Monday, December 10, 2012
After working out a plea deal, Jason Lippincott, 32, of Nazareth is expected to plead guilty in Northampton County Court to sexually assaulting two 14-year-old friends.
A plea deal is in the works for a 32-year-old Nazareth man accused of raping a 14-year-old girl and sexually assaulting her 14-year-old friend. About an hour after the preliminary hearing for Jason Lippincott was set to begin Monay, plea deal negotiations ended and Lippincott was finally ready to face District Judge John Capobianco. According to Jason Rendal Antoine, Lippincott's defense attorney, his client will plead guilty in Northampton County Court to charges of aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault, corruption of minors and statutory sexual assault. When the deal was explained to the girls, who nervously chatted inside Capobianco's courtroom, it was mentioned that Lippincott would issue an apology. "I don't want it," one of …
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Monday, May 21, 2012
The Upper Nazareth man who allegedly fired shots in the air and held a gun to his own neck, threatening to commit suicide, was arraigned before District Judge John Capobianco on May 18.
The Upper Nazareth Township man who allegedly fired shots in the air and held a gun to his own neck, threatening to commit suicide, has been released from the hospital and faced a judge on May 18 -- a week after the incident. Prabhjit Singh, 25, of 2823 Lehigh Lane was arraigned before District Judge John Capobianco and charged with three felony counts of discharging a firearm, two counts of making terroristic threats, and one count each of recklessly endangering another person and disorderly conduct, according to court records. Singh was released from Northampton County Prison the same day as his arraignment after posting 10 percent of $75,000 bail. Michael Vargo, Singh's attorney, told Capobianco that his client suffers from a mental …
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Monday, April 16, 2012
Jaclyn Ditaranto is expected to plead guilty to two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia; prosecutors agree to withdraw a felony drug manufacturing charge.
The case against a former Nazareth woman accused of cooking methamphetamine in her home is headed to Northampton County Court. Jaclyn Ditaranto, 21, waived her right to a preliminary hearing Monday afternoon in front of District Judge John Capobianco. Not all was bad news for Ditaranto, however. Prosecutors agreed to drop the drug manufacturing charge -- the only felony charge against Ditaranto -- in exchange for Ditaranto's guilty plea to two misdemeanor counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, according to Mark Louis Minotti, Ditaranto's attorney. Ditaranto's formal arraignment is scheduled for 9 a.m. June 7 at the Northampton County Courthouse. Ditaranto was arrested Dec. 14 at her home on the 100 block of W. North Street after …
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Jared Martnick, 27, waived his right to a preliminary hearing Monday afternoon, sending three charges against him to Northampton County Court.
A Nazareth man who allegedly used crack cocaine and took cold medications, then stole a Jeep from a borough pizza shop, waived his right to preliminary hearing Monday afternoon in front of District Judge John Capobianco. Jared Martnick, 27, of the 300 block of S. Main Street, waived three charges to Northampton County Court -- theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property and criminal mischief. He is expected to pay restitution, which includes a $125 towing fee and $300 for a rear-view mirror that was never recovered after the Feb. 13 series of incidents. In an unrelated domestic violence case, which was also handled Monday, Martnick waived two charges -- simple assault and harassment -- to county court. Martnick's bail for the …
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Christopher Rothrock, 45, of Nazareth waives his right to a preliminary hearing as his defense lawyer attempts to reach a plea deal with the district attorney's office.
A Nazareth man who allegedly solicited a 12-year-old girl to send nude photos of herself to him waived his right to a preliminary hearing before District Judge John Capobianco Tuesday in exchange for a possible plea deal. Christopher Rothrock, 45, was charged in January with 100 counts of possessing images of child pornography, one count of criminal solicitation and one count of corruption of a minor. The girl's parents contacted police in February 2011 after they found inappropriate text messages on their daughter’s cell phone. Officer Jacob Abel found that Rothrock had contacted the girl 25 times through text and picture messaging. After police obtained a search warrant, they were able to see that Rothrock searched -- using his …
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Friday, March 2, 2012
Two charges against Craig Werkheiser of 31 E. Chestnut St., Nazareth, will head to Northampton County Court; a third charge is dropped.
Craig Werkheiser, the borough man who admitted to setting a fire that charred the bright red doors of the day care attached to St. John's Lutheran Church in Nazareth, waived his right to a preliminary hearing Friday. Two charges -- institutional vandalism and disorderly conduct -- will now head to Northampton County Court. A third charge of recklessly endangering another person was dropped. Werkheiser, 27, of 31 E. Chestnut St., remains free on $15,000 unsecured bail. District Judge John Capobianco told Werkheiser that his bail will remain the same as long as he stays out of trouble. Werkheiser's next court date is schedule for April 19. According to the affidavit of probable cause: Nazareth officer Alan Koch and borough fire marshal …
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
After allegedly failing a drug test and skipping other drug tests, District Judge John Capobianco raised Jaclyn Ditaranto's bail to $25,000 with a 10 percent option.
District Judge John Capobianco revoked an alleged meth maker's bail after she allegedly failed a drug test and skipped other drug tests, according to a report in The Express-Times. Jaclyn Ditaranto, 21, of the 100 block of W. North St., Nazareth, was returned to Northampton County Prison after failing to post 10 percent of $25,000 bail, according to court records. Ditaranto tested positive for amphetamines for the one screening she attended, according to the Express-Times report. Defense attorney Dwight Danser said his client takes Adderall, an amphetamine-based medication, which could explain the positive result. Ditaranto was arrested Dec. 14 at her home after police found 40 packets of Sudafed, a cooking device, a plastic bladder and …
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Jaclyn Ditaranto, 21, of the 100 block of W. North St., was sent to Northampton County Prison in lieu of $10,000 bail; she is facing multiple drug charges.
A Nazareth woman is facing multiple drug charges after police found items used for the manufacturing of methamphetamine in her home, according to court documents. Jaclyn Ditaranto, 21, of the 100 block of W. North St., was arrested this morning after police found 40 packets of Sudafed, a cooking device, a plastic bladder and clear plastic bags -- items commonly used to make methamphetamine -- in an upstairs bedroom, according to court documents. Multiple needles and a spoon coated with a white residue were also found in the bedroom. Following a separate arrest, a man told a probation officer that the people living in his home were manufacturing methamphetamine, which led Nazareth police to obtain a search warrant, according to court …
carissa miller
7:56 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
this is horrablie for what he didd to those two girls but he is going to get w hat he deserves in jail. itll all be ok!!!! more ›