Court briefs
Man found not guilty Fayette County jurors found James Pace of Uniontown not guilty of simple assault and disorderly conduct Monday.
Uniontown police allege that Pace, 19, of 43 Snyder Terrace pointed a toy gun with a laser attachment at Joseph Wilson as Wilson was driving along Lincoln Street.
Pace was a passenger in a vehicle on Aug. 12, 2004 around 1 a.m. when police allege he used the fake gun.
The trial was held before Judge Steve P. Leskinen.
Man faces drug charges
Jurors in Fayette County began hearing testimony that Raymond R. Thomas Jr. allegedly intended to convert cocaine into crack and sell it.
Thomas, 20, of 80 Lenox St., Uniontown allegedly had 36 grams of cocaine at a Dunbar Township home on Dec. 5, 2003, that he intended to cook into rocks of crack. Police allege that Thomas was using a kitchen pot to cook the drugs.
He also had a digital scale to weigh the crack and sandwich baggies to package it, according to court records. His arrest came after the county’s Drug Task Force served a warrant at 113 Marshal St. in Dunbar.
He is charged with possession, possession with intent to deliver drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a small amount of marijuana for personal use.
The trial will resume before Judge Gerald R. Solomon.
Trial gets under way
William Michael Goney was on trial Monday in Fayette County Court for allegedly hitting a woman in the face during a Feb. 4, 2004 dispute.
Police allege that Goney hit Laura L. Robinson in the face with his fist, kicked her in the ankle and then threw a glass coffee pot at her at their 40 Rose Circle, Smithfield home in Georges Township.
Goney is charged with simple assault and a summary count of harassment.
The trial is before President Judge Conrad B. Capuzzi.
DUI case starts
Fayette County jurors are hearing testimony in a three-year-old case that involves driving under the influence of alcohol.
Kristina Michelle Caldwell, 28, of 556 Old Rt. 71, Charleroi, was charged with a single count of DUI after Belle Vernon police pulled her over on Dec. 9, 2001. Caldwell was reportedly parked in the lot of a business and when she pulled out, police pulled her over.
Her blood-alcohol content was .13 percent, above the limit of .10 percent for driving. That limit was lowered to .08 percent in September 2003.
The case is before Judge John F. Wagner Jr.