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Brett Kimber Guthrie, who has prior drug and theft arrests, has now been charged with two additional felonies after admitting he allegedly took a man's pickup truck in early October 2022 and drove it to Virginia "to pick up fentanyl pills," according to a South Williamsport police affidavit. Borough police said the 22-year-old Guthrie made the confession on July 10, shortly after he was arrested for stealing a man's car from the 500 block of West Southern Avenue earlier in the day.
In the new case, Guthrie, of 488 Bayard St., South Williamsport, is accused of allegedly stealing Alvin Shaw's truck from the 300 block of Lowe St., police said. Guthrie has since waived his preliminary hearing before District Judge Gary Whiteman and is free on $15,000 bail. Court records provided no information on whether the vehicle was ever recovered, and if so, where.
Concerning another vehicle-theft case, Robert John Watkins, 46, of 647 Wildwood Blvd., has been charged with felony theft and receiving stolen property after he stole a U-Haul box truck from the 1000 block of Vine Avenue on Oct. 16, city police alleged in an affidavit. No information was available on whether the truck was ever recovered. Initially jailed following his arraignment before District Judge Christian Frey in late November, Watkins, who has since waived his preliminary hearing, is free on $5,000 bail. Watkins has also waived his preliminary hearing on a city police charge of felony trespassing for illegally entering a property at 1516 ½ Light St. allegedly on Sept. 8.
In a third theft case, Britney Ann Friend, 36, 815 W. Fourth St., has been charged with theft and receiving stolen property for stealing two delivered packages outside 412 W. Third St. on Monday morning, city police alleged in court papers. Surveillance video recorded Friend carrying the packages from the scene, and photos from the video were instrumental in leading investigators to an apartment building in the 300 block of West Third Street, where Friend was taken into custody the next day. The packages, with a total value of $150, also were recovered, police said. Following her arraignment before Gardner, Friends was released on $10,000 bail.