Covington, Pa. â A preliminary hearing is set for a man who allegedly forced an elderly woman in Tioga County to leave with him against her will.
Manuel Colon, 33, of Corning, N.Y., faces a felony strangulation charge, and misdemeanor charges of false imprisonment and simple assault.
Pennsylvania State Police at Mansfield received a call the morning of Nov. 29 regarding a report of a missing/endangered person at 1688 South Main Street in Covington Township. When troopers arrived, they found a note from the victim asking the recipient to call 911 for help, state police said in a news release.
The victim had left the scene with an unknown male at the time. The victim and the male were located later, and the male was identified as Colon, according to court documents.