DuBoistown woman arrested on arson-related offenses

Christine Seelye faces felony arson-related charges after she poured accelerates on the garage floor of a home in the 1600 block of Trimble Road in Gamble Township on June 30, Cpl. Nathan Birth, a state police fire marshal, alleged in an affidavit. At the time, she was living in the house, but earlier in the day at the end of a protection from abuse order hearing, the 59-year-old woman had been ordered “to remove her belongings” from the property, Birth said in the court document.

When a state trooper asked her why she poured gasoline in the garage, Seelye, now living at 2945 Cochran Ave., DuBoistown, replied “I built that garage. I was going to burn it (down),” it was stated in the affidavit.

Troopers had been dispatched to the Gamble Township property to do a welfare check on Seelye, who, following the hearing, was heard saying she was “going to burn everything that she had built and herself,” the affidavit stated. She reportedly had locked herself in a bathroom, but she spoke with troopers at her kitchen table once they arrived at the home. “Seelye smelled heavily of what a trooper believed to be kerosene,” the affidavit stated.

Seelye was arraigned last week before District Judge Gary Whiteman on charges of attempted arson, dangerous burning, possession of explosive-incendiary material and risking a catastrophe. She was released on $50,000 bail.

Domestic disturbance lands woman in prison

As she brandished a knife in her hand during a disturbance in the couple’s apartment at 925 W. Fourth St. about 1:15 p.m. on Saturday, Branejah Ashley asked her boyfriend “Do you want to die,” it was alleged in a city police affidavit. Using the knife, the 22-year-old woman started cutting the man’s shirt off, police said, adding that the two made their way outside, where Ashley is alleged to have struck the man in the face with her hand. Following her arraignment before District Judge Christian Frey on charges of terroristic threats, simple assault and harassment, Ashley was initially jailed, but has since been released on $7,500 bail.

City man allegedly stole sterling silver from landlord

While renting a room at a woman’s city home, Thomas Caputo is alleged to have stolen thousands of dollars worth of her sterling silver, according to an affidavit filed at Frey’s office.

Although some of the silver pieces have been returned to the victim, there “still is a large number of collectables missing,” police were told. The woman claims that her collectable set was appraised at about $14,000, police said.

Caputo, 57, is also alleged to have sold some of the silver to Cillo’s Antiques and Coins, police said, adding that the business was unaware the items were stolen. Cillo paid $150 for them, police said.

The theft was reported to police at the end of July. Caputo, arraigned before Gardner on felony charges of theft and receiving stolen property plus one misdemeanor charge of theft by deception, is free on $35,000 bail.

Muncy man charged with hindering apprehension

Logan J. Bennett, 24, of 24 W. Water St., Muncy, will face further court action on charges of hindering apprehension and possession of marijuana following a preliminary hearing before District Judge Kirsten Gardner. The judge determined there was sufficient evidence to hold Bennett on both charges that were filed by the county’s Narcotics Enforcement Unit and stem from an incident at his home on April 15 when he knowingly allowed his fugitive girlfriend Tyrennie Aunkst to hide in an upstairs bedroom. When investigators came to the house looking for her, Bennett said she was not there, it was stated in an affidavit. However, they found Aunkst in the closet after receiving a tip. While looking for Aunkst, law enforcement discovered marijuana and drug paraphernalia in the home. Being sought on a bench warrant, Aunkst, 38, was automatically placed in the Lycoming County Prison, but has since been released. Bennett is free on $5,000 bail.

Teen faces charge for running from an officer

Justice Daniel Williams, 18, of 1640 Sherman St., has been charged with evading arrest or detention when he bolted from a Montoursville borough police officer during a routine traffic stop in the 800 block of Washington Boulevard about 12:40 a.m. on May 18, according to an affidavit. The officer was taking part in a DUI roving patrol detail and had stopped the vehicle for traffic violations. Williams was a passenger in the vehicle, police said. The officer detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from the passenger section of the car, and he also noticed drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle, the court document stated. The teen fled on foot when the officer told him and the driver that they both were going to be searched. Williams has since waived his preliminary hearing before District Judge Aaron Biichle on the charge and is free on $5,000 bail. No information was provided about the driver.

City man waives hearing on open lewdness-related charges

Reginald Cashmere Eddins, 23, of 630 Fifth Ave., has been charged with indecent exposure, open lewdness and disorderly conduct for exposing himself to a family while under the West Fourth Street bridge over Lycoming Creek Road about 7:20 p.m. on June 22, city police alleged in an affidavit. He has waived his preliminary hearing before Frey and is free on $5,000 bail.

Woman accused of stealing flowers off porch

Vanessa Jo Mundrick, 38, who also goes by Vanssa Jo Snyder, has been charged with theft for stealing three floral arrangements off a woman’s front porch at 653 Hepburn St. during the early morning hours of May 8, city police alleged. A surveillance camera recorded the theft, police said.

Mundrick, now living at 433 Fribley Church Road, Hughesville, was arraigned before Frey and released on $5,000 bail. Earlier this month, under the name of Snyder, she waived her preliminary hearing on state police drug charges.

Accused shoplifting waives preliminary hearing

Sharon Flor, 72, of 314 Deckman Hollow Road, has been charged with misdemeanor shoplifting after she fled Wegmans, 201 William St., with $208 worth of merchandise on March 14, city police alleged in a court document. She has waived her preliminary hearing before Biichle and is free on $5,000 bail.

Failure to return rental truck on time results in misdemeanor charge

On the afternoon of June 12, Miria Beaghley rented a box truck from U-Haul, 238 Penn St., with the understanding that she was to return the vehicle by 7 p.m. that night, according to a city police affidavit. However, Beaghley, 40, of 671 Campbell St., is alleged to have kept the truck for five days, resulting in police charging her with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor, according to the court document. She has since waived her preliminary hearing before District Judge Aaron Biichle and is free on $5,000 bail.

Theft charges lodged against Northumberland County man

Dominick Peluso, 55, of Turbotville, has been charged with theft and receiving stolen property for stealing the catalytic converter off a Jeep Commander owned by Robert Lyons in Clinton Township in early December, state police alleged in an affidavit. Following a preliminary hearing before Gardner, Peluso was held for court on both charges and released on $10,000 bail.

Muncy area woman charged for illegal use of ex-husband’s credit card

Brittany Morgan Schoening, 36, of 1635 Route 442, lot D17, Muncy, has been charged with access device fraud, theft and theft by deception for using her ex-husband’s credit card to make a $400 purchase of gas from Heller’s Gas without his permission sometime prior to May 30, it was alleged in a state police affidavit. She was held for court on all charges following a preliminary hearing earlier this month before District Judge Kirsten Gardner and is free on $5,000 bail.

New Jersey man charged with stealing woman’s car three years ago

Frederick Collins, 61, of Camden, New Jersey, has returned here to face charges of allegedly stealing Wendy Sue Kline’s 2018 Ford Edge from her home at Heatherbrooke Estates in Muncy Creek Township back on Oct. 8, 2022, according to a state police affidavit. The two were in a romantic relationship at the time. Collins is also accused of stealing $300 in cash that was in the car as well as using a credit card belonging to Kline to withdraw an additional $430 from her bank account, police alleged. Collins has waived his preliminary hearing before Gardner and will face further court action on felony charges of theft and receiving stolen property plus one count of access device fraud. He is free on $50,000 bail. There was no information on if and where the stolen car was ever recovered.