PINE CREEK TWP., Pa. (EYT) – A Brookville man is facing a series of charges after allegedly leaving two small children alone along the side of a road in Jefferson County.
On Wednesday, August 8, around 10:00 a.m., PSP Punxsutawney responded to the area of Sulgar Road in Pine Creek Township for a report of two abandoned young girls walking along the road after a passing motorist stopped to check on the safety and wellbeing of the children and called the police.
According to police, 54-year-old Donald Eugene Skinner of Brookville abandoned a 5-year-old girl and a 6-year-old girl along Sulgar Road “with no regard to their safety.”
An arrest warrant was obtained and Skinner was subsequently apprehended without incident.
Skinner was arraigned at 9:45 a.m. on Monday, August 13, in Magisterial District Judge Gregory M. Bazylak’s office.
He faces the following charges:
- Endangering Welfare of Children – Parent/Guardian/Other Commits Offense, Felony 3 (two counts)
- Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Misdemeanor 2 (two counts)
- Disorder Conduct Hazardous/Physi Offense, Summary (two counts)
- Restraint Systems – Child Booster Seat (two counts)
Unable to post $50,000.00 monetary bail, he was lodged in the Jefferson County Jail.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, September 4, with Judge Bazylak presiding.
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