Multiple charges filed for Towanda man
A Towanda man faces multiple traffic, alcohol, and drug-related charges following a traffic stop that occurred on Nov. 27 in Towanda.
According to information filed with Magisterial District Judge Timothy Clark's office, Donald Morgenstern, 48, was unable to provide police with a driver's license, proof of insurance and vehicle registration. Police also discovered that Morgenstern was wanted by the Bradford County Sheriff's Department and the vehicle's state inspection sticker did not match the VIN number of the vehicle. Upon searching the vehicle, police discovered three hypodermic needles, two plastic baggies with a white powdery substance, and two open beer cans with beer still inside.
Morgenstern was arraigned before Clark in lieu of $5,000 bail and waived his preliminary hearing.
Milan man charged after dispute turns violent
A Milan man has been charged with simple assault and harassment following an altercation that turned physical with a female victim that occurred on Jan. 10 in Ulster Township.
According to information filed with Magisterial District Judge Timothy Clark's office, Ira Ray McCartney, 35, pushed the victim through a glass door and punched her several times in the sides before choking her. Upon arriving to the scene, police observed injuries to the victim's head and left ring finger, as well as finger marks around her neck consistent with someone choking her. Additionally, an on-scene witness provided police with a written statement corroborating the victim's version of events.
McCartney was arraigned before Clark in lieu of $2,500 bail and pled guilty to the harassment charge as part of a plea deal at his preliminary hearing.
Towanda woman faces drug charges
A Towanda woman has been charged with the possession and delivery of a controlled substance and criminal use of a communication facility following an incident that occurred on Feb. 24, 2014.
According to information filed with Magisterial District Judge Timothy Clark's office, Randi Marie Potter, 23, faces these charges after selling Percocet tablets valued at approximately $120 to another individual.
Potter was arraigned before Clark and waived her preliminary hearing.
Man arrested after traffic stop
A Towanda man was found to be in possession of multiple items used for drugs following a traffic stop that occurred on Oct. 29 in Towanda.
According to information filed with Magisterial District Judge Timothy Clark's office, Blaine Thomas Boyer, 24, was stopped by police after his vehicle was observed to have a headlight that was out. Boyer was unable to provide police with his driver's license and did not have a valid state inspection on his vehicle. Upon searching Boyer and the vehicle, police discovered a glass pipe on Boyer's person, a glass water pipe inside the vehicle, a small amount of marijuana, a disassembled pen with a burnt end, an unused hypodermic needle and a black pouch containing a loaded hypodermic needle, an orange plastic baggie containing an unknown white substance, an orange straw and a razor blade with a burnt end.
Boyer has been sent a summons for a preliminary hearing scheduled for March 6.
Theft charges filed for two men
A Wyalusing man and a Monroeton man have been charged with entering a building when no one was present; criminal conspiracy; criminal trespass; theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property following an incident that occurred on Jan. 13 in Monroe Township.
According to information filed with Magisterial District Judge Timothy Clark's office, Walter Lawrence Reynolds Jr., 27, of Monroeton broke into a residence and stole $290 in one dollar denominations belonging to a 68-year-old male while Curtis Ryan Clark, 25, waited in a vehicle. Curtis Clark then drove Reynolds to the PS Bank in Ulster, where he exchanged the sum of the bills for larger denominations. Both men confessed to the theft after being interviewed by police.
Curtis Clark was arraigned before District Judge Michael Shaw in lieu of $10,000 bail. Reynolds was arraigned before Shaw in lieu of $50,000 bail, which was later decreased to $25,000. Both men currently await preliminary hearings.
Man charged with simple assault
Jason Lewis Shores, 36, of Stevensville, faces a preliminary hearing at 3:45 p.m. today before Magisterial District Judge Fred Wheaton of Wysox on charges of simple assault and harassment for an incident that took place Dec. 16 at a residence on Route 706, just south of Devine Road, in Stevens Township, according to court papers filed with Wheaton's office.
Wheaton's office redacted the name of the victim in the court papers.
According to an affidavit, the victim stated that he was attacked by his sister's boyfriend, Shores, between about 5:30 a.m. and 5:45 a.m. He said Shores came to his friend's residence on Route 706 and accused him of stealing the stereo from Shores' truck. The victim said that he told Shores he did not take the stereo, and Shores began to strike him several times about the face, abdomen, and chest and grabbed him by the neck and started to choke him and "kneed" him in the right side. He said Shores got up and kicked him in the right side, checked the victim's friend's car and left.
Shores was sent a summons.