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CLEARFIELD A state prison inmate has pleaded guilty for the death of his cellmate while they were both incarcerated at the state prison in Houtzdale.
In October, state police charged Jacob Michael Mitchell, 34, with criminal homicide and related charges in connection with the death of Garrick Bloom.
Bloom, 48, who had been convicted of multiple child rape charges, was found unresponsive in his cell at 11:03 p.m. Aug. 29, according to previous reports. Efforts to revive him were unsuccessful.
A trooper described Bloom as having bruises all over his face and markings on his neck that indicated he had been choked by some sort of string.
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A federal civil rights lawsuit filed against two area prisons has cited the lack of mental health care as the primary reason for the death of an inmate two years ago.
Michael L. Duffalo was three days past his 38th birthday when he died from suicide in the Clearfield County Prison on March 10, 2019.
The civil rights action stated Duffalo, who was arrested on March 4, 2019, during a domestic incident in Brockway, Jefferson County, was transferred the next day to the Clearfield County Prison because of an outstanding warrant issued by a Clearfield County Court judge.
The warrant, according to the lawsuit, came about because Duffalo had failed to appear for a hearing on misdemeanor theft charges.
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CLEARFIELD â For the first time in the state of Pennsylvania, a contractor is facing criminal charges for alleged prevailing wage law violations â and the case is being prosecuted in Clearfield County.
The state attorney generalâs office has filed multiple charges against Scott Good, 58, of State College and his company, Goodco Mechanicals of State College, for allegedly failing to pay its employees prevailing wages as required by law. A hearing was held last week before President Judge Fredric J. Ammerman regarding whether Ammerman should recuse himself from the case.
Goodco Mechanicals provides HVAC and plumbing services to commercial and residential clients, according to the companyâs website.
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