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Police reports as of Sept. 28

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

Butler

Sept. 7 — Robert S. Sennett Jr., 43, of Butler, was charged with felony possession with intent to deliver controlled substances following a Sept. 7 incident. Police said Sennett had about 1.3 grams of crack cocaine.

Sept. 9 — Jennifer Lynn Barney, 51, was charged with one misdemeanor count each of controlled substance possession and drug paraphernalia possession following a Sept. 8 incident. Police said Barney had Gabapentin and another unidentified pill, two hypodermic needles, a smoking pipe and related paraphernalia.

Sept. 9 — Tyler James Karch, 38, of Butler, was charged with misdemeanor criminal mischief following a Sept. 7 incident. Police said Karch threw a rock at a vehicle causing $2,181.20 in damage.

Jackson Twp

Sept. 8 — Fritz Fredrick Nickle, 61, of Jackson Township, was charged with two misdemeanor DUI counts following an Aug. 27 crash. Police said Nickle had a blood alcohol content of 0.29%. The legal limit in Pennsylvania is 0.08%.

Slippery Rock

Sept. 8 — Joseph Ethan Deibler, 22, of Jefferson County, was charged with two misdemeanor DUI counts following an Aug. 12 traffic stop. Police said Deibler showed signs of impairment.

Slippery Rock University

Sept. 9 — Angel Snell-Guerrero, 20, of South Fayette Township, Allegheny County, was charged with one misdemeanor count each of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest following a Sept. 6 incident. Police said Snell-Guerrero was fighting another man and required a taser deployment for police to gain control of him.

State police, Butler

Sept. 7 — Nathan J. Gutshall, 43, of Sandy Lake, was charged with one misdemeanor count each of simple assault and DUI following a Sept. 6 incident in Muddy Creek Township. Police said Gutshall struck a woman in the face and showed signs of impairment.

Sept. 8 — Robert. M. MacDonald, 44, of Clearfield Township, was charged with felony strangulation and two misdemeanor counts of simple assault following a Sept. 5 incident in Clearfield Township. Police said MacDonald put a man in a chokehold, struck a woman in the face and shoved a man.

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