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Domestic disturbance lands boyfriend in Lycoming County prison

During a domestic disturbance in his girlfriend’s apartment on Center Street on Saturday morning, William Richard Watson Jr. “held a gun to the woman’s head and told her that if she tried to leave, he would kill her and her child,” it was alleged in an affidavit. It was unknown how ...

Homeless man allegedly abused Lycoming County 911 system for place to stay

y A homeless man has been charged with abusing the 911 system and disorderly conduct for allegedly making several false medical reports in order to gain shelter and food, a city police affidavit said. Michael Anthony Ohrt, 59, allegedly contacted fire and EMS 24 times over the past year ...

Williamsport man imprisoned for child sexual abuse facing more charges

New evidence has surfaced against Lycoming County Prison inmate Steven Carter-Hicks, alleging that he had more than 1,000 additional images of child sexual abuse material on his laptop computer and other electronic devices than were originally reported, according to city police. Initially ...

Recovery of stolen handgun results in felony charge against Williamsport man

Anthony Garnett Williams Jr., 28, of 735 Center St., Williamsport, has been charged by state police with felony receiving stolen property after authorities last month recovered a stolen handgun that they allege Williams kept hidden in a shoebox in an apartment at 1600 Sycamore Road in ...