A Bradford man is in McKean County Jail after allegedly trying to hit a female with his pickup truck, then driving his truck into a Bradford City Police vehicle.
Jeremy Daniel Wertz, 29, of 266 Bolivar Drive, was arraigned early Wednesday morning and committed to McKean County Jail in lieu of $30,000 bail.
According to court records, at 11:55 p.m. Tuesday, Wertz was in an argument with Ashley Krouse at 43 Forman St. When he went to pull away from the address in his 2016 Toyota Tundra, he allegedly accelerated in the direction of Krouse; she was pulled out of the path of the truck by a witness.
Wertz stopped his truck near the intersection of Forman and Kennedy streets and “entered into a physical altercation” with John Wilber Krouse — Ashley Krouse’s father — and the police were called, court records stated.
Officer Matthew Gustin positioned a Bradford City police vehicle with the emergency lights on ahead of Wertz’s truck to prevent him from leaving the scene, but Wertz continued driving, striking the passenger side of the vehicle Gustin was operating, damaging it.
Court records did not indicate whether anyone was injured during the alleged incident.
Wertz is charged with two counts of aggravated assault, one a first-degree felony and the other a second-degree felony; criminal mischief, a third-degree felony; two counts each of simple assault and recklessly endangering another person, all second-degree misdemeanors; and summary charges of harassment, disorderly conduct, careless driving, reckless driving and failure to use a safety belt, court records stated.
He is scheduled to appear in Central Court on Nov. 16.
