LISBON – In Columbiana County Municipal Court, Joshua L. Gorby, 47, South Market Street, East Palestine, was charged with attempt, a second-degree felony; possession of criminal tools, a fifth-degree felony; and misdemeanor child endangerment and domestic violence linked to the Columbiana County Grand Jury. Gorby is accused of threatening to burn down her house on June 15, pouring gasoline over the back of the house, including the porch and a detached garage, while her young daughter was inside the house. The incident occurred during a large storm in which lightning may have struck the gasoline, causing the fire.
Sara Christine Noling, 36, East Taggart Street, East Palestine, was charged with possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony; breaking and entering, a fifth-degree felony; and theft, a fourth-degree felony, bound over to the grand jury. The drug possession charge stems from a search of his home on January 14, 2022, which allegedly revealed drug paraphernalia consistent with the use of methamphetamine, 2.84 grams of methamphetamine, and a mirror with traces of methamphetamine . The burglary and breaking and entering charges stem from allegedly breaking into a home in East Palestine on May 5, 2022 and then being found with the victim’s checkbook on June 5, 2023.
Devin S. Earich, 28, High Street, Leetonia, had a charge of domestic violence, a fourth-degree felony, bound over to the grand jury. Earich is accused of slamming a family member into a door and then following her into another room where he allegedly choked her and threw her to the floor on June 14 in Leetonia. In another case, a Sept. 18 pretrial was set for Earich, charged with assault for allegedly knocking the victim to the ground during a March 21 altercation in Leetonia.
Austin M. Maxon, 26, Water Street, Salineville, was charged with two counts of fourth-degree felony assault, one count of second-degree larceny and misdemeanor counts of larceny, resisting arrest, obstruction of justice and disorderly conduct linked to the grand jury for allegedly. breaking into a Salineville home on June 9 and taking a BB, as well as fighting with an officer investigating a domestic situation at his home the same day the officer suffered scrapes and bruises on his arms.
Brandon McKay Byers, 30, 18th Street, Wellsville, was charged with burglary, a second-degree felony, and obstruction of justice, a misdemeanor, for allegedly entering an East Liverpool home on June 6 and stealing $312 for a wallet and several sets of clothing. keys, as well as a change of clothes, then try to elude officers on foot on June 6. He was charged with domestic violence, a fourth-degree felony, in which he is accused of striking a family member with a closed fist on April 29. also tied
Robert K. Barrett, 38, West 9th Street, East Liverpool, had a charge of criminal assault, a second-degree felony, bound over to the grand jury. He is accused of hitting the victim in the face with hands, fists and household objects, hitting her legs with a laptop battery, choking her until she was unconscious and spraying her with his own mace on March 22. He had allegedly made previous threats to kill the victim. victim with a claw hammer and putting a knife to his throat.
A June 28 jury trial was set for Colton A. Reese, 23, Auburn Drive, Chester, W.Va., on a charge of assault for allegedly attacking a victim at the Wellsville Eagles on Sept. 24, 2022 .
A June 29 preliminary hearing was set for Wilbert E. Faulk, 64, Youngstown, charged with breaking and entering, a fifth-degree felony, for allegedly entering a vacant home in St. Clair on June 19 and take several hats.
A July 17 preliminary hearing was set for Preston S. Beagle, 34, Continental Drive, Salem, charged with fifth-degree drug possession, a felony, for allegedly possessing 23 over-the-counter Xanax pills during an investigation on May 28, 2022 in Salem. .
An Aug. 17 preliminary hearing was set for Joseph Wayne Ward, 32, Poland, charged with theft, a fourth-degree felony, for allegedly failing to complete renovations on an East Palestine home in 2021 for for which they paid him $15,235.
A June 29 pretrial was set for Levi A. Shields, 27, Main Street, Wellsville, charged with theft for allegedly taking several glass smoking devices valued at approximately $100 from a business in East Liverpool on May 17th. In a separate case, he was fined $150 for no driver’s license and a turn signal violation.
A June 29 pretrial was set for Chris Charles Woolley, 36, Vine Street, charged with violating a protection order for allegedly being at the East Liverpool home of someone who has an order of protection against him on June 22.
