CRIME & SAFETY
Area Man Found Not Guilty of Rape Charges in Indiana County
INDIANA CO., Pa. (EYT) — An Oil City man was found not guilty of rape and related charges stemming from an alleged incident in Indiana County in February 2023. Court records show 27-year-old Zechariah Edward-Robert Lemke, of Oil City, was found not guilty of the following criminal charges during a non-jury trial on Tuesday, May 7, with President Judge Thomas M. Bianco presiding:
Punxsy Man Accused of Assaulting Woman Who Was Holding Baby
YOUNG TWP., Pa. (EYT) — Police say a local man assaulted a woman while she was holding their baby during an incident in Young Township. Court documents show Punxsutawney-based State Police filed criminal charges against Christopher Ryan Uplinger, of Punxsutawney, in District Judge Jacqueline J. Mizerock’s office on Monday, May 6.
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