Police Beat May 17

Assault charges: John Ray Lee Jr., 43, of Swanton, Md., was charged with simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct for allegedly punching a man after a minor collision at 12:40 p.m. May 9 on Dilliner Hill Road. State police said Duane C. Shoemaker followed Lee after the mirrors on their vehicle collided. Both vehicles stopped, and the two men argued before Lee broke Shoemaker’s nose with a punch, police said.
Drug charges: Grant Christopher Church, 19, of 190 Carpenter Lane, Waynesburg, was charged by a school resource officer with Waynesburg police with possession with intent to deliver, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance after he allegedly sold a Xanax pill to another student at Waynesburg Central High School May 9. Police said Church was in possession of a small bag of Xanax pills, one of which he sold to another student for $10. The school principal was able to recover the pills and the money to turn over to police, the criminal complaint said.