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Eight area residents among 67 arraigned on criminal counts

Eight area residents were among 67 who were arraigned Monday morning in the office of Schuylkill County District Attorney James P. Goodman at the courthouse in Pottsville on criminal charges filed against them and all entered pleas of not guilty and requested trial by jury. They were:

Gary M. Heller, 51, of 222 W. Earley Ave., Coaldale, charged by Coaldale Patrolman Scott Cramer, with burglary of the home of Rodney Clouser, 144 Sixth St., last Aug. 11, criminal trespass by breaking into the building, possessing instruments of crime consisting of two screw drivers, theft of personal property from the basement, receiving stolen property and criminal mischief by damaging kitchen window.Douglas Kenneth Miller, 49, of 104 Reynolds Road, Tamaqua, charged by Coaldale Patrolman Andrew Girard, with driving under the influence (DUI) and failing to have proper rear lighting equipment on his vehicle when stopped last Aug. 18 on SR209.Jeffrey Michael Bersavage, 24, of 1 N. Putman St., McAdoo, charged by McAdoo Patrolman Joseph David, with DUI, open lewdness and disorderly conduct at the VFW last July 9.Betty J. Ryder, 28, of 223 Valley St., Brockton, Schuylkill Township, charged by Coaldale Patrolman Charles Blesse, with DUI when stopped on SR209 last Aug. 12, also, failing to drive on roadway laned for traffic, failing to wear seat belt and failing to record change of address on driver's license.Kevin Oscar Leibensperger, 47, of 526 Washington St., Tamaqua, charged by Rush Township Patrolman Corey Herring, with DUI when stopped on SR54 last Sept. 4, and continually changing lanes on a divided highway. He was also charged by Tamaqua Patrolman Karl Harig II, last Aug. 9 with stalking and three counts of harassment.Earl Hartranft, 32, of 109 Coal St., Tamaqua, charged by Tamaqua Patrolman Dale Osenbach, with theft from motor vehicle of Joseph Marcus while parked last Aug. 20 in 400 block on Pine Street, also with receiving stolen property and disorderly conduct.Keith A. Washeim, 39, of 212 S. Center St., Tamaqua, charged by Rush Township Patrolman Richard Bekesy, with DUI when stopped at intersection of Ben Titus and Maple sts. last July 31 and driving while his operating privileges were suspended and exceeding the maximum speed limit by traveling 57 miles-per-hour in a 35 zone.Jeffrey Thomas Leinheiser, 19, of 165 Water St., New Philadelphia, charged by Trooper Michael Allar with possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia at the Christmas Pines Campground, in West Brunswick Township, last Aug. 29. He also was charged by Trooper Allar last Aug. 21 with theft of property.Michael Robert Searfoss, 24, Albrightsville, charged by Coaldale Patrolman Charles Blesse, with DUI when cited in parking lot of Soberich's Garage last Aug. 28 and restrictions on alcoholic beverages in vehicle.Lisa M. Payne, 44, Hazleton, charged by McAdoo Patrolman Joseph David, with simple assault and harassment of Thomas Gaughan, boyfriend, last Aug. 22 by striking him in the face with a candle.Colin Thomas Houser, 24, Pine Grove, charged by Trooper Paul Hardock last Aug. 30 with theft of personal property from 2509 Summer Valley Road, East Brunswick Township; unauthorized use of vehicle owned by J.W. Zaprazny Inc., operators of a scrap yard in East Brunswick Township; driving an unregistered vehicle, unauthorized transfer or use of registration and failing to carry insurance on vehicle.Angela Lynn Leffler, 24, Pine Grove, charged by Sgt. Jeffrey Futchko, Pine Grove police, with DUI, failing to have proper rear lights on her car and failing to carry a driver's license.Eric David Lehr, 24, Myerstown, Lebanon County, charged by Trooper David Yearick with DUI when stopped on Yoh Street in Porter Township last Aug. 8 and failing to drive on roadway laned for traffic.Mark T. Bowman, 29, Hegins, charged by Sgt/ Jeffrey Futchko, Pine Grove police, with DUI last Aug. 1 and failing to drive on right side of road and restrictions on drivers' license.Jerry Scott Kreiser, 40, Pine Grove, charged by Sgt. Futchko with DUI last July 24 and failing to drive on right side of road.James Andrew Whitman, 20, Lykens, charged by Trooper John Sieboda with two counts of receiving a motorcycle stolen from the garage of Todd Noll, Tower City.Tyler Craig, 18, Shenandoah, charged by Shenandoah Patrolman Robert Senape, with criminal mischief to vehicle owned by Alexander Victor and underage drinking last Aug. 2.Mark Yacovelli, 41, Mahanoy City, charged by Mahanoy City Patrolman Charles Kovalewski, last July 12 with theft of a flower basket located on property of Anne Locher, 116 E. Pine St.Raymond Jordan, 28, Shenandoah, charged by Shenandoah Patrolman Michael O'Neill, last Sept. 2 with threatening to use weapons of mass destruction in Burger King Restaurant and terroristic threats by calling in saying a bomb was on the premises.Kaitlyn V. Bostwick, 18, Blandon, Berks County, charged