Police Beat Sept. 1
FRANKLIN
Endangering children charges: Two adults face endangering children and reckless endangerment charges after they were found passed out in a vehicle with a 2-week-old child in the back seat, state police said. Nathan Miles Sizemore, 28, of 63 Styles Run Road, Metz, W.Va., and Trisha Lee Morris, 33, of 306 Fairview Ave., Masontown, were charged Thursday. Morris also faces additional charges for drug paraphernalia and a prescription not in the proper container. State police were called to 236 Elm Drive Thursday at 12:31 p.m. and found EMS tending to the child upon arrival. Morris reportedly told police the child had an appointment, and they fell asleep after. Children and Youth Services administered a drug test, and police said both tested positive for amphetamine, benzodiazepine, methamphetamines, THC and Suboxone. CYS took the child. Police said they found Morris in possession of a glass smoking pipe and a container with controlled substances.
Charged in crash: Jerrod Adam Schreffler, 38, of 508 Strawn Hill Road, Spraggs, was charged with DUI, accident involving damage to property and four summary driving violations Tuesday in connection with a crash April 12. State police, in the criminal complaint, said Schreffler was attempting to leave the scene of an accident on Route 21 near the Browns Creek Road intersection in which he crossed the double-yellow line, hit an oncoming car and continued west in the eastbound lane until hitting a guardrail. Schreffler refused a Breathalyzer test, police said.
JEFFERSON
False statement charge: Kelvin Winfred Thomas Jr., 25, of 2309 Sandy Plain Road, Clarksville, was charged with false statements for the purchase of a firearm and unsworn falsification to authorities. Thomas attempted to purchase a semiautomatic pistol from a Jefferson Township business April 17 and answered on the form that he had no prior felony convictions when he did, state police said.
RICHHILL
Theft reported: State police are investigating a theft from Ryerson South Wheeling Baptist Church at 397 W. Roy Furman Highway between Aug. 15 and Monday. A black utility flatbed and utility chain were taken from a light post in the parking lot of the church. The vehicle involved had a plate number of XHY2047. Anyone with information is asked to contact 724-627-6151.