Pt. Marion man wanted for assault is captured
Uniontown police apprehend suspect By Josh Krysak
Uniontown police captured a Point Marion man wanted for indecent assault at a location in Uniontown early Saturday.
Point Marion police Officer Jay Stutler said George Fletcher, 52, was charged before Magisterial District Judge Randy S. Abraham with indecent assault, unlawful restraint, recklessly endangering another person, harassment, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness.
Uniontown police Officer Dave Hromada said he and Capt. David J. Rutter and Officer John Kauer were called to a location on North Gallatin Avenue for a report of a man trying to enter the homeless shelter.
Hromada said when police arrived, the man, later identified as Fletcher, left on foot but was eventually stopped and detained by police on Walnut Street, where they discovered he was wanted out of Point Marion.
According to the criminal complaint filed by Stutler, the charges against Fletcher were filed after Fletcher approached a woman standing on Penn Street April 19.
Fletcher approached the woman and waved money at her and asked her if she wanted drugs, Stutler said.
When she told him no, Stutler said Fletcher groped and touched the woman inappropriately and then dragged her across the street into a store where he continued to grope her on top of her clothing and under her clothes.
Two witnesses corroborated the woman’s account of what occurred.
The Herald-Standard does not identify the victims of alleged sexual assault.
Following his capture, Fletcher was placed in the Fayette County Prison on $25,000 straight cash bond.
A preliminary hearing will be held at a later date before Abraham.