Verdicts
A man who stole a car in Uniontown earlier this year was convicted of all charges against him following a trial earlier this week in Fayette County. The trial for Jason S. Frezzell, 37, of Uniontown was among several – including homicide and molestation cases – that went to juries during the county’s August term of criminal court.
Frezzell was arrested about 15 minutes after he stole a car from a business on Morgantown Street around 3 a.m. on Feb. 19.
The vehicle, a Jeep, was left idling by its owner, Sonya Jarzynka of Masontown, while she briefly went into the business.
Police were able to look at a surveillance tape from the business and saw Frezzell get into the Jeep and drive off.
They found Frezzell driving the Jeep on Dunlap Street and took him into custody.
The trial was held before Judge Gerald R. Solomon, who will sentence Frezzell on Friday.
In other verdicts:
– Jerome Edwards, 56, of Adah was acquitted of criminal solicitation to commit involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and corruption of minors stemming from an incident on March 27, 2007, in Fairchance.
The acquittals followed a trial before Judge John F. Wagner Jr.
– Samuel Dean, 25, of Greensburg was convicted of possession of a controlled substance, possession with the intent to deliver drugs and criminal conspiracy to commit possession of a controlled substance following a trial before Solomon.
The charges relate to an Oct. 21, 2007, drug deal in Connellsville. Jurors heard the case in April but deadlocked on a verdict.
Solomon will sentence Dean on Friday.
– Scott Allen Newcome, 23, of Connellsville was acquitted of burglary, criminal conspiracy to commit burglary and theft by unlawful taking relating to a Nov. 27, 2007, break-in in Connellsville.
The trial was held before Wagner.