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May 13, 2009 Centre Daily Times

Jury finds man not guilty of assault

BELLEFONTE - A Pine Grove man accused of groping a woman at a bar after the Penn State football 2008 season opener was acquitted Tuesday of indecent assault. Click here to read full story

April 16. 2009 Centre Daily Times

Driver won't face felony charge

BELLEFONTE - Prosecutors Wednesday withdrew the only felony charge a Port Matilda man faced after police accused him of driving drunk and knocking down a pedestrian with his car as the man tried to get his license plate number after a rear-end crash. Click here to read full story

July 14, 2009 The Progress

AG fails to meet deadline ... Drug trial is over before it begins

The seven-day trial scheduled for the "Operation Drive Thru" case ended yesterday before it even began. Maharaji Hemingway of Philadelphia, Michael Gearhart of Clearfield, Kenneth Smeal of Shiloh, Michael Styers of Mercer and Charles Gearhart of Woodland were headed to trial for their involvement in a drug ring operated from a drive-through window in a Clearfield County trailer. Yesterday, attorneys for the five men filed pre-trial motions asking President Judge Fredric J. Ammerman to enforce an order he issued in February.  Click here to read full story