Crime & Safety

Local Residents Charged in Baldwin, Whitehall

Results from the District Court of Magistrate David J. Barton.

The following results are from recent hearings held in the  office of Magistrate David J. Barton of District Court 05-2-17:

  • charged Brenton Fawcett, 36, of 353 Brookline Blvd. in Pittsburgh, with  on Sept. 22. Barton held that charge on Nov. 1, and Fawcett faced a . He then faced a motions court on May 3, where it was determined that his case would be part of a June 6 docket conference. Fawcett pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 90 days of probation.
  • Baldwin Township police charged Jonathan Rakestraw, 27, of Linda Drive in Brookline, with  on Dec. 9. Rakestraw's , and he faced that charge at the Allegheny County Courthouse on March 19. He was granted a , where he was sentenced to four days of confinement.
  • Baldwin Township police charged Hubert Walko, 43, of Saranac Avenue in Pittsburgh's Beechview neighborhood, with  on Feb. 5. Walko's , and he faced those charges at the Allegheny County Courthouse on May 8. He was granted a June 13 ARD hearing, and the traffic charges were dismissed. Walko also entered a six-month ARD program, and should he complete the program, the DUI charge will also be dismissed.
  • Baldwin Township police charged Todd M. Beckett, 44, of Arkansas Avenue in Dormont Borough, with  on Nov. 12. Beckett's , and he faced that charge at the Allegheny County Courthouse on March 19. He was granted a , and he entered a 12-month ARD program. Should Beckett complete the program, his charge will be dismissed.
  • Baldwin Township police charged Paul Schuetz, 29, of Brookline Boulevard, on Dec. 28 with on Nov. 25. Schuetz pleaded guilty before Barton on April 17 to a criminal mischief charge. A theft from motor vehicle charge was withdrawn on May 18.
  • Baldwin Township police charged Ian Livingston, 28, of Chelton Avenue in Brookline, with  on Jan. 15. Livingston's , and he faced that charge at the Allegheny County Couthouse on April 9. Livingston was granted a May 18 ARD hearing, and he entered a 12-month ARD program. Should Livingston complete the program, his charge will be dismissed.
  • Baldwin Township police charged Jared McKee, 26, of Mattern Avenue in Dormont, with  on Dec. 11. McKee's , and he faced that charge at the Allegheny County Courthouse on April 9. His case was then part of a , and he will now face a non-jury trial, starting on Aug. 3.
  • Baldwin Township police charged Linda Nania, 41, of 1257 McNeilly Ave. in Dormont, with on April 27. Nania's June 5 hearing before Barton was waived, and she will face that charge at the Allegheny County Courthouse on July 20.

This article originally appeared on Baldwin-Whitehall Patch.

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