COLUMBIANA COUNTY COURT NEWS
LISBON An Operation Big Oak defendant, Micheala Sue Reardon, 27, Cleveland, pleaded guilty in Common Pleas Court to attempted engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, a second-degree felony; corrupting another with drugs, a second-degree felony; aggravated trafficking in heroin, a second-degree felony; aggravated trafficking in cocaine, a fourth-degree felony; and two counts of aggravated trafficking in drugs, both a fourth-degree felony. Reardon was sentenced to two years in prison and fined $7,500 after requesting immediate sentencing. In a separate case, Reardon pleaded guilty to illegal conveyance of a drug of abuse onto the grounds of a specified government facility and was sentenced to a year in prison with credit for 29 days already served and consecutive to the time she is serving in the Operation Big Oak case. Reardon had brought marijuana and tobacco to the county jail on July 7, 2019.
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 11, 2021
LISBON In Common Pleas Court, Robert L. Gailey, 46, Hookstown, Pa., one of the Operation Big Oak defendants, stipulated to violating the terms of his intervention in lieu of conviction treatment plan, which was then dishonorably terminated. He was credited with 29 days served in jail and placed on three years of community control. Gailey had initially pleaded guilty to trafficking in heroin, trafficking in cocaine and three counts of aggravated trafficking in drugs for fentanyl and crack cocaine he was selling sometimes from his home in February, March, May and June of 2017.
Zachary R. Fraser, 22, Scotts Mill Road, Rogers, stipulated to violating the terms of his community control for a trafficking in drugs charge and a possession of drugs charge. His community control was dishonorably terminated and he was sentenced to 270 days in jail with credit for 199 days served. The charges were for having marijuana prepared for sale in five separately packaged bags, as well a