Duboistown, Pa. — A local man was charged with three felonies for his failure to complete promised repairs to a vehicle, South Williamsport Police said.
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A 46-year-old city man received a 25 year prison sentence for his part in a drug trafficking resulting in a rash of heroin overdoses in 2017.
Raymond Howard recently was sentenced to 300 months’ imprisonment followed by a four-year term of supervised release by U.S. Middle District Court Judge Matthew W. Brann.
According to Acting U.S. Attorney Bruce D. Brandler, Howard was found guilty after a five-day jury trial in October 2020 to conspiring to distribute heroin and a mixture of heroin and carfentanil.
During a three-day period in June 2017, there was a rash of drug overdoses in the city and region.
Child pornography charges filed for Jersey Shore man
Zachary Ernest Kiess, 20, of 471 Kiess Hill Road has been charged with child pornography after he allegedly had numerous pictures and videos of nude minors on his phone.
The charges stem from a search of Kiess’ phone in November of 2019, which allegedly yielded several photos and videos of nude females that Kiess obtained in December of 2018, according to William Weber, a detective with the Lycoming County District Attorney Office.
The minors allegedly involved in the video were identified as friends and schoolmates of Kiess, and were 17 years old when the video was taken.