Police Reports

District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reports that an Eldred Man has pled guilty to Abuse of a Care-Dependent Person.  Kevin EATON was charged by Officer Devin Grandinetti with dragging a mentally impaired resident by the leg and kicking him in the chest when EATON was an employee of the facility in Foster Township and had a duty to provide care and protection to the resident .  He will be sentenced in March.   

District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reports that a Bradford Man will be sentenced after pleading guilty to Delivery of Cocaine (Felony).  Russell TALLENTIRE was charged by Detectives with the McKean County Drug Task Force for delivering cocaine in February, 2024. TALLENTIRE will be sentenced in March.  Please report drug activity to the McKean County Drug Task Force at (814) 887-3312 or McKeanDA.org

District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reports that the Buffalo man arrested by the McKean County Drug Task Force in September for selling cocaine and other substances has pled guilty to delivering substances on four different occasions in McKean County.  James WHITE pled guilty to 2 counts of Delivery of Cocaine on July 24th, 2024 and also on September 12, 2024 and, on that same day, 1 additional count of Possessing with the Intent to Deliver Cocaine  – all felonies.  He also pled guilty to delivering non-controlled substances that he purported to be a controlled substance – all felonies.  WHITE will be sentenced February 27th. 

District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reports that a woman charged by the McKean County Drug Task Force for Conspiring with another to Deliver Cocaine in 2023 has been sentenced.  Christina Lynn-HAMILTON was sentenced by the Court at a sentencing hearing on January 30th to 1 year to 2 years of incarceration in state prison.  Her co-defendant Mark NAGY was sentenced in December to 1 year – 2 years of incarceration in state prison plus 4 years of concurrent supervision.  Lynn-HAMILTON was determined to be eligible for state drug treatment programming. 

District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reports that a Buffalo Man will be sentenced in March after pleading guilty to drug crimes before a McKean County Judge. Kevin SHELTER pled guilt to possessing with intent to deliver 18.72 grams of cocaine (Felony) and a small amount of marijuana for personal use (Misdemeanor).  SHELTER was charged by City of Bradford Police Officers in October.