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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2013 | HERALDSTANDARD.COM
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BY THE HERALD-STANDARD
A Connellsville man is behind bars after police allege he cut another man during an incident in Connellsville early Sunday. Connellsville police said Thomas Mitchell, 22, of 225 S. Prospect St. was charged before Magisterial District Judge Joseph M. George Jr. with aggravated assault, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and harassment. According to Patrolman Andrew Hominsky, Mitchell got into an argument over a cellphone with his father, Arthur Mitchell, at their home at 1:37 a.m.
Police said that during the argument, Thomas Mitchell brandished a knife, and Travis Regish, 21, of Mount Pleasant, attempted to intercede and disarm him. During the scuffle, police said Thomas Mitchell cut Regish on his left thumb. Police said that the laceration required eight stitches. Regish was treated at Highlands Hospital. George placed Mitchell in Fayette County Prison on $25,000 straight cash bond following his arraignment. He will face a preliminary hearing at a later date.
D E V R E S T N A R R WA Michael Scott Soroka, 44, of Uniontown wanted for sexual assault and related charges filed in 2011.
Sarah Elizabeth Coffman, 25, of Connellsville wanted for retail theft and related charges filed on March 28.
Clifford Earl Opperud, 23, of Masontown wanted on charges of receiving stolen property filed in July.
Jason Edward Zunic, 27, of Allison Park wanted on drunken driving charges filed on July 3, 2011.
Man assaulted in Connellsville Township UNIONTOWN
Man charged Uniontown police said Joseph Davanzo Jr., 20, of Uniontown was charged with retail theft Saturday after he allegedly stole a packet of beef jerky from Sweet Peas market on West Fayette Street, and boots from Tractor Supply Co. on Morgantown Street.
UNIONTOWN
Vehicles collide Uniontown police said no one was injured when vehicles driven by Matthew King of Masontown and Shirley Bickel of Uniontown collided Saturday on Connellsville Street near Lincoln Street.
UNIONTOWN
Wallet stolen Natalie Sykes of Uniontown reported that her wallet was stolen on Saturday from her home on Varndell Street, Uniontown police said.
MENALLEN TWP.
Man charged State police said Jesse Kendall, 24, of Uniontown was charged with simple assault after an incident involving 22-year-old Uniontown woman, name not provided, on Friday at a residence along New Salem Road.
SOUTH UNION TWP.
BY JOSH KRYSAK
his car to check the tire, he told investigators that the man punched him in the face and then stole his eyeglasses. State police said they are investiThe man then got into his vehicle and gating after an unidentified man asfled the scene. saulted another man at a traffic light The suspect was described as a in Connellsville Township Sunday white man, in his 20s, about 5 feet 10 afternoon. inches tall and weighing about 200 Trooper James Monkelis said the pounds. incident occurred at 5:20 p.m. on West Monkelis said the man was clean Blake Avenue at the intersection with shaven with a stocky build. Route 119. The suspect was wearing a black TZachary Mitchell of Connellsville shirt and blue jeans when the assault told police that he was in his veoccurred. hicle stopped at a red light when the The man was driving a late 1990s suspect exited his vehicle, which was teal green Chevrolet Suburban, with behind Mitchell’s, and approached the pink and black racing stripes on the driver’s side door, Monkelis said. side of the vehicle. Monkelis said that the man told Anyone with information regarding Mitchell that Mitchell had a flat tire the suspect’s identity or the incident on his vehicle. When Mitchell exited is asked to call police at 724-439-7111. jkrysak@heraldstandard.com
Police issue warning on loan scam BY JOSH KRYSAK
separate payments totaling $1,650 for alleged insurance deposits necessary to ensure the loan. Kirsch said that State police said they are warning the initial cost was supposed to be area residents after a Fayette County only $600, but that the company called man was scammed out of $1,650 in the man two more times requesting recent weeks. additional money. Trooper Timothy A. Kirsch said the After a third request, the man told incident began when the 59-year-old police that he declined and that he man responded to an advertisement wanted his money back. The company for Mayfair Direct Lenders on Jan. 20. said that the money would be reAccording to Kirsch, the man nego- funded but it has not. tiated a $25,000 loan over the phone Kirsch said police traced some inwith alleged representatives from formation to Canada and that repeated the company, purportedly based in calls to the alleged company by invesFlorida. tigators have not been returned. He told police that he looked into He said that the website appears the company online and found what to be a “smoke screen” in an atappeared to be a legitimate website, tempt to make the bogus lender seem so he felt the business was secure. legitimate. Over the course of two weeks, the Kirsch said area residents should be man told police, he provided three on the lookout for such scam artists. jkrysak@heraldstandard.com
