NEW CASTLE —
Melissa A. Amodie
New Castle police charged the following people:
•Jeffrey Jordan Masterson, 20, of New Castle, two counts each of driving under the influence and intent to possess a controlled substance and one count each of manufacture, delivery or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver, use/possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to stop at stop sign and turning movements and required signals violation.
•Joseph C. Richard, 69, of New Castle, public drunkenness and similar misconduct, and retail theft.
Jennifer Nicholson
•Michael Lee Schmidt, 33, of New Castle, charged by New Castle police with intent to possess a controlled substance.
•Robert James Hall III, 27, of Pulaski, charged by Union Township police with retail theft, conspiracy, receiving stolen property and theft by deception.
Scott A. McGrath
•Rodney Scott Tubbs, 46, of New Castle, charged with failure to have dog or cat vaccinated, pet confinement and control violation and failure to apply for dog license.
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District Judges: Listings for Feb. 5
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Robbery charges withdrawn
Charges against Justin Anthony Barry, who was accused in a robbery, have been withdrawn. New Castle police had arrested Barry, 25, of Apt. F, 1214 Highland Ave., earlier this month and charged him with robbery, aggravated assault, terroristic threats, recklessly endangering another person, theft and receiving stolen property.
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Three more plead guilty in oxycodone ring
Three more New Castle residents pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating the federal drug laws.
Christopher Klingensmith, 38, of Vine Street, James Cracraft, 39, of Randolph Street and Thomas Klingensmith Jr., 40, of Bellair Drive, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy before U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Schwab.
U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton made the announcement Tuesday. -
On The Record: Today’s police and district judge reports
On the Record is a periodic update of public information coming out of the Lawrence County Government Center and local police departments. Look inside for the latest listing of births and district judge reports
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On The Record: Today’s police and district judge reports
On the Record is a periodic update of public information coming out of the Lawrence County Government Center and local police departments. Look inside for the latest listing of births and district judge reports.
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Inmate files federal suit for alleged beating
A Lawrence County jail inmate is accusing corrections officers of abusing and mistreating him after his arrest. An attorney for Scott J. Lauderbaugh Jr., 29, of Mercer filed a lawsuit Friday in U.S. District Court against five corrections officers, alleging they violated Lauderbaugh’s civil rights by beating up on him “maliciously and sadistically” upon his admittance to the jail Feb. 5.
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Pain doctor’s trial gets under way
An attorney defending a pain management doctor claims his client dispensed prescriptions within the parameters of the law. A Pennsylvania attorney general’s deputy said she intends to prove that 61-year-old Dr. Van Edward Scott had prescribed powerful and highly addictive drugs to at least eight patients in Lawrence County and that he prescribed the drugs to three patients who were drug-dependent.
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On The Record: Today’s births and district judges
On the Record is a periodic update of public information coming out of the Lawrence County Government Center and local police departments. Look inside for the latest listing of births and district judge reports.
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State still lags in care of juvenile delinquents
The number of accused juvenile delinquents taken from their homes by court order dropped more than 29 percent from 2007 to 2011, government data shows.
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On The Record: Today’s births, police items and district judge reports
On the Record is a periodic update of public information coming out of the Lawrence County Government Center and local police departments. Look inside for the latest listing of births, police items and district judge reports.
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Kylee Barletto Hearing: Judge lowers bond for woman accused in Shenango officer’s death
Charges against the woman accused of killing a Shenango Township policeman have been held for court. However, bond for Kylee Gwen Barletto, 26, of 693 Hoover Road was lowered, with the condition she be placed under house arrest if she is released.
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Robbery charges withdrawn
