Police: Man Threatens Relatives with a Knife

Adam Pounds Threatens Family Members

According to the criminal complaint, on July 20 at approximately 5 p.m., police were dispatched to West Lawrence Ave. for a disturbance involving Adam Matthew Pounds, 25, of Ellwood City. The victims reported Pounds was upset that he had been kicked out of his grandfather’s house and responded by threatening three family members with a knife. Pounds swung the knife in the general direction of the victims, although not close enough to hit them. He also threatened to burn the house down and kill the victims if they called the police. When one of the victims stated she would call the police, Pounds fled on a bicycle. He was charged with three counts each of simple assault, reckless endangerment and terroristic threats.

Drunk Driver Abusive to EMS Personnel

According to the criminal complaint, on July 2 at approximately 9 p.m., an officer responded to a one-vehicle traffic accident on Wampum Road in Wayne Township. The driver, Andrew Leon Mercado, 29, of Koppel, had struck a utility pole. When transported by EMS personnel, Mercado became combative and verbally abusive and spit in someone’s face. In the criminal complaint filed on July 22, Mercado was charged with harassment, a DUI and two traffic summary offenses.

Retail Theft

According to the criminal complaint, on July 21 at approximately 6:20 officers were dispatched to Rite-Aid Pharmacy for a retail theft. The store manager reported that the defendant had entered the restroom with items and leave without them. In the restroom trash cans, an employee found two empty bottles of allergy relief medicine, one bottle of sleep aid medication and one bottle of pain pills with a total value of $41.96. After reviewing video surveillance, officers identified the defendant as Karrie Ann Fazenbaker, 34, of Koppel who had three prior convictions for retail theft. She was charged with retail theft and receiving stolen property.