Christina E. Hale
FRACKVILLE — A borough man charged with having indecent contact with a woman at his 16 S. Nice St. apartment on Sept. 19 and 20 had charges against him held for court during a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Christina E. Hale.
David A. Becker, 52, was arrested by Frackville police Patrolman Phillip Petrus and charged with two counts of indecent assault, four counts of harassment and one count of open lewdness. After hearing testimony Hale determined the commonwealth proved a prima facie case and ordered all seven charges held for Schuylkill County Court.
Petrus charged Becker with walking up behind a woman and touching her breasts on Sept. 19. The man left after the woman yelled for him to stop. Becker returned later and began making sexual comments toward the woman, the officer said.
The following day, Sept. 20, Petrus said Becker again touched the woman and made additional sexual comments. When interviewed by Petrus, Becker told him he was “just kidding” and thought “everything was cool.”
In a separate case, Hale ordered a charge of retail theft against Becker, who listed an address of 15 St. Charles St., Apt. B, Schuylkill Haven, to court as well.
Other court cases included:
Gerald F. Muth, 43, of 718 Centre St., Ashland — withdrawn: criminal trespass, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, terroristic threats and public drunkenness.
Jason E. Conner, 38, of 1605 Centre St., Ashland — waived for court: retail theft and receiving stolen property.
Jacob D. Shuey, 23, of 1105 Brock St., Ashland — waived for court: possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and removal or disposal of detained or embargoed substances.
Jason J. Pryce, 30, of 215 Germanville Road, Ashland — withdrawn: aggravated assault. Waived for court: robbery, simple assault and theft.
Kirk R. Rogers Jr., 24, of 1 W. Spring St., Frackville _ withdrawn: terroristic threats, simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct.
Hunter Lee Hall, 20, of 604 Airport Road, Ashland — withdrawn: delivery or intent to deliver drug paraphernalia. Waived for court: possession with intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
James R. Flail Jr., 59, of 555 Westwood Lane, Frackville — withdrawn: terroristic threats, simple assault, false imprisonment and harassment.
Ryan J. Engle, 23, of 534 W. Oak St., Frackville — withdrawn: aggravated assault, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, disorderly conduct and harassment.
Jerry G. Adrey Jr., 45, of 635 W. Centre St., Mahanoy City — withdrawn: criminal trespass, conspiracy, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and terroristic threats.
Agustin Soto-Arvelo, 47, of 220 Fairview St., Pottsville — held for court: DUI, notice of change or name or address and failure to notify of change of address.
Bethany Anne Lightstone, 20, of 66 N. Lehigh St., Apt. A, Frackville — waived for court: bad checks.
Anthony J. Kilker
SHENANDOAH — A woman caught shoplifting in Mahanoy City in July and subsequently found with illegal drugs had charges against her held for court during a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Anthony J. Kilker.
Helene C. Grutza, 40, of 215 E. Mahanoy Ave., Mahanoy City, was arrested by Mahanoy City police Chief John Kaczmarczyk and charged with one felony count of retail theft and a misdemeanor offense of possession of a controlled substance.
After hearing testimony, Kilker determined the commonwealth proved a prima facie case and ordered both offenses against Grutza held for Schuylkill County Court.
Kaczmarczyk said that on July 21, Grutza was apprehended at Mahanoy City Food Store for stealing a bag of cat food. When taken into custody, Grutza had several pills listed as controlled substances and could not produce a valid prescription.
The retail theft charge was filed as a felony offense because it was learned that Grutza had five prior offenses for the same crime, Kaczmarczyk said.
Other court cases included:
Jennifer Adams, 47, of Schuylkill County Prison, Pottsville — waived for court: defiant trespass, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness.
Samuel Sanabria-Sanabria, 40, of 107 N. Jardin St., Shenandoah — waived for court: DUI, DUI-highest rate and disorderly conduct.
Leonard Lee Blashock Jr., 43, of 11 Nolania Road, Barnesville — withdrawn: fleeing or attempting to elude police. Waived for court: recklessly endangering another person, DUI, passing where prohibited, careless driving, driving with a suspended or revoked license, driving at an unsafe speed and following too closely.
Joseph Sartori, 27, of Box 93, 15 Colorado Road, Lost Creek — withdrawn: receiving stolen property. Waived for court: theft.
Joseph M. Hartz, 26, of 777 Main St., Zion Grove — waived for court: DUI-controlled substance, no rear light and failure to notify of change of address.
Scott White, 24, of 15 N. Kennedy Drive, Apt. 2, McAdoo — waived for court: possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Jasmine Mercado, 30, of 105 N. Main St., 2nd Floor, Shenandoah — withdrawn: DUI-controlled substance, driving without a license and driving while operating privileges are suspended or revoked.
Ryan J. Neaus, 28, of 917 Weston Road, Weston — held for court: possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, disorderly conduct, public drunkenness and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Angelo Lee Seritti, 30, of 1233 E. Mahanoy Ave., Mahanoy City — held for court: DUI-controlled substance.