Court cases
Numerous people recently appeared in Washington County Court on criminal charges. Appearing before Judge Katherine B. Emery was:
Jordan J. Johnson, 21, of 360 Zundel St., Pricedale; receiving stolen property, harassment; charged April 23 for accepting money that was stolen from a New Eagle home, and July 17 for harassing people at 604B Park Ave., Monongahela; sentence – 18 months of probation.
Appearing before Judge Janet Moschetta Bell were:
Heather D. Palfrey, 38, of 126 Rebecca St., Elco; attempted theft; charged July 1 for attempted insurance fraud; sentence – 12 months of probation, 72 hours of community service.
Robert W. Welsh, 31, of 689 N. Main St., Apt. 2, Washington; simple assault, endangering the welfare of a child, reckless endangerment; charged Sept. 7 for assaulting a woman while in a car containing a child in South Strabane Township; sentence – Intermediate Punishment Program for 23 months with the first month in jail followed by 6 months of intensive supervision.
Tammy L. Lickert, 34, of 213 Fifth St., Apt. 3D, Charleroi; false identification; charged Sept. 15 at her home; sentence – 12 months of probation.
Gina M. Bothell, 36, of 454 Anderson-Hozak Road, Clinton; loaning of a firearm; charged for lending a firearm in McDonald in August 2009; sentence – 6 months of probation.
Joseph W. Baumgartner, 19, of 2362 Wharrey Drive, Sewickley; reckless endangerment, prohibited offensive weapon; charged Sept. 3 on Orchard Street in California; sentence – 12 months of probation.
Paige A. Grimm, 23, of 623 Hamilton Ave., Belle Vernon; theft by deception; charged Sept. 17 at Walmart in South Strabane Township; sentence – 12 months of probation.
Brian J. Gilpin, 27, of 200 Carmichaels St., Rices Landing; possession of marijuana; charged June 2 at 25 W. College St., Canonsburg; sentence – Intermediate Punishment Program for 12 months with the first 3 months of intensive supervision.
John Craig, 34, of 205 Jefferson St., Marianna; possession of drug paraphernalia; charged Aug. 7 following a traffic stop on Jefferson Avenue in Washington; sentence – 6 months of probation.
Cody R. Lemley, 21, of 393 Swihart Road, Canonsburg; possession of heroin; charged June 9 following a traffic stop on Southpointe Boulevard in Cecil Township; placed in the Probation Without Verdict program for 6 months.
Melvin L. Patrick, 23, of 103 W. Lincoln Ave., Apt. 3, McDonald; possession of drug paraphernalia; charged Aug. 15 at his home; placed in the Probation Without Verdict program for 6 months.
Thomas L. Petrola Jr., 25, of 20 Short St., Washington; possession of drug paraphernalia, driving with a suspended license; charged Aug. 3 following a traffic stop on Central Avenue in Washington; sentence – Intermediate Punishment Program for 12 months with the first 3 months of intensive supervision, $200 fine.
Kelley Jo Katko, 23, of 33 Griffith Ave., Washington; retail theft; charged Aug. 17 at Walmart in South Strabane Township; sentence – 12 months of probation.
Scott E. McCartney, 31, of 654 1/2 E. Maiden St., Washington; second driving under the influence offense; charged March 29 following a traffic stop on Jefferson Avenue in Washington with a 0.198 percent BAC; sentence – 18 months of probation with the first 18 days on electronic home monitoring and SCRAM, $1,500 fine, drug and alcohol evaluation and treatment, driver’s license suspension.
Michael Wallace Jr., 39, of 174 Dupont St., Johnstown; statutory sexual assault, corruption of minors; charged May 1, 2011, for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in Washington; sentence – 9 to 23 months in jail followed by 3 years of probation.