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Pleas entered in county court

One guilty plea was entered while another pleaded not guilty during arraignment proceedings on Thursday at the Warren County Courthouse. Paul A. Russo, 49, Jamestown, N.Y., pleaded guilty to two dockets that each include a single count of retail theft. Michael D. Johnson, 38, Jamestown, N.Y., pleaded not guilty. Johnson faces charges at two dockets with identical counts of kidnapping of a minor, interference with custody of children and concealment of whereabout of a child.

Pleas entered at preliminary hearings

Three guilty pleas were entered and charges were withdrawn against three others during preliminary hearings held Wednesday at the Warren County Courthouse. The following defendants entered guilty pleas: Jared E. Gourley, 25, Sugar Grove, to theft by unlawful taking. Charged of forgery, two counts of theft and receiving stolen property were withdrawn. Brad Rochna, 44, Bradford, Pa., to driving without a license and possession of marijuana. Charges of possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving the wrong way were withdrawn. Mason T. Williams, 31, Warren, ...

On The Record

C. WARREN COUNTY - DISTRICT JUDGE RAYMOND ZYDONIK Possession. William W. Birchard, 24, Warren, was charged by City of Warren police on May 13 with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and two traffic offenses from an incident that occurred on May 2 in the City of Warren. DUI. Stephen W. Eck, 32, Sheffield, was charged by Warren-based Pennsylvania State Police on May 10 with two counts of DUI and four traffic offenses from an incident that occurred on May 2 in Sheffield Twp. Trespass. David Nulph, 40, Warren, was charged by City of Warren police on ...

On The Record

N. WARREN COUNTY - DISTRICT JUDGE LAURA BAUER DUI. Meredith L. Holbrook, 25, Lakewood, N.Y., was charged by Conewango Township police on April 29 with two counts of DUI and a traffic offense from an incident that occurred on April 28 in Conewango Twp. Vehicle violation. Nicholas A. Kelwaski, 31, Jamestown, N.Y., was charged by Conewango Township police on April 29 with possession/sale/use of display documents and five traffic offenses from an incident that occurred on April 26 in Conewango Twp. Retail theft. Lucas D. Miller, 23, Warren, was charged by Conewango Township police ...

Pleas entered at preliminary hearings

Two guilty pleas were entered during preliminary hearings held Wednesday at the Warren County Courthouse. Abraham Millham, Irvine, pleaded guilty to theft. A count of theft was withdrawn. Burdette G. Thomas, III, 47, Tiona, pleaded guilty to possession of drug paraphernalia. Charges including three counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana were withdrawn.

On The Record

C. WARREN COUNTY - DISTRICT JUDGE RAYMOND ZYDONIK Aggravated assault. Thomas B. Barton, Jr., 56, Warren, was charged by City of Warren police on April 24 with aggravated assault, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest from an incident that occurred on April 23 in the City of Warren. DUI. James M. Rudolph, 69, Sheffield, was charged by Warren-based Pennsylvania State Police on April 25 with two counts of DUI and five traffic offenses from an incident that occurred on April 15 in Sheffield Twp. N. WARREN COUNTY - DISTRICT JUDGE LAURA BAUER Defiant trespass. Preston J. Beerbower, ...