City man arrested for allegedly assaulting paramedic

Experiencing what his girlfriend called “‘a bad trip’ on hallucinogenic mushrooms,” Zade Michael Short “suddenly yelled for everyone to ‘Get the (expletive) out of the house'” as paramedics were trying to treat him inside his home at 2736 Dove St. about 1:10 a.m. Sunday, according to a city police affidavit. The girlfriend told police that Short, 20, “had taken about three grams of mushrooms and was not acting normal,” the court document stated. When paramedics first arrived and began to evaluate him, Short was unable to answer basic questions, police said, adding that moments later he ordered everyone to leave. Eventually, he agreed to be helped outside to a waiting ambulance and placed on a stretcher, but then suddenly he slapped one of the paramedics in the face, police alleged in the affidavit.

Once Short arrived at UPMC Williamsport emergency room, police and medical staff had to “hold him down on a bed and restrain” him while he was given a sedative, the court document stated. Shortly after being discharged, Short was arraigned before District Judge Aaron Biichle on charges of aggravated and simple assault as well harassment and committed to the Lycoming County Prison in lieu of $25,000 bail.

Jersey Shore man arrested after domestic disturbance in city

The woman “feared for her life” as her ex-boyfriend, Luke Welshans, struck her twice with a belt, punched her in the head and threw a nightstand at her before squeezing her neck with his arms, restricting her ability to breathe during an attack in her home in the 1000 block of High Street about 5 p.m. Sunday, it was alleged in an affidavit filed by city police. “Redness was around the woman’s neck that was consistent with being strangled,” an officer wrote in the court document. Arraigned before Biichle on charges of strangulation, simple assault and harassment, Welshans, 20, of 131 Locust St., Jersey Shore, was jailed in lieu of $50,000 bail.

Charges filed after two minors under age 4 left alone for more that two hours

On the afternoon of Aug. 2, Olephia Crawford, 69, of 505 Center St., was supposed to be supervising two children ages 1 and 3 in her apartment for her niece, but city police alleged in an affidavit that she left the two alone with no supervision for two hours. Surveillance video showed Crawford leaving the children in the apartment about 5:10 p.m. and never returning to the apartment, police said. Officers responded to the apartment building about 7:15 p.m. to investigate a report from several individuals that two children were wandering the hallway. It was initially believed that the minors were left alone for 30 minutes, but police allege it was a lot longer than that after watching surveillance video that showed Crawford leaving the building shortly after 5 p.m. and returning just before 7 p.m. However, she never goes inside, but stays out smoking a cigarette at a pavilion, which she was doing when officers arrived on the scene. One officer found the children alone in the hallway and on an elevator while another officer questioned Crawford. The children’s father was notified, and he arrived and took custody of them, police said. Arraigned Thursday before Biichle on two felony counts of endangering the welfare of children, Crawford was released on $15,000 bail.

Mother’s intoxication leads to child endangerment charges

Niki Godson, 41, of 170 Pinecrest Drive, lot 46, surrendered Monday afternoon to face two counts of endangering the welfare of children which state police filed Saturday in connection with an incident that took place on Nov. 26 when she allegedly became intoxicated while taking care of her two children at home, it was stated in an affidavit. Called to her mobile home to check on Godson’s welfare about 12:15 p.m., troopers found her “dazed and confused,” the court document stated. Gibson claimed she had not slept for three to four nights, and she denied consuming any alcohol or taking any drugs, police said.

“Her speech was slow and slurred, and she was not able to maintain her balance. She fell several times” while being questioned. Police said she was the only adult in the residence with her two minor children, whose ages were not home.

An ambulance was dispatched to the scene so that Godson could be medically evaluated, and a caseworker from the county’s Children and Youth agency also came to the home to make arrangements for the children. It was decided that the mother needed to be taken to the hospital, police said, adding that Godson “began crying hysterically” as paramedics were preparing to transport her in the ambulance. Blood tests revealed that at the time, her blood-alcohol content level was about .32, police said. “She was under the influence of alcohol to the point that she was incapable of safely caring for her children,” a trooper wrote in the affidavit. Following her arraignment before District Judge Gary Whiteman, Godson was released on $10,000 bail.