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LISBON -- A man accused of discharging a firearm improperly in 2023 was recently sentenced to an indefinite term of two to four years in prison during sentencing for three separate indictments in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court.
Brandon R. Moore, 23, Annsley Road, East Liverpool, received concurrent sentences, meaning all the time will be served at the same time as the two to four years, with credit for 210 days served.
Charges for the sentence included improperly discharging a firearm at or into a habitation or school zone, a second-degree felony, third-degree felony burglary and fifth-degree felonies of breaking and entering and possessing criminal tools.
Charges of theft, improperly discharging a firearm in a motor vehicle and a firearm specification were to be dismissed. The discharging of a firearm occurred on April 13, 2023, he trespassed in a structure on May 1, 2023 and trespassed in a structure with a flashlight on May 4, 2023.
Also in Common Pleas Court:
-- Andrew Freed, 20, Hadley Road, East Palestine, was ordered to serve 15 months in prison after being found in violation of the terms of his intervention plan, which was dishonorably terminated. He received credit for 282 days served in jail. Charges from two separate cases included fifth-degree felonies of breaking and entering and possessing criminal tools and misdemeanors of theft and criminal mischief, and fourth-degree felony receiving stolen property and misdemeanors of resisting arrest and obstructing official business. Freed was accused of using a metal object to force the door open to unlawfully gain entry to Tiger Smoke and Vape, North Market Street, East Palestine, on June 15 and remove numerous items from the store shelves before leaving, including THC cartons, Mini Pre Rolls and Torch lighters. He also tampered with a camera. On June 23 in East Palestine, he was found in possession of a stolen 2003 Chevy Silverado that was stolen from Feezle's Auto in Enon Valley, Pa. He fled out of a residence in East Palestine and attempted to get back inside the stolen vehicle and then was tased by a police officer.
-- Joshua E. Houston, 46, Canton, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for third-degree felony robbery and fourth-degree felony grand theft of a motor vehicle, with credit for 120 days served, for stealing a 2022 Polaris Ranger from a property on Sept. 28, 2023.
-- Terry M. McDaniel, 30, Alliance Sebring Road, Alliance, was sentenced to seven days in the county jail and placed under community control for two years after pleading guilty to assault, a misdemeanor, with credit for one day served. A strangulation charge was dismissed. The assault of another man occurred on April 21.
-- Christopher L. Joy, 41, Danbury Avenue, Wellsville, was sentenced to 12 months in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of grand theft of a motor vehicle, a fourth-degree felony, and a single count of breaking and entering, a fifth-degree felony, with credit for 23 days served. He was ordered to make restitution of $4,300. Joy entered a property and stole two motorcycles on June 16, 2025.
-- Jeffrey W. Burgos II, 35, Wellington, was placed under community control for three years for aggravated possession of drugs, a third-degree felony, for possessing methamphetamine on May 13, 2025.
-- Alex G. Perez Calel, 26, West Pershing Street, Salem, was sentenced to six months in prison, with credit for one day served, for one count of operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse or combination other them-OVI, a fourth-degree felony for an incident Nov. 7, 2025. Charges of OVI and endangering children were dismissed. He was fined $1,540 and his license was suspended for 10 years.
Grand Jury
LISBON -- A man accused of having a weapon while prohibited from having one was served Wednesday with a secret indictment issued by the Columbiana County Grand Jury.
Shaun P. DeLauder, 46, West Clark Street, East Palestine, was charged with having weapons while under disability, a third-degree felony, and misdemeanor unlawful operation of a motor vehicle with a suspended license for an incident May 31. He was prohibited from having a weapon due to a previous conviction.
Also served with a secret indictment was Michael A. Howard, 40, Youngstown, charged with aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly possessing methamphetamine on May 6, 2025.
Common Pleas
NEW CASES
County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Lori G. Smith, Lewis Road, Salineville, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Lewis Road, Salineville property.
County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Allen Dale Potts II, Shady Lane, East Liverpool, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Jackman Street, East Liverpool property.
County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Andrew Shafer, Glasgow Road, Lisbon, et al.; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Glasgow Road, Lisbon property.
County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Donna Lee Austin, Price Street, East Liverpool; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Price Street, East Liverpool property.
County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Mathew Davis, Union Street, Washingtonville; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Union Street, Washingtonville property.
County Treasurer, Lisbon, vs. Linda S. Russell, Oak Street, Salem; delinquent property tax foreclosure sought for Oak Street, Salem property.
Beth Ann Kelly, Westview Drive, Salem, and Rodney James Kelly, Eastview Drive, Salem; dissolution sought.
Lauren Brown, Tomahawk Drive, Negley, vs. Kyle Brown, Tomahawk Drive, Negley; divorce sought.
Brandee McCue, Darlington, Pa., vs. Timothy A. McCue, Pancake Clarkson Road, Negley; divorce sought.
Dollie Mae Sloan, Canfield, and Abisai O. Perez, Akron; dissolution sought.
