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Two men arrested after separate domestic disturbances

Despite being told by state police and relatives that he was not allowed into the family’s home at 1414 E. Third St., Jesse Ethan Williams arrived at the apartment around 9:30 a.m. Friday and spent much of the day arguing with his mother about their families. past, this is stated in the affidavit. He refused to leave the area, police said. Numerous troopers rushed to the scene about 3:30 p.m. after Williams, a 22-year-old homeless man, threatened to kill family members with a knife, according to a court document. Although his mother was able to leave the apartment safely, the aunt was still inside when police arrived on the scene, the affidavit states. Williams was taken into custody without incident and arraigned before District Judge Aaron Bikle on three counts of terroristic threats, simple assault and stalking, and one count of criminal trespass. He was jailed in lieu of $50,000 bail.

In another case, a domestic disturbance at his Muncie Township home on Saturday afternoon landed Timothy Michael Eck, 39, of 867 Lycoming Mall Road, in the county jail on charges that he twice tried to strangle his wife, he alleged. state police. When police arrived at the scene around 1:30 p.m., Ek told them: “I had a fight with my wife. I knocked her to the ground.” this was mentioned in the testimony. When his daughter started hitting him, Ek “threw her to the ground” also, he told police. “It all started when my daughter wanted me to make French toast.” Ek told them. Police allege Eck first tried to strangle his wife in the kitchen and then again outside as she and the couple’s children tried to escape in a van, the affidavit states. When Ek grabbed the woman by the throat from outside, “He applied pressure for 30 seconds,” this was stated in the court document. While in custody, Eck was arraigned before Buehle on one count of strangulation and two counts of simple assault and harassment. He was initially jailed but was later released on $50,000 bail.

State police have charged a D.C. man with assault.

Eric Steven Barto, 38, of Benton, was charged with simple assault, disorderly conduct and harassment after he punched another man in the face during a disturbance at 27 Hulls Landing, Highway 442, Muncie, on July 19, according to the complaint. state police. The victim was hurt “A bruised left eye, a bruised nose and a chipped tooth.” states the court document. Barto waived a preliminary hearing before District Judge Kirsten Gardner and is free on $5,000 bail.

Three charged in separate drug cases

Jaqua Strickland, 23, of 837 High St., was charged by the county narcotics unit with delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful use of a cell phone after selling an undisclosed amount of ecstasy to an informant at Third and Park avenues on June 10 , as stated in the affidavit. Following Buechle’s arraignment, he was released on $50,000 bail.

In another NEU case, state parolee Jaziah Strickland, 25, of 951 Park Ave., Apartment 3, was charged with possession of a controlled substance (buprenorphine) after he was taken into custody by state agents. on parole for another unsolved criminal case in 300. block of Memorial Avenue in the city on April 18, according to court records. During his arrest and subsequent imprisonment in the county jail, Strickland was in possession of a cell phone, which investigators seized and added to the case. The search warrant was obtained over the phone, the affidavit states. Under the cover of the phone were three buprenorphine patches, which were not prescribed to Strickland, investigators said. Arraigned before Buechle, Strickland was released on $5,000 bail in that case, but he remains behind bars on a state parole case.

In another case, Jesse Lee Cecil, 36, of Fire Lake, Michigan, was charged with delivery of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and conspiracy as a result of a drug investigation that began when he conspired with another person with for the purpose of selling seven grams of methamphetamine to an informant on Maplewood Lane in Mifflin Township on June 22, 2023, according to a state police affidavit. According to police, when a search warrant was executed on Aug. 3, 2023, at the same property, approximately 1.3 grams of methamphetamine were found in Cecil’s belongings. Recently arraigned before District Judge Denise Dieter, Cecil has since waived his preliminary hearing and is now free on $85,000 bail after initially being jailed.

City criminal charged with possession of firearms

Convicted felon John Kyle Smith, 29, of 816 Park Avenue, is back behind bars after county narcotics detectives found a handgun with the serial number obliterated under a pillow in his bedroom while executing a search warrant on his home in October. 9, according to testimony. Smith, who has multiple convictions in Florida, was arraigned before Gardner on charges of failure to possess a firearm and possession of a firearm with an altered or obliterated serial number and remains in jail in lieu of $50,000 bail.

Two men face new charges

Jamer Lewis, 18, of 109 Broad St., Montgomery, formerly of the 600 block of Campbell St., and Damier Sams-Glover, 21, of 331 Center St., Apartment 2, were both arrested on 9 May for trespassing The vacant town home now faces additional charges of shoplifting, receiving stolen property and conspiracy, according to Muncie Township police. The new charges stem from Lewis and Sams-Glover stealing $322 worth of merchandise from Target, 170 S. Lycoming Mall Drive, hours before their arrests in the city, police said. Shortly after the two were detained, police recovered most of the stolen goods. A 17-year-old boy was involved in both cases, but police are prohibited from releasing his name because he was charged as a juvenile. At a recent preliminary hearing in Gardner, Lewis and Sams-Glover were arraigned on city police charges and released on bond.

County jail inmate faces new charges

Lycoming County Jail inmate Kenneth Hockenberry, already in jail on charges of trespassing on two neighbors’ property, faces a new string of crimes involving breaking into another neighbor’s home, according to state police. Jailed on an original set of charges Oct. 7, Hockenberry, 65, of 2381 Highway 405 Lot 83, Muncie, was arraigned last week before Buechle on charges of burglary, theft, receiving stolen property, criminal encroachment on territory, as well as offenses, criminal damage. , daring invasion and vacillation. Police say he broke into the victim’s home and stole about $1,700 worth of food, clothing and laundry detergent. After being arraigned on the new charges, Hockenberry was re-released on $25,000 bail.

McKean County father arrested on charges of assaulting daughter

Isaac Hillier, 27, of Eldred, McKean County, was charged with felony endangering the welfare of a child, simple assault and stalking for causing bodily injury to his 5-year-old daughter at a relative’s home on Route 220 in Muncie Township. On July 6, township police said in an affidavit. Hillier grabbed the girl “near her face, squeezed it tightly and forcefully pushed her head onto the bed, causing her pain and bruises,” this was stated in the court document. According to police, the girl was hospitalized with her injuries. When investigators questioned him about his daughter’s injuries, Hillier recalled that he was with his children at a relative’s house that day and that he put his daughter to bed but did not do so. “Think of any moment where she was bad to the point that he did something like that.” stated in the testimony. Investigators said Hillier admitted to “I drink ‘pretty decent’ beer” and that he was “pretty drunk” that day, police said. Hillier said he has “He got drunk around his kids a lot and he knew it was a problem.” Police say in a court document. Following Gardner’s arraignment, Hillier was released on $50,000 bail.