Lock Haven man charged after refusing police stop

What began as a routine traffic stop quickly escalated when the operator, Jason Robert Yahn, 41, of Lock Haven, failed to yield to a police stop at 11:30 p.m. on Nov. 25.

Lycoming Regional Police first took note of Yahn as he traveled along the 9600 block of Route 220 South in Piatt Township on his 2001 Unicar Sundiro without eye protection or a helmet, court documents said.

He was additionally observed swerving out of his lane and failing to use turn signals or stop at a posted stop sign.

Police attempted a stop as Yahn turned into Susquehanna Campground, however, he failed to respond, leaving the roadway to ride along a set of railroad tracks, before crashing his scooter and fleeing on foot and attempting to hide under a camper, an affidavit said.

Taken into custody, Yahn admitted to having methamphetamine and a pipe in his possession, also relating that he had just smoked the drug, police allege.

During the investigation, it was learned that Yahn was wearing an ankle monitor as a condition of supervised bail and his license was currently under suspension for DUI, court documents said.

Further, the scooter operated by Yahn was found to not be authorized for highway usage and lacked proper registration, insurance or inspection.

Lab results were positive for the presence of methamphetamine in his bloodstream.

Yahn was arraigned on charges of fleeing police, evading arrest, DUI, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and nine summary offenses by District Judge Denise Dieter.

Jersey Shore woman charged with public drunkenness

After a domestic dispute at her residence, Nicole Lynn Stover, 36, of 203 Wilson St., Apt. A, Jersey Shore, was charged with disorderly conduct after she arrived at the borough’s Lycoming Regional office just before 11:30 p.m. Nov. 2.

Appearing intoxicated and confused, she questioned the whereabouts of her boyfriend and was advised that he was at the hospital being treated for injuries sustained during the recent domestic dispute, an affidavit said.

Concerned for her safety, police refused to let Stover walk back to her apartment, giving her a portable charger to charge her cell phone battery, which was dead at the time. She was told to contact someone to give her a ride home, however over the course of two hours, she failed to even attempt finding a ride, instead calling her boyfriend, who was still at the hospital, authorities allege.

Police eventually made contact with Stover’s sister, who agreed to pick her up and take her to her own residence, however, Stover was combative and initially refused to leave with her sister, according to court documents.

Though the police were able to get Stover into her sister’s vehicle, she was observed getting out as the car was stopped at Pennsylvania Avenue and Allegheny Street, where she began arguing with her sister before getting back into the vehicle, court filings said.

Stover was arraigned on an additional charge of public drunkenness by District Judge Denise Dieter.

City woman arrested on drug charges

Authorities with the Lycoming County District Attorney’s Office have charged Jessica Louise Brosh, 51, of 229 Campbell St., with delivery of a controlled substance after she allegedly provided cocaine to an undercover detective in exchange for $100 on April 11, according to court documents.

Arraigned by District Judge Kirsten Gardner, Brosh was released on $35,000 bail.

Simple assault charges follow altercation for Jersey Shore woman

Amie Marie Anderson, 43, of 2345 Canoe Run Road, Jersey Shore, was arrested by state police after a physical altercation erupted between her and her mother’s boyfriend on Sept. 28.

Anderson visited her mother’s residence after being made aware that her boyfriend, who had been drinking, had been giving her a hard time, court documents said.

Following Anderson telling her sister that their mother could do much better than her current boyfriend, he allegedly made a comment about their dead brother, at which pointAnderson said, “let’s go” to the boyfriend.

Anderson stated that she was punched in the face during the scuffle, which ended up on the ground, and she admitted to biting her mother’s boyfriend’s hand as he was pushing on her face, authorities said.

The male told police that Anderson put her hands around his neck and forced him to the ground and his hand was bitten when he attempted to push her off of him.

Injuries were observed by police on both parties including scratches on Anderson’s back as well as a cut on the inside of her lower lip and a red, irritated left eye. The male participant had scratches on his back and a bite mark on his left hand that was bleeding at the time, court documents said.

None of the witnesses or participants could identify who began the fight, according to authorities.

She was arraigned on charges of simple assault and harassment by District Judge Denise Dieter.

Cogan Station man arrested after allegedly striking woman holding child

Caleb Lazorka, 24, of 213 Rader Ave., Cogan Station, has been arrested on charges of simple assault and harassment after he allegedly assaulted a female victim at his residence on Nov. 16.

Lazorka stated that he and the alleged victim got into an argument when she arrived to pick up her vehicle, at which point she swung at him, causing him to push her away, an affidavit said.

The alleged victim, however, had redness and bruising on both sides of her head and a lump on the right side of her head, according to authorities.

Lazorka had struck her with a closed fist multiple times, she told police, adding that the strikes were made as she was holding her toddler, court filings said.

District Judge William Solomon arraigned Lazorka on the charges and he was released on $5,000 bail.

Williamsport man charged for fighting with police

Upon being made aware that he was being transferred from UPMC Williamsport to another facility just after noon on Nov. 21, 20-year-old Nafis Amir Daniels lept from his wheelchair and fled the property, leading officers on a foot pursuit across several blocks, authorities allege in court documents.

Catching up to Daniels, police ordered him to the ground, a command he refused.

“He’s going for his gun,” a witness shouted as a physical struggle ensued with Daniels reaching around an officer’s back, an affidavit said.

Police managed to pin Daniels at which point, he spit on an officer before allowing himself to be taken into custody.

Arraigned on charges of assault of a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest by District Judge Kirsten Gardner, Daniels was released on $25,000 bail.

South Williamsport man charged with simple assault

After being denied a hit from another man’s vape pen, Jorden Scott Loner, 25, of 156 Chadlee Drive, South Williamsport, became irate and assaulted the alleged victim, state police alleged in court documents.

A video recorded by the alleged victim captured Loner’s verbal assault, though not his physical one, according to an affidavit.

Following the end of the recording, Loner hit the alleged victim twice before he was able to throw Loner to the ground. Loner then attempted to attack the alleged victim from behind, he told police.

At one point, Loner put the alleged victim in a rear chokehold and punched him in the face two or three times, court filings allege.

He was subsequently transported to the hospital by EMS personnel, who believed the alleged victim’s injuries may be more serious than a simple concussion.

Loner stated, however, that the fight began when the alleged victim smacked him across the face after accusing him of using his vape pen without permission, authorities said.

District Judge William Solomon arraigned Loner on charges of simple assault and harassment, after which he was jailed in lieu of $10,000 bail.