Salem Township Constable Dan Valentine is back on the job.
Trustees voted Thursday to reinstate him immediately after a brief special meeting. He had been on paid administrative leave since Nov. 12 in response to his Oct. 25 arrest for theft at a liquor store in Columbiana.
Last Friday, he pleaded guilty in Mahoning County Court in Canfield to an amended charge of disorderly conduct, which is a minor misdemeanor, and paid a fine of $100.
Trustee Chair Bill Heston said after talking with legal counsel, “I don’t see any reason why we can’t reinstate Mr. Valentine at this time. We’ve had several letters of support.”
Dec 15, 2020
SALEM TWP. The Salem Township Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting at noon Thursday regarding the township police chief.
The meeting will be held at the administration building off of state Route 558 in Franklin Square.
Constable Dan Valentine has been on paid administrative leave since last month after being charged with theft related to an incident at the Wine Connection in Columbiana in October. He was accused of pocketing five mini bottles of alcohol.
He pleaded guilty Friday at Mahoning County Court in Canfield to an amended charge of disorderly conduct, a minor misdemeanor, and was fined $100.
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CANFIELD Suspended Salem Township Constable Dan Valentine pleaded guilty to an amended charge of disorderly conduct and paid a fine of $100 during a pretrial Friday in Canfield.
Valentine appeared with his defense attorney Ryan Ingram and made no comment after being sentenced by Judge Molly Johnson in Mahoning County Court #5.
“Stay out of trouble,” she advised Valentine at the end of the hearing.
The 53-year-old Leetonia resident had originally been charged with a first-degree misdemeanor charge of theft after being accused of stealing five mini bottles of liquor from the Wine Connection, state Route 14, Columbiana, on Oct. 25.
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CANFIELD Suspended Salem Township Constable Dan Valentine pleaded guilty to an amended charge of disorderly conduct and paid a fine of $100 during a pretrial Friday in Canfield.
Valentine appeared with his defense attorney Ryan Ingram and made no comment after being sentenced by Judge Molly Johnson in Mahoning County Court #5.
“Stay out of trouble,” she advised Valentine at the end of the hearing.
The 53-year-old Leetonia resident had originally been charged with a first-degree misdemeanor charge of theft after being accused of stealing five mini bottles of liquor from the Wine Connection, state Route 14, Columbiana, on Oct. 25.
A motion by assistant county Prosecutor Michael McBride to amend the theft charge to a minor misdemeanor of disorderly conduct was accepted, leading to the plea. Ingram had met briefly with McBride before the hearing.
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