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The following items have been collected from various police departments and district courts:

Butler City

June 21 — Selena Y. Klapheke, 27, of Butler, was charged with misdemeanor simple assault. Police said she punched someone in the face.

Butler Twp

June 21 — Brandyn L. Gutauskas, 29, of Slippery Rock, was charged with misdemeanor evading arrest. Police said he fled police several times.

June 20 — Gage S. Batchelder, 19, of Butler, was charged with misdemeanors fleeing police and reckless endangerment after police said he failed to yield for a traffic stop and crashed his vehicle on New Castle Road.

June 20 — Nathan D. Michael, 26, of Valencia, was charged with two counts each of misdemeanor simple assault and summary harassment. Police said he assaulted a woman and smacked her.

Middlesex Twp

June 20 — Raymond C. Turner, 38, of Coraopolis, was charged with felonies forgery, theft and access device fraud. Police said he cashed a check that was not his.

State police, Butler

June 22 — Amanda S. Husband, 40, of Sharon, was charged with misdemeanors DUI and use and possession of drug paraphernalia after she crashed her vehicle on New Castle Road, Muddy Creek Township. Police said she showed signs of impairment, and a later blood test showed traces of methadone and THC in her system.

June 21 — Dan E. Moore Jr., 31, and Savannah Y. Duffy, 27, both of New Galilee, were charged with misdemeanor of drug possession. Police said a search of their vehicle yielded half a can of suspected marijuana, a digital scale and Adderall.

June 20 — Devon B. Atherton, 27, of Butler, was charged with misdemeanor simple assault and summary harassment. Police said he threatened someone with a firearm.

June 19 — Maranda G. Frayer, 36, of Butler, was charged with felony drug sales and misdemeanors use and possession of drug paraphernalia. Police said she sold heroin to a confidential informant.

June 19 — Charles H. McCarren, 38, of Butler, was charged with two counts of misdemeanor DUI after police stopped him on McClain Avenue, Butler City. Police said field sobriety tests showed he was impaired, and a later blood test showed traces of cocaine, gabapentin, buprenorphine and bromazolam in his system.

June 19 — Jessica L. Trinkley, 36, of Slippery Rock, was charged with felony drug sales and misdemeanors use and possession of drug paraphernalia. Police said she sold heroin to a confidential informant.

June 19 — Norman J. Skipper, 48, of Butler, was charged with misdemeanor DUI after police stopped him on Center Avenue, Butler City. Police said field sobriety test showed he was impaired, and a later blood test showed traces of THC in his blood.

June 19 — Kelsey B. Carter, 30, of Prospect, was charged with misdemeanor DUI and use and possession of drug paraphernalia after police stopped her on North Main Street Extension, Center Township. Police said she showed signs of impairment and a later blood test showed traces of methamphetamine and fentanyl in her system. A search yielded suspected methamphetamine and suspected heroin in her vehicle, police said.

June 19 — Bernard T. Geiser, 70, of Cranberry Township, was charged with two counts of misdemeanor DUI after police stopped him on Franklin Road, Cranberry Township. Police said field sobriety tests showed he was impaired, and a later breath test showed Geiser’s blood alcohol content at 0.091%. In Pennsylvania, the legal limit is 0.08%.

June 19 — Lisa M. Wishon, 35, of Boyers, was charged with misdemeanor DUI after police stopped her in Center Township. Police said field sobriety tests showed she was impaired.

June 19 — Alyssa M. Vargo, 27, of East Butler, was charged with misdemeanors resisting arrest and disorderly conduct and summaries public drunkenness and harassment. Police said she did not comply with officer’s orders and unnecessarily called 911.

June 19 — Kristopher M. Steighner, 42, of West Sunbury, was charged with misdemeanor drug possession. Police said he was found in possession of suspected cocaine.

June 19 — Jenna M. Stone, 38, of Bruin, was charged with two counts of misdemeanor DUI after police stopped her on Route 68, Parker Township. Police said field sobriety tests showed she was impaired, and a later breath test showed her blood alcohol content at 0.112%. In Pennsylvania, the legal limit is 0.08%.

June 19 — Jason A. Howard, 46, of Parker, was charged with two counts of misdemeanor DUI after police stopped him on East Slippery Rock Road, Donegal Township. Police said field sobriety tests showed he was impaired, and a later breath test showed his blood alcohol content at 0.19%. In Pennsylvania, the legal limit is 0.08%.

June 19 — Elizabeth A. Ivory, 47, was charged with misdemeanors simple assault, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, and use and possession of drug paraphernalia. Police said she did not comply with officer’s orders and was found in possession of a small amount of marijuana.

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