From Staff Reports LEWISTOWN — A McVeytown woman was jailed after police said she stabbed her boyfriend during an argument. Justice Elaine Blessing, 27, was arraigned Friday before Magisterial District Judge on charges of aggravated assault and related offenses. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, police responded to the report of a domestic dispute […]
From Staff Reports LEWISTOWN — A 27-year-old man was jailed Thursday after police said he threw a “Molotov cocktail-style” device toward a vehicle, causing it to catch fire. Derrick Robert Longenecker, of Lewistown, was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Jack Miller on charges of recklessly burning a vehicle, criminal mischief and recklessly endangering another person. […]
From Staff Reports RICHFIELD — More charges have been filed against a 33-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a child. Joshua Edward Hughes, of Richfield, was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Tracy Powell Thursday on charges of rape, statutory sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor, sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault and related offenses. According […]
REEDSVILLE — A 47-year-old man was arrested and charged with the first-degree murder of a Maryland man, following a day-long investigation in Reedsville Wednesday. Brandon Ross Holbrook, is in custody at Mifflin County Correctional Facility after being arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Jonathan Reed and denied bail. Mifflin County Regional Police Chief Andre French said […]
From Staff Reports RICHFIELD — A 33-year-old man is facing felony charges after police said he sexually abused a child. Joshua Edward Hughes, of Richfield, was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Tuesday on two counts of rape, one count of sexual contact with a minor, five counts of aggravated assault of a child and five […]
Juvenile escaped detention center LOYSVILLE — Pennsylvania State Police at Newport urge residents to lock their doors, lock their vehicles, and stay vigilant. Police reported at about 4 p.m. Saturday that a 17-year-old black man escaped from Loysville Youth Development Center and is considered violent. The teen wears a gray sweatshirt and khaki pants; he […]
Stolen property, fleeing charges filed LEWISTOWN — Officers from the Lewistown Police Department were notified that 39-year-old Eric Heck stole a white Chevrolet pickup from Swatara Township, Dauphin County, and that he might be in possession of it. Officers received a call Saturday around 10:45 p.m. that Heck was on the 200 block of East […]
From Staff Reports REEDSVILLE — A 61-year-old man is facing dozens of felony charges after police allege he inappropriately touched a child while at a daycare at his home dating back to 2010. Michael A. Mowery, of Reedsville, was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Kent Smith Tuesday on six counts of involuntary deviated intercourse with […]
Driver avoids deer, drives into field MIFFLIN — Pennsylvania State Police at Lewistown responded to a crash site at about 6 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8 on Route 35 South, about 355 feet west of Zook Hill Lane, according to a Public Information Release Report. The report stated the crash occurred as a 2008 Dodge Avenger […]
Beatty picked up on arrest warrant LEWISTOWN — On Monday, Aug. 7, officers from the Lewistown Police Department served an arrest warrant to Susan Beatty, 59 through Lewistown at Magisterial District Judge Miller’s office. Police said she was found on the 100 block of West Market Street. According to the report, Beatty, of Lewistown, was […]