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.
Feb 10, 2021
EAST LIVERPOOL In East Liverpool Municipal Court, Charles D. Brereton III, South Surry Road, pleaded no contest to failure to file income tax and was fined $500 ($450 of the fine will be held in abeyance as long as he complies with the terms of his non-reporting unsupervised probation). He filed returns for tax years 2014 through 2016 and is ordered to make payments as agreed for 2009 through 2011 and 2014 and 2016. An additional charge of return and payment of income tax was dismissed with prejudice, after the defendant stipulated to probable cause and will pay associated costs.
An additional failure to file city income tax charge was dismissed with prejudice against Julie Brereton, South Surry Road.
Staff Writer
Morning Journal/Stephanie Ujhelyi
This T-shirt features a reproduction of a tattoo worn by âPretty Boyâ Floyd, who met his demise in a cornfield just outside the city.
EAST LIVERPOOL In the state of Ohio, police museums usually are found in bigger cities like Cincinnati, Cleveland or Toledo. However, visitors might be surprised to learn that this small city in Columbiana County also provides a unique look into its history thanks to its law enforcement.
Kelsey Hedrick, who formerly served East Liverpool and now nearby St. Clair Township police as a patrolman, is the curator of the East Liverpool Police Museum. For almost 20 years, the museum has provided a glimpse into life along the Ohio River.
East Liverpool Suspicious activity was reported at 12:59 p.m. Tuesday at Thompson Park, where it appears a man was sleeping inside a running vehicle. Officers checked a report of drug activity involving a red-headed male in a white hoodie at 2:12 p.m. Tuesday in the 1700 block of Alpha Street, but they were unable to make contact. Stephanie Barnes was cited at 3:31 a.m. Monday in the first block of McKinnon for not having a functional license plate light. Her passenger, Francis Lewis, was served with an active arrest warrant out of East Liverpool Municipal Court A property owner in the 800 block of Fairview Street allowed the city housing inspector and an officer to do a walk-through of a resident without incident at 12:55 pm. Monday.
Kelsey Hedrick poses in one exhibit space within the East Liverpool Police Museum.
EAST LIVERPOOL In the state of Ohio, police museums usually are found in bigger cities like Cincinnati, Cleveland or Toledo. However, visitors might be surprised to learn that this small city in Columbiana County also provides a unique look into its history thanks to its law enforcement.
Kelsey Hedrick, who formerly served East Liverpool and now nearby St. Clair Township police as a patrolman, is the curator of the East Liverpool Police Museum. For almost 20 years, the museum has provided a glimpse into life along the Ohio River.