Police Reports
These items have been collected from various police departments.
[naviga:h3]Butler Police[/naviga:h3]
Tuesday — Stephen S. Schweiger III, 25, was arrested on charges he struck a 14-year-old girl in the face with a cell phone last month at a home on the 300 block of West New Castle Street.
Schweiger was arraigned on a charge of simple assault, and released on his own recognizance.
[naviga:h3]Butler Twp. Police[/naviga:h3]
7:30 a.m. Monday — A Butler teenager was injured in a three-vehicle, chain-reaction wreck on New Castle Road.
The crash happened when a car driven by Robert M. Stoey, 58, of Dubois, Clearfield County, rear-ended a vehicle driven by Cody Johnson, 18, of Butler. The collision pushed Johnson’s vehicle into a car driven by David Martin, 67, of Ellwood City.
Lillian Schoettker, 18, a passenger in Johnson’s vehicle, was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital with suspected minor injuries. Police cited Stoey for driving at an unsafe speed.
Feb. 22 — Police obtained an arrest warrant for William J. Marshalek, 62, of Clinton Township on charges he tried to illegally buy a rifle last year at Dick’s Sporting Goods at Greenwood Plaza.
Marshalek allegedly provided false information on a federal form that was required Nov. 3 when he attempted to buy a Savage Arms .22-caliber rifle.
When the information was entered into the Pennsylvania Instant Check system, an automated system by which gun dealers can determine if someone can legally buy a gun in the state, he was denied the purchase.
He is charged with unlawfully attempting to buy a firearm, a felony, and unsworn falsification to authorities, a misdemeanor.
[naviga:h3]Middlesex Twp Police[/naviga:h3]
7:13 a.m. Wednesday — Corey Shively, 36, of Butler lost control of his pickup truck around a curve on Leslie Road between Sandy Hill and Deer Creek roads and rolled onto its driver’s side.
Police believe he was traveling too fast for conditions on the snow-covered road. He was not injured but his truck, which sustained moderate damage, had to be towed.
[naviga:h3]Slippery Rock Police[/naviga:h3]
Feb. 28 — David O. Guyette, 28, of Slippery Rock was charged with drugged driving after a November traffic stop at Slippery Rock Community Park. Guyette was found about 11:35 p.m. Nov. 29 at the park, in a car parked in the middle of the road near the basketball courts.
Police said Guyette acknowledged that he had smoked marijuana. A pat-down search turned up a metal smoking pipe in one of his pockets, court documents said.
In the vehicle, police found three marijuana buds and the end of a marijuana cigarette.
A blood test at Grove City Medical Center confirmed Guyette had marijuana in his system, documents said.
In addition to driving under the influence of a controlled substance, he is charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, driving an unregistered vehicle, driving without insurance and defiant trespass.
Feb. 28 — Police charged a Northampton County man with driving on drugs stemming from a December traffic stop on Kiester Road. Andrew M. Bridgeforth, 23, of Nazareth was pulled over about 2:30 a.m. Dec. 28 for having a burned out head light.
Bridgeforth, who admitted having smoked marijuana earlier that night, was taken to Grove City Medical Center for a blood test, according to court documents.
Toxicology results indicated that he had cocaine and marijuana in his system.
He is charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance and a lighting violation.
[naviga:h3]State Police, Butler[/naviga:h3]
Monday — Sarah S. Schoeffel, 38, of Franklin Township was charged with drugged driving stemming from a traffic stop Feb. 17 in Center Township. Police said they pulled her over about 1:30 a.m. for having a faulty brake light and for not using her left turn signal at Route 8 and Brandon Road.
Schoeffel appeared impaired and told police that she had taken “migraine medicine,” according to court documents. She failed field sobriety tests and was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital for a blood test.
Toxicology reports indicated she had cocaine in her system.
She is charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance, driving with a suspended license, driving without a license, careless driving, failing to use turn signals and a lighting violation.
Monday — An Allegheny County man was charged with drunken driving in connection with a one-vehicle crash last month in Muddy Creek Township. Robert M. Simko, 61, of Springdale about 3 p.m. Feb. 17 lost control of his pickup truck and overturned on Route 422 east of the South Shore exit.
Simko was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital with unspecified injuries in the wreck. He consented to a blood test at the hospital.
He also admitted “he is a professional alcoholic” and was drinking bourbon when he crashed.
Toxicology results subsequently showed his blood-alcohol level was 0.092 percent. A level of 0.08 percent is considered intoxicated under state law.
Simko is charged with driving under the influence, failing to keep right, driving at an unsafe speed and careless driving.