Alleged threats land Linden area man behind bars

In a heated telephone conversation with Tony Kinser in Woodward Township on Tuesday afternoon, Danny Leroy Weaver told him “I’m going to blow your head off” and “I’m going to burn your house down with you and your kids inside,” state police alleged in an affidavit. Police also have accused Weaver, 41, of 6235 Route 220, lot 42, Linden, of grabbing a woman’s throat and lifting her off the floor for several seconds, the court document stated. Police said this alleged assault also took place in the township on Tuesday. Following his arraignment hours later before District Judge William Solomon on charges of strangulation, terroristic threats, simple assault and harassment, Weaver was committed to the Lycoming County Prison in lieu of $25,000 bail.

Second set of felony charges lodged against local contractor

For the second time in three months, local contractor Carlos R. Pabon was brought before a judge to face felony charges of home improvement fraud, deceptive business practices and theft by deception that stem from him allegedly failing to honor a verbal contract he made in July 2023 with Randy Pricher to repair the roof on his home in the 400 block of Grant Street, city police said. Pricher reportedly gave Pabon $10,400 over several months, extending into early last year, to do the repairs, but investigators alleged in an affidavit filed earlier this month that Pabon did not complete the work or return Pricher his money. Following his arraignment last week before District Judge Aaron Biichle, Pabon, 40, of 2333 Dove St., remains jailed in lieu of $25,000 bail. He was arrested in December on identical charges for taking $7,000 from another city resident to put a new roof on her Park Avenue home last summer, but police allege he did not complete the project or return the woman’s money to her.

City woman charged with misdemeanor shoplifting

Ashley Calhoun, 38, of 1534 High St., has been charged by city police with misdemeanor shoplifting after she was caught allegedly trying to steal $103 of merchandise from Wegmans, 201 William St., on Nov. 21, city police said in an affidavit. This was the second time she was charged with the same offense, police said. Calhoun has since waived her preliminary hearing before Biichle and is free on $5,000 bail.

Social media helps police identify alleged thief caught on video

Social media played an integral role in leading Montoursville police to Maurice Gilmore in a theft investigation that began when an employee at the Weis Market on North Loyalsock Avenue reported that $21 was stolen from his money pouch which he had accidentally left in a shopping cart at the store on the morning of Nov. 24, according to an affidavit. The theft was captured on the supermarket’s surveillance system, and after police posted an image from the video on their social media page, they received numerous tips that the man shown in the video was allegedly Gilmore, 55, of 1108 Market St., it was stated in an affidavit. The image matched Gilmore’s driver’s license photo as well as his picture on his social media pager, police said. Charged with one count of misdemeanor theft, Gilmore has waived his preliminary hearing before District Judge Gary Whiteman and is free on $5,000 bail.