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CRIME & SAFETY
CLYMER MAN CHARGED IN FLOOD-RELATED INCIDENT
Clymer Borough Police have charged a local man with obstruction of the law or other governmental functions, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest for an incident during the flood earlier this month. On August 9th, when a state of emergency was in effect, police were called out to the 500 block...
ERNEST MAN TO SERVE IN STATE PRISON FOLLOWING “NO CONTEST” PLEA
An Ernest man will serve time in state prison after entering a “no contest” plea to a charge of felony Voluntary Manslaughter on Friday. Indiana County District Attorney Robert Manzi said 36-year-old Andrew Rankin will serve four-and-a-half to 21 years of a supervised sentence for the no contest plea. He also pleaded guilty to a felony charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance with the intent to deliver stemming from a purchase of narcotics in 2019.
INDIANA MAN CHARGED WITH BURGLARY
An Indiana man faces burglary charges for an incident Thursday at a Downtown Indiana resale store. Indiana Borough Police were dispatched at 11:05 PM to Piraino-Mohney’s Used Sales and Game On store at 639 Philadelphia Street for a reported burglary in progress. A witness saw the suspect, later identified as 19-year-old Sonny Valentin of Indiana, breaking the front glass door and taking an item from inside the shop before going back for more. Police caught him in the store and he was taken into custody.
POLICE CHARGE MAN WITH OBSTRUCTION OF THE LAW AFTER FLOATING IN INNER TUBE
Clymer Borough Police have charged a local man with obstruction of the law, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest for an incident during the flood earlier this month. On August 9th, when a state of emergency was in effect, police were called out to the 500 block of Sherman Street for a report of a man floating around in an inner tube. The suspect was identified as 39-year-old Ricky Wilcox and police ordered him out, but he refused to cooperate. Officers had to bring him in, and he reportedly resisted arrest and had to be taken to the ground.
RURAL VALLEY MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE
A Rural Valley man faces charges of attempted homicide for a stabbing on Tuesday. State police were called out to a home along West Main Street in Rural Valley borough at 10:30 PM on August 20th for the incident. Troopers said that the victim and a witness were in the living room of the witness’ home when 48-year-old Andrew Berry allegedly came in unannounced and stabbed the victim in the chest. Reports say the victim was Berry’s ex-wife’s boyfriend.
Ernest man who sold drugs with personalized stamp sentenced in connection with death
ERNEST, Pa. — A man who sold drugs with a personalized stamp has been sentenced to over two decades behind bars. Andrew Rankin, 36, of Ernest, has been sentenced to 21 years in prison following the death of a person. According to court documents, Rankin agreed to deliver three...
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