David A. Plachko
PORT CARBON - A 46-year-old Middleport man charged with sexually assaulting a woman at his home on Aug. 16 waived his right to a preliminary hearing on four of six charges against him before Magisterial District Judge David A. Plachko.
Joseph R. Angst, 21 Main St., was arrested by Trooper Thomas Powell of the Frackville station and charged with one count each of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, sexual assault, simple assault, indecent assault and harassment.
Prosecutors withdrew the charges of rape and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and Angst waived the remaining offenses to Schuylkill County Court.
Powell said a woman was helping Angst clean his home because he was being evicted and that when she told the man she wanted to leave he wanted to have sex. Powell said Angst forced the woman into a bedroom and made her perform oral sex on him.
Other court cases included:
Kyle J. Shirey, 26, of 16 Purnell Ave., Box 164, Tamaqua - waived for court: theft by unlawful taking.
Kenneth Fisher, 31, of 1013 Port Carbon St., Pottsville - waived for court: DUI-controlled substance, driving an unregistered vehicle and careless driving.
Heather A. Frank, 27, of 331 N. Vine St., Mount Carmel - waived for court: retail theft and receiving stolen property.
Carol A. Pankake
TREMONT - Defendants whose cases Pankake considered on Sept. 27, the charges each one faced and the judge's dispositions of the matters included:
David O. Murphy, 53, of 179 Hetzel Church Road, Pine Grove - DUI, driving unregistered vehicle, driving without a license, operating vehicle without required financial responsibility, disregarding traffic lane, failure to drive at a safe speed and careless driving; charges held for court after preliminary hearing.
Robert D. Klouser Jr., 39, of 2223 W. Laurel St., Tremont - DUI, disregarding traffic lane, careless driving and failure to notify police of accident; right to preliminary hearing waived, charges bound over for court.
