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Pittsfield woman facing aggravated assault, DUI charges

A Warren County woman is charged with aggravated assault after a car-vs.-skid steer crash. Kristin R. Ross, 31, of Pittsfield, faces charges of aggravated assault and DUI related to alleged incidents from Wednesday. According to Pennsylvania State Police, Ross was driving west on Route 6 in Pittsfield at about 8:40 p.m. when her vehicle rear-ended a skid steer that was also driving west. According to the affidavit of probable cause, the skid steer was “launched across the left side of the roadway, over the guide rail, and down an embankment.” The driver, Dennis DeVore, was ...

Troopers seek info after dog found dead

Warren-based Pennsylvania State Police are seeking information about a dead dog found in a garbage bag in Conewango Township. Troopers said in a statement that they responded to the area of Stone Hill Road and Liberty Street on Monday for a “report of a deceased dog found in a garbage bag.” “Upon arrival,” according to the statement, “Troopers observed a yellow Labrador inside the garbage bag with an apparent bullet wound to its head.” The dog was wearing a green cloth collar with a dog bone shaped buckle. Anyone with information is asked to contact state police at ...

Spring Creek man behind bars after assault

Warren-based Pennsylvania State Police have arrested a Spring Creek teenager in the wake of an assault that saw him threaten to kill his mother and then heavily damage a family vehicle. Troopers were dispatched on Tuesday shortly after 2:30 p.m. to a Miles Run Road address for a report of an active domestic dispute. According to a statement from state police, the son, identified as Jonah Kirkpatrick, 19, was “upset because he was fighting with his girlfriend.” Troopers say Kirkpatrick was throwing things around his bedroom when his mother came to ask what was wrong. Troopers ...

Pleas entered in county court

The following pleas were entered before President Judge Maureen Skerda on Thursday morning at the Warren County Courthouse. The following defendant entered guilty pleas: ¯ Allen W. Boyer, 19, Warren, to theft. A count of access device fraud was not prosecuted. ¯ Timothy S. Collin, 51, Warren, to DUI, driving on a suspended license and operating a vehicle without required financial responsibility while charges of DUI and careless driving were not prosecuted. At a second docket, Collin pleaded guilty to DUI and required financial responsibility while a traffic violation was not ...

On The Record

C. WARREN COUNTY — DISTRICT JUDGE RAYMOND ZYDONIK DUI. Christine L. Burnside, 52, was charged by City of Warren police on March 28 with two counts of DUI and two traffic violations from an incident that occurred on March 22 in the City of Warren. Furnishing. Nadean L. Jones, 33, Warren, was charged by City of Warren police on March 28 with furnishing drug free urine from an incident that occurred on Jan. 25 in the City of Warren. Loitering and prowling. Bradley M. Smith, 33, Warren, was charged by City of Warren police on March 28 with loitering and prowling at night time, ...

Sentences handed down in county court

President Judge Maureen Skerda handed down the following sentences on Friday morning during sentence court proceedings at the Warren County Courthouse. ¯ Lisa R. Bailey, 51, Warren, to 63 days to one year incarceration with credit for 63 days time served, $575 in fines and fees, a no contact/no trespass order and 30 hours of community service on a count of defiant trespass. ¯ Shawanda M. Brofford, 38, Laurelville, Oh., to 114 days to one year incarceration with credit for 114 days time served, $1,025 in fines and fees, to undergo drug and alcohol and mental health evaluations and ...