Court News

LISBON — A Salem man accused of drug charges was sentenced to 12 months in prison during a sentencing hearing in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court.

Jerry L. Malone II, 45, West Fifth Street, was charged with aggravated possession of drugs and two counts possession of drugs, all fifth-degree felonies. He also received a mandatory $5,000 fine. Malone possessed methamphetamine, alprazolam and clonazepam on July 23, 2024. The prison term was ordered served at the same time as a six-month term he received recently for another case for possession of drugs for possessing alprazolam on March 10, 2024.

Also in Common Pleas Court:

— Adam Douglass, 40, Cain Street, East Liverpool, was placed under community control for three years and ordered to serve up to six months at the Eastern Ohio Correction Center during sentencing for fourth-degree felony domestic violence for attempting to harm a woman on March 25, 2025.

— Kara N. Dellapenna, 42, Dunn Road, East Liverpool, was sentenced to 75 days in the county jail for violating the terms of her probation for possession of a fentanyl-related compound and two counts of aggravated possession of drugs, all fifth-degree felonies, for possessing fentanyl, oxycodone and hydrocodone on Feb. 6, 2023.

— Michael L. Marsh, 46, Dover, pleaded guilty to aggravated possession of drugs, a third-degree felony, with sentencing set for Aug. 20 for possessing methamphetamine on May 8, 2025.

— Cody L. McKinney, 36, West Pershing Street, Salem, was sentenced to a suspended 180-day jail term and placed on community control for 12 months after pleading guilty to four counts of nonsupport of dependents, a misdemeanor lesser offense which was originally a felony. Another felony count of nonsupport of dependents was dismissed. McKinney failed to pay support from June 7, 2020 to June 5, 2022 and from May 31, 2020 to May 29, 2022.

— James W. Yacobucci, 56, last known address Canton, was sentenced to 120 days in the county jail for violating the terms of his probation for nonsupport of dependents, a fifth-degree felony for failing to pay support from Nov. 13, 2022 to Nov. 10, 2024. Community control was dishonorably terminated.

Common Pleas

NEW CASES

Amerihome Mortgage Company, LLC, Fort Mill, S.C., vs. Tiffany Turner, Sacramento, Calif., et al.; foreclosure sought for Columbiana County property.

DOCKET ENTRIES

County Treasurer vs. John Collier, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure ordered for Teegarden Road, Lisbon property.

Christa M. Hutton vs. Dantan R. Hutton; divorce granted.

County Treasurer vs. Timothy S. Harris, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure ordered for U.S. Route 62, Salem property.

MARRIAGE LICENSES

Bradford C. Poe, 59, Chesapeake, counselor, and Mindy J. Michael, 55, Lisbon, hostess.

Adam B. Kensinger, 22, Salem, construction, and Shakila R. Mullet, 21, Salem, cook.

Raymond J. Cutrona, 25, Darlington, Pa., HVAC tech, and Kayla M. Porupsky, 24, Darlingon, Pa., teacher.

Rick H. Dunlevy, 68, Lisbon, retired, and Cheryl A. Kenly, 66, Lisbon, retired.

Gregory A. Newlen, 36, Midland, Pa., grinder,, and April D. Thomas, 39, Midland, Pa., unemployed.

Caelan H Funkhouser, 21, Beaver Falls, Pa., home inspector, and Lilly J. Bieri, 21, New Brighton, Pa., student.

Municipal

LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a preliminary hearing was set June 29 for Norman W. Bender, 52, Aten Avenue, Wellsville, charged with fourth-degree felony theft for allegedly driving away in a woman’s vehicle without permission on June 16 in East Liverpool.

A preliminary hearing was set June 29 for Seaton I. Ruffner, 42, Ohio Avenue, Salem, charged with fourth-degree felony burglary for allegedly entering a Salem residence without permission on June 17.

A case against Elliott Emanuel Springston, 42, Charles Street, East Liverpool, was bound over to the county grand jury for violation of a protection order, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly being at a residence where a protected person was also present on June 11 in East Liverpool.

A pretrial was set June 29 for Christopher Lee Joy, 41, Avondale Street, East Liverpool, charged with domestic violence and violation of a protection order for allegedly showing up at the residence of a protected person on Feb. 7 in East Liverpool and pushing a man in the shoulder on Feb. 16 in Wellsville. He’s also facing probation violation hearings on June 29 for two 2025 cases for assault and obstructing and a 2024 theft case.

