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Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, two of the four people charged with multiple counts related to a break-in at the former East Liverpool Motor Lodge last week were ordered to serve 20 days in jail. Michael J. Selester, 28, Chester, W.Va., was fined $1,250 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 150 days suspended and credit for 10 days served, leaving the balance of 20 days still to serve, for misdemeanor attempted breaking and entering amended from fifth-degree felony breaking and entering, and misdemeanors of theft, endangering children, possessing criminal ...

POLICE

Sheriff’s Office — Deputies were dispatched at 5:06 a.m. Saturday to state Route 164, Fairfield Township, regarding a welfare check, with a caller advising they could hear a woman screaming at a neighboring residence. Upon arrival at the suspected residence, a deputy made contact with a man who allowed the responding deputies inside the residence. The man advised that everything was OK and medical treatment was not needed. Another deputy went to a bedroom and spoke with the woman. Possible drugs were seen in plain view by the deputy and recovered. The woman said everything was OK. ...

THE COURTS

Municipal LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, a preliminary hearing was set Jan. 28 for Patrick Joseph Dilworth, 38, New Springfield, charged with third-degree felony compelling prostitution and fifth-degree felony possessing criminal tools for allegedly responding to an undercover ad on a known prostitution website of a juvenile female being portrayed as a foster child runaway and arranging to have sexual activity with her in exchange for $140, then traveling to East Palestine on Nov. 19 for the meeting with the phone used to make the arrangements in his possession. ...

POLICE

Salem — Officers responded to the 100 block of West State Street at 3:42 a.m. Sunday where a caller reported smelling gun powder and unable to find a gas station employee. Officers made contact with an employee who reported a concern about people circling the store. A man was trespassed from the property. — Officers responded to a 500 block of South Broadway Avenue business at 2:43 a.m. Sunday in reference to a person to be removed. Officers took the person in question to the police department to wait for a ride home and issued him a trespass notice from the business. — David ...

Municipal Court

LISBON — In Columbiana County Municipal Court, cases against Courtney L. Troyer, 34, Gavers Road, Hanoverton, were bound over to the county grand jury for fourth-degree felony burglary and misdemeanor resisting arrest for allegedly illegally entering a residence on McCracken Road in Salem Township on Nov. 10 and then resisting when a deputy was taking her into custody. She was fined $75 for animals running at large for letting her dog run loose in September 2021 in Salem. A preliminary/pretrial hearing was set Nov. 25 for Ronnie L. Jackson, 68, Rose Drive, Lisbon, charged with ...

Man accused of attempted murder in baseball bat attack will be evaluated

LISBON — A man accused of attempted murder in a baseball bat attack against a woman in June was ordered to be evaluated for competency and sanity. Frederick L. Harroff, 66, last known address Columbiana Lisbon Road, Columbiana, appeared Thursday for a status hearing accompanied by his defense attorney Robert Bricker. He remains jailed under a $500,000 cash or surety bond. During the hearing, county Assistant Prosecutor Alec Beech said Bricker orally requested the evaluations. Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Washam granted the request and issued an order for the ...