Smethport man jailed for alleged threats
A Smethport man is in McKean County jail for allegedly making threats against a woman while she was on the phone with the victims’ resource center.
Brandon Chase, 29, of West Green Street, is charged with terroristic threats, a first-degree misdemeanor; simple assault, a second-degree misdemeanor; and three summary offenses.
According to the criminal complaint, at 8:40 p.m. Tuesday, Smethport police were called to Chase’s residence by the victims’ resource center for a possible domestic incident. A representative had told police that they were on the phone with a woman when they heard Chase threaten to kill her several times. The victim told police that Chase had gone outside and kicked and punched her vehicle several times, the complaint stated.
When police spoke to Chase, he became irate because she had called the police. He was taken into custody and transported to Smethport Police Department, where he continued to yell obscenities at police, the complaint stated.
He was arraigned Tuesday night before on-call District Judge Rich Luther and remanded to jail in lieu of $25,000 bail. He is scheduled for Central Court on Feb. 1.
Union City man jailed for alleged pool ball theft
A Union City man was arraigned Wednesday on charges alleging he stole a pool ball from a bar and threw it down the street.
Trevor Winters, 25, 3 Willow St., is charged with theft, a first-degree misdemeanor; and disorderly conduct, a summary offense.
According to the criminal complaint, at 8:55 p.m. Dec. 5, Bradford City Police were dispatched to Players for a report of a male who had stolen a pool ball from the bar — specifically the number nine ball. Winters said he didn’t take it and police couldn’t prove it. Witnesses identified Winters as the culprit and city surveillance cameras showed him exiting Players and throwing the stolen pool ball down Mechanic Street toward Zippo buildings, and then going to the Lighter Side, the complaint stated.
Winters was arraigned before District Judge Rich Luther and released on $5,000 unsecured bail. He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Feb. 14 before Luther.