Ryan L. Pritt, 44, Lisbon Street, East Liverpool, was fined $500 and sentenced to jail terms of 22 days and five days, with credit for 22 days and five days served, for menacing amended from aggravated menacing, domestic violence and drug paraphernalia for threatening a man, saying he was going to kill him and his mother on May 26 in East Liverpool. On Dec. 28, 2024 during a traffic stop, he possessed a burnt glass pipe during a traffic stop in St. Clair Township.

Cassandra P. Pagani, 39, East Fifth Street, Salem, was fined $350 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 179 days suspended and credit for one day served, for assault amended from domestic violence, with 25 hours community service ordered, for throwing a glass object at a man on Sept. 9, 2025 in Salem, causing a cut lip and busted tooth.

A pretrial was set Aug. 25 for David G. Jennings, 60, West Fourth Street, East Liverpool, charged with violating a temporary protection order for allegedly sending cell phone texts to a protected person on June 19 in St. Clair Township.

A pretrial was set July 1 for Chelsea Rose Baker, 36, Laura Avenue, East Liverpool, charged with violation of a protection order for allegedly messaging a protected person on June 17 in East Liverpool.

Daniel Polanco Castillo, 40, Bronx, N.Y., was fined $600 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 165 days suspended and credit for 15 days served, for assault and theft, with 20 hours community service ordered for assaulting a woman, grabbing a phone and running off with it on June 2 in Liverpool Township. According to the affidavit, the victim said he was a solicitor and she recovered her phone in a yard where he had deleted photos and a recording of himself before throwing her phone into the yard.

Samir Foad Esmail, 34, Youngstown, was fined $750 and given a suspended 180-day jail term for engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools, with 25 hours community service and completion of a preventing prostitution course ordered. Cash seized was forfeited to the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force. He was accused of responding to an undercover ad on a known prostitution website and arranging for sexual activity in exchange for money, then traveling to East Palestine on April 24 for the meeting with the phone used to make the arrangements in his possession. The affidavit went into detail about what he was requesting from the woman.

A pretrial was set Sept. 14 for Edward Joseph Nosek, 46, Channel View, Texas, charged with engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools for allegedly responding to an undercover ad on a known prostitution website and arranging for sexual activity with a woman in exchange for $200 plus taking her for drinks, then traveling to Unity Township on June 19 for the meeting with the phone used to make the arrangements in his possession.

A pretrial was set Aug. 10 for James Wesley Sides, 54, Ellwood City, Pa., charged with engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools for allegedly responding to an undercover ad on a known prostitution website and arranging for sexual activity with a woman, requesting a number of very specific actions in exchange for a flat screen tv, vcr/dvd combo, dvds and a case of orange soda, then traveling to Unity Township on June 21 for the meeting with the listed items and the phone used to make the arrangements in his possession. The affidavit said he had a previous conviction in Pennsylvania for statutory sexual assault involving a minor.

Brian R. Baca, 44, Leavittsburg, was fined $700 and given a suspended 180-day jail term for engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools, with 25 hours community service and completion of a prostitution prevention course ordered. He must forfeit $180 to the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force. On April 18 in Unity Township, he responded to an undercover ad on a known prostitution website and arranged for sexual activity with a woman in exchange for money, then having the phone used to make the arrangements in his possession when he arrived.

Kacandra I. Seddon, 45, Lisa Lane, Lisbon, was fined $200 and sentenced to 30 days in jail, with 22 days suspended and credit for eight days served, for two counts of criminal trespass, with 25 hours community service ordered. Seddon trespassed on a Depot Road, Lisbon property in the middle of the night on June 3 in Center Township and again on June 10.

Charges of obstructing official business, no valid license and one way traffic against Leonel Carbajal Garcia, 52, New Cumberland, W.Va., were dismissed due to the defendant being deported. He was accused of giving a false date of birth and name during a traffic stop April 8 in East Liverpool.

Robert Allen Morris Jr., 41, Harvey Avenue, East Liverpool, was fined $1,025 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 170 days suspended, leaving a balance of 10 days to serve in jail for violation of a protection order and two merged operating a vehicle impaired counts, with 30 hours community service ordered and an open container charge dismissed. His license was suspended for two years. He was sentenced to an additional 30 days in jail for violating his probation for a 2025 OVI case. Morris was accused of driving by a protected person’s residence multiple times on April 2 and 3 in East Liverpool.