Carbon County court – jury trials
A Weatherly man was found guilty of simple assault but not guilty of unlawful restraint while a Palmerton man was found not guilty of driving under the influence in two one-day trials, conducted in Carbon County court this week.
Weatherly incident
Jacob Bloss, 23, was charged by Weatherly police with assaulting his then-girlfriend at a residence along Carbon Street on Sept. 28, 2018. Police responded to the area after receiving a call of an assault. The woman said Bloss assaulted her inside the residence then followed her outside and grabbed her and attempted to assault her again. Others at the scene restrained Bloss, police allege.
Bloss denied assaulting the woman but admitted they did have an argument.
Judge Joseph J. Matika, who presided, found Bloss guilty of the summary offense of harassment.
Matika deferred sentencing and ordered the adult probation office to prepare a presentence investigation report.
Bloss is currently an inmate in the county prison facing other charges.
Assistant District Attorney Cynthia Ann Dyrda Hatton prosecuted the case. Bloss was represented by attorney Andrew T. Bench, appointed by the court as a public defender in the case.
Traffic stop
Tyler Romanishon, 24, was found not guilty of DUI of a controlled substance.
He was stopped by state police at Lehighton on May 25, 2016, in Lower Towamensing Township.
A blood test submitted to by Romanishon was suppressed by a court order agreed to by Assistant District Attorney Seth Miller and defense counsel attorney Ervin D. McLain. That agreement was made based on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2017 that a police officer must get a search warrant to secure blood test results.
