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2 are charged in Tioga County

Charged recently in district court in Tioga County were:

Jason Thomas Smith, 45, of Galeton; state police at Mansfield; false statement to law enforcement while trying to purchase a rifle at Ziggy’s Custom Barrels and Guns in Gaines Township on Nov. 18, 2015. Smith had prior offenses that he did not list on the gun application form. A summons was sent by District Judge Robert Repard.

Brandon Starkweather, 18, of Wellsboro; Wellsboro police; careless driving, fleeing or attempting to elude police for allegedly taking off from a traffic stop at 90 to 100 mph on March 30. Documents state the patrolman found Starkweather’s car at his address, where he admitted fleeing because he had smoked marijuana before being stopped. A summons was sent by District Judge Robert Repard.

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