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Frightened child jumps from moving car as couple argues
On Sept. 5, motorist Maurice Jules Thomas was driving so recklessly as he and his wife argued in the car that one of two juveniles riding in the vehicle jumped out as the vehicle was slowing down on the Maynard Street on-ramp to Interstate 180 West, city police alleged. Before entering the ramp, the 37-year-old Thomas ran through red lights and cut off vehicles, nearly causing accidents, police were told. As Thomas was about to get on the interstate, his wife "pressed the electric park button that slowed the vehicle down," it was stated in an affidavit. After the one frightened child jumped out, Thomas stopped the car, which allowed his wife and the other child to safely get out, police said, adding that Thomas then drove off, abandoning the others, the court document stated. Thomas, of 321 Locust St., was arraigned early Saturday morning before District Judge Kirsten Gardner on three counts each of felony endangering the welfare of a child, recklessly endangering another person, simple assault and one count of reckless driving. He was committed to the Lycoming County Prison in lieu of $25,000 bail.
Lackawanna County woman faces charges following domestic disturbance
A late-night domestic disturbance on Oct. 8 in the 600 block of Cemetery Street has resulted in criminal charges being filed against Ashley Marie Checho, 30 of Archibold, Lackawanna County, according to city police. After stealing her ex-girlfriend's cellphone, Checho got in her pickup truck, but the ex-girlfriend pursued her and climbed through the truck's driver's window in an attempt to retrieve her cellphone from Checho's pocket, police said. With the woman hanging on at the window, Checho suddenly pulled away and accelerated, police alleged. The ex-girlfriend held on for about a block before she fell off, resulting in injuries to her legs and hands, police said. Checho, who faces charges of recklessly endangering another person as well as simple assault and theft, was arraigned before District Judge William Solomon and initially jailed, but has since been released on $25,000 bail.
Hughesville area man charged with stalking ex-girlfriend
Despite there being a protection from abuse order filed against him by a former girlfriend, Brandon Allen Leslie-Sweat continued stalking the woman and sending her threatening text messages to her in mid-September in the 800 block of West Fourth Street, city police alleged in court documents. Following a recent preliminary hearing before District Judge Christian Frey, the 29-year-old Leslie-Sweet, of 15 Gail Lane, Hughesville, was held for court on charges of stalking, simple assault, loitering and harassment. Denied bail, he remains in the county prison.
Target shooting results in charges against Armstrong Township man
While target shooting outside his Armstrong Township home on the afternoon of Oct. 8, Chas Tompkins 45, of 197 Chadless Drive, South Williamsport, fired an estimated 150 rounds from two handguns which "placed the public in danger," state police alleged in an affidavit. Tompkins told the troopers that he thought "it to be safe due to a backdrop he had constructed" outside his home. However, when the troopers inspected the backdrop, they discovered that bullets had passed through it as well as beyond it, and that from the downward angle Tompkins was firing, it was very possible for the bullets to travel into the path of motorists on Old Montgomery Pike Road, police alleged. Charged with recklessly endangering and disorderly conduct, Tompkins has since waived her preliminary hearing before Solomon and is free on $25,000 bail.
Teenager charged with damaging Muncy Creek Township yard
Brynn Bozochovic, 18, of 1115 Pine St., Montoursville, has been charged with misdemeanor criminal mischief after she allegedly drove a Chevrolet Malibu through another woman's yard on Bitler Hill Road in Muncy Creek Township on June 23, state police said. She was recently held for court on the charge following a preliminary hearing before Gardner and is free on $5,000 bail.
Muncy man charged with shoplifting at supermarket
Gary Maniscalco, 71, of 14 Center Ave., Muncy, has been charged with misdemeanor shoplifting after he fled with $112 worth of merchandise from the Weis Market at 1272 E. Penn St. in Muncy Creek Township on March 13, state police alleged. This was his second shoplifting charge. He has waived his preliminary hearing before Gardner and is free on $5,000 bail.
Woman allegedly hid stolen money in her underwear
Doretha Bennett, 72, of 1300 W. Fourth St., has been charged with theft and tampering with evidence after she allegedly stole $100 from a customer at the Laundromat, 1200 Vine Ave, on June 9, according to city police. The victim had placed the cash on a table while attending to one of the machines in the business, police said, adding when she returned to the table, the money was gone. Surveillance video caught Bennett allegedly taking the money, police said. She was soon taken into custody nearby. At police headquarters, she was given several opportunities to return the money, but she refused, police said. An estimated $87 was recovered after the money was located in her underwear during a strip search, police said. She recently waived her preliminary hearing before Frey and was released on $5,000 bail.