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ERIE — An Erie resident has been sentenced in federal court to two years probation on his conviction of violating federal drug laws. United States District Judge Susan Paradise Baxter imposed the sentence on Matthew Camera, 51, 1100 Wildwood Way, Erie. According to information presented to the court, January 2017 to June 2020, while Camera was employed as the Pharmacy Chief at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Erie, he unlawfully obtained multiple dosage units of Hydrocodone and Oxycodone from pill bottles awaiting delivery to Veterans Affairs patients. Assistant United States ...

Preliminary hearings held in Warren County

Two guilty pleas were entered, charges were withdrawn against one and one defendant was held for court during preliminary hearings held on Wednesday at the Warren County Courthouse. The following defendants entered guilty pleas: ¯ Joshua A. Howard, 39, Warren, to possession of a controlled substance. ¯ Alex C. Peru, 29, Jamestown, NY., to defiant trespass, retail theft and theft by deception. Charges of retail theft and theft by deception were withdrawn. Charges were withdrawn against Joseph K. Chuzie, 34, Youngsville. Chuzie had been charged with possession of marijuana and ...

Russell man jailed as search nets signs of meth deals

Agents of the Warren County Drug Task Force search a Russell house Thursday evening where meth deals were suspected of taking place. Agents made entry into the 6 Brenda Lane house shortly after 8:45 p.m. Thursday. Michael W. Brant, 45, of Russell, was arraigned Friday and was taken to ...

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C. Warren County — District Judge Raymond Zydonik Possession. Donnie L. Edwards, 45, Sheffield, was charged by City of Warren police on March 29 with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia from an incident that occurred on March 22 in Sheffield Twp. W. Warren County — District Judge Todd Woodin Theft. Johnny L. Crowley, 50, Warren, was charged by Warren-based Pennsylvania State Police on March 29 with conspiracy (theft) from an incident that occurred on Feb. 24 in Brokenstraw Twp. Possession. Joseph M. Richardson, 41, Spartansburg, Pa., was ...

Sentences issued in county court

By JOSH COTTON jcotton@timesobserver.com The following sentences were handed down by President Judge Maureen Skerda on Friday morning at the Warren County Courthouse. ¯ Joseph E. Duffy, 59, Russell, to 30 days to six months incarceration, $104,466.36 in restitution, $1,275 in fines and fees, participation in the alcohol highway safety school and victim impact panel programs, a 12 month license suspension, 40 hours of community service and work release eligibility on a count of DUI — first offense as well as $70 on a count of careless driving. ¯ Jasmine N. Gertsch, 29, Warren, ...

Warren man charged with assault, false imprisonment

A Warren man faces assault, strangulation and false imprisonment charges in the wake of a Tuesday night incident in the City of Warren. Michael V. Petrush, 37, 9 1/2 Linwood St., was charged by City of Warren police on March 22 and released on unsecured bail, online court records show. According to the affidavit of probable cause, a woman came to the city police station seeking information on how to obtain a protection from abuse (PFA) order. During that conversation, the victim told police that Petrush allegedly “caused her to have bruises on her face and body.” She told ...