Jefferson County Sheriff

Flushed: A Smithfield township man told deputies his wife assaulted him after he flushed three pills he found in her pocket down the toilet, Sunday. He told deputies he figures they were Xanax and said she became very angry, chasing him around the house (and) at one point she grabbed him by the arm, leaving several scratch marks.” He said he’s “tired of her drug use and this time he wants to file charges.” Deputies said the woman “spoke in circles and began telling us about her day and (her husband) cutting grass,” the deputy said. “When I asked her to get to the part about the pills and chasing him around, (she) stated they were not hers, they belong to a friend and the only yelling she did was to tell him not to call the police.” She denied assaulting him.

Stick with soft drinks: A Steubenville man said his girlfriend punched out his garage door window, Sunday. He said they’ve been dating about a year and everything was fine until they got back to his place Saturday night and she wanted to get alcohol and he said no, then the next morning when they were fighting he said she wanted to go get her drug of choice, cocaine, and while they were arguing she punched out the garage entry door window. When deputies talked to his girlfriend, she said only that they’d argued and he locked her out with her keys still inside his house and when she knocked on the window it broke. She said she’d pay to have it fixed.

Bad behavior: A mother said her 13-year-old son broke things, tried to slash her tires and threatened to beat her with a broom when she unplugged his Xbox and grounded him for not doing his chores, Sunday. The teen was hiding under his bed when deputies arrived, and when he finally started to emerge “he had a broom in his hand, swinging it side-to-side.” The deputy removed the broom from his possession and put the youth in the back of his cruiser.

OVI charged: A Rayland man was taken into custody after a caller reported a suspicious vehicle with heavily tinted windows parked in the roadway in front of his home with the headlights on. Christian A. Ryan, 21, of Rayland was charged with OVI and failure to comply on state Route 150 in Mount Pleasant township, Sunday. He also was cited for failure to control, a seat belt violation and a window tint violation. Deputies allege they found Ryan in the driver’s seat, “incoherent but slightly responsive,” and when they tried to get him to roll down his window to ensure he wasn’t having a medical emergency he instead fled, “driving primarily in the left lane and off the road into yards.” At one point they said he pulled off the road by a business and as the deputy approached his vehicle, took off again, this time “nearly (striking) multiple signs and a residential propane tank in the yard next to the car wash.” The deputy tried to get in front of him to force him to pull over but said Ryan’s vehicle scraped his bumper with his fender and door, slowing down in the 200 block of Market Street where the deputy was able to approach on foot and used his baton to break the passenger side window. He said Ryan was “still accelerating slowly and coasting back,” so he dropped the baton and pulled his service weapon and ordered him to stop the car and exit the vehicle. Deputies reported he denied using drugs or alcohol but struggled to bring himself up to a knee while he held his right arm steady, and when he tried to get up “could not balance himself and fell.” A resident came out and assisted in getting him to a sitting position. Deputies noted Ryan refused a breathalyzer test.

Mow mine: A Dillonvale woman was upset because when her neighbor weedwacked, the string was hitting her fence, Sunday. She said she had the fence put up four inches inside her property line so there wouldn’t be any problems when the neighbor cut her grass or weedwacked, and said she’d asked her not to do it but she still does it.

Window broken: A Richmond resident told deputies she believes the rear window of her SUV was shot out with a BB gun, Saturday. She said when she went outside to get in the car she noticed a hole in her back window. She told her husband, and when he opened the driver’s side door to see if he could find a BB the rear windshield busted out completely.

No supervision: A 5-year-old was playing in the construction zone on state Route 150 in Dillonvale, Saturday. A worker was able to tell deputies what house the child ran to, and deputies noted they were at the same house a few weeks ago because the same child had been caught playing in the construction zone. His mother told deputies she’d last seen him playing in the driveway.

Ongoing issue: A client at Shaffer Plaza causing recurring problems punched an employee in the face, and also busted out a windshield and ripped off a gas cap of a vehicle, Saturday. Deputies have now been to the property at least 20 times for calls involving the man.

Not over yet: A Tiltonsville woman who’s been estranged from her husband for a year returned to their home to get her things, but told deputies he wouldn’t let her in to get them, Friday. She told deputies she’d found a place to live and was moving in. Her estranged husband said they’d “split up a year ago and now she wants to come and get her belongings,” but admitted they weren’t divorced. While deputies were explaining to them that she is within her rights to go in the residence and get her belongings until their divorce is final. While deputies were speaking with him his girlfriend came out of the residence.

Lesson learned: A Dillonvale man who sold his 2004 Chevy pickup truck two years ago but didn’t take the license plate regrets it, Saturday. He said he learned the plate is still on the vehicle, even though it’s expired, after receiving a bill from the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission for more than $100. He told deputies he has all the paperwork to show he sold the vehicle, and also contacted police in Weirton, where the buyer resides.

Neighborhood problems: An Adena man told deputies he was mowing his lawn when one of his neighbor’s dogs slipped its chain and ran toward him so he shot it, Friday. The dog had a bloody wound on its back but was otherwise unharmed, they said. He said he’s been bitten before by one of their dogs.

Booked: Corey Grant, 31, 163 Nessley St., Empire, domestic violence and conveying prohibited items into a detention facility, Friday. Grant allegedly threatened a family member and damaged the residence, deputies said. He was charged with conveyance after corrections officers located two suboxone in his pocket. Even though they were prescribed, deputies pointed out it is still illegal to bring medications, prescribed or not, into a jail.

Booked: Amanda Painter, 33, 5600 state Route 152, Dillonvale, domestic violence, Sunday; John Woolmaker, 57, 713 N. Fourth St., Toronto, Friday; Brandon Billingsley, 39, 593 township Highway 155, Rayland, parole violation, Friday.

Steubenville police

Dancing with herself: A woman was dancing “and acting strange” in the alley in the 100 block of North Seventh Street, Sunday. She told police she was fine.

Meth-odical: Donald Eilander, 37, 403 Union Ave., Steubenville, possession of methamphetamines, tampering with evidence, improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle, weapons under disability. Eilander also was cited for driving under suspension, no brake lights and a turn signal violation. Eilander allegedly tried to jettison a vial of meth by tossing it under a cruiser, police said.

Not the first time: Catalytic converters on four PrimeTime vehicles were stolen, Sunday.

Drawing blood: A Market Street resident said she was punched in the face by a woman known to her, drawing blood, Sunday. She wants the woman to be charged.

Kids and BB guns: Officers were dispatched to Clair and Lawson avenues to address reports of juveniles shooting at houses with BB guns, but when they checked the area had “negative contact with anyone outside.”

Stolen: A Ridge Avenue resident said someone stole her window air conditioner, Sunday.

Booked: Tyler Holbrook, 27, 142 N. Sixth St., Steubenville, menacing by stalking warrant out of Cuyahoga County, Sunday; Samira Pame, 19, 1110 Lincoln Ave., Steubenville, assault; Melvin Smith, 46, Akron, improper handling of a firearm, Saturday;

Cited: Vonta’ Lytle, 23, 437 S. Fifth St., Steubenville, failure to control.

Ohio State Highway Patrol

Charlene Peace, 33, 103 Ravine St., Mingo Junction, failure to appear, Friday; James Edwin White, 0, 161 Mound St., 2nd Floor, Tiltonsville, possession of fentanyl and tampering with evidence, Saturday; Angel Marie Gonzalez, 25, 1340 Oak Grove Ave., Steubenville, failure to appear, Sunday.