,986 and stealing the money from William Lowry and Lowry Tool & Dye on May 30, 2023.

— Erikka Wentzel, 35, Canton, pleaded guilty to counterfeiting, a fourth-degree felony, with sentencing set for Dec. 12. Wentzel was accused of a counterfeiting incident on Nov. 16, 2024.

— Zachary Vescio, 25, Youngstown, was recently granted limited driving privileges after a previous sentencing entry for a 2022 case was corrected to show that his license was suspended for three years effective Dec. 16, 2022, not five years. Judge Scott Washam said the five-year suspension he issued originally was erroneous. Vescio served the two and a half years of prison he received for burglary, a second-degree felony, grand theft of a motor vehicle, a fourth-degree felony, breaking and entering and attempted grand theft of a motor vehicle, both fifth-degree felonies and misdemeanor operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs for a May 7, 2022 incident in Negley.

— Amos M. Wallace, 49, Youngstown, pleaded guilty to obstructing official business, a fifth-degree felony amended from fourth-degree felony assault, and misdemeanors operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse or a combination of them-OVI and driving under suspension, with sentencing set for Dec. 8. Charges of resisting arrest and an additional OVI will be dismissed. Wallace was accused of elbowing a trooper in the mouth while the trooper was double locking the handcuffs after taking him into custody for being impaired during a traffic stop on March 2 in Middleton Township.

— Durell J. Beauford, 37, Clarks Mill Road, Hammondsville, pleaded guilty to having weapons while under disability, a third-degree felony, and receiving stolen property, a fourth-degree felony, with sentencing set for Jan. 5. A charge of abduction will be dismissed. Beauford had a stolen 9mm in his possession on June 2, 2000 and was prohibited from possessing a weapon due to a previous conviction.