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State police looking for Erie man

Pennsylvania State Police are looking for an Erie man accused of trying to kill a law enforcement officer in 2022. There is a $25,000 reward offered for information leading to the arrest of Rakeem M. Jones, 29. He is described as a black male, 6-feet tall, 175 pounds. Jones is accused of ...

Drugs, license violations land Warren woman in state prison

A Warren woman will spend a minimum of nearly six years in state prison on a range of offenses from driving without a license, intent to deal methamphetamine and an assault with a baseball bat. Marcella K. Gigliotti, 56, was sentenced by President Judge Maureen Skerda Friday morning. It was stated when she entered her plea that Gigliotti struck a victim multiple times with a metal bat. Gigliotti called it a “reaction” and said she was “not intending” to hurt the victim. The drug charge stems from 5.5 grams of methamphetamine possessed, according to law enforcement, ...

On The Record

N. WARREN COUNTY — DISTRICT JUDGE LAURA BAUER DUI. Bruce L. Bennett, Jr., 37, Tiona, was charged by Warren-based Pennsylvania State Police on May 15 with DUI and two traffic violations from an incident that occurred on April 20 in Conewango Twp. DUI. Jeffrey R. Brown, 36, Warren, was charged by Conewango Township police on May 15 with two counts of DUI and a traffic violation from an incident that occurred on May 9 in Conewango Twp. Terroristic threats. Nicholas G. Reardon, 20, Warren, was charged by City of Warren police on May 17 with terroristic threats and disorderly conduct ...

Charges withdrawn at hearings

Charges were withdrawn against two individuals while two were held for court during preliminary hearings held Wednesday at the Warren County Courthouse. Charges were withdrawn against two defendants: ¯ Matthew D. Johnson, 33, Warren. Johnson had been charged with single counts of simple assault at two dockets. Two counts of harassment were re-categorized as non-traffic offenses. ¯ Kirk A. Zylo, 57, Tidioute. Zylo had been charged with a count of possession of drug paraphernalia. A count of public drunkenness was re-categorized as a non-traffic offense. The following defendants ...

Pleas entered in Warren county court

The following pleas were entered before Judge Gregory Hammond on Thursday at the Warren County Courthouse. Dustin T. Hepler-Kostreba, 25, Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty to DUI, driving without a license and careless driving. An additional count of DUI and three traffic violations were not prosecuted. The following defendants entered not guilty pleas: Thomas A. Niles, 33, Warren. Niles has been charged with fleeing or attempting to elude an officer, recklessly endangering another person and a total of 13 various traffic offenses. Mason T. Swanson, 32, Warren. Swanson has been ...

Plea entered in child sex assault case

A Pittsfield man has pleaded guilty to sexual assault of a child. James R. Owen, 22, pleaded guilty to a count of aggravated indecent assault of a child less than 16 years old before Judge Gregory Hammond on Thursday. The plea was initially entered last month but withdrawn just days later and reentered this week, according to online court records. According to the affidavit of probable cause, a female victim reported Owen assaulting her “more times than she can remember” between 2015 and 2019, starting before she was 10 years old, at a Barton Run Road residence. The victim ...