Category Cops and Courts

Sept. 2025 Grand Jury Indictments

Hancock County, WV – Steven E. Dragisich, Hancock County Prosecuting Attorney, announces that the September 2025 Term of the Hancock County Grand Jury met this week and returned the following Indictments:ock County, WV – Steven E. Dragisich, Hancock County Prosecuting Attorney, announcesthat the September 2025…

Chester August Police Log

Wilhelm Hesse, Chester, WV- Speeding.                               Joshua Abel, Pittsburgh, PA- Speeding. Dakota Ziser, Leetonia, OH- Speeding. Lucas Garcia, Pittsburgh, PA- Speeding. Aaron Singleton, Pittsburgh, PA- Speeding. Carla Perez, Newell, WV- Speeding. Erin Zoller, Chester, WV- Speeding. Jesse Rhines, Georgetown, PA- Speeding. Devin Jaggers, Woodbridge, VA- Speeding.…

Hancock County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Log

8/7 John B. Weaver, East Liverpool Capias 8/10 James R. Anslover, Massillon, OH – Trespassing/Obstruction x 2 8/10 Vincent E. Boyd, New Cumberland – DUI 1st/Failure to maintain control 8/11 Gary Behanna, Newell – Grand Larceny 8/11 Cheryl A. Behanna, Newell – Possession of Cocaine…

Massillon Man Leads Police Across State Lines

Chester, WV – On the evening of Sunday, August 31st, 2025 at approximately 7:15 p.m., a Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office Deputy along with a Patrolman from the East Liverpool Police Dept., attempted to stop a vehicle on State Route 39 in East Liverpool, Ohio. The…

Hancock County Sheriff’s Dept. Arrest Log

7/2 Coletin B. Adamson, Weirton – Obstruction/Underage Consumption 7/2 Kierstin M Derosky, Newell – Capias/Breaking &Entering Warrant x2 7/2 Nevin T. Householder, Toronto, OH – Violation 7/4 Cory J. Smart, Weirton – Capias 7/4 Brianne P. Hardy, Weirton – Capias 7/5 John P. Weaver, East…

Bar Fight Ends in One Being Charged with Malicious Assault

(release from Chester Chief of Police Charles Stanley) On 7/31/25 at 10:35 p.m., Chester Police and Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a report of a fight on the sidewalk in front of the Chester VFW at 415 Carolina Avenue, Chester. When Patrolman Kyle…

Sheriff’s June Arrest Log

6/5 Twillia J. Williams, New Cumberland – Domestic Battery 6/10 Trent K. McGurl, East Liverpool – Wanton endangerment/Domestic Battery 6/17 Brandon Mayhew, Weirton – DWLS DUI 1st 6/17 David M. Partee, New Cumberland – Delivery of Meth. 6/18 Bonnie J. McCauley, Poland, OH – Obstructing…