Dispositions in Pike County Court

Slawomir Piotr Zaba, 52, of Greentown, Pa., was sentenced to 6 months to 2 years in the Pike County Jail, followed by 3 years of probation, a fine of $1,850, and a driver’s license suspension for a length to be determined by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) for the crimes of Driving Under the Influence (2 counts), Simple Assault, Disorderly Conduct and Harassment. The state police were dispatched to SR 6 in Palmyra Township where Zaba was driving erratically on Sept. 7, 2018. In speaking with Zaba, the trooper detected the smell of an alcoholic beverage and observed empty beer cans in the rear of his vehicle. Zaba admitted to drinking prior to driving. Field sobriety tests showed impairment, and a breath test confirmed a blood-alcohol content of 0.151%. The state police were dispatched to SR 390 on December 20, 2018, where Zaba had crashed his vehicle. In speaking with Zaba, the trooper detected the smell of an alcoholic beverage and observed him to have slurred speech and bloodshot eyes. A partially consumed bottle of vodka was observed inside the vehicle. During an attempt to restrain Zaba, Zaba resisted and acted in a violent manner injuring an EMS worked. Zaba refused to consent to a breath test. On May 7, 2019, Zaba was outside of a residence in Greene Township, where he yelled threatening language at an individual and exposed his genitals.

Michael J. Jenkins, 40, of Lords Valley, Pa., was sentenced to 6 months of probation and fined $300 for the crime of Simple Assault. The state police responded to a domestic dispute on March 13, 2019, at a residence in Blooming Grove Township, where Jenkins caused injury to another individual.

Robert T. Stewart, 36, of Dingmans Ferry, Pa., was sentenced to 6 months of probation and fined $200 for the crime of Harassment. During a domestic dispute between Stewart and an individual at a residence in Delaware Township on June 10, 2020, Stewart communicated threatening behavior and language to another individual.