Elkland woman charged for allegedly
offering cops bribe
An Elkland woman is in McKean County Jail for allegedly offering state troopers sexual favors and money to get out of a DUI charge.
Kelsey Ray Schaul, 25, whose address was listed as Elkland and Stafford, Va., is charged with bribery, a third-degree felony; DUI — unsafe driving, a misdemeanor; and restrictions on alcoholic beverages, a summary.
According to the criminal complaint, on Sunday, a man contacted state police to report that Schaul had stolen his truck and left him at Sheetz. The trooper called her and told her she needed to return the truck, and she said she was just pulling into the parking lot of McDonald’s in Bradford. Troopers took the victim there, and he identified his truck and Schaul, sitting in the driver’s seat with the truck running and a can of beer in the cupholder, the complaint stated. She showed multiple signs of impairment, and couldn’t tell police why she left the victim at Sheetz. When she was placed under arrest for DUI, Schaul offered them sexual favors to keep her out of jail. As the troopers took her to Bradford Regional Medical Center, she sexually propositioned them, and then offered them money to let her go, the complaint stated.
Schaul was arraigned Sunday by District Judge Rich Luther and remanded to jail in lieu of $25,000. She was scheduled for Central Court on Thursday.
KANE — Drug-related charges against a Kane woman were held to McKean County Court Monday in a hearing before District Judge Dave Engman.
Corinne Defiore, 44, of 509 Chase St., will face charges of possession with intent to deliver marijuana, a felony; possessing an instrument of crime, a first-degree misdemeanor; and possession of drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor. The remaining 29 counts of possessing drug paraphernalia were withdrawn by the district attorney’s office.
In December 2022, Kane Borough Police responded to Defiore’s residence for a domestic incident. The male involved said he lost his glasses, and Defiore said she would go inside to look for them. A police officer said he would go with her; she said no. He asked if she had something inside that he shouldn’t see, and she responded that she had “a lot of pot” in her room, according to the criminal complaint.
She eventually agreed to allow a search of the home, and officers found more than 30 grams of marijuana along with pipes, rolling papers, a scale, seeds, grinders, jars of marijuana, and hemp wraps used for smoking marijuana. Police noted she was cooperative throughout the incident, the complaint stated.
She remains free on $2,500 bail. She is represented by Public Defender Phil Clabaugh.
A Bradford woman is in McKean County Jail for allegedly leaving her drugs in her purse, with children, during a traffic stop.
Dawn Buterbaugh, 37, of 33 Miller St., is charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, one a third-degree felony for a child under the age of 6, and the other a first-degree misdemeanor; two counts of possessing a controlled substance and one count of possessing drug paraphernalia, misdemeanors.
According to the criminal complaint, on Feb. 9, Bradford City Police had a vehicle stopped in which Buterbaugh was a passenger. Three adult occupants of the vehicle were removed from the vehicle to speak to police. Buterbaugh advised the children were still in the vehicle. Police made contact with the children, and the older one got out with Buterbaugh’s purse around her neck. The purse was later found to contain cocaine and marijuana, the complaint stated.
Buterbaugh was arraigned before District Judge Rich Luther and remanded to jail in lieu of $30,000 bail. She is scheduled for Central Court on Thursday.
