SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants ordered to appear for plea court June 23 at Northumberland County Courthouse, Sunbury, can plead guilty or no contest, or seek a trial by pleading not guilty.
n Randy Blake Elliott II, 24, of 1240 Poplar St., Kulpmont, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and public drunkenness and was ordered to pay $400 in fines plus costs and placed on supervised probation for one year.
An additional charge of harassment was withdrawn.
Elliott was charged by Shamokin Patrolman Raymond Siko II in connection with a March 9 fight at Market and Spruce streets.
n Ahkil Lee, 20, of Shamokin, pleaded guilty to two counts of disorderly conduct involving separate incidents in the city.
Lee was charged by Cpl. Darwin Tobias III in connection with a March 1 fight on South Market Street. He also was charged by Patrolman William Zalinski in connection with a March 26 disturbance at 233 Willow St.
He was ordered to pay $500 in fines plus costs and placed on two years supervised probation.
n Zachary Troutman, 31, of 130 S. Main St., Herndon, pleaded guilty to a summary of harassment and was ordered to pay a $100 fine plus costs.
An additional charge of simple assault was withdrawn.
Troutman was charged by Coal Township Patrolman Edward Purcell with punching Tiffany Troutman in the face and hitting her in the face with a phone April 6 at a Tioga Street trailer.
n James H. Latshaw, 47, and Christopher J. Hollenbach, 31, both of 126 E. Arch St., Shamokin, waived charges of theft, receiving stolen property and criminal trespass. Latshaw also waived to court an additional charge of resisting arrest for fleeing from police.
They were charged by Trooper Thomas Leib of state police at Stonington with stealing $1,275 worth of various parts from a 955 Cat Tracks loader at Snyder's One-Stop at 5351 Route 61 in Shamokin Township Dec. 8.
n Christina J. Hepner, 25, of 19 E. Independence St., Apt 7, Shamokin, waived a felony count of retail theft filed by Cpl. Bryan Primerano.
Hepner was charged with taking candy and sunglasses valued at $9.48 from the Dollar General Store Jan. 13.
The crime is deemed a felony offense because it was Hepner's third retail theft offense.
n Jordan Diehl, 20, of Quakertown, and Darren S. Bryant, 20, of Skippack, waived charges of theft by unlawful taking, agricultural trespass and criminal mischief involving a Jan. 19 incident in Zerbe Township. Bryant also waived to court a charge of recklessly endangering another person.
The charges were filed by Cpl. Brent Zechman of state police at Stonington.
n Dorothy Brenneman, 32, of Ashland, waived a retail theft charge filed by Coal Township Patrolman Matthew Hashuga.
She is accused of stealing $408.85 in merchandise Jan. 16 from Walmart Supercenter, Route 61.
n Christopher W. Lloyd, 36, of 627 E. Packer St., Shamokin, waived charges of aggravated assault, riot, criminal conspiracy to cause a riot, two counts of simple assault, resisting arrest and failure of disorderly persons to disperse.
The charges were filed by Shamokin Cpl. Bryan Primerano and Patrolman Mark Costa in connection with a March 7 fight in the 500 block of North Shamokin Street near Snapper's Bar in which Costa was injured.
n Joseph D. Barnes, 28, of 120 W. Willow St., Shamokin, waived charges of criminal mischief and disorderly conduct relating to an April 8 disturbance at his home.
The charges were filed by Shamokin Patrolman Shane Mowery.
Barnes is accused of using a pipe bender to smash a $1,200 motor scooter owned by Angelina Raygoza, causing damage to the windshield, gas tank and handle bar area.
n Joseph V. Payne, 29, of 916 E. Chestnut St., Shamokin, waived charges of criminal attempt to commit burglary, criminal attempt to commit criminal trespass, criminal attempt to commit theft, loitering and prowling at night, criminal mischief, disorderly conduct and possessing instruments of crime involving an April 6 attempted break-in at the Clubhouse Bar, 1027 E. Race St.
The charges were filed by Coal Township Patrolman David Sage.
Police reported Payne was seeking to steal metal items, such as beer taps and empty beer kegs, but was observed by neighbors who called police. While Payne was attempting to flee the area from an upper porch on the building, he fell and was taken into custody by police without incident.
Payne is accused of causing approximately $500 in damage during the attempted break-in.
n Jason Russell, 27, of 510 E. Commerce St., Shamokin, who is accused of being involved in eight drug deals in the city, was held for court on multiple charges.
Russell, who remains in Northumberland County Prison, Sunbury, was initially arraigned on six drug-related offenses relating to an Oct. 11 incident in the city.
He was charged by Cpl. Bryan Primerano with multiple drug-related offenses involving drug deals on Oct. 3 (two complaints), Oct. 7, Feb. 4 and Feb. 11 (two complaints). He also was charged by Shamokin Cpl. Jarrod Scandle with drug-related offenses in connection with a Dec. 15 incident.
Police allegedly found six packets of Spice, a synthetic marijuana, hidden in a bathroom ceiling, plastic bags believed to have been used to package narcotics, a cell phone allegedly used to set up deals with an informant and $312 during a search of Russell's home.
The charges include multiple felony counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, criminal use of a communication facility and criminal conspiracy involving small amounts of marijuana, cocaine, Spice and prescription hydrocodone.