Carol A. Pankake
TREMONT - A Pine Grove man is headed to Schuylkill County Court after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday on charges that he possessed marijuana and drug paraphernalia in October in Pine Grove Township.
Aaron M. Williams, 22, of 83 Moonshine Road, faces charges of possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Magisterial District Judge Carol A. Pankake bound over those charges for the county court after Williams waived his right to a hearing.
State police at Schuylkill Haven charged Williams with possessing marijuana and paraphernalia on Oct. 7 in Pine Grove Township.
Williams remains free on $5,000 unsecured bail pending further court proceedings.
Stephen J. Bayer
TAMAQUA - A Brockton man charged with assaulting another man in Tamaqua on Oct. 5 had charges against him dismissed after the victim failed to show for a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Stephen J. Bayer.
John L. Kamant, 53, of 219 Valley St. was arrested by Tamaqua police Patrolman Joseph Krebs and charged with two counts each of aggravated assault and simple assault and one count each of recklessly endangering another person and harassment.
The charges stem from an assault on William Manness about 2:30 a.m. at 409 W. Broad St. Bayer dismissed all six charges after Manness did not appear in court.
Krebs said he was called to the area for a fight and learned Kamant and Manness had been drinking all night and started to fight for no apparent reason. The two first began punching and then wrestling followed by Kamant picking up a metal drill and hitting Manness multiple times on the head, Krebs said.
Manness was taken to a local hospital for injuries he suffered in the altercation.
Other court cases included:
Michael J. Miller, 55, of 222 E. Blaine St., McAdoo - withdrawn: possession of drug paraphernalia. Held for court: possession with intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance.
Michael C. Diven, 30, of 3494 Roxbury Road, Shippensburg - waived for court: possession of drug paraphernalia.
John D. Buckingham, 22, of 256 Brown St., Tamaqua - waived for court: possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Matthew Matalavage, 19, of 223 Market St., Tamaqua - dismissed: theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property and access device issued to another person.
David G. Arispe, 62, of 155 Penn St., Tamaqua - withdrawn: false reports and disorderly conduct.
Lynne Britton, 47, of 2 Grier Ave., Apt. 2D, Barnesville - held for court: driving while operating privileges are suspended or revoked and having a fraudulent, altered, forged or counterfeit title, registration or insurance.
Tyler R. Nelmes, 22, of 252 E. County Road, Drums - waived for court: DUI, DUI-high rate, turning movements and required signals, no rear lights, improper tires, careless driving and driving an unregistered vehicle.
Justin Hill, 32, of 216 W. Ridge St., Coaldale - withdrawn: possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Eric J. Garrity, 32, of 38 Lynwood St., Tamaqua - held for court: conspiracy and receiving stolen property.
Sante Rosario-Gonzalez, 40, of 1031 W. Maple St., Apt. 2, Allentown - waived for court: DUI, careless driving and driving while operating privileges are suspended or revoked.
Fred S. Williams, 51, of 30 Walnut St., Box 162, Delano - waived for court: fleeing or attempting to elude police, driving without insurance, reckless driving, careless driving, driving while operating privileges are suspended or revoked, driving without a license, restrictions on alcoholic beverages and no rear lights.
David M. Kondash, 21, of 674 Lincoln St., Tresckow - waived for court: possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.