by Schuylkill Haven Patrolman Gregory S. Meisner, with possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia last Aug. 14 on Saint John St.Harry Stanley Lesher, 32, Reading, charged by Schuylkill Haven Patrolman Warren G. Firing, last Aug. 15 with DUI on East Main Street, failing to obey a traffic control device and failing to use turning signals when required.Catherine Wolfe, 53, Pottsville, charged by Cirminal Investigator Vincent McDonald, Schuylkill Haven police, with theft of receipts from Hess Catering Company last Dec. 16.Richard Joseph Gilmore, 28, Schuylkill Haven, charged by Schuylkill Haven Patrolman Kenneth A. Jacoby, with DUI last Aug. 26 and reckless driving.Dominick Arcuri, 49, Schuylkill Haven, charged by Schuylkill Haven Patrolman David T. George, with possession of drug paraphernalia at his home last Aug. 27.Clint Lee Rarick, 18, Orwigsburg, charged by Trooper Anthony C. Garipoli Jr. with DUI in Schuylkill Haven last Aug. 22.Christopher Boehmer, 19, Meyerstown, Lebanon County, charged by Schuylkill Haven Patrolman Gregory S. Meisner, last Aug. 14 with possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia on Saint John Street.Matthew Gerard Cecchini, 33, Port Carbon, charged by Trooper Todd W. Heintz last Aug. 16 with DUI on SR181 in Cressona and failing to drive on roadway laned for traffic.Bobbie Jo Machamer, 35, Tower City, charged by Trooper Bernard Spece with corruptioin of minors and selling or furnishing alcohol beverages to minors.Brian J. Foster, 33, Pine Grove, charged by Trooper Edward Sanchez last Sept. 8 with simple assault and defiant trespass.Carl Tyler Garman, 20, West Reading, charged by Sgt. Jeffrey Futchko, Pine Grove police, last Aug. 22 with DUI on S. Tulpehocken St. and DUI as a minor, a minor prohibited from operating a motor vehicle while DUI and following another vehicle too closely.James Ernest Machamer, 43, Tower City, charged by Trooper Bernard Spece with corruption of minors and selling or furnishing alcohol beverages to minors.Daniel M. Pannulla Jr., 23, Abington, Lackawanna County, charged by Sgt. Jeffrey Futchko, Pine Grove police, last Aug. 14 with DUI on state routes 125 and 443 and DUI of drugs, DUI under combined influence of drugs and alcohol, possession of drug paraphernalia, restrictions on alcoholic beverages in vehicle and failing to drive on right side of road.Shannon Lynn Morgan, 27, Pine Grove, charged by Sgt. Futchko with DUI on E. Pottsville St. last Sept. 5 and failing to drive on right side of road.Nikki Rae Leininger, 26, Tremont, charged by Trooper Mark Knock with DUI last Aug. 16 in Porter Township and failing to drive on roadway laned for traffic and failing to drive at safe speed.John Daniel Shive, Pine Grove, charged by Trooper Thomas Hornung with DUI last Aug. 7 when stopped on Valley Road in Pine Grove Township, and failing to drive on roadway laned for trafic, stop sign violation and falling to wear seat belt.Troy Daniel Langtry, 47, Pine Grove, charged by Ashland Officer Richard Haraschak II, last July 24 with being a habitual offender of the motor vehicle code, driving while operating privileges were suspended, involved in accident with his motorcycle striking a parked car on 13th St., careless driving, failing to carry a driver's license and violation of classes of licenses. Langtry was also charged by Chief Edward Tarantelli, Butler Township police, last July 29 with dui on Germanville Road, DUI combined alcohol and drugs, being a habitual offender, driving while operating privileges were suspended and careless driving.Richard Joseph Ludwig Jr., 33, Ringtown, charged by Officer Phillip Beaver, Union Township police, last May 22 with two counts of harassing by telephone Virginia Hetherington, Wolf Road, Union Township. Ludwig was also charged by Frackville Patrolman George Parnell, last August with five counts each of aggravated assault, simple asssaut, harassment, four counts of recklessly endangering another person, three counts each of terroristic threats, endangering the welfare of a child, and one count each of reckless driving and careless driving.Robert E. Schoffler, 50, Gordon, charged by Officer Danielle Mowery, Cass/Foster Townships police, with possession of drug paraphernalia and a small amount of marijuana last July 2 at a housing development on Sunbury Street in Cass Township.Glenn D. Woodford, 38, Minersville, charged by MInersville Patrolman Eric C. Sterner, last Sept. 30 with aggravated assault on Charles Kull, 155 Sunbury St., aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, two counts of simple assault, possession of a instruments of crime, recklessly endangering another person and intimidation of a witness or victim.Daniel Christman Krynak, 55, Harrisburg, charged by Pottsville Patrolman Eugene M. Yourey, last June 11 with DUI of drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia, failing to have his vehicle insured, careless driving and failing to give information and render aid.William Perry Sims, 