Wattsburg man pleads not guilty to sex crimes

January 26, 2026

A Wattsburg man has pleaded not guilty to the first of two sets of sex abuse charges filed against him. Richard L. Sweet, 52, appeared before President Judge Gregory Hammond in the Court of Common Pleas for arraignment recently and pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree rape of a child, two counts of first-degree statutory sexual assault: 11 years older, two counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child; two counts of first-degree felony unlawful contact with a minor; two counts of third-degree felony indecent assault of a person less than 13 years of age; ...

Spring Creek man pleads not guilty to assault charges

January 24, 2026

A Spring Creek man who faces charges of aggravated assault and discharging a firearm into an occupied structure has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Jeffrey M. Keener, 49, appeared for arraignment in the Court of Common Pleas recently before President Judge Gregory Hammond. Keener has been in the Warren County Prison since an alleged incident Nov. 25 resulted in charges of second-degree misdemeanor simple assault, unlawful restraint/serious bodily injury, terroristic threats with intent to terrorize another, recklessly endangering another person, false imprisonment, harassment ...

Teen injured in crash

January 24, 2026

BROKENSTRAW TOWNSHIP — A Pittsfield teenager is in critical condition after a motor vehicle accident earlier this week. Pennsylvania State Police report at 5:06 p.m. Wednesday, they responded to the area of 2070 Matthews Run Road for a report of a two-vehicle crash with entrapment. An investigation revealed that a 2014 Chevrolet Cruze, operated by a 17-year-old, was traveling north when she lost control of her vehicle on the snow-covered roadway while negotiating a left-hand curve. The vehicle subsequently entered the southbound lane, colliding with a 2013 Ford F150, operated by ...

On The Record

January 24, 2026

C. WARREN COUNTY - DISTRICT JUDGE RAYMOND ZYDONIK Criminal trespass. Justin B. Townes, 37, of Warren was charged with third-degree criminal trespass Jan. 18 by Warren city police officers after an alleged incident Jan. 18 in Warren. Bail was set at $25,000 and Townes was taken to the Warren County Prison. N. WARREN COUNTY - DISTRICT JUDGE LAURA BAUER Retail theft. Christopher C. Elf, 43, of Warren was charged Jan. 22 with retail theft - altering label/price marking and retail theft - taking merchandise by Conewango Township police on separate dockets after alleged incidents ...

On The Record

January 17, 2026

C. WARREN COUNTY - DISTRICT JUDGE RAYMOND ZYDONik Disorderly conduct. Crystal Conklin, 56, of Warren was charged Jan. 9 with disorderly conduct - unreasonable noise by Warren city police officers after an alleged incident Dec. 10 in Warren. Harassment. Katherine E. Motter, 31, of Warren was charged with harassment Jan. 9 by Warren city police officers after an alleged incident Dec. 12 in Warren. Retail theft. Samantha L. Harp of Bradford was charged with retail theft - taking merchandise Jan. 9 by Warren city police after an alleged incident Dec. 30 in Warren. Criminal ...

On The Record

January 10, 2026

W. WARREN COUNTY - DISTRICT JUDGE TODD WOODIN Assault. Janet S. Kuykendall, 66, of Bear Lake was charged with simple assault, harassment and recklessly endangering another person Jan. 7 by the State Police at Corry after an alleged incident in Bear Lake. C. WARREN COUNTY - DISTRICT JUDGE RAYMOND ZYDONIK Harassment. James D. Turner of Warren was charged with harassment by Warren city police officers Jan. 9 after an alleged incident Dec. 12 in Warren. Failure to verify address. Robert G. Phelps, 34, of Warren was charged with second-degree felony failure to verify address/be ...