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Police News – Oct. 26

Failure to pay for storage unit LOCK HAVEN — Woodward Township Police investigated an incident of theft by deception that occurred on four dates between May and August 2026, police said. Jessica Erb, 32, of Williamsport, was given a total of $360 over those months from a 65-year-old Woodward Township resident to pay for a relative’s storage unit at a U-Haul facility, according to police. Erb failed to make four payments and kept the money, police said. Erb was charged with theft by deception and theft by failure to make required disposition of funds received on Sept. 17, and ...

Clinton County Courthouse Roundup

MARRIAGE LICENSES — Ethan G. Albright to Caprice Alivea Bischof on Oct. 19. — Zoe E. Anderson to Kyle T. Stahl on Oct. 16. — Nesley Blanc to Trishia D. Morrill on Oct. 19. — Kelcey Lynn Breidinger to Matthew Layne Massey on Oct. 15. — Kimberly A. Chance to Robert C. McAndrew on Oct. 16. — Reuben K. Esh to Barbara B. Kauffman on Oct. 20. — Barbara S. Fisher to David K. Fisher on Oct. 20. — David S. Fisher to Fannie S. Stoltzfus on Oct. 20. — Sadie S. Fisher to Amos K. Stoltzfus on Oct. 20. — Charles E. Gross, IV and Abbagail P. Winslow on Oct. ...

Proceedings from District Judges

LOCK HAVEN — The following court proceedings were held before district judges: — Brian Joseph Dwyer Sr., of Renovo, charged with DUI:controlled substance-Schedule 2 or 3-1st offense, DUI:controlled substance-Metabolite-1st offense, DUI:controlled substance-impaired ability-1st offense, additional violation of medical marijuana act-1st offense, driving without a license, careless driving and 10 counts of use/possession of drug paraphernalia, waived for court. — Kyle Charles Lundfelt, of Renovo, charged with manufacturing, delivering or possessing with intent to manufacture or ...

Judge rejects former PSU student’s deportation offer in nationwide computer hacking scheme

WILLIAMSPORT — A federal judge has chosen to send a former Penn State student to jail for her role in a nationwide computer hacking scheme rather than accept her offer of immediate deportation to her native China. U.S. Middle District Judge Matthew W. Brann on Tuesday sentenced Lei Bao, 24, to 30 months in prison followed by a year of supervised release. He explained the victims of the scheme need justice and restitution. He ordered Bao to split with Yankun Jiang, one of the other defendants, payment of $377,591 in restitution. Bao’s attorney, George Vomuolakis, proposed that ...

Tioga County man charged with sending death threat to state lawmaker

A Tioga County man is charged with sending death threats to the office of a state representative. Timothy D. Geisler of Mansfield was being held Tuesday in Tioga County Prison on a misdemeanor charge of making terroristic threats with the intent to intimidate. His arrest stems from a series of rambling, politically charged emails state police say he sent since June to the district office of Rep. Jamie Walsh, a Luzerne County Republican, according to court documents. They culminated with an Oct. 1 message in which Geisler allegedly made specific threats against Walsh and his ...

Woodward Twp. woman arrested for threatening to shoot victim

LOCKPORT — A 65-year-old Lock Haven Woodward Township woman was arrested after she allegedly threatened to shoot someone on Oct. 13. According to Woodward Township Police, Lisa Stevenson is accused of possessing and pointing a shotgun at the victim at about 5:56 p.m., threatening to shoot them. Stevenson also told police during an interview that “she will kill the victim,” police said. During the investigation, police observed a short barrelled shotgun inside Stevenson’s home along Crist Lane, which matched the victim’s description. Through a search warrant, police seized ...