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CRIME & SAFETY
CLEARFIELD MAN ORDERED TO SERVE 20-50 YEARS IN PRISON
A Clearfield County man was ordered to serve time in state prison for sex-related crimes. In Indiana County Court yesterday morning, 64-year-old Manas Lee of Westover was convicted on six counts of rape and one count of sexual intercourse with an animal. The charges are for multiple incidents that reportedly...
Local Man Jailed After Injuring Woman, Juvenile During Domestic Altercation in Brockway Borough
BROCKWAY BOROUGH, Pa. (EYT) — A local man is behind bars on assault charges following a domestic altercation with a female in Brockway Borough. Court documents indicate PSP DuBois filed criminal charges against 37-year-old Joshua Michael Vallone, of Brockway, in District Judge David Inzana’s office on June 25.
DuBois woman accused of shocking young children with stun gun
DUBOIS, Pa. (WTAJ) — A DuBois woman is facing charges after allegedly using a stun gun on her three children, ages 11 and 6, police said. Betty Jo Cyphert, 49, was charged with child endangerment, reckless endangerment and simple assault after Child and Youth Services along with Sany Township police were called to her home […]
Joey Lynn Offutt: Pa. officials remain mystified years after woman vanishes, infant found dead
SYKESVILLE, Pa. — Fourth of July, 2007: Joey Lynn Offutt of Sykesville was last seen outside her home on the 90 block of Fugate Drive. Years later, Pennsylvania State Police are still investigating her disappearance. Offutt’s vehicle was believed to have been outside her home several days from when...
Hearing Continued for Punxsy Man Accused of Throwing Girlfriend to Ground, Kicking Her in Ribs
BELL TWP., Pa. (EYT) — A hearing for a Punxsutawney man accused of allegedly throwing his girlfriend to the ground and kicking her in the ribs during a domestic incident was continued on Wednesday morning. Court records indicate a preliminary hearing for 24-year-old Bryon Keith Scott, of Punxsutawney, that...
Local Woman Jailed for Allegedly Attacking Husband With Pizza Cutter in Union Township
UNION TWP., Pa. (EYT) — A local woman was arrested for allegedly attacking her husband with a pizza cutter in Union Township, leaving him with small thin lacerations on his body and neck. Court documents indicate Punxsutawney-based State Police filed criminal charges against 34-year-old Kelly Jo Clark, of Corsica,...
DuBois Woman Injured in One-Vehicle Crash on Route 119
BIG RUN BOROUGH, Pa. (EYT) — State Police in Punxsutawney released the details of a crash that injured a local woman in Big Run Borough last Monday. According to a release issued by PSP Punxsutawney on Friday, June 28, the crash happened on West Main Street (State Route 119) in Big Run Borough, Jefferson County, around 7:35 p.m. on Monday, June 24.
State Police Calls: 14-Year-Old Victim of Harassment in Oliver Township
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Pa. (EYT) — Punxsutawney-based State Police responded to the following incidents:. PSP Punxsutawney conducted a traffic stop on a 2016 Toyota Corolla for multiple Title 75 violations on Broadway Street in Reynoldsville Borough, Jefferson County, around 12:56 a.m. on Sunday, June 23. Police say indicators of drug...
Suspect in 2022 drug-related shooting is sentenced to county jail
A man with Punxsutawney and DuBois addresses was sentenced to nine months to two years less a day, though it was paroled forthwith, at another address: Indiana County Jail. Storm Michael Armagost, 27, had been wanted by the Pennsylvania State Police after a Sept. 28, 2022, shooting at a White Township apartment.
SUMMERVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT
61 year old Charles Edward Lingenfelter, was arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman during an argument in Summerville. ExploreJeffersonPA.Com reports the incident occurred around 3:00 a.m. on June 22. The woman reported that Lingenfelter struck her and slammed her into a wall during the altercation. When she tried to leave,...
Parker Man Accused of Using Counterfeit Money to Buy PlayStation for Second Time
EAST BRADY BOROUGH, Pa. (EYT) — A Parker man is accused of using counterfeit money to buy a PlayStation on two separate occasions—this time in East Brady Borough. Court documents indicate 23-year-old Edward Tray Maris, of Parker, was arraigned on the following charges on June 24 in front of District Judge Jeffrey C. Miller:
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