Crack charge
SHAMOKIN - Miguel Martinez, 37, of 830 W. Gowen St., Shamokin, is charged with felony possession of crack cocaine.
Wanted on a warrant by city police, Martinez was stopped about 9 p.m. Sunday by Cpl. Jarrod Scandle at Independence and Orange streets. Police say he possessed about 16 grams of crack cocaine which he allegedly intended to sell. He also had four prescription Tramadol pills, a pain killer, for which he was charged with misdemeanor drug possession.
He was arraigned Monday by Magisterial District Judge Hugh A. Jones and remains jailed at Northumberland County Prison, Sunbury, in lieu of $50,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is set for Tuesday.
Simple assault
MOUNT CARMEL - Jason Andrew Dillow, 31, of 434 N. Walnut St., Mount Carmel, is charged with two misdemeanor counts of simple assault and two summary counts of harassment.
Dillow is accused of punching a woman in the head and face several times at his home. A witness said he was intoxicated at the time.
Police Chief Todd Owens said in a criminal complaint that Dillow repeatedly called the victim on the telephone while the incident was investigated.
Dillow had driven away from the area after the alleged attack with his 10-year-old son as a passenger, according to the criminal complaint. He was later taken into custody by state troopers of the Frackville station and was found in possession of a handgun.
He was arraigned Sunday and initially jailed at Northumberland County Prison, Sunbury, on $20,000 bail. He was released later Sunday after posting bail. A preliminary hearing is set for today before Magisterial District Judge Hugh A. Jones.
DUI
ELYSBURG - Michelle Lorraine Duttry, 43, of 102 Nottinghan Drive, Elysburg, is charged with a misdemeanor count of driving under the influence and a summary count of careless driving.
Duttry was allegedly intoxicated while driving a Mitsubishi coupe about 11:45 p.m. May 8 when she struck a curb exiting the Sheetz convenience store, according to a criminal complaint. The vehicle was stopped at the intersection of Route 54 and 487 when Ralpho Township Patrolman Christopher Grow arrived on scene. The front tire was nearly torn from the vehicle, and axle fluid was leaking onto the roadway.
Police said Duttry asked Grow to push her vehicle home. She allegedly failed field sobriety testing and also refused chemical blood testing. A preliminary hearing is set for Nov. 5 before Magisterial District Judge Hugh A. Jones.
164 pills
KULPMONT - Keifer Zsido, 23, of 400 Spruce St., Kulpmont, is charged with seven counts of drug possession, six counts of misbranding a controlled substance, two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and a single count of possession of a small amount of marijuana.
The charges stem from a Sept. 24 visit by probation officers to Zsido's home. Probation officer Ron McClay said 164 prescription pills, including pain killers hydrocodone/acetaminophen and Tramadol, were found in his bedroom. The pills were allegedly found inside unlabeled prescription bottles. According to a criminal complaint, 0.6 grams of marijuana, two digital scales, eight plastic baggies and a 0.50 caliber bullet fashioned into a smoking pipe were also found.
Charges were filed by Police Chief Michael Pitcavage. He remains jailed at Northumberland County Prison, Sunbury, on unrelated charges. A preliminary hearing is set for Nov. 5 before Magisterial District Judge Hugh A. Jones.
Bad check
MOUNT CARMEL - Jane E. Madrak, 45, of 945 W. Pine St., Coal Township, is charged with one misdemeanor count of bad checks.
Patrolman Justin Stelma said Madrak wrote a $380 check on March 21 to Expert Charm Furniture for the purchase of a mattress and box spring. The check was later returned for insufficient funds.
A preliminary hearing is set for Nov. 5 before Magisterial District Judge Hugh A. Jones.
Traffic stop
MOUNT CARMEL - Robert Geist, 52, of 1577 Wabash St., Coal Township, is charged with a misdemeanor count of altered, forged or counterfeit documents as well as summary counts of driving with a suspended license, driving without vehicle inspection, required financial responsibility, and violation of a certificate of inspection.
Patrolman Daniel Politza stopped Geist's vehicle at Route 54 and 2038 (Locust Gap Highway) about 1:20 p.m. March 23. According to a criminal complaint, there was a fake registration sticker on the license plate and an altered inspection sticker.
A preliminary hearing is set for Nov. 5 before Magisterial District Judge Hugh A. Jones.
Liquor law violation
MONTOURSVILLE - Snapper's, 501 N. Shamokin St., Shamokin, was cited Oct. 16 by the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement for allowing smoking in a public place where smoking is prohibited and failing to post signage as required by the Clean Indoor Air Act April 18.
Retail theft
COAL TOWNSHIP - Roger R. Facer, 27, of 103 S. Rock St., Coal Township, was arraigned Tuesday by Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones on a misdemeanor of retail theft.
Facer, who was committed to Northumberland County Prison in lieu of $15,000 bail, is accused of stealing $267.72 worth of merchandise from Walmart Supercenter on May 26.
Coal Township Patrolman Matthew Hashuga filed the charge.
Simple assault
MOUNT CARMEL - Christopher K. Phelan Jr., 31, of 336 S. Locust St., Mount Carmel, was charged by Lt. Christopher Buhay with simple assault, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and harassment involving an Oct. 12 incident at his residence.
According to a criminal complaint, Phelan allegedly punched Danielle Townsend in the mouth, causing a wound. Phelan also is accused of resisting arrest that required police to use substantial force to take him into custody. Police said Phelan screamed and banged his head off various areas of a police cruiser while being transported to the borough police station.
The defendant was taken by AREA Services Ambulance to Geisinger Medical Center for treatment.
DUI
KULPMONT - Edward V. Fegley II, 22, of 216 N. Hickory St., Mount Carmel, was charged by Patrolman Joshua Pastucka with two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol after being found sleeping in the driver's seat of his vehicle Aug. 2 at 10th and Poplar streets.
Police said Fegley had a blood-alcohol content of .143 percent.
Forgery
MOUNT CARMEL - Chief of Police Todd Owens has charged Jeffrey P. Cooney, 21, of 920 Spruce St., Ashland, with forgery, possession of a controlled substance and unlawful acts for allegedly altering a prescription for Oxycontin at Community Pharmacy, 49 S. Oak St., on Oct. 13.
Pot possession
MOUNT CARMEL - Charles Parkansky, 18, of 520 W. Second St., Mount Carmel, was charged by Patrolman William Adamski with possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Police said Parkansky was found in possession of one gram of marijuana in a clear cigarette wrapper Aug. 31 at the Top Star Store, 121 W. Third St.
Assault
MOUNT CARMEL - Charges of simple assault, resisting arrest, harassment, disorderly conduct and two counts of public drunkenness were filed by Patrolman Patrick McAndrew against Mark James Derr, 21, of 34 W. Fifth St., Mount Carmel.
According to a criminal complaint filed at the office of Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones, Derr is accused of punching Shannon Chapman in the back, cursing her and kicking a bike into her ankle Sept. 30 at 31 N. Locust St. Police said Derr, who was highly intoxicated, also threw bikes into the street.
Police said Derr resisted arrest and had to be carried out of a holding cell at the borough police station to an ambulance that transported him to Geisinger-Shamokin Area Community Hospital. While in the ambulance and the emergency room at the hospital, police said Derr yelled obscenities and was uncooperative with emergency medical personnel and staff.