Charge dropped against cell block jumper to save costs

LISBON

A charge of domestic violence has been dismissed against a man who was injured when he jumped from a second story Columbiana County jail-cell block Nov. 16.

Ronald E. Davie, 28, of Calcutta Smith Road, East Liverpool, sustained serious head injuries.

The jail is run by a private company, CiviGenics Inc. of Milford, Mass.

Columbiana County Prosecutor Robert Herron said Friday that Sheriff Ray Stone suggested that the charge should be dropped to save the county money.

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