1 Charge Against Brentwood Man Withdrawn, 4 Others Waived for County Court

The following results are from recent hearings held in the Wallace Building office of Magistrate John N. Bova of District Court 05-2-18:

• Baldwin Borough police charged Samuel James Fullerton, 31, of Beechdale Street in Brentwood Borough, with  on Dec. 19. Bova granted the withdrawal of the weapon charge on Feb. 19, but the remaining charges were waived for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, where Fullerton will face them on April 8.

• Baldwin Borough police charged Douglas Patrick Martin, 49, of Pleasant Street in South Park Township, with DUI on Oct. 12. Martin's Dec. 11 hearing before Bova was waived, and he faced that charge at the Allegheny County Courthouse on Jan. 30. His case will now be part of a March 18 docket conference. That conference should result in the next legal step for Martin's charge.

• Baldwin police charged Steve Gault, 53, of Pinchtown Road in Baldwin Borough, with DUI on May 13. Gault's Oct. 23 hearing before Bova was waived, and he faced that charge at the Allegheny County Courthouse on Dec. 11. His case was then part of a Jan. 30 docket conference, where he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to complete a 90-day individualized program plan, 18 months of probation and a drug and alcohol evaluation, and was fined $1,500.

• Baldwin police charged Luke Benedict Royer Jr., 32, of Woodhill Drive in Munhall Borough, with DUI on Oct. 13. Royer's Dec. 11 hearing before Bova was waived, and he faced that charge at the Allegheny County Courthouse on Jan. 30, where he was scheduled for a March 1 pretrial conference.

• Baldwin police charged Robert Palmer Zinkand, 44, of Frederick Street in Baldwin Borough, with DUI on Aug. 29. Zinkand's Oct. 23 hearing before Bova was waived, and he faced that charge at the Allegheny County Courthouse on Dec. 11. His case was then part of a Feb. 4 docket conference, where he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four days of confinement.

• Baldwin police charged Thomas Murphy, 20, of Edgeridge Road in Baldwin Township, with underage drinking on Dec. 8. The charge was eventually changed to disorderly conduct, and Bova found Murphy guilty of disorderly conduct on Feb. 4 and fined him approximately $350.

• Baldwin police charged Mario Joseph Germany, 24, of Cedricton Street in Pittsburgh's Carrick neighborhood, with DUI on Oct. 18. Germany's Dec. 18 hearing before Bova was waived, and he faced that charge at the Allegheny County Courthouse on Feb. 5. He will now have a March 1 pretrial conference.

• Baldwin police charged Tolani Jameil Humphrey, 21, of Madeline Street in Carrick, with DUI on Nov. 29. Humphrey's Feb. 5 hearing before Bova was waived, and he will face that charge at the Allegheny County Courthouse on March 25.

• Baldwin police charged Christopher James Laplace, 20, of Glowood Drive in Whitehall Borough, with DUI (underage) on Dec. 8. Laplace's Feb. 5 hearing before Bova was waived, and he will face that charge at the Allegheny County Courthouse on March 25.

• Baldwin police charged Jacob John Hannah, 22, of Dara Drive in South Park, with DUI on Nov. 10. Hannah's Dec. 18 hearing before Bova was waived, and he faced that charge at the Allegheny County Courthouse on Feb. 5. His case will now be part of a March 20 docket conference. That conference should result in the next legal step for Hannah's charge.

• Baldwin police charged Daniel Raymond Rock, 30, of Parkfield Street in Carrick, with DUI on Dec. 8. Rock's Feb. 5 hearing before Bova was waived, and he will face that charge at the Allegheny County Courthouse on March 25.

• Baldwin police charged Alisha Naomie Symcheck, 30, of Mowery Lane in Deemston Borough, with DUI on March 4, 2012. Symcheck's May 8 hearing before Bova was waived, and she faced that charge at the Allegheny County Courthouse on Sept. 26, where she was granted a . She was then sentenced to 12 months of probation.

• Baldwin police charged Jeffrey Krause, 52, of Wallace Avenue in Bethel Park, with DUI on Aug. 5. Krause's Oct. 23 hearing before Bova was waived, and he faced that charge at the Allegheny County Courthouse on Dec. 11, where he was granted a Feb. 8 ARD hearing. He was then sentenced to six months of probation.

• Baldwin police charged Justin Andrew Ronczka, 23, of Elwell Avenue in West Mifflin Borough, with DUI on Jan. 5. Ronczka's Feb. 26 hearing before Bova was waived, and he will face that charge at the Allegheny County Courthouse on April 15.

• Baldwin police charged Robert Anthony Hassett, 54, of East Agnew Avenue in Carrick, with DUI on Jan. 7. Hassett's Feb. 26 hearing before Bova was waived, and he will face that charge at the Allegheny County Courthouse on April 15.

• Baldwin police charged Bryan Michael Dettlinger, 29, of Muldowney Avenue in Pittsburgh's Lincoln Place neighborhood, with DUI on Oct. 27. Dettlinger's Jan. 8 hearing before Bova was waived, and he faced that charge at the Allegheny County Courthouse on Feb. 26, where he was granted an April 5 ARD hearing.

• Baldwin police charged Dana Lynn Lachman, 30, of Hamlet Court in Baldwin Borough, with DUI on June 1. Lachman's July 31 hearing before Bova was waived, and she faced that charge at the Allegheny County Courthouse on Sept. 13. She then had an Oct. 26 pretrial conference, where she was scheduled for a non-jury trial to begin on Jan. 23. The trial was eventually canceled, and Lachman pleaded guilty to the DUI charge on Feb. 26. She was sentenced to complete a 20-month individualized program plan, 40 months of probation, a drug and alcohol evaluation, community service and safe driving school, and was fined an undisclosed amount.

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