Crime & Safety

Report: East Meadow Man Arrested for Drunken Rampage in PA

James Henry Morrow allegedly attacked the victim with a vodka bottle and spit at police.

A Pennsylvania news outlet reported Tuesday that an East Meadow man was arrested after going on a drunken rampage in Sugarloaf Township, Pa. on Saturday.

According to the Standard Speaker, state police at Hazleton said that James Henry Morrow, 20, was arguing with someone when they arrived at Barron's Sunoco on State Route 93. The victim told police that Morrow was drunk and assaulted him.

Police said that Morrow was escorted outside to be searched, but Morrow became "resistant and belligerent," and two other troopers had to arrive before the search could be conducted.

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Morrow began to spit when placed in a police vehicle, according to the report, and he did so again when he arrived at the police barracks.

Morrow was given 10 percent of $20,000 bail and is awaiting a preliminary hearing. He was charged with prohibited offensive weapon, simple assault, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, criminal trespass, harassment and public drunkenness.

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