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District Judge William O’DonnellSLIPPERY ROCK — District Judge William O’Donnell recently heard these cases:Brody McFall, 19, of West Middlesex waived to court charges of DUI and driving without headlights, filed April 20 by SRU Police.Tyler DiRussa, 21, of Wayne, N.J., waived to court charges of harassment and stalking, filed Feb. 23 by SRU Police.Anna K. Carpenter, 20, of Bethel Park waived to court charges of DUI and a stop sign violation, filed April 9 by SRU Police.Terrence J. Mack, 24, of Slippery Rock was held for court on charges of robbery, theft, disorderly conduct, possession of a controlled substance, possession of an instrument of crime and conspiracy to commit robbery, filed May 18 by Slippery Rock Police.Jesse G. Kruczowy, 41, of Bayside, N.Y., waived to court charges of DUI and disregarding traffic lane, filed April 1 by Slippery Rock Police.Chelsea L. Ringler, 22, of Butler waived to court charges of receiving stolen property, filed Nov. 2 by state police.Reanna Everton, 18, of Butler waived to court charges of possession of drug paraphernalia, filed April 21 by SRU Police.Celia LaPorta, 18, of Upper Black Eddy waived to court charges of possession of drug paraphernalia, filed April 30 by SRU Police.Natalie Erwin, 18, of Ambridge waived to court charges of possession of drug paraphernalia, filed April 20 by SRU Police.Joshua N. Seybert, 20, of Butler waived to court charges of DUI, driving without headlights and possession of drug paraphernalia, filed April 21 by SRU Police.Ronald G. Grimes II, 26, of Emlenton, waived to court charges of DUI, failure to keep right, driving at an unsafe speed and careless driving, filed April 2 by state police.

District Judge Kevin O’DonnellBUTLER TOWNSHIP — District Judge Kevin O’Donnell recently heard these cases:David L. Krason, 67, of Butler waived to court charges of DUI, hit-and-run, driving on the wrong side of the road and careless driving, filed April 11 by township police.Charmaine E. Ulisky, 59, of Lyndora waived to court charges of unsworn falsification to authorities, filed April 13 by township police.Gary L. Swidzinski, 63, of Butler was held for court on charges of DUI and disregarding traffic lanes, filed Feb. 10 by township police.Luke A. Blackham, 23, of Renfrew was held for court on charges of rape, sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault without consent, aggravated indecent assault by forcible compulsion, corruption of minors, indecent assault by forcible compulsion, indecent assault without consent and providing alcohol to a minor, filed April 13 by township police.Thomas A. Prucell, 23, of Lyndora pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia, filed April 27 by township police.Adam R. Took, 29, of Butler plead guilty to charges of illegal use of certain solvents, filed April 27 by township police.Jennifer A. Young, 35, of Butler pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct, filed April 20 by township police.Nicole R. DeSantis, 33, of Butler pleaded guilty to retail theft, filed Jan. 28 by township police.Tracey K. Serrano Jr., 28, of Philadelphia pleaded guilty to charges of diving during suspension, driving without a license, lighting violation, failure to carry a license and exhibit on demand, filed March 21 by township police.Jeannette G. Tilley, 47, of Butler was held for court on charges of possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and retail theft, filed Feb. 19 by township police.Robert J. Armstrong, 36, of Lyndora pleaded guilty to retail theft, filed Feb. 29 by township police.Laura L. Halstead, 47, of Butler pleaded guilty to retail theft, filed Feb. 8 by township police.David P. Swain, 49, of Butler waived to court charges of simple assault and harassment, filed May 30 by township police.Shawn C. Ferrer, 40, of Butler waived to court charges of attempting to elude a police officer, driving with a suspended license-DUI related, driving without a license, reckless driving, failing to yield to an emergency vehicle, failure to keep right, illegally passing another vehicle, lane violation, following too closely, disregarding traffic signs, two turning violations and driving at an unsafe speed, filed May 23 by township police.Karen S. Verheyen, 48, of Butler waived to court charges of retail theft, filed May 17 by township police.Mark A. Graham, 35, of Butler waived to court two counts of DUI, filed April 22 by township police.Nathan J. Marshall, 33 of Fombell waived to court charges of access device fraud, criminal conspiracy to commit theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property, filed May 16 by township police.David L. Weichey, 33, of Butler waived to court charges of DUI, driving without a license, driving with a suspended license-DUI related and a lane violation, filed April 8 by state police.Marsha L. Ruby, 35, of Harmony was held for court on a charge of retail theft, filed May 16 by township police.Jeffrey A. Blystone, 53, of Butler was held for court on charges of DUI-second offense, driving with a suspended license-DUI related and operating a vehicle without certification of inspection, filed May 24 by township police.Mark J. Leitsch, 33, of Pittsburgh pleaded guilty to criminal mischief, filed May 17 by township police.Leah Labryer, 38, of Saxonburg waived to court charges of possession with intent to manufacture/deliver a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance, filed Nov. 16 by township police.Travis R. Hilliard, 30, of Butler waived to court charges of criminal conspiracy to commit retail theft and retail theft, filed June 9 by township police.Robert L. Jenkins, 60, of Lyndora waived to court charges of possession with intent to manufacture/deliver a controlled substance, possession of a small amount of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, filed June 9 by township police.Brandi L. Balfour, 35, of Valencia waived to court charges of making a false written statement while attempting to acquire a firearm, filed March 21 by township police.Nathan J. Marshall, 33, of Fombell waived to court seven counts each of forgery, conspiracy to commit forgery and theft; nine counts of identity theft; and one count each of access device fraud, conspiracy to commit access device fraud, theft, conspiracy to commit theft, conspiracy to commit theft by deception, receiving stolen property and retail theft, filed May 31 by township police.Marshall, in a separate case filed May 4 by Butler Township Police, waived to court three counts of forgery, three counts of access device fraud, criminal conspiracy-access device fraud and receiving stolen property. And in a separate case filed March 3 by state police, Marshall pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct.Ames M. Livingston, 38, of Butler waived to court charges of DUI and careless driving, filed March 3 by state police.Stephen E. Wiles, 28, of Butler waived to court charges of DUI-third offense and careless driving, filed April 11 by township police.Godfrey Ferry III, 55, of Butler waived to court charges of DUI and a lane violation, filed March 22 by township police.Michael R. Croyle, 30, of Butler waived to court charges of making a false written statement while attempting to acquire a firearm, filed April 6 by township police.Lori A. Petanovich, 28, of Butler waived to court charges of retail theft, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, filed April 26 by township police.Daniel W. Augustine, 41, of Pittsburgh was held for court on charges of retail theft, filed March 30 by township police.Paul Lavelle, 38, of Pittsburgh was held for court on charges of retail theft, filed April 4 by township police.John J. Bayer, 60, of Butler, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct, filed Oct. 8 by township police.Jeffery A. Everetts, 52, of North Washington pleaded guilty to charges of driving with a suspended license-DUI related and driving an unregistered vehicle, filed March 10 by state police.

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