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Police News – January 3

Assault related charges lodged against JS area man JERSEY SHORE — Jeffrey Allen Letscher, 34, of 2506 Canoe Run Road, Jersey Shore, was recently held for court on state police charges of simple assault and harassment for allegedly punching a female acquaintance in the face during a confrontation in his Mifflin Township home on Sept. 28, court documents stated. Following the hearing before District Judge Denise Dieter, Letscher was released on $10,000 bail. Inmate faces new charge for allegedly shooting dog LINDEN — Moments before he shot Shawn Shipton multiple times on Wither ...

Police News – January 2

Reckless endangerment MILL HALL — A 45-year-old Mill Hall man was charged with reckless endangerment after state police at Lamar responded to reports of shots being fired in the area of Mill Branch Road, Bald Eagle Township on Dec. 24. At 2:57 p.m., police responded to the area for reports of shots fired where it was determined Steven Eoute, while seated in his vehicle, was confronted by the victims — owners of the property — about being on private property, police said. It was later determined Eoute was creating adult TikTok content for his partner in a wooded area of the ...

Police News – December 31

False imprisonment MILL HALL — On Dec. 5, state police arrested Brandon Bitner, 41, of Mill Hall, following their response to an address along Eagle Valley Road in Bald Eagle Township. Once police arrived on scene, troopers learned the victim, a 40-year-old female of Mill Hall, was being held against her will inside the home. The victim was safely removed from the home and taken to a safe location. Bitner is being charged with false imprisonment and harassment by District Judge Heidi Wright’s office. Aggravated assault of officer LOCK HAVEN — A 60-year-old man of Corith, ...

Clinton County Court of Common Pleas schedule for Dec. 30-Jan. 3

(Editor’s Note: The Clinton County Court of Common Pleas schedule listed below is not in its entirety. The Express does not list cases involving PFAs, minors and other sensitive civil cases.) LOCK HAVEN — The following schedule for Dec. 30-Jan. 3 is provided by the Clinton County Court of Common Pleas and is subject to change depending on the needs of the court system. Domestic relations hearings are also restricted and are not listed. Abbreviations — CR denotes criminal procedures; CV civil procedures. Names listed first are the names of the defendants and names near the end ...

Proceedings from district judges

LOCK HAVEN — The following court proceedings were held before district judges: — Adam John Graham, of Lock Haven, charged with child endangerment, simple assault and harassment-subject other to physical contact, waived for court. — William Alfred Willits III, of Lock Haven, charged with two counts of rape of a mentally disabled person, two counts of aggravated indecent assault-victim suffers mental disability and two counts of sexual assault, held for court. — Daniel Clayton Dietz, of Shamokin, charged with three counts of burglary-no person present, four counts of theft by ...

Sentencings from Clinton County

LOCK HAVEN — The information in sentencings is obtained from public record. It is the policy of The Express that this information will not be withheld from publication. — Mickel W. Keeler, charged with violating probation, resentenced to 22 to 90 days in the Clinton County Correctional Facility.