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PICTURE ROCKS Nearly five years after a Wolf Township couple was terrorized and brutally beaten by a group of four masked men who invaded their home, state police arrested one of those allegedly involved in the attack.
Sheldon Spotts, believed to be in his 30s, of 343 Old Route 220, Jersey Shore, was arraigned on charges of robbery, two counts each of aggravated and simple assault, one count of kidnapping to facilitate a felony, kidnapping to inflict terror, unlawful restraint, felony theft, burglary, tampering with evidence and felony trespassing.
Spotts and three other men allegedly pre-meditated to burglarize the couple’s home in the 300 block of Yeagle Road on the night of July 7, 2016, with the intention to “steal money and marijuana,” according to court records.
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Woman charged with assaulting child
Arriving on the scene of child-abuse case on March 9, city Patrolman Brandon Wheeler immediately saw the injuries on the little girl’s face.
“She had a bloody nose and there also was swollen spot on the right side of her head,” the officer said in an affidavit.
Katina Blackwell, 37, of 627 Fourth Ave., has been charged with numerous offenses for punching the girl multiple times in the face and hitting her with hairbrush, Blackwell alleged.
A county Children and Youth caseworker responded and also interviewed the victim, whose injuries were photographed. “Older bruises were discovered all the way up her arms,” the officer said.
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