PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (EYT) – The cases of two Punxsutawney residents who allegedly assaulted each other during an incident last year are making their way through the court system.
According to court documents, criminal charges were filed against 38-year-old Chad C. Maruca and 31-year-old Autumn M. Mottern, both of Punxsutawney.
Both individuals were arraigned on December 24 in District Judge Robert Chambers’ office on a simple assault charge, a second-degree misdemeanor.
Mottern’s Case:
District Judge Jacqueline Mizerock ordered the charge against Mottern held for court on February 15.
Mottern is free on $10,000.00 unsecured bail.
Her case is working its way through the court system.
Maruca’s Cases:
Maruca was charged with DUI, public drunkenness, and related offenses from a January 8 incident.
He was lodged in the Jefferson County Jail on $30,000.00 monetary.
On February 8, Maruca waived his preliminary hearing on the assault charge, and the case was transferred to the Jefferson County Court of Common Pleas.
On March 9, Maruca waived his preliminary hearing from DUI case.
Both cases are working their way through the court system.
Case details:
According to a criminal complaint, Punxsutawney Borough Police Officer Jeffrey Winfield received a call from the Punxsutawney Hospital about an incident between Maruca and Mottern that happened on Saturday, December 23.
Mottern filed a report against Maruca for assaulting her at the Punxsutawney Police station, the complaint states.
Mottern had bruise marks on her right wrist from where she said that Maruca had grabbed her, and she had red marks around her neck from where she said he had strangled her with both hands. She said she fought back, got into her apartment, and Maruca left the area, according to the complaint.
Officer Winfield took Maruca into custody, and he noticed bruising around both of the man’s eyes, the complaint indicates.
Maruca said he and Mottern were in an argument in the car, and she reached over and punched him in the face several times. Maruca said that is when he reached over and had his hands on her throat, according to the complaint.
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