Contact with girl
nets charges, jail
A Pottsville man was jailed Sunday and charged with having inappropriate sexual contact with a child between April and June, police said.
Police said Michael J. Stokes, 49, was arraigned on charges of aggravated indecent assault, corruption of minors and indecent assault and committed to Schuylkill County Prison unable to post $50,000 straight cash bail.
Police said officers were called about the assaults involving a 6-year-old girl and the subsequent investigation led to the charges against Stokes. Police said Stokes is also a registered sexual offender with Megan's Law and may face additional charges for failing to comply with his current sanctions.
Police said the investigation into the incident is continuing.
Police accuse man
of PFA violation
MAHANOY CITY - A borough man was arrested by Mahanoy City police and charged with violating a Protection From Abuse order after an incident that occurred at 5:40 a.m. May 14.
Police said Monday that officers were called to a home at 227 E. Centre St. and were met by Eric Neidlinger who said he found his stepson, William J. Sanchez III, 27, upstairs in the bedroom of his son, Eric Neidlinger.
This was in violation of an order issued on March 19 by a Schuylkill County judge stating that Sanchez "is evicted and excluded from the residence at 227 E. Centre St.," police said.
Woman charged
with DUI in stop
MAHANOY CITY - Mahanoy City police charged a borough woman in connection with an incident at Main and Centre streets at 1:20 a.m. May 6.
Police said Monday that Jessica M. Kufrovich, 31, of 10 W. Centre St., Apt. 305, was charged with DUI and driving on the wrong side of the road after officers pulled her over for a traffic violation and found her to be under the influence.
Charges against Kufrovich will be filed with Magisterial District Judge Anthony J. Kilker, Shenandoah, police said.
Windshield hit
by dropped rock
DELANO - State police at Frackville are investigating a criminal mischief incident that occurred on Interstate 81 in the area of mile marker 134.6 in Delano Township about 7 p.m. Sunday.
Police said someone threw a rock from an overpass and struck the windshield of a tractor-trailer owned by Freight Works Transportation and Logistics of Rutherfordton, N.C., that was northbound. The rock cracked the windshield of the truck and the person who threw it fled the scene.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 570-874-5300.
