Man jailed for allegedly assaulting his mother

Called to check on a 911 hang-up call that came from 1938 Walters Road in Loyalsock Township about 6 p.m. on Nov. 19, state troopers interviewed a woman who said her 27-year-old son, Brendan Christopher Downs, “head-butted her and threw her around the house after an argument,” according to an an affidavit. The troopers saw “a swollen lump on her right eyebrow, which was black and blue,” the affidavit stated. The woman declined medical treatment. Downs, who lives with his mother, was taken into custody and arraigned before District Judge Denise Dieter on charges of simple assault and harassment, and initially jailed, but has since been released on $30,000 bail.

Teen arrested after she allegedly punched paramedic

Sofia Elle Mileto, 19, of 1819 Hidden Valley Road, Loyalsock Township, was arrested Saturday night after she punched a paramedic in the face while the paramedic was trying to help and treat her for an undisclosed medical condition at Lycoming College, city police alleged in an affidavit. The court document did not say why an ambulance had initially been called for Mileto. Officers responded to 700 Warrior Way on the campus about 7:15 p.m. to investigate a report of a patient who was alleged to have assaulted a paramedic. “Mileto was being helped by emergency medical services when her behavior shifted and she confronted a paramedic” and punched her, police alleged. Following her arraignment before District Judge Christian Frey on one felony count of aggravated assault, Mileto was released on $10,000 bail.

Two face charges following separate domestic disturbances

During a domestic disturbance that lasted much of Nov. 21 in their Nippenose Township home at 211 Shady Acres Lane, lot 38, Christie Lynn Snyder at one point held her boyfriend hostage and would not let him leave the property as she held a knife in her hand, it was alleged in a Lycoming Regional police affidavit. Officers responded to the scene about 1:15 p.m. and took Snyder, 40, into custody on charges of false imprisonment, simple assault and harassment. Following her arraignment before District Judge Christian Frey, Snyder was released on $15,000 bail.

In another domestic, a minor hid in the attic as he heard Bradd Miller allegedly strike his wife in the couple’s South Williamsport home at 1121 W. Southern Ave. about 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 16, according to a borough police affidavit. During the incident, Miller opened the attic door and told the juvenile he would “‘put him in the hospital’ if he called the cops,” the court document stated. It was alleged that Miller, 43, told the youngster that “if the police did show up, he was dead.”

Following his arraignment hours later before District Judge Kirsten Gardner on charges of terroristic threats and simple assault, Miller was locked up in the Lycoming County Prison, but has since been released on $25,000 bail.