Man charged with
domestic violence
A 29-year-old city man was jailed after being arrested by Pottsville police after an incident involving a suspicious vehicle that was reported in the 200 block of Line Alley on Saturday.
Police said officers saw a 2002 Mitsubishi with a smashed windshield and blood on the driver’s side door. Officers then followed a trail of blood from that location to the rear of 523 E. Market St., where they spoke to a 33-year-old woman who was in the basement along with a large amount of blood on the floor.
Officers said the woman had a swollen right eye but told police nothing was wrong, police said, adding that also located in the home was Brandon S. Stephens, who was hiding under a couch that the woman was lying on.
A subsequent investigation led to Stephens admitting that he and the woman had been involved in a verbal argument in a car on Line Street that escalated to him punching the woman in the face with a closed fist, police said.
The woman told officers that she did not remember what had occurred but confirmed there had been an argument during which she had suffered the injury to her eye, police said, adding that the blood trail officers followed was from an injury to Stephens’ finger that occurred when he punched a brick wall during the argument and used a chain to break the windshield of her vehicle.
Police said Stephens was charged with domestic violence simple assault, arraigned by on-call Magisterial District Judge James R. Ferrier, Orwigsburg, and committed to Schuylkill County Prison unable to post $5,000 bail.
Police: Man fails
to report updates
ELIZABETHVILLE — A Millersburg man failed to report an update with the requirements of his Megan’s Law registration, state police at Lykens said.
Dennis Jillard, 62, was arrested at 3:56 p.m., Sunday, police said, at 301 State Drive, Washington Township, Dauphin County. Charges were filed with District Magisterial Judge Rebecca J. Margerum, Elizabethville.
Police: Man was
not wearing pants
WILLIAMSTOWN — Disorderly conduct charges were filed against a 42-year-old Williamstown man after state police at Lykens said the man was seen walking his dog on a dirt road and was not wearing any pants.
The incident occurred at 11:15 a.m. Friday at Colliery Avenue and East Broad Street in Williamstown, Dauphin County, according to police. The man was not named in the police report.
Charges were filed with District Magisterial Judge Rebecca J. Margerum, Elizabethville.
Police investigate
sexual assault
LYKENS — State police at Lykens are investigating a report of a 16-year-old Lykens female being sexually assaulted by a 34-year-old male.
The incident occurred from 1 a.m. to 2 a.m. May 22 in Upper Paxton Township, police said.
Police did not release the address of the male suspect.
Woman reports
vehicle damage
ELIZABETHVILLE — A 73-year-old Lake Ariel woman reported that someone caused damage to the front windshield of her vehicle, state police at Lykens said.
The incident occurred 8:17 p.m. Friday at 323 Spruce St., Elizabethville, police said.