Crime & Courts

June 16, 2009

Police Blotter

PLYMOUTH – A man was charged Saturday for allegedly furnishing alcohol to minors and assaulting a teen girl.

Gerald J. Hall, 26, of West Main Street, Plymouth, was charged with three counts of furnishing alcohol to minors, and one count each of corruption of minors, simple assault, disorderly conduct and harassment. He was jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $25,000 bail.

According to the criminal complaint:

Police said they were investigating a fight at Hall’s residence at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday when they found three intoxicated minors. A 17-year-old girl claimed Hall punched her in the face.

Police said the girl was treated at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre for facial injuries. Police allege Hall furnished the minors with alcohol.

A preliminary hearing is tentatively scheduled on June 22 in Central Court.

NANTICOKE – City police reported the following:

• William J. Thomas, 50, of Bear Creek Boulevard, Wilkes-Barre, was arrested on Saturday for allegedly assaulting a police officer and attempting to break into an ex-girlfriend’s residence.

Thomas was charged with two counts of criminal mischief, and one count each of aggravated assault, simple assault, criminal trespass, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness. He remained jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility on Monday for lack of $25,000 bail.

According to the criminal complaint:

Police said Thomas attempted to break into the residence of Tammy Maslowski, of Enterprise Street, at about 1:12 a.m. Saturday. Police said Thomas damaged a lock on a screen door and yelled obscenities at Maslowski.

Thomas allegedly struggled with officers when he was handcuffed and threatened to bite officers. Police also allege that Thomas kicked an officer’s leg.

A preliminary hearing is tentatively scheduled on June 22 in Central Court.

• Kelci Pamela Jones, 20, of South Market Street, Nanticoke, is facing burglary and theft-related charges in connection with the theft of a video game system from a residence on South Market Street in April, police said.

Police allege in the criminal complaint that Jones entered the residence on April 9 and stole a video game system that she sold to a pawn shop in Hanover Township. Jones is further charged with criminal trespass and receiving stolen property.

The charges were filed with District Judge Donald Whittaker in Nanticoke on Monday. A preliminary hearing will be scheduled at a later date.

• Christopher M. Benson, 19, of Nuangola, is facing charges of driving while under the influence of a controlled substance after a crash on South Prospect Street in April, police said.

Police allege in the criminal complaint that Benson, driving a Chevrolet Malibu, crashed into three parked vehicles at about 12:53 p.m. on April 30. Benson claimed he lost control of his vehicle when he struck a manhole cover.

Police allege in the criminal complaint that a chemical blood test revealed Benson was under the influence of several controlled substances, including hallucinogens, immediately after the crash.

The charges were filed on Monday with District Judge Donald Whittaker in Nanticoke. A preliminary hearing is tentatively scheduled on July 21 in Central Court.

• Police said Richard Conrad Gimbi, 52, of West Green Street, Nanticoke, was charged with drunken driving on Monday after a traffic stop in May.

Gimbi was stopped for passing through a red traffic signal at Kosciuszko and East Main streets, and driving in opposing traffic on South Market Street on May 23, according to the criminal complaint.

Police allege that a blood alcohol test revealed Gimbi had a BAC of 0.266 percent, more than three times the limit at which an adult driver in Pennsylvania is considered legally intoxicated.

Drunken driving and several vehicle offenses were filed on Monday with District Judge Donald Whittaker in Nanticoke. A preliminary hearing is tentatively scheduled on July 21 in Central Court.

• Police said Jeffrey D. Jones, 24, of West Poplar Street, Nanticoke, was recently cited with public drunkenness when he was found lying face down alongside of a road.

• Police said Lee David Antonik, 33, of East Ridge Street, Nanticoke, was recently cited with harassment after Manfred Uding claimed he slapped him inside a bar.

• Two stained glass windows were stolen recently from a residence in the 100 block of East Church Street.

• Chad Fullerton, 23, of Apollo Circle, Nanticoke, was recently arrested for allegedly violating a protection from abuse order, police said.

• A couple were charged on Saturday for allegedly assaulting one another, police said.

Eric Jason Roman, 34, and his girlfriend, Laura Ann Shulla, 29, both from East Green Street, Nanticoke, were charged with simple assault and harassment. They were jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $10,000 bail.

According to the criminal complaints:

Shulla claimed Roman assaulted her during an argument Friday night. Roman claimed he was taking a shower when Shulla assaulted him because he wouldn’t give her money. Police said Shulla had a minor facial injury.

Preliminary hearings are tentatively scheduled on June 22 in Central Court.

WILKES-BARRE – City police reported the following incidents:

• Chris Ravert reported around 3:30 p.m. on Monday that money was stolen from his residence at 300 Moyallen St.

• Joseph Langan reported around 7:40 a.m. on Monday that wicker furniture, including a sofa, two chairs, a table and three cushions, were stolen overnight from his front porch at 60 Crescent Ave. The furniture was valued at $450.

• Stephen Glushefski and Teresa Burns of North Washington Street reported around 3:30 a.m. on Monday that William Biggs, 49, of North Washington Street approached them at R668 N. Washington St. in an intoxicated state while wielding a hammer and threatening to strike them. He was arrested and charged with public drunkenness and making terroristic threats.

• A 15-year-old Hispanic male from Larksville was arrested around 4:15 a.m. on Saturday on Spruce Street near Gilligan Street after he was stopped in a stolen vehicle. He was charged with receiving stolen property and possession of alcohol by a minor.

• Kenya Murphy reported just before midnight on Sunday that she was receiving harassing phone calls at 308 N. Empire Court from an unknown male.

• Adonna Danowski was cited for public drunkenness around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday at 47 Dock Lane.

• DeJuane Herbert Gause, 23, of Wilkes-Barre was charged with giving a false identification around 11 p.m. on Sunday near Hickory Street and Columbus Avenue. Gause and a female were stopped by an officer to discuss their connection to several thefts from local Turkey Hill Minit Markets. Gause identified himself as Andrew Thomas, but an investigation discovered his true identity. He is also facing another charge that police did not identify.

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