County jail sentence handed down in indecent assault case

February 23, 2023

A Warren man will spend time in county jail and register as a sexual offender for 15 years as a result of a sentence handed down in county court. Chase A. Bies, 20, was sentenced to a minimum of six months in the county jail on a count of indecent assault in addition to one year probation on a count of corruption of minors. He entered no contest pleas back in November to the two charges before Judge Gregory Hammond. According to police, Bies brought alcoholic drinks to the home of a 15-year-old girl in March 2021. “They both drank together and the victim advised that Chase pushed ...

Sentence handed down in county court

February 18, 2023

One sentence and one bench warrant were handed down as a result of sentencing proceedings held Friday before Judge Gregory Hammond. Jessica L. Bailey, 38, Clarendon, was sentenced to DUI charges at two dockets. At the first docket, Bailey was sentenced to five years probation including 30 days incarceration, 60 days house arrest, $2,375 in fines and fees, participation in the alcohol highway safety school and victim impact panel programs, an 18 month license suspension, 40 hours of community service, compliance with treatment recommendations and submission of a DNA sample on a count of ...

On The Record

February 18, 2023

W. Warren County — District Judge Todd Woodin Shane B. Labhart, 48, Newburgh, In., was charged by Warren-based Pennsylvania State Police on Feb. 14 with harassment and disorderly conduct from an incident that occurred on Jan. 11 in Tidioute Borough. Joseph L. Mott, 55, Warren, was charged by Warren-based Pennsylvania State Police on Feb. 14 with access device fraud and theft by unlawful taking from an incident that occurred on Dec. 13 in Deerfield Twp.

Man pleads guilty for home invasion

February 17, 2023

A Warren man has pleaded guilty to his role in a pretty unique break in. Joshua A. Farnsworth, 31, Warren, pleaded guilty to criminal trespass — break into structure, a third-degree felony, before President Judge Maureen Skerda on Thursday morning. In exchange for the plea, charges of burglary, impersonating a public servant and public drunkenness were not prosecuted. According to the affidavit of probable cause, Pennsylvania State Police responded to a Weiler Road address back in September at about 10:20 p.m. and found Farnsworth in the kitchen of the home. “The defendant ...

Pleas entered at preliminary hearings

February 17, 2023

Two guilty pleas were entered while charges were withdrawn against four defendants during preliminary hearings held Wednesday at the Warren County Courthouse. The following defendants pleaded guilty: ¯ Terry M. Reynolds, 34, Dunkirk, NY, to harassment. A count of harassment was withdrawn. ¯ Douglas E. Wallech, II, 24, Warren, to two counts of disorderly conduct. Charges including two counts of terroristic threats and communications with 911 were withdrawn. Charges were withdrawn against the following defendants: ¯ Robert C. Bean, 38, Warren. Bean had been charged with two ...

Drug delivery charges bound over after preliminary hearing

February 16, 2023

A Youngsville woman charged with delivering drugs that resulted in death has been held for court. Stephanie S. Kightlinger, 27, remains in the Warren County Jail on a litany of drug charges in the wake of Wednesday’s preliminary hearing. In addition to the charge of drug delivery resulting in death, Kightlinger was charged with five counts of criminal use of a communication facility, and possession with intent to deliver controlled substances. According to the affidavit of probable cause, the City of Warren Fire Department responded to a Pennsylvania Ave. W. address for a report ...