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District Judge Lewis E. StoughtonCHICORA — District Judge Lewis Stoughton recently heard these cases.James Edward Moore, 46, of Butler was held for court on charges of driving under the influence, speeding, careless driving, and failure to use safety belt filed Sept. 26 by state police.Thomas Wayne Pieri Jr., 34, of New Galilee waived to court charges of receiving stolen property and retail theft filed Dec. 2 by state police.Christopher Lee Matthews, 34, of Butler waived to court charges of simple assault and harassment filed Sept. 18 by state police.Dustin Allen Palmer, 26, of Butler, waived to court charges of driving under the influence, failure to keep right, disregarding traffic lane, and careless driving filed Nov. 27 by state police.Charles Otto Hemingway, 34, of West Sunbury waived to court a charge of failure to register with state police filed Dec. 1 by state police.Nichole Marie Saeler, 43, of Butler waived to court charges of aggravated assault, simple assault, recklessly endangering and harassment (two counts) filed Sept. 20 by state police.John Joseph Halagich, 40, of Butler waived to court charges of aggravated assault, simple assault, recklessly endangering and harassment filed Oct. 4 by state police.Terry Lee Stivason, 57, of Butler was held for court on charges of aggravated assault, simple assault and harassment filed Aug. 3 by state police.

District Judge William S. O’DonnellSLIPPERY ROCK — District Judge William S. O’Donnell recently heard these cases.Alex Michael Truman, 26, of Slippery Rock was held for court on charges of driving under the influence, driving an unregistered vehicle and restrictions on alcoholic beverages, filed Oct. 23 by state police.Ali Christine Bianco, 22, of Venetia waived to court charges of driving under the influence and a lighting violation filed Oct. 22 by Slippery Rock Borough Police.Thomas Nicolas Stillwagon, 21, of Pulaski waived to court charges of driving under the influence and no headlights filed Sept. 24 by Slippery Rock Borough Police.Marrisa M. Levy, 20 of Pittsburgh waived to court charges of driving under the influence, possession of alcohol by a minor, careless driving, resisting arrest, and minor prohibited from operating vehicle with any alcohol in system filed Sept. 25 by Slippery Rock University Police.Jennifer Marie Natoli, 21, of Slippery Rock waived to court a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia filed Aug. 29 by state police.Rikki Ellen Brumbaugh, 21, of New Wilmington waived to court charges of driving under the influence, minor prohibited from operating a vehicle with alcohol in system, and possession of alcohol by a minor filed Aug. 6 by Slippery Rock Borough Police.Noviko Michaud, 39, of Slippery Rock waived to court charges of driving under the influence, driving following suspension of registration, driving without insurance, careless driving, and no rear lights filed Oct. 16 by state police.Megan Elisabeth Stevick, 23, of Butler waived to court charges of driving under the influence, careless driving, no headlights and no rear lights filed Oct. 14 by state police.Tomi James McKelvey, 20, of Dravosburg waived to court charges of driving under the influence, minor prohibited from operating vehicle with any alcohol in system, disregarding traffic lane, possession of alcohol by a minor and disorderly conduct filed Oct. 9 by Slippery Rock Borough Police.Kyle Jared Wilson, 23, of Kersey waived to court a charge of possession of a controlled substance filed Sept. 29 by Slippery Rock University Police.Barry Jacob Murray, 21, of Butler waived to court charges of burglary, criminal trespass, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct filed Sept. 25 by state police.Amer Deson Sly, 19, of Aliquippa waived to court charges of possession of a small amount of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia filed Oct. 23 by Slippery Rock University Police.Billie Jo Kerle, 46, of Slippery Rock, waived to court charges of driving under the influence, restrictions on alcoholic beverages, driving unregistered vehicle, driving without insurance and a lane violation filed Sept. 3 by Slippery Rock Borough Police.Chelynn Imani Dunson, 19, of Monroeville waived to court charges of driving under the influence, possession of alcohol by a minor, driving without a license and minor prohibited from operating a vehicle with any alcohol in system, filed Oct. 23 by Slippery Rock University Police.Julia A. Frye, 22, of Knox waived to court charges of driving under the influence and no headlights filed Oct. 22 by Slippery Rock University Police.Allie Marie Rose, 20, of Washington waived to court a charge of driving under the influence filed Oct. 22 by Slippery Rock University Police.Frank Jordan Jr., 61, of Butler was held for court on charges of driving under the influence, disregarding traffic lane and failure to use safety belt filed Sept. 16 by state police.

District Judge Sue HaggertySAXONBURG — District Judge Sue Haggerty recently heard these cases.Timothy Michael Amoroso II, 37, of Clarion was held for court on charges of driving under the influence, a lane violation and careless driving filed July 3 by state police.Dana Lee Brewster, 42, of Cabot waived to court charges of burglary and theft filed Oct. 19 by state police.James C. Keller, 38, of Zelienople was held for court on charges of driving under the influence, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia filed Aug. 23 by Penn Township Police.Wayne Paul Devine, 33, of Natrona Heights waived to court charges of theft, theft by deception, identity theft and forgery filed Aug. 22 by Middlesex Township Police.

District Judge Kevin O’DonnellBUTLER TWP — District Judge Kevin O’Donnell recently heard these cases.Justin O. Newman, 28, of Slippery Rock was held for court on charges of criminal conspiracy, theft by deception and receiving stolen property filed Oct. 11 by Butler Township Police.Julia A. Revitsky, 34, of Butler waived to court charges of forgery and procurement of drugs by fraud filed Nov. 7 by Butler Township Police.Michael H. Cervone, 27, of Butler waived to court charges of receiving stolen property, unauthorized use of a vehicle, and theft (three counts) filed Nov. 21 by Butler Township Police.Mathias J. Cajka, 29, of Butler pleaded guilty to charges of disorderly conduct (two counts) filed Oct. 20 by Butler Township Police and was ordered to pay a fine and costs of $796.Brandon M. Gates, 26, of Pulaski pleaded guilty to charges of disorderly conduct (two counts) filed Oct. 20 by Butler Township Police and was ordered to pay a fine and costs of $796.Bradley Scott Cramer, 27, of Butler waived to court charges of forgery, unauthorized use of an access device, identity theft and theft by unlawful taking filed Dec. 5 by Butler Township Police.Christopher B. Pitzer, 23, of Butler pleaded guilty to charges of disorderly conduct, driving without a license, an exhaust system violation and operating a vehicle without inspection filed Nov. 9 by Butler Township Police and was ordered to pay a fine and costs of $685.50.Trisha L. Holko, 45, of Butler, pleaded guilty to a retail theft charge filed Nov. 9 by Butler Township Police and was ordered to pay a fine, costs and restitution of $426.50.Elizabeth A. Moyer, 22, of New Castle waived to court charges of driving under the influence, careless driving and speeding filed Oct. 24 by Butler Township Police.Zachary G. Kaltenbaugh, 22, of Butler waived to court charges of possession of drug paraphernalia, speeding, operating a vehicle with expired inspection, an exhaust system violation and safety glass violation filed Nov. 4 by Butler Township Police.Andrew S. Holben, 22, of Saxonburg waived to court charges of driving under the influence, possession of a small amount of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and careless driving filed Nov. 7 by Butler Township Police.Mark D. McCloskey, 30, of Butler waived to court charges of retail theft, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance filed Dec. 1 by Butler Township Police.

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