Man charged
Man sentenced in Uniontown assault
State police said Jason Gregory, 29, of Uniontown was charged with public drunkenness Saturday after BY JOSH KRYSAK an alleged disturbance in jkrysak@heraldstandard.com Snyder Terrace. A Pittsburgh man, who police allege SOUTH UNION TWP. threatened to cut an unborn child from the stomach of his pregnant girlVehicles collide friend, then assaulted her stepfather State police said no one in Uniontown earlier this month, was injured when vehicles was sentenced to six to 23 months in driven by Wesley R. Stewart prison on Monday in Fayette County of Fairchance and Jeremy Court. R. Rugg of Dunbar collided Darryl Clark Jr., 21, of 134 Banner Saturday on Main Street. Way was charged with aggravated assault of an unborn child, aggravated assault with a weapon, two counts of simple assault, reckless endangerment of another person, terroristic threats, unlawful restraint, harassment and disorderly conduct. LAKE GROVE, N.Y. However, charges of aggravated as(AP) — Police say one of sault and unlawful restraint were disthe biggest malls on New missed at Clark’s preliminary hearing. York’s Long Island has He subsequently pleaded guilty or been evacuated because no contest to the remaining charges of major roof leaks after a and accepted a plea agreement from rainstorm followed nearly the Fayette County district attorney’s 3 feet of snow. office calling for the prison term. The Smith Haven Mall Judge Steve P. Leskinen sentenced in Suffolk County was Clark to the prison term, noting cleared by 4 p.m. Monday. that he has been incarcerated now Significant leaks were de- as a result of the incident for seven tected in more than two months, and is eligible for immediate dozen stores. parole.
NY mall evacuated
Under the terms of the agreement, Clark will remain on probation following his release from prison for 17 months. According to Uniontown police Officer Travis Shandor, officers were called to the Lenox Street residence around 12:45 a.m. Aug. 5 for a report of a man trying to cut an unborn child from the stomach of a pregnant woman. Police said Clark had been drinking alcohol, approached the victim, Amanda Burns, and threatened to cut the unborn child from her stomach because he didn’t think he was the child’s father. Clark held a hunting knife just inches from her stomach while screaming at her for several minutes, police said. When she was able to break away, Burns told police that Clark grabbed her by the throat and held her against a wall. She testified that she was eventually able to flee toward her stepfather’s home, which is nearby, where Cullen confronted Clark. A fight ensued between the men. Robert Cullen told police that Clark cut his stomach with the hunting knife during the scuffle.
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of a wanted suspect can call Fayette County Crime Stoppers at 1-888-404-TIPS. For a full listing visit the Law and Order section of our website.
V erdict R oundup BY THE HERALD-STANDARD
Several verdicts were rendered during the February term of criminal court week in Fayette County. Among them were: I Frederick Anthony Sherwood Jr., 36, of Connellsville was acquitted of flight to avoid apprehension, but convicted of public drunkenness. He was charged following an alleged incident on March 19 in Uniontown. I Jon Andrew Crowe Jr., 20, of Brownsville was acquitted of burglary, but convicted of theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property. He will be sentenced at a later date. Crowe was arrested following an alleged incident on Feb. 29 in Brownsville. I Michael John Pilato, 33, of Scottdale was convicted of two counts of possession with intent to deliver drugs, criminal conspiracy to deliver drugs and possession of drugs. He will be sentenced at a later date. Pilato was arrested following an alleged incident in Connellsville on Jan. 23, 2012. I Andrew Dwayne Young, 25, of Pittsburgh was convicted of possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. The charges related an incident in Uniontown on Dec. 9, 2011.
C hild S upport
W arrants
The following are listed by the Fayette County Domestic Relations office as being delinquent on child support obligations or having missed a support hearing as of Monday Roy C. Huffman Jr., 41, of Republic Ryan S. Huffman, 24, of Republic Benjamin J. Kritschgau, 33, of Brownsville Govan Lang, 26, of Uniontown Wilbur L. Larkin Jr., 37, of Belle Vernon
Conrad W. Lewis, 31, of Everson William T. Lewis, 36, of Uniontown Robert J. McQueen, 34, of Brownsville Steven L. Martin, 26 of Brownsville JaJuan Mercer, 20, of Brownsville Andrew Miller, 33, of Smithfield Clark Mitchell, 47, of Uniontown
Police identify human remains NEWPORT, Pa. (AP) — Police say a body found in central Pennsylvania more than two years ago was a Mississippi woman believed to be the victim of a homicide. Pennsylvania State Police said Monday the University of North Texas’ Center for Human Identification used DNA to determine the woman was 38-year-old Teresa Mae Ware of Hinds County, Miss.