Carol A. Pankake
TREMONT - Defendants whose cases Pankake considered March 14, the charges against each one and the judge's dispositions of the matters included:
Justin D. Seiders, 22, of 340 New Castle St., Minersville; two counts each of aggravated assault and simple assault and one each of disorderly conduct and harassment; right to preliminary hearing waived, one count of aggravated assault withdrawn, other charges bound over for court.
Jeffrey B. Tucker, 25, of 27 E. Main St. Apt. 3, Tremont; aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI, DUI, disregarding traffic lane, failure to drive at a safe speed, careless driving and two counts of seat belt violation; right to preliminary hearing waived, charges bound over for court.
Roger A. Weikel, 58, of 4 Herald Road Rear, Shenandoah; DUI, improper operation on streets and highways, unlawful operation without registration certificate, unlawful operation of snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle, driving snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle without liability insurance, displaying improper lights and driving under suspension-DUI related; right to preliminary hearing waived, charges bound over for court.
James K. Reiley
A 29-year-old Schuylkill Haven man charged with trespassing on and damaging Pottsville Housing Authority property Feb. 1 had charges against him held for court during a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge James K. Reiley, Pottsville.
Felix L. Torres, whose last known address was 127 Deer Trail Drive, was arrested by Pottsville police Patrolman Eugene Yourey and charged with criminal mischief, defiant trespass, loitering and prowling at night, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness.
Reiley determined the commonwealth proved a prima facie case and ordered all five charges against Torres held for Schuylkill County Court.
Yourey said Torres went to housing unit in the 800 block of North Second Street knowing he is not permitted on housing authority property. Yourey said the man was banging on the rear door of a residence while highly intoxicated. Damage caused to the unit by Torres totaled $610.64, the officer said.
After Torres was taken into custody, Yourey said a check determined he was wanted by the Schuylkill Count District Attorney's Office on a bench warrant.
Other court cases included:
Michael K. Meehan, 56, of 519 E. Market St., Pottsville - waived for court: defiant trespass.
Stella C. Conklin, 46, of 613 N. Third St., Pottsville - waived for court: theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, conspiracy, securing execution documents by deception and unsworn falsification to authorities.
Andraes Roman, 26, of 513 Pine Hill St., Minersville - waived for court: DUI, DUI-high rate and driving an unregistered vehicle.
Joan R. Flecha, 49, of 108 Pottsville St., Port Carbon -waived for court: possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, DUI, DUI-controlled substance, turning movements and required signals and failure to keep right.
Tyrone A. Brown, 38, of 827 Gates Ave., New York, N.Y. - held for court: possession of a firearm prohibited, firearms not to be carried without a license, possession of a small amount of marijuana and carrying a loaded weapon.
Stacey Lynn Hostetter, 25, of 1973 Howard Ave., Pottsville - waived for court: resisting arrest and public drunkenness.
Heather Lynn Sadusky, 18, of 919 W. Market St., Pottsville - waived for court: theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property.
Christian T. Gauker, 50, of 534 N. Centre St., Apt. 1, Pottsville - waived for court: failure to stop at a red signal, DUI and disregard for single traffic lane.
Angel L. Velazquez-Perez, 45, of 304 N. 12th St., Pottsville - waived for court: resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, public drunkenness and scattering rubbish.
Anthony J. Kilker
SHENANDOAH - A 23-year-old Barnesville man charged with having unlawful contact with a 13-year-old girl in Delano Township between April 14 and July 13, 2012, appeared for a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Anthony J. Kilker.
Timothy W. Collins, 23 Forest Ave., was arrested by state police Trooper Edward Lizewski of the Frackville station and charged with one count each of unlawful contact with a minor, criminal attempt to commit statutory sexual assault and corruption of minors, all felony offenses.
Lizewski withdrew the criminal attempt to commit statutory sexual assault charge and Collins waived the remaining two offenses for Schuylkill County Court.
Lizewski charged Collins with being in contact with the girl on the computer, where he asked her to send him photographs of herself and asked her to perform sex acts.
Collins also arranged to meet the girl at a location in Shenandoah, Lizewski said.
When interviewed, the trooper said Collins admitted asking the girl for nude photographs and also for sex and that he knew she was under the age of 18 at the time.