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An Ashley man pleaded guilty Monday to a charge stemming from a case in which police said he claimed to be an undercover cop.
Richard Hadvance, 22, of West Hartford Street, pleaded guilty to a single count of impersonating a public servant before Luzerne County Judge Tina Polachek Gartley, who said Hadvance will be sentenced on Jan. 13.According to court papers, on June 8, 2010, police said they responded to a fight between two people on Hazle Street in Hanover Township.
Police said a man told them Hadvance told him to not get into a truck and drive because he was too intoxicated and that Hadvance told him to put his hands on the dashboard and that he was an undercover cop.
WILKES-BARRE – An Ashley man pleaded guilty Monday to his role in a $3.5 million cocaine trafficking ring.
Joseph Janick, 47, pleaded guilty to charges of corrupt organization, criminal conspiracy and possession with intent to deliver before Luzerne County Judge David Lupas.
Lupas said Janick will be sentenced on Jan. 17. Janick faces a three-year mandatory minimum sentence, Deputy Attorney General Tim Doherty said.
Prosecutors say Janick played a part in the ring that began in July 2008. The ring was busted in March 2009 when undercover agents raided a clubhouse and a member’s home, as well as four other locations. Police said Janick and several other people were members of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club and that thousands of calls were intercepted and controlled cocaine purchases were made.
WILKES-BARRE – A Luzerne County judge denied the request of a man serving 20 to 40 years in prison to be permitted to withdraw his guilty plea.
Judge Tina Polachek Gartley denied a post conviction collateral relief request of Anthony Bidding, 41, of Edwardsville, who had asked to withdraw his guilty plea because of a misunderstanding at the time of his sentencing. Bidding, his wife, Andrea, and her daughter, Erika Legg, as well as Andrea Bidding’s niece, Gabrielle Thomas, were charged with the October 2005 death of 73-year-old Peter Lach of Edwardsville.
WILKES-BARRE – A Luzerne County sheriff’s deputy charged with her role in the manufacturing and trafficking of methamphetamine waived her right to a formal arraignment Monday.
Tara Rushnock, 32, of Hanover Township, waived the right to her Jan. 27 arraignment through her attorney, Demetrius Fannick, entering a plea of not guilty and asking for a jury trial.
Rushnock was charged for her alleged role in the case in which 17 alleged meth labs were dismantled since June.
Rushnock faces a misdemeanor charge of intention to possess a controlled substance
WILKES-BARRE – A trial set to begin on Dec. 19 for a woman charged with the shooting death of her boyfriend has been continued to another date.
Demetrius Fannick, an attorney for homicide suspect Kathleen Jordan, said in court papers filed Monday that he was requesting the continuance because he is preparing for another homicide trial scheduled to begin on Dec. 12, and cannot prepare for both adequately.
Fannick said he is also waiting for paperwork to prepare for the trial, and asked for a continuance. Judge William Amesbury granted Fannick’s request, and said another trial date will be scheduled.
Kingston police and county detectives allege Jordan picked up a shotgun and fired at her boyfriend, Milo Vincent Reilly, 45, in a Valley View Drive, Pringle, house on March 8. Jordan claimed they were arguing for most of the day.
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Rushnock was charged for her alleged role in the case in which 17 alleged meth labs were dismantled since June.
Rushnock faces a misdemeanor charge of intention to possess a controlled substance
WILKES-BARRE – A trial set to begin on Dec. 19 for a woman charged with the shooting death of her boyfriend has been continued to another date.
Demetrius Fannick, an attorney for homicide suspect Kathleen Jordan, said in court papers filed Monday that he was requesting the continuance because he is preparing for another homicide trial scheduled to begin on Dec. 12, and cannot prepare for both adequately.
Fannick said he is also waiting for paperwork to prepare for the trial, and asked for a continuance. Judge William Amesbury granted Fannick’s request, and said another trial date will be scheduled.
Kingston police and county detectives allege Jordan picked up a shotgun and fired at her boyfriend, Milo Vincent Reilly, 45, in a Valley View Drive, Pringle, house on March 8. Jordan claimed they were arguing for most of the day.
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