According to court documents, the Reynoldsville Borough Police Department filed criminal charges against 27-year-old Mark Allen Marshall Jr. in Magisterial District Judge David B. Inzana’s office on Thursday, May 19.
According to a criminal complaint, on Wednesday, May 18, the Reynoldsville Borough Police were dispatched to Baxter Street, in Reynoldsville Borough, Jefferson County, for a fight in progress that was escalating. Upon arrival, police were met by a witness who said, “he has a gun.” Police asked the witness who has a gun, and she said “Mark in the red jeep.”
An officer pulled the patrol car in front of the Jeep to prevent the driver from leaving and exited the patrol car. Police noticed the driver, Mark Allen Marshall Jr., reaching under the driver’s side seat. An officer ordered Marshall out of the vehicle and onto the ground. Police said the victim came over and got between the officer and Marshall while he was trying to take Marshall into custody, the complaint indicates.
An officer repeatedly told the victim to back up and stop as he was attempting to secure Marshall in handcuffs, but the victim continued to place himself between the officer and Marshall. Marshall then “handed something” to his brother which was later identified as drug paraphernalia. Marshall was taken into custody, the complaint notes.
When police asked Marshall where the gun was, the victim spoke up and said it was just a BB gun, and it’s in the house. The officer advised Marshall that he believed the actual weapon was underneath the seat in the vehicle, and Marshall gave consent for the officer to search the vehicle, the complaint states.
Through the search of the vehicle, police discovered a black SAR 9mm handgun recovered from underneath the driver’s seat. It is noted that Marshall is a person not to possess a firearm, according to the complaint.
Marshall also told police that there were several pill bottles of Oxycodone in the center console of the Jeep that he purchased yesterday for $500.00. There were three pill bottles and a plastic baggie seized from the center console of the vehicle, and a black plastic container was seized from the passenger side seat, containing two seeds in a Ziploc baggie. A tin containing a pipe was recovered from Marshall’s brother. Mark Marshall was taken to the police station and read his Miranda rights, the complaint states.
Marshall agreed to tell his side of the story to police, which started a couple of days ago with Marshall going into the victim’s garage to get a cooler that Marshall claims belonged to him. He said the victim “got mad,” and was yelling at Marshall, the complaint states.
Marshall also told police that the victim painted “borderlines” on his property and put up a sign about “Marshall burning his house down.” Marshall was on his way back from fishing when his wife told him about it. He stated he came in the driveway “laying on his horn,” and (the victim) came running out of the house in his underwear with a hammer, the complaint indicates.
Marshall stated (the victim) wanted to fight, so Marshall said he told (the victim) that he would just shoot him, and Marshall cocked his wife’s 9mm pistol. Marshall said (the victim) then told him he was going to get his gun and went back to the house to get it, but (the victim’s) wife stopped him, the complaint notes.
Marshall said he pulled forward, and that is when police arrived and blocked him in. He further told police he ditched the gun under the seat and passed the drug paraphernalia off to his brother. Police asked Marshall if he was under the influence of anything, and he indicated he was under the influence of methamphetamines, THC, and Oxycodone, the complaint states.
The following day, on Thursday, May 19, the victim was interviewed. He stated Marshall came racing into the driveway, laying on the horn. The victim then stated he ran outside because his wife and children were in the house and ran over to the Jeep as Marshall exited the vehicle, the complaint indicates.
The victim told police that Marshall started yelling, “okay big man, come out.” Marshall then said he “was not dealing with it” and was going to “shoot him (the victim) dead,” the complaint notes.
The victim further told police that Marshall had racked the gun, but it jammed. The victim reported that Marshall also pulled the trigger three times, but the gun did not go off, according to the complaint.
Marshall was arraigned at 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, in front of Judge Inzana on the following charges:
– Possession of Firearm Prohibited, Felony 1
– Aggravated Assault – Attempts to cause SBI or causes injury with extreme indifference, Felony 1
– Aggravated Assault – Attempts to cause SBI or causes BI with deadly weapon, Felony 2
– Firearms Not To Be Carried Without License, Felony 3
– Terroristic Threats with Intent To Terrorize Another, Misdemeanor 1
– Possession of Weapon, Misdemeanor 1
– Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Misdemeanor 2
– Simple Assault, Misdemeanor 3
– DUI Controlled Substance or Metabolite 1st Offense, Misdemeanor
– Possession of Controlled Substance, Misdemeanor
– Use/Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Misdemeanor
He is currently free on $100,000.00 monetary bail.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on June 28 with Judge Inzana presiding.