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Cambria County Woman Facing Felony Charges
A Cambria County woman is facing charges after she allegedly assaulted a man Monday Evening and set fire to her own home. Just after 6 p.m. Officers responded to Kathleen Messatzzia’s home at Hillcrest Court in Johnstown for a report that she was on pills and pouring gas on everything.
Police say a man will face charges after storming into the press area at a Trump rally
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Police said Saturday that a man will face misdemeanor charges after he stormed into the press area at Donald Trump’s rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, before being surrounded by authorities and eventually subdued with a Taser as the former president spoke at the campaign stop. The incident Friday came moments after Trump had criticized major media outlets for what he said was unfavorable coverage and had dismissed CNN as fawning for its interview Thursday with his Democratic rival Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz. It was not immediately clear what motivated the man or whether he was a Trump supporter or critic. The man made it over a barrier ringing the media area and began climbing the back side of a riser where television reporters and cameras were stationed, according to a video of the incident posted to social media by a reporter for CBS News. People near him tried to pull him off the riser and were quickly joined by police officers and sheriff’s deputies.
TWO IN CUSTODY AFTER CAR THEFT AT INDIANA WALMART
Two people are in custody after they stole a vehicle at the Indiana Walmart on Friday. State troopers were called out at 5:44 PM to the Walmart on Oakland Avenue for a report of a stolen vehicle. Troopers learned that the vehicle was unoccupied at the time, and the car keys were left on the dashboard when it was stolen. A responding trooper found the vehicle and tried to make a traffic stop, but the vehicle failed to yield to police and a pursuit was started. The chase ended on a stretch of Route 422 in Armstrong County with officers using a PIT maneuver.
Indiana, Pa. Man Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (EYT) — Lamar Johnson, 42 of Indiana, Pa., has been sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking charges in a federal court in Johnstown, according to a news release by United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan. Johnson entered his guilty plea...
Johnstown man accused of beating, kicking pregnant woman
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Johnstown man is facing charges after he allegedly assaulted a pregnant woman who was holding a child. Warren Wills, 30, is facing felony charges after he beat, choked and kicked a pregnant woman, according to a criminal complaint. Officers from the Johnstown Police Department were called to the Oakhurst […]
LIVINGSTON SENTENCED TO JAIL TIME, PROBATION FOR THREE CASES
A Coral man will serve some jail time for a case of aggravated assault. 46-year-old Charles Livingston, Jr. was sentenced on Friday in Indiana County Court for three different cases. In the aggravated assault case, Indiana Borough Police reported on August 2nd that he confronted someone at a home in the 400 block Water Street over a prior issue. While he brandished a knife in the attack, the victim avoided contact with it, but was still struck by Livingston. Charges of terroristic threats, and possession of an instrument of crime were not prosecuted as part of a plea deal. He was ordered to serve nine months to a day less than two years in Indiana County Jail and will serve two years of probation upon his release.
Man charged after abandoning dog in state game lands
A former area man was charged earlier this week after he reportedly abandoned a dog in state game lands just outside the New Florence border in St. Clair Township. According to a criminal complaint filed Monday, Thomas Raymond Dowden III, 51, of 684 S. Main St., Bangor, Northampton County, faces multiple charges in connection to the apparent abandonment of a Brindle Mastiff dog at the end of April.
Trump plans Johnstown rally; FBI, task force update July 13 probes
As former President Donald Trump prepares for his first western Pennsylvania rally since the July 13 assassination attempt, in Johnstown Friday afternoon, the FBI is continuing its investigation into the man who shot Trump and three other men — one fatally — at the Butler Farm Show. The...
State police say 2 jailed after stealing car, leading troopers on wild cross-county pursuit
State troopers Saturday arrested a man and a woman accused of stealing a car at an Indiana County Walmart, leading troopers on a cross-county pursuit that required numerous attempts to immobilize the vehicle. At 5:44 p.m. Friday, troopers were called to investigate a reported stolen vehicle at the Walmart at...
Johnstown Woman Arrested for Trying to Burn Home
A Johnstown woman s behind bars after she allegedly attempted to light mutilple fires in a residence and after striking a man with a frying pan. Arrested was 42-year-old Kathleen Messatzzia. According to a criminal report, Messatzzia is accused of “going crazy” and pouring gasoline throughout the home and screaming. She reportedly poured gas onto a pile of clothes and lit it on fire. When the male victim began to stomp it out, she struck him in the face with a frying pan. When police ordered her to exit the home, she refused. Police were able to finally apprehend her in a laundry room and she is now facing charges of felony aggravated assault, arson and reckless endangerment.
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