DOCKET ENTRIES
Capital One, N.A. vs. Kaycee D. Calderone; $5,054 judgment granted to plaintiff.
Ally Bank vs. Maranda L. Toothman; $19,504 judgment granted to plaintiff.
Municipal
LISBON - In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a probation violation hearing was set Sept. 29 for Michael Allen Howard, 40, Jackman Street, East Liverpool, for a 2025 case involving charges of obstructing official business, drug paraphernalia and criminal trespass for a May 6, 2025 incident in East Liverpool.
A pretrial was set Oct. 14 for Dillon Riley Everhart, 25, Lincoln Avenue, Salineville, charged with drug paraphernalia for allegedly possessing a pipe on Aug. 8 in East Liverpool.
David R. Winters, 42, Walnut Street, Leetonia, was fined $1,365 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 177 days suspended and credit for three days served in a driver intervention program, with $500 of the fine suspended for operating a vehicle impaired, speeding and marked lanes. He must complete 25 hours community service and his license was suspended for one year, with driving privileges granted.
Isaac Flasco, 24, Town Square Boulevard, Columbiana, was fined $565 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 87 days suspended and credit for three days served in a driver intervention program for physical control amended from OVI. Another OVI and a failure to control charge were dismissed. He must complete 20 hours community service, with his license suspended for 270 days.
A pretrial was set Oct. 20 for Jacob A. Bezon, 29, Pierce Circle, Salem, charged with OVI, OVI refusal and reasonable control.
A pretrial was set Oct. 20 for Bradley James Lewis, 43, West Perry Street, Salem, charged with OVI, OVI breath, driving under suspension and driving while texting
A pretrial was set Oct. 19 for Jessie R. Phillips, 33, Shelby, charged with OVI.
A pretrial was set Oct. 19 for Stacey McClain, 56, Eastlake Road, Lisbon, charged with OVI, OVI breath and assured clear distance.
John Bright, 30, Winona Road, Salem, was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 178 days suspended and credit for two days served for and fined $1,000 for two counts of disorderly conduct and assault. The charge of assault was amended from domestic violence, and one count of disorderly conduct was amended from a charge of possessing weapons while intoxicated. The charge of assault stems from an incident on March 5 when Bright had a physical altercation with a woman in Salem that left markings on her left arm. The charges of disorderly conduct stem from an incident on Dec. 27 when Bright had a verbal altercation with another person while intoxicated and struck a truck and had to have a firearm taken from him out of concern he would harm someone.
Scott Arter, 61, Leetonia Road, Leetonia, was fined $500 for obstructing official business for repeatedly disobeying orders from officers to stop and surrender himself and walking away from them inside a Leetonia residence when being taken into custody for a secret indictment on July 10.
Kimberly Lamb, 41, Salem Unity Road, Salem, was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 177 days suspended and credit for one day served and fined $250 for theft for taking items totaling $100.87 in value from a Salem business without paying on May 27.
James Naples, 38, Westwood Drive, Warren, was fined $350 for criminal mischief amended from unauthorized use of a motor vehicle for failing to return a vehicle to a Salem business in the agreed upon time frame following a test drive on Oct. 2, 2025.
Nicholas Roberts Jr., 45, Fairview Avenue, Newton Falls, was sentenced to three days in jail with credit for three days served and fined $200 for theft for taking to DeWalt impact drill kits valued at $219.99 each from a Salem business without paying and advising the staff that "he was aware of the security policy and knew they were not allowed to stop him from leaving" on Dec. 15, 2022. Roberts was taken into custody by an undercover officer from the Champion Township Police Department approximately 45 minutes later while attempting to sell the stolen items.
Elias Eberly, 39, Hollyhock Avenue, Canton, was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 160 days suspended and fined $800 for OVI and failure to control. A charge of OVI second offense was dismissed.
A pretrial was set Oct. 21 for Randy Dean III, 18, state Route 45, Lisbon, charged with complicity for allegedly falsely informing the owners of stolen bikes that he did not know who had taken them in Lisbon on July 3.
A pretrial was set Aug. 24 for Colton Wade, 40, Macrum Street, East Liverpool, charged with violating a temporary protection order for allegedly being inside a residence listed in the protection order in East Liverpool on Aug. 11.
A pretrial was set Aug. 24 for Joseph Mason, 42, homeless, charged with criminal mischief and open container for allegedly having an open container of alcohol in public in East Liverpool on Aug. 2 and pulling the flowers out of flowerpots in Umbrell Alley in East Liverpool on Aug. 8.
A pretrial was set Oct. 21 for Mya Hasson, 46, Roosevelt Avenue, Salem, charged with cruelty to animals for allegedly leaving a dog in a vehicle with the windows up, no air conditioning running, and no water in Salem on July 17.
A disposition hearing was set Oct. 19 for Joshua Ellison, 42, Wilbert Avenue, East Liverpool, charged with OVI and loud exhaust.