Williamsport man pleads no contest to involvement in 2019 overdose, guilty to other charges
A city man pleaded no contest to his involvement in a 2019 overdose, and pleaded guilty to numerous other charges before Lycoming County Judge Ryan Tira, who sentenced the man to 44 to 92 months in prison Tuesday morning. In January 2024, state police charged Alex C. DeJesus, 46, of 19 ...
Eight charged with drug offenses in separate cases
Eight people have been charged with various drug offenses in separate cases, according to court records recently made public. Those charged were: Rodney Colon, 59, who is homeless; the county’s Narcotics Enforcement Unit (NEU); four counts of delivery of methamphetamine or fentanyl as ...
Two Williamsport 16-year-olds charged as adults for allegedly robbing confidential informant during gun sale
Two 16-year-old Williamsport Area High School students have been locked up on charges of robbing a confidential informant while offering to sell him a handgun, it was alleged in a court document. At their arraignment Tuesday night before District Judge Gary Whiteman, Jared Wright, of 335 ...
Williamsport man faces child abuse charges
Scott William Showers, 37, of 1626 Catherine St., has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a minor under the age of five on one occasion between January 2023 and last August, it was alleged in a city police affidavit. Following his recent arraignment before District Judge ...
Volunteer firefighter injured in accident near Lairdsville
LAIRDSVILLE - As a volunteer firefighter for many years, Raymond Lunger has responded innumerable times to help others who were injured in accidents. However, on Monday night volunteer firefighters from here and surrounding communities had to rush to help him when he suffered serious ...