First there was the assault within the yard adopted by a second one minutes later, this time in a Montoursville house within the 500 block of Weldon Avenue the place Jason Houseweart shoved his girlfriend to the ground from behind, inflicting an damage to her chin that later required three stitches to shut, borough police alleged in an affidavit. Nevertheless, earlier than she was handled for her accidents, the lady locked herself in a rest room and referred to as 911 after seeing Houseweart “chopping his forearm with a damaged beer bottle,” in response to the court docket doc.
Police mentioned whereas the 2 had been within the yard earlier, Houseweart allegedly “kicked the lady’s legs out from below her, knocking her to the bottom,” the affidavit acknowledged. This all occurred on the evening of Dec. 3, police mentioned. Police have charged Houseweart, 40, 258 Sechler Drive, Montoursville, with easy assault, disorderly conduct and harassment. He stays jailed in lieu of $25,000 bail ordered by District Choose Aaron Biichle and has since waived his preliminary listening to.
Houseweart has additionally waived his listening to on borough police prices of DUI, reckless driving and driving with a suspended license that stems from an incident about 10 a.m. on Sept. 3 when an officer stopped his 2012 Jeep Wrangler within the 700 block of Weaver Avenue after Houseweart failed to make use of a flip sign, court docket information acknowledged. Police mentioned they detected a heavy odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath and that he admitted to consuming. He had a blood-alcohol focus degree of .19, police mentioned. Bail on this case was set by District Choose Gary Whiteman at $20,000.
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