MOUNT CARMEL - A preliminary hearing scheduled Wednesday for a 38-year-old Kulpmont man, who allegedly pulled a handgun from an officer's holster and punched the patrolman in the face as police attempted to take him into custody following a disturbance at his home Sept. 26, has been continued until later this month.
Jason Michael Johns, of 1229 Scott St., will now face Magisterial District Judge Hugh A. Jones at 10 a.m. Oct. 19 on felonies of aggravated assault, robbery and disarming a police officer, and misdemeanors of simple assault, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct relating to the altercation with police.
The charges were filed by Kulpmont Police Chief Richard Wilson III.