Apr 13, 2021 LISBON In county Municipal Court, An April 19 preliminary hearing and pretrial was set for Michael S. Smith, 39, McCracken Road, Salem, charged with domestic violence and resisting arrest. On Friday, Smith allegedly threatened his live-in girlfriend, Grace Roessler, telling her he was going to beat her to death, slit her throat and burn the house down. Then when deputies arrived, Smith allegedly was holding a butane torch and kicked deputies attempting to take him into custody.
Amberlina N. Gentsy, 26, Monaca, Pa., was bound over to the grand jury on charges of felonious assault, failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer, OVI first offense, left of center and marked lanes. Gentsy is accused of going left of center, nearly striking other drivers head-on and nearly going off the road, while fleeing from officers on April 3. She then allegedly struck the back of a deputy’s cruiser when it slowed in front of her at the intersection of state Route 1