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From Pennlive LEWISBURG A former Williamsport police officer is headed to trial on charges he used the state JNET records system to obtain information on women for personal reasons. Specially assigned Union County District Judge Jeffrey Rowe found Thursday that the state attorney general’s office had presented sufficient evidence to hold for trial the 28 counts a different judge had dismissed. The new felony counts filed under a different section of the same computer law accuse former Cpl. Eric B Derr, 36, of intentionally and without authorization accessing the record systems. The dismissed charges alleged he intended to do so under false pretenses. ....
Ex-cop accused of using Pa. records for personal use headed to trial on refiled charges Updated 3:16 PM; LEWISBURG A former Williamsport police officer is headed to trial on charges he used the state JNET records system to obtain information on women for personal reasons. Specially assigned Union County District Judge Jeffrey Rowe found Thursday that the state attorney general’s office had presented sufficient evidence to hold for trial the 28 counts a different judge had dismissed. The new felony counts filed under a different section of the same computer law accuse former Cpl. Eric B Derr, 36, of intentionally and without authorization accessing the record systems. ....
jbergmueller@sungazette.com The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office has filed new charges against Eric Derr, a former city police officer initially accused of abusing his position across 34 charges. Those initial charges evaporated into three following a preliminary hearing where three were withdrawn because a witness was unavailable and 28 were dismissed after a judge found there was not enough evidence to prove criminal intent. Now, the Commonwealth is bringing 28 charges, related to the unlawful use of a computer, back to court with additional evidence and witnesses. According to David Scicchitano, from the attorney general’s office, Derr, of Cogan Station, allegedly used the police J-NET system to access the private records of women unrelated to police investigations. ....