28, Reading, charged by Minersville Patrolman Richard C. Clink, last Aug. 5 with possession of drug parphernalia when stopped on Seltzer Highway.Lawrence Frederick Thompson, 37, West Atlanta, Ga., charged by Pottsville Patrolman Eugene M. Yourey, last Aug. 14 with corruption of minors and selling or furnishing alcohol beverage to minors.David George Dillow, 32, Minersville, charged by Minersville Patrolman Richard C. Clink, last June 25 with four counts of cruely to animals by killing pet parakeet of neighbor.Michelle Lee Reis, 31, Pottsville, charged by Pottsville Patrolman James Englert, last August 21 with recklessluy endangering David Kmetz, boyfriend, and disorderly conduct and carrying firearms in violation of a city ordinance.Leshea Lee Heiser, 40, Pottsville, charged by Pottsville Patrolman Joseph R. Welsh, Pottsville Police, last July 27 with dui on West Market Street and failing to drive on right side of road.Jeffrey Michael McAnaney, 21, Mechanicsville, charged by Cpl. Mark O'Toole, with making a false report by claiming to be robbed of $1,000 and implicating another individual.Charles Lee Alexander, 61, Pottsville, charged by Pottsville Patrolman Paul Olson, last June 10 with DUI on the Pottsville Boulavard and falling to obey a traffic signal and failing to carry a driver's license.Amber Elaine Eddie, 25, Pottsville, charged by Pottsville Patrolman Brian Reno, last Aug. 31 with simple assault on Travis Hollenbach by burning him with a cigarette.Michael Patrick Twigg Jr., 23, Pottsville, charged by Pottsville Patrolman Paul Olson, last Sept. 26 with simple assault and recklessly endangering Michelle Weiss.David Allen Close, 18, Saint Clair, charged by Pottsville Patrolman Richard J. Pugh, with DUI, DUI of drugs, DUI of alcohol and drugs, DUI as a minor, possession of a small amount of marihuana, possession of a controlled substance and driving the wrong way on a one way street last May 25.Marrissa Raquel Cook, 18, Pottsville, charged by Pottsville Cpl. Mark O'Toole, with DUI last July 23 on Seventh Street and Morgan Avenue, DUI of alcohol as a minor, and underage drinking.Robert Charles Kalbach, 32, Pottsville, charged by Pottsville Patrolman Paul Olson, last Aug. 6 with DUI on Pierce Street, and DUI of drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia, careless driving and being involved in damaging the parked vehicle of Sonya Pierce.Joseph James Yuellling, Shenandoah, charged by Trooper Michael Breznik last Sept. 10 with criminal trespass, simple assault and two counts of terroristic threats.Rafael Antonio Mateo, 21, Shenandoah, charged by Trooper Anthony Todaro Sr., last Aug. 26 with possession with intent to deliver marijuana.Dorothy Catherine Kemfort, 47, Auburn, charged by Schuylkill Haven Patrolman David T. George, last Sept. 5 with DUI on Center Ave.Matthew Jay Lyons, 24, Sinking Springs, Berks County, charged by Schuylkill Haven Patrolman Warren G. Firing, last Sept. 5 with DUI on Center Ave.Kenneth Earl Seigfried, 40, Schuylkill Haven, charged by Schuylkill Haven Patrolman George last July 22 with DUI on Center Avenue and careless driving.Derek Anthony Shenk, 21, Blandon, Berks County, charged by Trooper Brian L. Walters last July 25 with DUI on Hawk Mountain Road in East Brunswick Township, and failing to drive on roadway laned for traffic.Kenneth Charles Hengen, 21, Auburn, charged by Schuylkill Haven Patrolman David T. George, last Aug. 6 with DUI on West Columbia Street and driving while operating privileges were suspended.Jonathan Allen Kline, 20, Auburn, charged by Auburn Chief Anthony M. Kuklinski, with false report about an accident.Nicholas Steven Nemeth, 52, Gordon, charged by Trooper John Sieboda with four counts of illegal sale of handguns and ammunition.Phyllis Michelle Kaufman, 45, Girardville, charged by Trooper Sieboda with six counts of transfer of firearms.Andres Rivera, 41, Pottsville, charged by Minersville Patrolman Jason A. Klouser, with criminal trespass on property at 105 Middle St. and two counts each of terroristic threats and harrassment of Shelly Hansbury at that address.Matthew Roth, 21, Pottsville, charged by Chief Anthony Kulinski, Cass/FosterTownships police, last Oct. 6 with criminal attempt to commit theft at 155 Sunbury St. and possession of drug paraphernalia.Michael Thomas Zdiera, 18, Girardville, charged by Ashland Officer Richard Haraschak III, last Sept. 27 with burglary at 1002 Walnut St., theft of firearms, receiving stolen property, criminal trespass on property and firearms not to be carried without a license.Christopher Scott Dierwechter, 23, Pottsville, charged by Trooper Eric Porpiglia last Sept. 11 with DUI on Drehersville Road, failing to drive on roadway laned for traffic and careless driving.Zak Aaron Bowman, 27, West Lawn, Berks County, charged by Trooper John Sieboda last Aug. 12 with burglary of personal property at 1637 Suimmer Hill Road, South Manheim Township; criminal conspiracy, criminal trespass, theft, receiving stolen property and criminal mischief.