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Three have charges withdrawn in preliminary hearings

Three guilty pleas were entered while charges were withdrawn against three during preliminary hearings held recently at the Warren County Courthouse. The following defendants entered guilty pleas: Jacob D. Matteson, 39, Pittsfield, to possession of a controlled substance. A count of possession of drug paraphernalia was withdrawn. Bradley M. Smith 33, Warren, to loitering and prowling at night time and harassment. Charges of disorderly conduct and public drunkenness were withdrawn. Anthony J. Williams, 40, Warren, to possession of marijuana. A count of possession of a controlled ...

DUI and theft pleas entered in Warren County Court

The following defendants entered pleas during change of plea proceedings on Monday at the Warren County Courthouse. Danielle R. Arrington, 43, Erie, Pa., to charges at two dockets including two counts of DUI and two traffic violations. Two additional counts of DUI, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and two traffic violations were not prosecuted. Karen L. Green, 58, Tidioute, to retail theft. Arthur Khurshadyan, 58, Erie, Pa., to DUI, driving on a DUI-suspended license and operating a vehicle without required financial responsibility. Charges of ...

On The Record

C. Warren County — District Judge Raymond Zydonik Assault. Samantha D. Acevedo, 39, Warren, was charged by City of Warren police on April 17 with simple assault and harassment from an incident that occurred on April 15 in the City of Warren. DUI. Brenda M. Anderson, 58, Warren, was charged by City of Warren police on April 20 with two counts of DUI and two traffic violations from an incident that occurred on April 1 in the City of Warren. Crash. Robert A. Pessia, 41, Warren, was charged by City of Warren police on April 18 with accident involving damage to attended vehicle or ...

Pittsfield man to register for life as sexual offender

A Pittsfield man will register as a sexual offender for the rest of his life in the wake of pleas entered Thursday. James R. Owen, 22, pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated indecent assault at each of two dockets before Judge Gregory Hammond. In exchange for the pleas, charges of rape forcible compulsion, aggravated indecent assault and two counts of indecent assault were not prosecuted. 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 ...

Plea entered in animal cruelty case

A Southwest Township woman has pleaded guilty to four counts of cruelty to animals. Rae L. Connolly, 54, Titusville, entered the plea Thursday before Judge Gregory Hammond. According to the affidavit of probable cause, Warren County Sheriff’s Office deputies contacted Pennsylvania State Police at about 1:37 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6, from a Tidioute Enterprise Road address after they saw a dead animal on the front porch. Police found Connolly inside the residence and asked to talk to her about the “deceased animals that had already been discovered,” according to the affidavit. ...

Pleas entered in Warren County Courthouse

Judge Gregory Hammond accepted these pleas on Thursday during arraignment and change of plea proceedings at the Warren County Courthouse. The following defendants entered guilty pleas: Matthew K. Luvison, 69, Youngsville, to DUI and a traffic violation. Two additional traffic violations were not prosecuted. Lionel A. Wescott, Jr., 34, Jamestown, NY, to DUI and a traffic violation. Three additional traffic violations were not prosecuted. The following defendants entered not guilty pleas: Dustin T. Hepler-Kostreba, 25, Jamestown, NY. Hepler-Kostreba has been charged with two ...