Police Log March 20: Careless driving, DUI, thefts

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on March 20, 2019

Pennsylvania State Police

• Charles E. Morgensen, 30, of Coatesville, was charged with careless driving following a March 15 one-vehicle accident on Doe Run Road in East Marlborough Township, according to police. The report said Morgensen was driving south on Doe Run but crossed over into the northbound lane and struck an embankment and then a sign for Sweeney’s Auto Service. Morgensen was transported for treatment of a suspected injury, police said.

• Police said Rex R. Anderson, 63, and Deborah D. Anderson, 59, were arrested for DUI and marijuana possession respectively. The arrests followed a traffic stop on Route 1 at Greenwood Road at 4:20 p.m. on March 11.

• State police from the Avondale barracks said Wesley Cordell Holloway, 36, would be charged with retail theft after he attempted to leave the Walmart in East Marlborough Township on March 9. According to the report, a trooper and a store employee met Holloway as he was trying to leave the store with an action figure and multiple video game controllers. He was taken into custody and the items were returned, the report said. Charges were pending.

• Anastasia Janoszewski, 19, of Chadds Ford, was found to be in possession of a small amount of marijuana and paraphernalia on Creek Road south of Cossart Road on Feb. 17, police said.

• Police said Charles A. Cole, 67, of Cochranville, was charged with following too closely after an accident on Lenape Road at Pocopson Road. According to a report, Cole struck another vehicle that was stopped for a red light at the intersection at 3:46 p.m. on Dec. 26. No injuries were reported.

Southern Chester County Regional Police

• Police said Javaun D. Stevens, 23, of Wilmington, was arrested and charged with simple assault and harassment, following an altercation in a vehicle, during which he reportedly struck a female in the face with his hand. The incident occurred on March 9 at 6:45 a.m., on Brittany Drive, in New Garden Township. Police said they observed injury to the victim consistent with the assault as reported. Stevens was taken into custody and was transported to Central Booking where he was processed and held for arraignment. He was released on $10,000 bail.

• John A. Conner, 21, of Wilmington, was arrested on suspicion of DUI and related traffic offenses, as well as for possession of marijuana and related paraphernalia, following a March 9 incident on Limestone Road, in New Garden Township, a report said. According to that report, police responded to a vehicle in a field, adjacent to Limestone and Southwood roads. Upon arrival, police located a mud-covered Mazda off the roadway and found the driver, later identified as Conner, asleep at the wheel, with the vehicle running. Once awakened by police, Conner exhibited indications of being intoxicated, police said and he was taken into custody for suspicion of DUI. A search of the vehicle produced a bag containing marijuana, according to the report.

• A police report said Junior Gonzales-Martinez, 21, of Toughkenamon, was arrested and charged with DUI and related traffic offenses, as well as with endangering the welfare of children and recklessly endangering another person, following a traffic stop for an expired registration on March 8 in New Garden Township. Upon making contact with Gonzales-Martinez, police said they observed indicators suggesting intoxication and he possessed no license, registration, or insurance for the vehicle. Police also said that he was transporting two passengers, an adult female and an 8-year-old child. Both passengers were transported to their residence by police. Gonzales-Martinez was taken into custody for suspicion of DUI and submitted to a chemical test of his breath, resulting in a blood alcohol level of 0.151 percent. He was processed and later released pending issuance of a summons.

• Jeffrey E. Hoopes, 47, of Landenberg, was arrested and charged with criminal trespass, resisting arrest, harassment, and disorderly conduct, following an incident that occurred 3:37 p.m., in the 900 block of Newark Road, in New Garden Township on March 7, a report said. Police were called to the location for a reported disturbance after Hoopes allegedly walked into a residence and refused to leave at the homeowner’s request. Hoopes had previously been notified that he was not welcome or permitted to be at this residence. When police arrived and attempted to take him into custody, the report said he actively resisted efforts to handcuff him and ignored verbal commands to cease his resistance. Police needed to use a taser to place Hoopes into custody. He was transported to Central Booking where he was processed and held for arraignment. He was subsequently released on $10,000 unsecured bail. The case is pending a preliminary hearing.