Police Briefs
Athens woman charged with endangering child
Brittany Ann Amentler, 25, of Athens, was charged by Athens Borough Police for her involvement in the manufacturing and use of methamphetamine, Athens police said.
Police were alerted to the situation by Amentler's mother who was concerned about her grandchild's health and safety, police said.
Amentler told police and Child Youth Services that she was pregnant and with her boyfriend, Carl E. Johnston, 46, when he was making methamphetamine, police said.
Police said Amentler took a voluntary drug test for CYS that tested positive for methamphetamine and she told police that she breast fed her child while using drugs and was present during the manufacturing of methamphetamine between approximately Feb. 23 and March 23.
Amentler was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and recklessly endangering another person.
Amentler has been issued a summons to appear before Magisterial District Judge Michael Shaw on May 12 for her preliminary hearing.
Applebee's employee charged with assault, public intoxication
Craig Alan Fitzgerald, 34, of New Albany was charged with simple assault, public drunkenness, and disorderly conduct by Athens Township Police after becoming physically violent at the Elmira Street Applebee's in Sayre on April 8, Athens police said.
According to police, before the incident, Fitzgerald went to his car during his break and became violent shortly after returning to his dishwashing duties.
Police said Applebee's employees tried to restrain Fitzgerald which resulted in a manager being bitten and taken to Robert Packer Hospital for treatment.
Police said it took five officers to restrain Fitzgerald and said his intoxication resembled the effects of bath salts.
Police said a cursory view inside Fitzgerald's locked vehicle revealed a ceramic pipe and several packets labeled "Heavenly Aroma" which contained an unknown substance.
Fitzgerald has been issued a summons to appear before Magisterial District Judge Michael Shaw on May 12 for his preliminary hearing.
Corning woman charged in Walmart theft
Sara Marie Sutton, 31, of Corning, was charged with retail theft by Athens Township Police after attempting to steal over $1,600 worth of merchandise from the Elmira Street Walmart in Sayre, Athens police said.
On April 9, Walmart's Asset Protection Associate saw Sutton's 12-year-old son pushing a cart alone in the store, police said.
The boy pushed the cart full of merchandise past the registers where he met Sutton and the pair left the store, police said.
When confronted by the Asset Protection Associate, Sutton and her son fled toward Applebee's, police said.
Sutton was remanded to Bradford County Jail in lieu of $35,000 bail.
She will appear before Magisterial District Judge Michael Shaw on April 14 for her preliminary hearing.