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Cops & Court Report

Indecent assault of minors lands area man in prison

A Columbus man has been sentenced to 7.5 to 15 years in prison after pleading to a pair of felony charges after inappropriate conduct with a 13- and 14-year-old girl in separate incidents. Ronald Rastetter, 72, was charged in May with second-degree felony aggravated indecent assault without ...

Man jailed after high speed chase

A Warren man has been jailed on $25,000 bail after a high-speed chase in Glade Township in December. Syngyn L. Swartz, 28, was charged by the State Police at Pennsylvania with third-degree felony fleeing or attempting to elude officers, third-degree flight to avoid apprehension, trial or ...

JHS student faces weapons charges

After an incident Friday involving a gun at Jamestown High School, Jamestown Public Schools District officials will implement the use of a weapons detection system at JHS. On Jan. 30 at approximately 11 a.m., the Jamestown High School Resource Officer, along with a Jamestown High School ...

Wattsburg man pleads not guilty to sex crimes

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 ...

Spring Creek man pleads not guilty to assault charges

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 ...

On The Record

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 ...