Around The Valley
June 10, 2024

POLICE LOG

Elizabeth Township

• Ronald James Griffey, 44, of Charleroi was charged with public drunkenness and similar misconduct, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after an alleged incident Sunday, court records state. A preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Eric Porter is scheduled for 10:45 a.m. July 11.

• Lamont Anthony Dixon, 45, of Donora was charged with firearms not to be carried without a license and intentionally/ knowingly fails to relinquish firearm after an alleged incident Saturday, court records state.

• Ronald James Pietz, 31, of Belle Vernon was charged with two counts of terroristic threats, two counts of harassment and possession of a firearm prohibited stemming from an alleged incident May 27, court records state. A preliminary hearing before Porter is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. June 20. Pietz is currently lodged in Washington County jail.

• Cathy Diess, age unlisted, of Charleroi was charged with endangering the welfare of children and disorderly conduct after an alleged incident Saturday, court records state. A preliminary hearing before Porter is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. July 11.

• Jazmine Starr Wright, 18, of Charleroi was charged with simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct after an alleged incident Sunday, court records state. A preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Phillippe Melograne is scheduled for 11 a.m. June 20.

• Shelly Lyn McMillen, 40, of Charleroi was charged with simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct after an alleged incident Sunday, court records state. A preliminary hearing before Melograne is scheduled for 11 a.m. June 20.

• Darryl Arnold, 39, of Monessen was charged with simple assault and harassment after an alleged incident Sunday, court records state.

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