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1:34 p.m. May 1 — Police responded and charged both people involved in an alleged domestic dispute at an Adams Boulevard apartment. Both Brandon W. McCaslin, 27, of Mars, and Karina C. Derouen, 22, of Mars, were charged with simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct.Police said the pair were fighting, and McCaslin had a cut on his finger and head and Derouen had a scratch on her forehead and red marks on her throat and back.May 4 — Jerome E. Batcher, 27, of Pittsburgh, was charged with first-offense DUI after a March 14 traffic stop on Route 228 in Mars. Police said they stopped the vehicle for crossing lines on the road. Police said field sobriety tests indicated Batcher was impaired, and later blood testing showed his blood-alcohol content at 0.191%. In Pennsylvania, a level of 0.08% is considered intoxicated.

May 10 — Arthur D. Gravatt, 22, of Butler, was charged with leaving the scene of a vehicle accident April 29 on East Jefferson Street.Police said Gravatt hit the side mirror of another vehicle on the road, and he kept driving.May 10 — Chelsea E. Rowe, 30, of Butler, was charged with a first-offense DUI stemming from a vehicle accident April 25 on the 400 block of Franklin Street in Butler. Police said field sobriety tests indicated Rowe was impaired, and a later breath test showed her blood-alcohol content at 0.296%.May 7 — Kevin T. Whittle, 38, of Pittsburgh, was charged with a first-offense DUI stemming from a one-vehicle accident on North Main Street Extension in Butler.Police said field sobriety tests indicated Whittle was impaired, and a later breath test showed his blood-alcohol content at 0.09%.5:22 p.m. May 5 — Sean M. Stettmier, 51, of Butler, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest stemming from a disturbance in downtown Butler. Police said they received reports of a man lying on the road screaming and acting erratically as he moved around the downtown area. Police said they found Stettmier, and they said a Taser was needed to subdue Stettmier during the arrest.May 3 — Police charged Kathryn L. Lane, 30, of Butler, with defiant trespassing stemming from a March 31 incident. Police said Lane was seen at the Greenview Gardens on March 31, despite having received a no-trespass letter in October from a constable.

May 12 — Ryan T. Moore, 42, of Butler, was charged with a second-offense, controlled substance DUI after a two-vehicle accident March 16 on Route 356 in Butler Township. Police said hospital staff informed them that Moore had overdosed. Police said Moore admitted to using a combination of alcohol and heroin. Police said a later blood test showed fentanyl was in Moore's system.May 11 — Richard C. Worrell, 31, of Butler, was arrested and charged with three counts of retail theft, two being misdemeanors and the third being a summary offense. Police said Walmart in Butler Township has evidence of Worrell stealing from the store May 11, March 15 and April 23 for a combined value of about $1,123.2:20 p.m. May 10 — Police responded to a one-vehicle accident on Pittsburgh Road. Police said a vehicle driven by Lorna Renforth, 67, of Butler, drifted into the guardrail. Police said Renforth was injured and taken by ambulance to the hospital, and she was later cited for careless driving.

May 11 — Joseph R. Birsa, 43, of Cranberry Township, was charged with simple assault and harassment stemming from a May 10 report of an assault. Police said they arrived and heard a woman yell for help. Police said after an investigation, they found Birsa's wife with apparent injuries suffered from him hitting her.Police said there is an active protection-from-abuse order issued in 2019 against Birsa. Police said the order allows Birsa to live in the home, but prohibits him abusing his wife.

April 28 — Anna E. Williams, 27, of Butler, was charged with a first-offense DUI after an April 24 traffic stop on East Main Street in Evans City. Police said they had reports from another police agency that a vehicle was swerving over lines. Police found Williams' vehicle parked on the street, and it matched the one in the reports. Police said field sobriety tests indicated Williams was impaired, and blood tests showed her blood-alcohol content at 0.216%.

May 4 — Reid A. Baker, 73, of Allison Park, was charged with a first-offense DUI stemming from an April 28 traffic stop on Perry Highway in Lancaster Township.Police said they stopped the vehicle for speeding. Police said they saw a beer can in the center console, and field sobriety tests indicated Baker was impaired. Police said Baker submitted blood samples for testing. The results were not available in the affidavit.

May 11 — Keri Shirley, 50, of Valencia, was charged with simple assault and harassment stemming from a domestic incident May 10. Police said they responded to a dispute on Kyle Road in Valencia, where they found Shirley had hit and scratched a family member.

May 12 — Jerome P. Oliver, 54, of Butler, was charged with a first-offense DUI stemming from a Feb. 25 traffic stop on North Main Street in Center Township. Police said field sobriety tests indicated Oliver was impaired and he refused to provide a breath sample.My 12 — Ryan C. Dunkle, 27, of Karns City, was charged with a first-offense DUI after an investigation into a disturbance April 3 on Pine Road in Fairview Township.Police said they received multiple reports that led them to Dunkle's home, where he admitted to drinking earlier that night.Police said they conducted field sobriety tests, which indicated Dunkle was impaired, and later blood tests showed Dunkle had a blood-alcohol content of 0.118%.May 12 — John W. Webb, 52, of West Sunbury, was charged with a second-offense, controlled substance DUI stemming from an April 12 traffic stop on Dillon Lane in Clay Township. Police said Webb admitted to consuming Tramadol, Neurontin and cocaine before driving. Police said field sobriety tests indicated he was impaired, and later blood tests showed the drugs in his system.May 12 — Kevin J. Garlicki, 33, of Darlington, was charged with two counts each of possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia after a Dec. 4 traffic stop on Route 228 in Cranberry Township. Police said they stopped the vehicle for a broken brake light. Police said Garlicki did not have proof of insurance and was found with 20 bags of fentanyl and a container of crack cocaine.May 11 — Jeffery C. Gadley, 32, of Cranberry, was charged with a DUI involving both drugs and alcohol stemming from a March 13 traffic stop on Route 8 in Penn Township. Police stopped the vehicle for speeding and crossing lines on the road. Police said field sobriety tests indicated Gadley was impaired. Later blood tests showed his blood alcohol-content at 0.099% as well as having meth, marijuana and norbuprenorphine, in his system.May 4 — Rya E. McClain, 28, of Mercer, was charged with a first-offense, DUI stemming from a March 26 traffic stop in the northbound lanes of Interstate 79 in Jackson Township. Police said they stopped the vehicle for speeding and swerving in its lane. Police said they saw White Claw cans in the back seat, and field sobriety tests indicated McClain was impaired. Police said McClain's blood tests showed she had marijuana in her system at the time.

April 15 — Benjamin R. Carter, 24, of Pittsburgh, was charged with a first-offense DUI stemming from an April 15 traffic stop on North Clay Street in Zelienople.Police stopped the vehicle for failing to stop at a light. Police said field sobriety tests indicated Carter was impaired, and later blood tests showed his blood-alcohol content at 0.117%.

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