Municipal
LISBON An April 15 preliminary hearing and pretrial was set in county Municipal Court for David L. Todd, 49, Elkton-West Point Road, Lisbon, charged with felony charges of harassment by an inmate and assault of a police officer, as well as a misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest. On Friday, Todd was charged for allegedly charging Deputy Kevin Shulas’ police cruiser with a bag of potting soil and then took a swing at Shulas, striking him in the face, as Todd continued to actively resist arrest. Then after Todd was in handcuffs, he allegedly spit on Deputy Eric Buday’s arm. His bond is set at $50,000 cash or surety.
EP police sued
EAST PALESTINE An East Palestine woman charged with obstructing official justice and resisting arrest is suing two East Palestine officers, the chief and the police department for an incident in February 2020.
Betsy L. Theodore, 452 Alice St., East Palestine, is suing officers Matthew Elser and William Milliken III, as well as Chief James Brown III and the East Palestine Police Department for assault, false arrest and malicious prosecution.
Theodore was charged with obstruction of justice and resisting arrest Feb. 9, 2020 after allegedly lying to officers about the identity of Travis Mosti, 38, who had a warrant out of Jefferson County. Both charges are second-degree misdemeanors and Theodore pleaded innocent at her arraignment Feb. 10, 2020. A jury trial is scheduled for Feb. 18, 2021 on the charges.
Staff Writer
EAST LIVERPOOL A former city public official was one of eight county residents who have a date in court for tax charges.
On Dec. 31, summonses were issued for Brian S. Allen, of Shady Lane Drive, for failure to file city income tax for multiple years.
Allen served as the city’s safety-service director, who acts as the city’s liaison between the administration, council and city operations and chief adviser to the mayor. His duties also included oversight of the city’s safety and service department as well as the city’s annual budget, which is dependent on income from the city’s tax base for city operations.
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EAST LIVERPOOL A former city public official was one of eight county residents who have a date in court for tax charges.
On Dec. 31, summonses were issued for Brian S. Allen, of Shady Lane Drive, for failure to file city income tax for multiple years.
Allen served as the city’s safety-service director, who acts as the city’s liaison between the administration, council and city operations and chief adviser to the mayor. His duties also included oversight of the city’s safety and service department as well as the city’s annual budget, which is dependent on income from the city’s tax base for city operations.