A Summit Hill man was sentenced Monday in Carbon County Court of Common Pleas after pleading guilty to aggravated assault and simple assault charges stemming from a 2024 incident in which a woman was held against her will at his residence.

President Judge Roger N. Nanovic sentenced Andrew Alan Lovett, 31, to a minimum of 1 year and 9 months to two years minus one day in county prison on the aggravated assault charge.

Following his release, he will serve one year of probation.

Five remaining charges — a second count of aggravated assault, theft by unlawful taking, resisting arrest, false imprisonment and criminal mischief — were dismissed as part of the negotiated plea.

As conditions of his sentence, Lovett must undergo a comprehensive drug and alcohol evaluation and follow all recommended treatment within 30 days of release. He is also required to submit DNA and blood samples and have no contact with the victim.

The case dates to April 20, 2024, when Summit Hill Borough police responded to a call about a woman with a broken leg being held against her will at a residence on East McMurtrie Street, according to court papers.

A man told police he had been invited to the residence by a woman he met on the Tinder dating app. When he arrived, he found another woman lying on a bed with a broken leg who had written “danger” on her hand with a marker, court papers said.

When officers arrived to perform a welfare check, Lovett refused to allow them to speak with the woman and told them to return with a warrant, according to court papers. Officers later made phone contact with the woman and determined she was frightened.

When officers returned, one used his cellphone to text the woman, “Are you in danger and need to get out? We will call you an ambulance?” The woman responded by blinking her eyes very rapidly, court papers said. When an officer leaned in and asked her to confirm she was in trouble, she again blinked her eyes very quickly, court papers said.

The woman later told officers that she had broken her leg on April 15 at SkyZone and Lovett had taken her to his home after she was discharged from the hospital on April 17. She said he refused to let her leave and threatened to make her life “worse” if she tried, court papers said.

She told police Lovett forced her into sexual encounters, struck her twice in the face with the back of his hand, kicked her broken leg and pushed her to the floor after becoming angry that she would not participate in sexual activity, according to court papers. Lovett also broke her cellphone so she could not contact anyone and took her prescription Oxycodone — she received one of the 30 prescribed pills and Lovett took the rest, court papers said. She told officers she was forced to remain awake for days with no sleep.

When officers attempted to remove Lovett from a holding cell at the Summit Hill Police Station, he refused to cooperate and a struggle ensued. Multiple officers used significant force to restrain him as he thrashed and struck officers with his legs, feet, arms and hands, court papers said. Lansford Police Chief Kyle Woodward and Summit Hill Police Officer Christopher Fischi sustained hand injuries during the encounter, court papers said. Officers from Summit Hill, Lansford, Coaldale and Nesquehoning were involved in the arrest.

The case wound through the court system for nearly two years, with multiple continuances filed by Lovett’s attorney, William L. Stephens Jr. of Kingston. In November 2025, Carbon County Adult Probation and Parole filed a petition to revoke Lovett’s bail after he failed to appear and a bench warrant was issued. He was taken back into custody March 26 and held at Carbon County Prison until Monday’s sentencing.

Lovett was also ordered to pay a total of $4,273.66, including $3,023.66 in court costs and fees and $1,250 in restitution, according to court records.