Police beat Oct. 12
Heroin: Ryan S. Havanis, 32, and Patricia G. Russell, 56, both of 10 Biddle Acres, Carmichaels, were charged by Cumberland Township police with possession of drug paraphernalia after police responded to their home around 1:30 p.m. Sept. 24. Police said when they arrived, Russell was unresponsive in abedroom. Police said she regained consciousness and became confused and belligerent towards police and EMS. Police said she and Havanis had “constricted pupils, almost nonexistent,” which is a sign of the use of narcotics, according to the criminal complaint. Police said they found an empty stamp bag of heroin on the bedroom floor, another on the hallway floor and seven more empty stamp bags in the bathroom trash can. They also found four hypodermic needles and a spoon with heroin residue on it, the complaint said.
Drug possession: Tia Renee King, 25, of 282 Sheraton Lane, Nemacolin, was charged by Cumberland Township police with possession of a controlled substance and disorderly conduct after police responded to her residence July 22. Police said King was complaining of a stomach ache four hours after she allegedly snorted suboxone pills. When police asked her where she got the pills, she told them “she is not a snitch” and refused to tell police.
Drug possession: Michael Higginbotham, 21, of 5 Riverview Ave., Crucible, was charged by Cumberland Township police with possession of a controlled substance after police allegedly found him and a woman naked in the backseat of a car parked at 268 Grant St., Nemacolin, around 2:13 a.m. Feb. 18. Police said there was another woman in the front seat, when they found the car and asked the other two to put their clothes back on. Police said they found half of a Xanax pill in Higginbotham’s jeans. He was also cited for driving without a license.
School bus fight: A private criminal complaint was filed against Armond Jacobs, 18, of Third Street, Mather, for allegedly punching another students on a school bus on its way from the Greene County Career and Technology Center back to Jefferson-Morgan High School.
Corruption of minors: John Richard Phillips, 20, of 183 Neff Road, Jefferson, was charged by Cumberland Township police with 11 counts of corruption of minors after police busted a large underage drinking party Aug. 19 at his home. Police said when they responded to the report of a the underaged drinking, several people ran into the woods behind the house. Police said one female juvenile was taken to the hospital for a suspected drug overdose. Police said they found several underaged people drinking at the party, as well as alcohol and drug paraphernalia in the house. Police said Phillips told them it was his party and his parents were not home. He also told police he did not purchase the alcohol and was unaware of people using drugs, according to the criminal complaint. Phillips was also charged with 24 citations for giving alcohol to minors and one citation for purchasing alcohol as a minor.