Hughesville man is facing a new set of felony sex charges

Charged earlier this year with four counts each of unlawful contact with minors and indecent assault and related offenses, Austin McKeon, 20, faces a new set of charges after state troopers they discovered inappropriate videos on his cell phone, which had been seized in late May. because of the first investigation, according to court documents filed with District Judge Kirsten Gardner’s office.

After obtaining a search warrant that would allow them to examine the contents of McKeon’s cell phone, troopers found two videos McKeon allegedly recorded in July 2023 that showed him and a minor involved in sexual acts, according to an affidavit. Police also later learned that McKeon, formerly of the 200 block of South Main Street, Hughesville, had shown the inappropriate videos to several minors, he alleged in an affidavit. In the new criminal complaint, McKeon, who now lives at 12388 Route 220, Hughesville, faces additional felony charges of videotaping or photographing sex acts with a minor, unlawful dissemination of material involving sex acts with a minor, sexual abuse on children and possession of child pornography. . He is free on $50,000 in this case. He was arraigned last week on all charges

Woman arrested on felony charges

Kimberly Ann Croucher, 36, of 2830 Lycoming Creek Road, Apartment 1, was arrested Monday on a felony charge of receiving stolen property in connection with a stolen gun that was found at a home in the 1600 block of Randall Circle in Loyalsock Township in March. 13, where he lived at the time, according to a detective from the county’s Narcotics Control Unit. An affidavit said the woman’s fingerprints were found on the gun, which was stolen from the Hughesville area, investigators said. After her arraignment before District Judge Gary Whiteman, Croucher was released on $10,000 bail. Earlier in the same case, Keith Khalil Freeman, who remains incarcerated in the Lycoming County Jail on drug and firearms charges, was indicted.

Homeless man jailed after using stolen EBT card

Paul Steven Sample, 36, who is homeless, remains in jail on charges of access device fraud and receiving stolen property after he tried to make a $3 purchase with an electronic transfer card of stolen benefits at Turkey Hill, 700 Washington Blvd., about 8:50 p.m. on Nov. 12, city police said. Sample has since waived his preliminary hearing before District Judge Aaron Biichle and is being held in lieu of $500 bail.

Bicycle theft case leads to city man being charged

Daniel Baker, 45, of 1211 W. Fourth St., waived a preliminary hearing before Biichle on a city police theft charge stemming from his stealing a $500 bicycle of dollars in the 300 block of Memorial Avenue on July 31, according to an affidavit. The identity of the owner was not in the court document. Baker is free on $5,000 bond.

Two accused in separate NEU drug cases

Cody Davis Johnson Jr., 38, of 109 Parkwood St., was arrested on three counts each of delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful use of a cellphone for allegedly selling cocaine to an informant three times in the first two weeks. since March, according to court filings filed with Biichle’s office by the county’s Narcotics Enforcement Unit (NEU). The alleged sales took place in the 1200 block of Franklin Street in the city; near River Avenue and Sheridan Street in Loyalsock Township and at Lincoln Avenue and Packer Street in the city, investigators said. After his arraignment last week, Johnson was released on $75,000 bail.

In another NEU case, Mark Allen Seiders, 57, of 325 High St., Apartment 4, was charged with three counts of delivery of a controlled substance and one count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance after his alleged involvement in the sale. crack cocaine per year “involuntary informant” three times between April 10 and April 17, investigators said, adding that the sales took place at or near Seiders’ apartment. Two days after the third sale, detectives seized five grams of crack cocaine while executing a search warrant at the apartment, an affidavit said. Seiders, who admitted selling her crack cocaine “four or five customers” to support his drug habit, he waived his preliminary hearing and is free on $50,000 bond.

Charges filed against Loyalsock Township man after fight with ex-girlfriend

Brennan Scott Gundrum, 28, of 1414 E. Third St., was charged with rocket propulsion, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct after throwing “a thick glass jar” to the 2015 Jeep Cherokee driven by his ex-girlfriend in the 200 block of Valley Street in DuBoistown following an argument with the woman around 1:45 a.m. on Fe. 9, South Williamsport police said in an affidavit. The jar broke and caused about $255 in damage to the vehicle, police said. After his arraignment last week before District Judge William Solomon, Gundrum was released on $5,000 bail.

Fugitive caught in Arizona brought back here to face felony charges

Nicholas Matthew Wolf, a Level 1 Megan’s Law offender (convicted low-risk sex offender), was brought here from Arizona by the US Marshals Service to face a felony charge of failure to register with state police when he changed addresses and employers last summer, he alleged in an affidavit filed with District Judge Denise Dieter’s office. Lycoming Regional Police, which filed the charge, say Wolf, 23, moved from the 400 block of Broad Street in Jersey Shore to the 100 block of Arch Street in the neighborhood without notifying state police within three working days. He was also alleged to have changed his employer from a Milton business to a city firm without notifying the state police, as he is required to do so by law. When brought before Dieter last week, Wolf told him he did not live in the Jersey Shore, but in the 900 block of Mulberry Street in Montoursville. Wolf remains jailed in lieu of $100,000 bail.

Two are accused of shoplifting in separate cases

Amanda Lynn Houseweart, 35, of 644 Cherry St., was charged with shoplifting after she was caught trying to shoplift $129 worth of merchandise from Wegmans, 201 William St., in around 5:20 p.m. on Nov. 10, according to city police. Arraigned before District Judge Denise Dieter, she was released on $15,000 bail. This was her third theft arrest, police said.

In another case, Freddie Grady, 82, of 400 Lycoming St., apartment 208, was arrested and charged with the same offense after allegedly stealing a $170 pair of eyeglasses from Price Optical , 547 E. Third St., in October. 23, police said. Like Housweart, this was Grady’s third theft case. He has since waived his preliminary hearing before Biichle and is free on $10,000 bond.

A state inmate allegedly assaulted a correctional officer

Kimberly Lynn Felty, an inmate at the Muncy State Correctional Institution who turns 36 on Friday, faces a new charge for attacking a corrections office at the prison on Route 405 in Clinton Township on Sept. 15, she said. state police in an affidavit. filed in District Judge Kirsten Gardner’s office. Police say she punched the officer twice in the chest and knocked him to the ground, causing a back injury after requiring medical treatment. Felty, a Lebanon County inmate, became angry and confrontational, refusing to return to her cell after being caught with contraband, police said. Arraigned last week on a felony charge of aggravated assault plus a misdemeanor count of simple assault, Felty was remanded in lieu of an additional $25,000 bail.