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SAXONBURG — District Judge Sue Haggerty recently heard these cases:

Jessica G. Aluise, 30, of Vandergrift waived to court charges of retail theft and possession of drug paraphernalia filed Feb. 1 by Buffalo Township police.

Michael Adam Comley, 37, of Cabot waived to court charges of simple assault, harassment, disorderly conduct and driving under suspension filed Jan. 29 by Butler state police.

Charles Anthony Rancatore III, 34, of Carnegie waived to court charges of driving under the influence of a controlled substance and careless driving filed Dec. 5 by Kittanning state police.

Dana L. Groncki, 51, of Butler waived to court a bad check charge filed Jan. 9 by Penn Township police.

Marcus Anthony Fair, 31, of Sarver waived to court charges of intercept communications, false reports to law enforcement, driving without a license, driving under suspension, driving an unregistered vehicle and driving a vehicle without insurance filed Feb. 8 by Buffalo Township police.

Harry T. Montesana, 22, of Gibsonia waived to court charges of theft by deception (two counts), receiving stolen property (two counts), access device fraud, and identity theft (five counts) filed Oct. 17 by Middlesex Township police.

John Frances King, 35, of Cabot waived to court charges of possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under the influence, driving with a suspended license, careless driving and violating hazardous regulations filed Jan. 10 by Kittanning state police.

Dameiam Lee Williams, 45, of Jeanette pleaded guilty to a charge of driving under suspension filed Dec. 30 by Middlesex Township police and paid $1,103.50 in fines and court costs.

Joshua J. Crofutt, 34, of Cabot waived to court charges of driving under the influence of alcohol (two counts), hit and run, failure to keep right, failure to yield, disregard for traffic lane, driving at an unsafe speed, careless driving and failure to stop and render aid filed Jan. 18 by Butler state police.

District Judge Lewis Stoughton

CHICORA — District Judge Lewis Stoughton recently heard these cases:

Joseph Lauer, 44, of Karns City waived to court charges of driving under the influence of a controlled substance, failure to keep right, disregard for traffic lane and careless driving filed Dec. 27 by Butler state police.

Adams Simmer, 41, of Butler waived to court charges of retail theft, theft by deception, receiving stolen property and driving with a suspended license filed Jan. 19 by Butler state police.

Gregory Beer, 46, of Butler pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct filed Feb. 14 by Butler state police and was ordered to pay fines and costs.

Barry Ray, 73, of Petrolia waived to court charges of driving under the influence, disregard for traffic lane, careless driving, hit and run and driving at an unsafe speed filed Feb. 14 by Butler state police.

Daniel Digiacomo, 51, of Karns City waived to court charges of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia filed Jan. 26 by Butler state police.

Lee Allen McCandless, 32, of Butler waived to court charges of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia filed Jan. 26 by Butler state police.

Steven Pigford Jr., 18, of Philadelphia waived to court charges of simple assault, disorderly conduct and harassment filed Feb. 8 by Butler state police.

[naviga:h3]District Judge Wayne D. Seibel[/naviga:h3]

EVANS CITY — District Judge Wayne D. Seibel recently heard these cases:

Julian Winston Hood, 32, of Valencia waived to court a charge of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle filed Feb. 7 by Adams Township police. A charge of theft by unlawful taking was withdrawn.

Aaron Lee Perri, 24, of Butler waived to court charges of simple assault, harassment and criminal mischief filed Aug. 2 by Butler state police.

Melissa May Honeycutt, 38, of Zelienople waived to court charges of driving under the influence (two counts) and driving with an unregistered vehicle filed Jan. 17 by Jackson Township police.

Victoria Lynn Vargo, 46, of Zelienople waived to court charges of driving under the influence of a controlled substance and a lighting violation filed Oct. 31 by Jackson Township police. A charge of endangering the welfare of children (two counts) was withdrawn.

Robert Joseph Kisiel, 27, of Saxonburg waived to court charges of theft of services and abandonment of a dog (two counts) filed Oct. 25 by Jackson Township police.

Elijah Daniel Gengler, 21, of Valencia waived to court a charge of furnishing alcohol to a minor filed Jan. 3 by Adams Township police.

John Lawrence Gray, 50, of Wexford waived to court charges of driving under the influence (two counts), disregarding traffic lane, driving at an unsafe speed, careless driving and failure to use a safety belt filed Oct. 25 by Butler state police.

Jesse James Merten, 34, of Slippery Rock waived to court charges of driving under the influence (two counts) and careless driving filed Jan. 6 by Jackson Township police.

Danielle Powell, 40, of Herminie waived to court charges of criminal conspiracy, access device fraud, retail theft, theft by deception and receiving stolen property filed Jan. 5 by Cranberry Township police.

Daniel Hanlin Powell, 32, of Herminie waived to court charges of criminal conspiracy, access device fraud, retail theft, theft by deception and receiving stolen property filed Jan. 5 by Cranberry Township police.

Ronald James McGuire, 61, of Cranberry Township waived to court charges of retail theft and receiving stolen property filed Jan. 10 by Cranberry Township police.

Alvin R. Simmins, 57, of Pittsburgh was held for court on charges of access device fraud, theft by deception, receiving stolen property and writing bad checks filed Jan. 18 by Cranberry Township police.

Angeline D. Serushyana-Bettis, 33, of Cranberry Township waived to court charges of driving under the influence (two counts) and endangering the welfare of children filed Jan. 10 by Cranberry Township police.

Leah Love Frazier, 36, of Pittsburgh waived to court charges of criminal conspiracy, retail theft, receiving stolen property and theft by deception filed Dec. 8 by Cranberry Township police.

In a separate case, Frazier waived to court charges of criminal conspiracy, retail theft, receiving stolen property, access device fraud and theft by deception filed Oct. 31 by Cranberry Township police.

Patrick Filsinger, 50, of Pittsburgh waived to court charges of criminal conspiracy, receiving stolen property, habitual offender of driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked and a title violation filed Jan. 6 by Cranberry Township police. Charges of retail theft, driving with a suspended license and permitting unauthorized person to drive were withdrawn.

Jordan Filsinger, 25, of Avalon waived to court charges of fleeing, criminal conspiracy, retail theft, receiving stolen property, driving with a suspended license, failure to stop at red light and speeding (two counts) filed Jan. 6 by Cranberry Township police.

Bryan Paul Ross, 29, of Mars waived to court charges of driving under the influence (two counts), careless driving and making an improper turn filed Jan. 10 by Cranberry Township police.

James D. Lucot, 74, of Pittsburgh waived to court charges of defiant trespass and harassment (two counts) filed Jan. 10 by Cranberry Township police.

Cody Miller, 26, of Rochester was held for court on a charge of defiant trespass filed Jan. 10 by Cranberry Township police.

Gary Francis Volz, 56, of Mars was held for court on a charge of driving under the influence (two counts) filed July 8 by Evans City-Seven Fields police.

Jessica A. Mann, 30, of Barton, Ohio, waived to court a charge of retail theft filed Feb. 1 by Cranberry Township police.

Jason King, 32, of Aliquippa waived to court a charge of retail theft filed Feb. 2 by Cranberry Township police.

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