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District Judge Kevin O’DonnellBUTLER TWP — District Judge Kevin O’Donnell recently heard these cases:Zachery Birckbichler, 34, of Butler waived to court charges of driving under the influence of a combination of alcohol and drugs, driving on the wrong side of the road, driving with an open container of alcohol and careless driving, filed Oct. 4 by township police.Angela C. Carlson, 23, of Butler waived to court two counts each of retail theft and conspiracy to commit retail theft, and a charge of receiving stolen property, filed in separate cases Nov. 25 and Dec. 23 by township police.Carlson, in another case filed Nov. 23 by state police, waived to court charges of possessing a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.Dustin J. Cunning, 27, of Butler waived to court two counts each of retail theft and conspiracy to commit retail theft, and a charge of receiving stolen property, filed in separate cases Oct. 30 and Nov. 25 by township police.Harry W. Dodds, 68, of Butler waived to court charges of DUI and hit-and-run, filed Sept. 23 by township police.Ricki Lee Double, 31, of Butler waived to court charges of forgery, identity theft, access device fraud, theft by deception and receiving stolen property, filed Nov. 25 by township police.Robert D. Ernst, 42, of Butler waived to court charges of DUI, driving without insurance, making an improper turn, disregarding traffic lanes and careless driving, filed Nov. 12 by township police.Gary E. Gaurrich, 35, of Butler pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct, filed Oct. 30 by township police. Gaurrich was ordered to pay $472.50 in fines and court costs.Steven G. Gray, 53, of Edgewater, Fla., pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct, filed Oct. 28 by township police. Gray was ordered to pay $472.50 in fines and court costs.John P. Griffin, 29, of Saxonburg waived to court charges of driving under the influence of a controlled substance, possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, and driving with an obscured license plate, filed Oct. 13 by township police.Martin D. Hoover, 46, of Chicora waived to court charges of DUI, driving with a suspended license-DUI related, driving during suspension, disregarding traffic lanes, careless driving and not wearing a seat belt, filed Oct. 22 by state police.John E. Lutz Jr., 36, of Ellwood City waived to court 44 counts of tampering with public records and 24 counts of performing faulty vehicle safety inspections, filed Oct. 5 by state police.Patrick K. McCormick, 62, of Butler waived to court charges of DUI, careless driving and disregarding traffic lanes, filed Oct. 22 by township police.Chad R. McWilliams, 33, of Butler waived to court charges of possessing a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia, and improperly displaying a license plate, filed Sept. 28 by township police.Mariana M. Minshull, 30, of Marion Center, Indiana County, pleaded guilty to a charge of retail theft, filed Nov. 9 by township police. Minshull was ordered to pay $472.50 in fines and court costs.Devin L. Parker, 26, of Butler pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct, filed Nov. 22 by township police. Parker was ordered to pay $454 in fines and court costs.Richard A. Paskosky, 45, of Butler pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia, filed Oct. 22 by state police. Paskosky was ordered to pay $724 in fines and court costs.Mackenzie P. Peters, 19, of Butler pleaded guilty to a charge of retail theft, filed July 27 by township police. Peters was ordered to pay $272.50 in fines and court costs.Jolene L. Schirra, 39, of Franklin, Venango County, waived to court two counts each of aggravated assault, simple assault and harassment, and a charge of disorderly conduct, filed Nov. 23 by state police.Sarah S. Schoeffel, 36, of Butler waived to court a charge of DUI, filed Oct. 28 by state police.Kelly L. Smith, 33, of Butler waived to court a charge of bad checks, filed Oct. 29 by township police.Terry L. Stivason, 55, of Butler waived to court charges of false identification to law enforcement authorities and retail theft, filed Nov. 9 by township police.Clecy E. Thompson, 25, of Butler was held for court on charges of simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct, filed Nov. 10 by township police.Michael P. Wolfe, 38, of Kittanning waived to court charges of DUI, driving at an unsafe speed, careless driving, disobeying traffic control devices and disregarding traffic lanes, filed Nov. 12 by township police.
Senior District Judge Joseph O’DonnellSLIPPERY ROCK — Senior District Judge Joseph O’Donnell recently heard these cases:Aaron C. Barker, 21, of Natrona Heights, Allegheny County, waived to court charges of simple assault, disorderly conduct and harassment, filed Nov. 5 by Slippery Rock University police.James J. Gautreau, 42, of Chicora waived to court charges of driving under the influence, driving with a suspended license, driving an unregistered vehicle, driving a motorcycle without a license plate, driving without a motorcycle license, driving without protective eye wear, driving a motorcycle without lights and driving a vehicle without inspection, filed July 14 by state police.Dustin P. Geagan, 19, of Slippery Rock waived to court charges of driving under the influence of a controlled substance, disregarding traffic lanes, careless driving, not wearing a seat belt, and possessing a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, filed in two separate cases Oct. 19 by state police.Meagan M. Gumble, 22, of Beach Lake, Wayne County, waived to a court a charge of theft, filed Oct. 27 by Slippery Rock police.Derek C. Holton, 27, of Shaverton, Luzerne County, waived to court two counts of indecent assault and a charge of harassment, filed Oct. 19 by state police.Gerald A. Huntington, 39, of Sandy Lake, Mercer County, waived to court two counts of rape of a child, three counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, four counts each of statutory sexual assault, indecent assault and indecent exposure, and charges of child endangerment and corruption of minors, filed Oct. 21 by state police.Creanna Martin, 23, of Greensburg, Westmoreland County, waived to court charges of resisting arrest, open lewdness, disorderly conduct and possessing a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia, filed Oct. 14 by SRU police.Nicholas M. Matelan, 19, of Gibsonia was held for court on charges of DUI and careless driving, filed Nov. 2 by SRU police.
