An off-duty state trooper from the Uniontown barracks is accused of forcing his way into a Connellsville home and assaulting a man, according to state police. James T. Stevenson Jr., 29, of Connellsville, was charged Tuesday with felony aggravated assault and trespassing. According to a criminal complaint, Stevenson arrived at
Kentucky’s Highlands Hospital Corp. shouldn’t have had to face trial in a suit growing out a former coal miner’s death because his estate lacked crucial expert testimony, a state appeals court said.