A June 29 pretrial was set for Timothy W. Adkins, 46, Grant Street, Lisbon, charged with domestic violence for allegedly choking a family member May 13, telecommunications harassment for allegedly sending several messages and try to contact through social networks someone who did not. I want any contact with him on April 6th, and drive with loud suspension and exhaust.
An Aug. 24 pretrial was set for Sarah Ann Graham, 20, Pinewood Drive, New Waterford, charged with assault for allegedly punching a victim in the head during an argument on June 19 in East Palestine; and possession of drug abuse instruments and obstructing official business for allegedly concealing a bag of an unknown whitish substance in her bra and a loaded hypodermic syringe in her vehicle while serving a warrant on 21 June in East Palestine. He also did not incur any fines for driving under suspension.
An Aug. 31 trial was set for Charles E. Courtney, 43, South Elm Street, Columbiana, on charges of resisting arrest and menacing for allegedly yelling profanities and making an obscene gesture at a police officer. Columbiana on June 16 while a passenger in a vehicle, then after interacting with the officer, charged at the officer before threatening “lay lead” to the officer and retreating to the vehicle.
A Sept. 5 pretrial was set for Kristal D. Barnett, 39, Claibourne Street, East Liverpool, charged with failure to file City of East Liverpool income tax return for 2022 while at large parole for a 2021 sentence on the same charge.
A Sept. 5 pretrial was set for Nancy I. Lanza, 41, South Elm Street, Columbiana, charged with obstructing official business and disorderly conduct for allegedly yelling profanities and refusing to give her name while she was intoxicated at the Salem hospital on June 20.
A Sept. 5 pretrial was set for Megan Lindsay Tomich, 36, Poland, charged with OVI first offense, OVI breath first offense .17+ and a turn signal violation .
A Sept. 11 pretrial was set for George Jeges Jr., 58, Lowellville, charged with speeding in a school zone.
A Sept. 14 pretrial was set for Nathanyel Dion White, 20, Niles, on charges of driving under suspension and traffic control device violation.
A Sept. 14 pretrial was set for Rickey E. Smalley, 62, state Route 644, Kensington, on a charge of sanitary wastewater system permit violation.
A Sept. 14 pretrial was set for Charles Kevin Taylor Jr., 37, Youngstown, on a charge of driving under suspension.
A Sept. 14 pretrial was set for Quentin Joshua Harrison, 41, Waynesburg, Pa., charged with prostitution and possession of criminal tools for agreeing to pay $60 for sex with an adult woman and travel to East Palestine on June 6 in response. to an online ad posted by an undercover Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force agent.
A Sept. 14 trial was set for Christian Cody Reiss, 26, East Chestnut Street, Lisbon, charged with OVI first offense, failure to control and improper registration.
A Sept. 14 pretrial was set for Austin A. Angeli, 35, Cedar Ridge Drive, Salem, charged with criminal damage and trespassing for allegedly refusing to leave a Salem Township home on June 17 after doing this several times by the owner.
A Sept. 18 pretrial was set for Chris Michael Shutack, 47, Columbiana Waterford Road, Columbiana, charged with OVI first offense, OVI breath 0.08 gram first offense, driving under suspension and signal violation turning
A Sept. 19 pretrial was set for Thomas J. Slager Jr., 57, Louise Avenue, East Liverpool, charged with five counts of failure to pay city of East Liverpool income tax from 2019 until 2023.
Paul Dabney, 34, New Waterford Road, New Waterford, was fined $300 for possession of marijuana and possession of marijuana paraphernalia.
Michael Thomas Butler, 58, John Street, Salineville, was fined $150 for an equipment violation modified for speed.
Annie Grace Griggs, 19, Cream Ridge Road, Lisbon, was fined $35 for speeding.
Stacey D. Heiney, 38, 7th Street, Wellsville, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (87 suspended), fined $920, license suspended for 180 days, placed on two years of probation and was ordered to complete 40 hours of community service and alcohol. / Assessment of substance abuse for modified physical control of OVI and speed.
Christopher A. Schiavi, 27, West Wilson Street, Salem, was fined $75 for speeding. An unauthorized plate charge was dismissed.
Phillip A. Jones, 29, Sophia Street, East Liverpool, was fined $6 for driving while suspended and a seat belt violation.
A charge of disorderly conduct against Gerald K. Joy Jr., 59, Carrollton, was dismissed.
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