Carbon man admits assaulting troopers

A Carbon County man pleaded guilty on Thursday to assaulting two state troopers during a domestic incident at his residence.

Gregory Blaine Everett, 50, of East Penn Township, entered the pleas before President Judge Roger N. Nanovic II.

According to the affidavit of probable cause filed by trooper Joseph Burke at 12:50 p.m. Jan. 17, Burke responded to a home on Britt Drive for a report of an active domestic. Burke spoke with a woman, who said that Everett is on prescription medication and drinks alcohol with it. The report noted Everett was highly intoxicated.

When troopers attempted to take him into custody, he resisted by grabbing trooper Justin Magluilo by the arm and pulled him into himself. Burke and Magluilo were able to get Everett to the ground and attempted to arrest him, but he resisted by refusing to put his hands behind his back and grabbed onto Burke’s leg in an attempt to keep his hands in front of him. Everett refused to sit in the marked patrol unit and was forced into the vehicle.

While sitting in the vehicle Everett spit on troopers Ryan Brands and Magluilo.

Troopers say they have been to the residence 11 times between 2017-18 for multiple incidents including domestics and involuntary commitments.

In exchange for the pleas the commonwealth agreed to drop counts of aggravated assault, obstructing administration of law or other governmental function, resisting arrest, harassment and disorderly conduct.

Defense attorney Matthew J. Mottola, of the public defender’s office, said his client has mental health and alcohol issues. He said he has seen various doctors over the years.

On the first assault count Nanovic sentenced Everett to serve three to 12 months in the county prison with 43 days already served; on the second he was placed on probation for a year, consecutive to the first count. He was also ordered to get both drug and alcohol and mental health evaluations and follow any recommendations for treatment, zero tolerance for drug or alcohol use, pay court costs of about $1,000 and pay a $50 per month supervision fee.