Six charged in separate drug cases
Upon entering David Lopez’s city apartment at 1037 Dewey Ave. with a search warrant on April 27, members of the county’s Narcotics Enforcement Unit (NEU) discovered packaged crack cocaine in a safe, a dresser and a bedroom closet, according to an affidavit filed at Frey’s office.
Also in the safe was a stolen handgun, investigators said, adding that Lopez, 28, had on him an estimated $3,000 of suspected drug money and two cellphones, one a girlfriend told police was his “drug work phone,” court records stated.
An estimated two ounces of crack cocaine was seized at the scene. Following his arraignment hours later before District Judge Christian Frey on charges of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, illegal possession of a firearm and felony receiving stolen property, Lopez was committed to the Lycoming County Prison in lieu of $150,000 bail.
Apr 28, 2021
Within minutes after a Montoursville patrolman arrived on the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 180 in the borough about 4:40 p.m. on Jan. 23, one of the drivers, Brandon Howey, told him he had “too much” to drink and was “messed up,” according to court records.
While driving, Howey, 40, of 834 Hepburn St., slammed into the back of a disabled vehicle, police said, adding that the other driver suffered severe back and neck pain and was taken by ambulance to UPMC Williamsport.
“There was a very strong odor of alcohol coming from Howey’s breath,” the investigating officer said in an affidavit.
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.
Following a preliminary hearing before District Judge Gary Whiteman, Timothy Maddox was held for court on most Montoursville police charges stemming from a atte