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According to Clearfield County District Attorney Ryan Sayers, drugs and cash were seized following a pursuit in Lawrence Township Friday night. Sayers says Lawr

JEFF CORCINO jcorcino@theprogressnews.com CLEARFIELD — A Lock Haven man who fired two shots at state troopers while fleeing arrest pleaded guilty and was sentenced to serve a total 10-20 years in state prison by Judge Paul Cherry this week at Sentencing Court. Quintin Michael Titus, 26, pleaded guilty to several charges including criminal attempt criminal homicide, felony of the first degree, two counts, and was fined $1 plus costs, and serve a minimum of seven years and a maximum of 14 yea...

Earlier this week, the Clearfield County Commissioners approved of mental health services for inmates at the Clearfield County Jail. One former inmate I spoke w

DA Seeking Life Sentence 10:50 pm Four years after Chase Anderson was found brutally murdered in Curwensville, authorities are now seeking the life sentence for a prime suspect in this case. In August of 2017, authorities say Denny Bailey, Kenja Tew and Chantell Demi took Anderson to a wooded area in Curwensville, stabbed him to death and burned his body. According to court documents Demi and Joseph Ralston burned the truck that was used during the homicide. Now nearly three year...

Clearfield Robbery and Aggravated Assault Charges 6:40 pm According to Clearfield County District Attorney Ryan Sayers, two men are facing robbery and aggravated assault charges following a shooting in Clearfield Borough over the weekend. Sayers says that on Saturday, around 9 p.m., police were dispatched to a home along South Second Street for a reported shooting. Investigators say 26-year-old Richard Demko, of Northern Cambria, and 48-year-old Anthony Guy, of West Decatur, alle...

Clearfield County Inmate Escape 6:46 pm According to Clearfield County District Attorney Ryan Sayers, Daniel Robert Peteuil is facing charges in relation to a 2019 traffic stop. “This all started initially at a traffic stop in DuBois and following an attorney general’s investigation and grand jury was indicted on multiple trafficking charges for meth, marijuana and other drugs,” said Sayers. In June of last year, Sayers said there was a second case filed via a grand jury wh...

Clearfield County Man Facing Charges 10:30 pm 22-year-old James McClelland faces multiple charges after authorities say he sexually assaulted a five year old girl in Boggs Township. According to court documents, the five-year-old victim and her family were staying at a home in Boggs Township, Clearfield County. Authorities said James McClelland was staying with the victim and her family from February to March of this year. During this time authorities said when he was babysitting...

Karthaus Christmas Eve Standoff 9:09 pm Clearfield County District Attorney Ryan Sayers spoke out on the recent standoff in Karthaus that led to 46-year-old Shannon David Quick being taken into custody. Sayers says a 302 Warrant (also known as a Mental Health Warrant) was issued and executed at Quick’s home on Potter Street on Christmas Eve. This after Officials say Quick threatened his mother and child. The Warrant called for Quick to have a Mental Health Evaluation done, but ...

HOUTZDALE — A state prison inmate will stand trial for killing his cellmate last summer. In October, state police charged Jacob Michael Mitchell, 33, with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, assault by prisoner, strangulation, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person in connection with the death of Garrick Bloom at the State Correctional Institution at Houtzdale. Bloom, 48, who had been convicted of multiple child rape charges, was found unresponsive in his cell at 11:03 p....

Several local restaurants are defying Gov. Tom Wolf’s orders to close indoor dining at their facilities. Late last week, Wolf ordered all restaurants to close their indoor seating areas effective on Saturday, Dec. 12 until Jan. 4. Restaurants are only permitted to serve take-out due to the COVID-19 pandemic and surging cases of coronavirus statewide. Locally, several restaurants have refused to follow Wolf’s mandate. Rob Inguagiato of Spanky’s Courthouse Cafe on N. Third Street s...