sujhelyi@reviewonline.com
EAST LIVERPOOL East Liverpool Municipal Court Judge Dominic Frank ruled a city landlord’s Denver Street property was a public nuisance, electing to convict him of half of the housing code violations levied against him earlier this year.
In the judgment entry, which was released Monday, Frank agreed that Aaron Stevens, who possesses 145 properties within the city, was guilty of violating East Liverpool’s high weeds ordinance at two of this properties. Sentencing is May 10. The maximum sentence is a $500 fine and 60 days in jail.
The judge described his properties as rentals, available for sale on land installment or contracts or currently vacant.
sujhelyi@reviewonline.com
Brandi Cope talks to public defender Charley Kidder during Thursdayâs preliminary hearing in East Liverpool Municipal Court. (Photo by Stephanie Ujhelyi)
EAST LIVERPOOL A Liverpool Township police officer didn’t get the opportunity to share his testimony Thursday morning, as the woman accused of dragging him nearly 100 feet decided to take her chances with the grand jury.
Under the advice of public defender Charley Kidder, Brandi Lee Cope, of Lower Elkton Road in Columbiana, waived her preliminary hearing on charges of felonious assault, failure to comply with the order of a police officer Thursday morning before East Liverpool Municipal Court Judge Dominic Frank., who bound her over to the county grand jury.
Woman bound over in police pursuit case | News, Sports, Jobs morningjournalnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from morningjournalnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
sujhelyi@reviewonline.com
EAST LIVERPOOL A Columbiana area woman finds herself in jail in lieu of $100,000 cash or surety bond after spending Thursday morning allegedly trying to outrun the police.
Brandi Lee Cope (aka McVay), of Lower Elkton Road, is set for a preliminary hearing Thursday in East Liverpool Municipal Court on charges of felonious assault, a first-degree felony; failure to comply with order of a police officer, a third-degree felony; driving under suspension, a first-degree misdemeanor; obstructing official business and drug paraphernalia, both second-degree misdemeanors; fictitious plates and illegal plates, both fourth-degree misdemeanors; lighted lights required, a minor misdemeanor; and driving under a FRA suspension.
Morning Journal/Stephanie Ujhelyi
East Liverpool city assistant law director John Gamble (left) sits Monday at the prosecutor’s table during a bench trial on housing violations against Aaron Stevens (right), who is represented by his defense attorney, Timothy Brookes (center). Stevens is charged with two counts of high weeds and a single count of failure to comply to city housing code, all fourth-degree misdemeanors; as well as renting a property without a license, a third-degree misdemeanor. A decision by East Liverpool Municipal Court Judge Dominic Frank is expected by April 20.
NEWSLETTER
I m interested in (please check all that apply)