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In recent weeks, Matthew Gribbin's behavior had become more aggressive and the 47-year-old man had been "drinking heavily" during that time, according to city police, who were dispatched to his home at 1416 Bloomingrove Road about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday to handle a disturbance in which both Gribbin's girlfriend and his son were victims of his constant screaming, court records stated. After hearing Gribbin yelling for nearly 90 minutes, a neighbor called 911, police said.
In order to get away from him, the girlfriend and son "went outside to make a bed in her vehicle so they could sleep peacefully," but Gribbin "followed them, screaming that he was going to kill them," it was alleged in an affidavit. As the situation escalated, Gribbin "rushed" after his girlfriend, but the son "intervened and used pepper spray to make Gribbin stop," police were told. Arrested at the scene, Gribbin was arraigned before Gardner on charges of terroristic threats, simple assault and disorderly conduct, and committed to the Lycoming County Prison in lieu of $25,000 bail.
In another case, James Clayton Copson, 48, 1556 Hensler Road, Jersey Shore, has been jailed on charges following a disturbance at his parents' neighboring home, also on Hensler Road in Mifflin Township, about 4 p.m. Dec. 16, according to state police. While standing outside the house, Copson, wielding an ax, threatened to kill a male if he did not come out of the house, police alleged in an affidavit. The male's identity and his relationship to Copson were not provided in court papers. Police alleged Copson entered the home and fled with a bag of tools. Copson was arraigned hours later before District Judge Christian Frey on charges of terroristic threats, simple assault, theft and harassment, and committed to the Lycoming County Prison in lieu of $25,000 bail.
In another case, Tyrone Anthony Frazier, 33, of 2524 W. Fourth St., has been charged with simple assault and harassment for slapping a woman in the face inside his Newberry home
about 5:15 p.m. on Dec. 10 during an argument over a cellphone, it was alleged in a city police affidavit. Arraigned before Gardner, Frazier was released on $25,000 bail.