Man allegedly hired minor
to sell drugs
JERSEY SHORE -When police uncovered various narcotics during a traffic stop, they unearthed evidence that lead them to a suspected drug dealer who had allegedly "hired" a local teen to distribute his products.
Kenneth Martin Brobeck, 20, of 11 Underwood Street, Jersey Shore, faces two counts of delivery of a controlled substance and one count of corruption of a minor.
On July 6, Tiadaghton Valley police stopped a vehicle in the 400 Block of Thompson Street, Jersey Shore. Inside the vehicle were driver Gage Wood and an unnamed male juvenile.
During the traffic stop, police uncovered 15 grams of marijuana packaged into four separate containers for delivery, 16 oxycodone 10 mg pills, four morphine sulphate 15 mg pills, and nine capsules filled with an unidentified white powder.
After interviewing the pair, police learned that Brobeck allegedly gave drugs to the juvenile to sell for him.
According to police, the "juvenile stated he has been selling narcotics for Brobeck for several weeks and Brobeck pays the juvenile with marijuana."
Brobeck was arraigned before district judge Jerry C. Lepley on July 25. He is currently incarcerated in lieu of $25,000 bail.
Man jailed after allegedly
choking woman
JERSEY SHORE - A borough man is in jail after allegedly choking his 9-month pregnant wife while threatening to kill both her and their unborn child.
Robert Gene Cox III, 22, of 4828 Route 287, was charged with simple assault and harassment.
Police responded to a report of domestic violence at 7 p.m. on June 28.
Cox's wife, who was not named in court records, told police that she and her husband had been having a verbal argument, when "Cox walked into the bedroom, put his right arm around the victim's neck, pushed her back onto the bed and choked her."
The woman told police that she is nine months pregnant.
"If you're dead then the baby is dead, so I don't have to worry," Cox allegedly told his wife.
According to the victim, she managed to push her husband off of her, but he came back and choked her again. She told police that she was afraid that he would not stop.
When officers spoke to Cox, he said authorities were summoned "because I choked my wife," according to court documents.
Cox was arraigned before District Judge Jerry C. Lepley and is incarcerated in lieu of $7,500 bail.
Car 'keyed'
LOCK HAVEN - An unidentified victim reported to city police someone allegedly "keyed" her vehicle between noon and 2:25 p.m. Friday at 4 N. Henderson Street.
The damage was estimated at $500, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact city police.
Criminal mischief
LOCK HAVEN - Someone painted "medic" on a Susque-View bus while it was parked in the business parking lot at 20 Cree Drive overnight Saturday, city police said.
Damage was estimated at $500, police said.
SUV scratched
LOCK HAVEN - An unknown person scratched a 2002 Ford Explorer sometime overnight Saturday while it was parked at 638 E. Church St., city police said.
Damage was estimated at $1,000, police said.
Bad check
LOCK HAVEN - Angela Taylor-Heaton, 38, of 1 Lionel Lane, Mill Hall, is charged with issuing a bad check after she bought an item from Pearsall's Used Furniture, 319 N. Grove St., and allegedly passed a bad check, then allegedly failed to make restitution, city police said.
