Biking while intoxicated
STRONG - A Wilburton man faces a charge of driving under the influence following a traffic stop near the Geisinger Medical House on Route 61 at 12:35 a.m. July 22.
Mount Carmel Township Police Patrolman Kelly Campbell reported in court documents that he was on patrol in the area when he observed Christopher S. Olarry, 25, of 346 W. Third St., riding a bicycle north on State Route 61 without any front or rear lighting. Campbell observed a strong odor of alcohol and conducted field sobriety tests, which Olarry failed. He was later taken for chemical blood testing and Olarry's blood alcohol level was observed to be .204 percent at the time.
Olarry was charged with two counts of driving under the influence and failure to use lamps and other equipment on pedalcycles. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 1 before Magisterial District Judge Hugh A. Jones, of Mount Carmel.
Drug paraphernalia
MOUNT CARMEL - Corey R. Yentsch, 29, of 237 E. Avenue, Mount Carmel, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and criminal trespass following an incident at a South Oak Street business at 2 a.m. Aug. 31.
Mount Carmel Borough Police Patrolman Justin Stelma reported Yentsch was at the Fraternal Order of Eagles, where his girlfriend is employed as a bartender, and refused to leave. As police were on the scene, Yentsch squeezed a water bottle and threw it on the bar. Police said that as he was taken into custody and searched for weapons, they found a metal smoking pipe in one pocket and a open packed of synthetic marijuana in another.
The charges were filed with Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones, of Mount Carmel, with a preliminary hearing scheduled for Oct. 1.
DUI charge
MOUNT CARMEL TOWNSHIP - John V. Shustack, 48, of 25 S. Peach St., Mount Carmel, faces a charge of driving under the influence of a controlled substance after a traffic stop at 1:32 a.m. July 1 on Route 901.
Mount Carmel Township Officer Matthew Filarski reported Shustack was found in a cardiac arrest and hunched over his steering wheel. He told police that he had taken seroquel and suboxone at the time, but then later admitted to also snorting a line of "speed." Chemical testing showed drugs in his system at the time of the incident.
The charge was filed with Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones, of Mount Carmel, with a preliminary hearing scheduled for Oct. 1.