Trevorton man charged
TREVORTON - Gerald Patrick Helms, 33, of 409 Oak St., has been charged by Cpl. George Ritchey of state police at Stonington with harassment, public drunkenness, disorderly conduct, criminal mischief, obstructing highways and other public passages, failure to change his address, pedestrians crossing at other than crosswalks and being a pedestrian under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance.
The charges relate a disturbance at 9:19 p.m. Friday along Route 225 in Trevorton.
Police reported Helms was running in front of vehicles on the highway near the Sunoco Gas Station. Police found Helms to be intoxicated and making suicidal statements.
Upon being taken into custody and transported to the state police station at Stonington, Helms attempted to kick a trooper, but missed. He also kicked a wall several times and made unreasonable noise at the station.
Helms was subsequently transported to Sunbury Community Hospital, where he continued to act disorderly and spread urine on a wall. Police said Helms also made verbal threats toward troopers.
Retail theft
MONROE TOWNSHIP - Nicole Catherine Biddinger, 23, of Milton, and Amy Lynn Shaffer, 22, of Selinsgrove, have been charged by Trooper Scott Carl of state police at Selinsgrove with retail theft for allegedly stealing $628.16 in merchandise from Wal-Mart at 1:22 p.m. Friday in this Snyder County township.