Plea hearings were scheduled today in Indiana County Court, but three of them for the same person were delayed.
It was announced that the plea haearing for 51-year-old James E. Emerson of Indiana were officially continued this morning; however, officials with the Indiana County District Attorney’s office say he is also facing federal charges. In one case dating back to April 2020, Emerson was charged with failure to verify his address or be photographed per Megan’s Law requirements. In July 2020, he was also charged with flight to avoid apprehension, accidents involving damage to an attended vehicle, driving on a suspended license, and failure to stop and give aid. He originally pleaded guilty to flight to avoid apprehension but withdrew that plea in October 2021. He also faces frug-related charges along with a false I.D. to law enforcement in a case back in October 2020.
It was also announced that 50-year-old Christopher Shawn Yoder of Penn Run pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a controlled substance and one count of driving on a suspended license for a case from April 2021. Indiana Borough Police say they stopped a car along the 200 block of Philadelphia Street on April 18th, and found that he and Kasey Roy of Indiana were in possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia.
Yoder also pleaded guilty to one count of resisting arrest for a case from June 2021.
