Paul Garcia II, 25, 6943 Weiss Road, Apt. 1, New Tripoli, and Marcus Vought, 25, 50 W. Ridge St., Apt. 3R, Lansford, face charges from an incident which took place 10:25 p.m. March 14 at 249 E. Patterson St.
Felony charges of criminal trespass and conspiracy to commit burglary against both men were filed by Officer Joshua Tom. Vought is charged with an additional crime of possession of drug paraphernalia. Both were arraigned before District Judge Edward Lewis of Jim Thorpe and committed to prison.
According to an affidavit of probable cause, Officer Tom and Officer Jason Helmer were called to the home by a Michael Curry of the same address. Curry said that two men had just chased him down the street and that he had run into his home. A few seconds later, the same three males entered his property and began kicking at the back door, kicking it open.
Curry told police that two Hispanic men entered the kitchen and began turning on lights and opening inside doors. A man identified as Garcia went out onto the back porch. another man, identified as Vought, began going through the house, looking for Curry.
Police arrived seconds after Curry called, and saw Garcia exiting from the back porch. Helmer secured Garcia as Tom went into the house, where he saw Curry standing in the kitchen, holding a knife. Curry said that another man went into the living room after breaking into his house. He identified another man as Jacob Bynon, but said Bynon had not come into the house. Curry said Bynon fled when the others broke in.
Tom took the knife from Curry, then turned his attention to Vought, who was coming out of the living room.
Both Vought and Garcia were arrested and taken to the police station with the help of Summit Hill police.
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Ya I know Marcus he was unfornutely my two sons step father which there is a pfa against him and the mother there both druggies they were trying to collect drug money from the guys house that they were in I'm just glad he's in prison hope its for a couple of years cause he got away with abusing my boys for 5 years that scum bag hope he gets raped in jail and beat its funny how bad things come back to people who do bad things he got his in the end and so did the mother of my children after years of paying her support for there drug habbits now they don't have that income no more or welfare lost that to scumbags I just wish she wasn't the mother of my kids there are scarred for life kids deserve better now they have it thank god :)
"He identified another man as Jacob Bynon, but said Bynon had not come into the house. Curry said Bynon fled when the others broke in"......JACOB BYNON WAS NEVER ON OR NEAR MIKE CURRY'S HOUSE! I am so tired of the lies! "..A few seconds later, the same three males entered his property and began kicking at the back door, kicking it open." Really? A few seconds previous ,two men were looking for Mike Curry's residence in front of my home. Mike Curry arrived and upon seeing these men,immediately fled,with the TWO men in pursuit.Jacob Bynon NEVER left my property during this entire incident. He was putting out my trash and ashes as it was trash night. He was an eye witness and gave his statement to the Lansford Police Department. I was within earshot .It's a shame that we can't put the trash out without being sucked into the neighborhood drug drama. By the way,Jake has not been charged with anything. Don't ask questions,right? Right.
"He identified another man as Jacob Bynon, but said Bynon had not come into the house. Curry said Bynon fled when the others broke in"......JACOB BYNON WAS NEVER ON OR NEAR MIKE CURRY'S HOUSE! I am so tired of the lies! "..A few seconds later, the same three males entered his property and began kicking at the back door, kicking it open." Really? A few seconds previous ,two men were looking for Mike Curry's residence in front of my home. Mike Curry arrived and upon seeing these men,immediately fled,with the TWO men in pursuit.Jacob Bynon NEVER left my property during this entire incident. He was putting out my trash and ashes as it was trash night. He was an eye witness and gave his statement to the Lansford Police Department. I was within earshot .It's a shame that we can't put the trash out without being sucked into the neighborhood drug drama. By the way,Jake has not been charged with anything. Don't ask questions,right? Right.