City man charged in connection with January shooting
As Nichole Gillard and ex-boyfriend Darren Donnell Brown fought with one another in Gillard’s apartment, Brown suddenly fired the gun he had in his hand in close proximity to her head, city police alleged in a court document
Although no one was hurt in the shooting that occurred at the Timberland Apartments, 750 W. Edwin St., on the afternoon of Jan. 9, the gunfire caused Gillard’s ears to ring, police said.
Brown, 30, of 331 Center St., fled the scene before police arrived, but he has since been arrested and taken into custody on felony and misdemeanor charges, including aggravated assault and carrying a firearm without license, police said.
Apr 16, 2021
PICTURE ROCKS Two more people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a burglary and subsequent attack on a couple that occurred nearly five years ago in the 300 block of Yeagle Road in Wolf Township.
Convicted felon Ronald Shoop Jr., 31, was arraigned before District Judge Jon E. Kemp on numerous felony charges in connection with the attack that occurred on July 7, 2016.
Police allege Shoop, who is currently serving a state prison term for burglary, played a key role in the assault that left the male victim with several skull fractures and deep lacerations to the head, according to court records filed by state police.
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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.