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Two people have been charged with sending a fake bomb threat to a Connellsville business to get an employee fired.
Annmarie E. Johnston, 19, of Dunbar and Cody P. Davis, 21, both of Connellsville had charges related to making the threat filed against them on Friday at Magisterial District Judge Ronald Haggerty Jr.âs office.
According to court paperwork, Amy Dâamico-Russell, owner of Zia Mariaâs Bakery, called police on April 21 and said she received numerous messages from Johnston containing screen shots of Snapchat and Instagram accounts. The posts claimed to be from an employee of the bakery, Ben Hoffman, and threatened to blow up the business unless he got a raise.
A former police officer for the Connellsville Area School District is facing criminal charges for allegedly assaulting a student in October and illegally recording a meeting about the incident.
Police alleged James E. Shaw, 54, of Connellsville and another school police officer saw a 17-year-old student vaping as he waited for a ride near the Connellsville Area Career and Technical Center on Oct. 16.
Connellsville Police Det. Lt. Tom Patton, who filed the charges, contended Shaw took the boy by the wrist to take him to the principalâs office.
âThe victim attempted to pull away before Shaw slammed him onto the paved roadway,â Patton wrote in court documents. âThe victim was then handcuffed by Shaw and taken to the office.â
Magisterial District Judge Ronald Haggerty Jr., has announced has his candidacy for re-election.
His office serves Bullskin Township, the City of Connellsville, Connellsville Township, Saltlick Township, South Connellsville and Springfield Township.
Haggerty has been serving as district judge since 2010, and has presided in over 53,000 cases, including over 5,500 criminal cases.
He is currently the legislative chairman for the Special Court Judges Association of PA. He is the current president of the District 7 Special Court Judges Association, which encompasses Fayette, Greene, Westmoreland and Washington Counties. Haggerty also served as president and vice president of the Fayette County Special Court Judges.
Haggerty is a 1988 graduate of Connellsville Area High School and holds an associateâs degree in criminal justice from Westmoreland County Community College. Haggerty is a graduate of the prestigious Federal Bureau of Investigationâs National Academy. Prior to wi