Assault related charges lodged against JS area man

JERSEY SHORE — Jeffrey Allen Letscher, 34, of 2506 Canoe Run Road, Jersey Shore, was recently held for court on state police charges of simple assault and harassment for allegedly punching a female acquaintance in the face during a confrontation in his Mifflin Township home on Sept. 28, court documents stated. Following the hearing before District Judge Denise Dieter, Letscher was released on $10,000 bail.

Inmate faces new charge for allegedly shooting dog

LINDEN — Moments before he shot Shawn Shipton multiple times on Wither Hollow Road in Woodward Township on the night of Nov. 8, Tyler Scott Whyte shot and killed a friend’s dog that was under his care, state police alleged in court documents.

The dog was owned by Shawn Reid, who asked Whyte, who turned 29 last week, to care for the animal while Reid was in the process of moving, police said.

Whyte, whose last known address was 85 Wither Hollow Road, just off Daughters Run Road, has now been charged with aggravated cruelty to an animal, a felony, police said. Following his recent arraignment before District Judge Gary Whiteman, Whyte was recommitted to the county prison in lieu of an additional $15,000 bail. He has been incarcerated on no bail since his arrest on the night of allegedly shooting Shipton, who is recovering from his wounds. Whyte faces further court action on charges of attempted homicide and related offenses in the initial case.

Minor injuries

LAMAR — Both drivers reported minor injuries as the result of a two vehicle crash along Nittany Valley Drive in Lamar Township on Dec. 15 at 7:50 p.m., state police at Lamar said.

Troy A. Shifflett, 41, of Williamsport, and his passenger, Jessica A. Barner, 39, of Jersey Shore, were traveling north on the roadway when his 1991 Chevrolet Silverado lost control and began to slide sideways into the oncoming lane, striking the passenger side of a 2003 Honda CRV, driven by Sara L. Neese, 58, of Mill Hall, police said.

Neese’s vehicle spun clockwise and went off the northside of the roadway into a ditch, while Shifflett’s vehicle came to rest facing east, police said.

Both vehicles were disabled as a result of the crash.

Both Shifflett and Neese sustained suspected minor injuries, with Neese transported to UPMC Lock Haven by Flemington Goodwill Hose EMS, police said.

Sign stolen

FLEMINGTON — A 32-year-old Lock Haven man was arrested for theft following an incident along Frederick Street, Flemington Borough, police said.

Zachary Laubscher allegedly stole a “Trump Vance Make America Great Again 2024” sign, valued at $45, from a property between 6 p.m. Nov. 5 and 9 a.m. on Nov. 6, police said.

Charges were filed through District Judge Keith Kibler’s office, police said.

Two vehicle crash

MILL HALL — No one was injured in a two vehicle crash at an intersection along Hogan Boulevard, Bald Eagle Township, on Dec. 22, state police at Lamar said.

Tanner T. Cryder, 26, of Lock Haven, was traveling along the roadway when he failed to notice a red light and traveled through the intersection, striking a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer, driven by Dennis L. Andrus, 69, of Mill Hall, with his 2008 Hyundai Sonata, police said.

Andrus was traveling from Sheetz to Lowes during the time of the crash, police said.

Both vehicles suffered disabling damage and were towed from the scene by Tressler’s Towing.

Cryder was cited in relation to obedience to traffic-control devices, police said.