A Rostraver commissioner who appears to have won reelection during Tuesday’s primary was found guilty of three counts of harassment Thursday in a marathon summary trial. John Lorenzo, 43, was found guilty of making harassing statements toward the township manager and two fellow commissioners, slapping one in the face, at
A Grindstone man was charged with aggravated assault after he allegedly fought state troopers who were trying to arrest him for two felony warrants on Sunday.
Trooper Charles Hassenfeldt sustained a neck injury during a struggle with Edger Franklin Yoders II, 26, at 132 Center St. in Redstone Township, according to court paperwork.
Police came into contact with Yoders after they were called to a one-vehicle crash on Church Street in Redstone Township around 11:40 a.m. While they were there, an emergency responder told troopers that Yoders, who was at the crash scene, may have active warrants. After checking, police said they found Yoders was wanted in Fayette and Washington counties on unspecified felony charges.
TribLIVE s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. An Ohio truck driver was driving 62 mph on Oct. 21 when he slammed into stopped traffic along Interstate 70 in South Huntingdon, killing a popular West Penn Power worker from New Stanton and seriously injuring two others, a state police reported in court documents.
Charles C. Walker, 58, of Columbus, Ohio, was charged Tuesday with homicide by vehicle, two counts each of aggravated assault by vehicle and careless driving causing unintentional death and serious bodily injury and five counts each of recklessly endangering another person, according to a state police arrest warrant.