Attorney Justin Tomevi of the law firm Barley Snyder, representing Covid-19 disqualified teams from Oklahoma and Texas was asked by TalkWilliamsport.com, why are you brining this civil action?

Tomevi replied:

“We have filed this action to seek justice for these players who were wrongfully removed from the tournament.

These children have had their hopes dashed based on disputed test results.

My clients have players and coaches that have been confirmed to be COVID negative and

are prepared to safely reenter the tournament if the court so allows.

Pennsylvania courts have entered similar relief in these athletic disqualifications in the past and

we hope the court here will follow the lead of those other courts.”

 

TalkWilliamsport.com attempted to reach Little League International for a response, at this writing, a response has not been provided.

This is a developing story on TalkWilliamsport.com.

BREAKING NEWS: Multiple Covid-19 disqualified Little League regional tournament teams filed a court action in Lycoming County Common Pleas Court earlier today.

The teams are seeking immediate relief based on false positive Covid-19 test results to return to the playing field.

This is a developing story on TalkWilliamsport.com.

READER WARNING: The following story contains explicit content and the videos contain foul language

as well as content that may offend some readers and viewers.

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Local basketball standout and current member of the Brooklyn Nets, Alize Johnson hosted a community event last weekend at the basketball courts he dedicated a few years ago adjacent to Fire Tree Place.

The local event and the happenings around it during the day were enjoyed by many in the community as has been the case in previous years.

What happened after the youngsters went home and the sun went down; is a completely different story.

Multiple attempts were made to reach Williamsport Mayor Derek Slaughter as well as Lycoming County United Way Executive Director Ron Frick who was in Pittsburgh this weekend have gone unanswered.

If they respond to the written questions they received; the story will be updated accordingly.

 

The following is the first of multiple disturbing videos from last weekend. This video and the behaviors engaged in speak for themselves:

 

It is important to note the My Vision 9 Foundation, founded by Chanelle Johnson and mother of Alize Johnson. Chanelle Johnson has engaged in a purge of her social media accounts in the past 24 hours in advance of this story.

Why?

The image below is also reminiscent of a local billboard blocks from where the incident depicted in the video above occurred.

 

From the My Vision 9 Foundation website, the Welcome statement is as follows:

“Welcome

Our misson is based on three principles love God, love people, and treat them how you want to be treated.”

 

For the females depicted in the video above; is this what Chanelle Johnson has in mind when she outlines in her mission “treat them how you want to be treated”?

 

Chanelle Johnson took to her Instagram account in the hours leading up to the release of this story with the following post:

 

The post above has since been deleted.

 

A second video depicts more suggestive dancing by multiple females on Williamsport City streets last weekend.

 

 

A third video, shows alcohol in the opening shot and 5 seconds later, Alize Johnson is shown dancing in with money on the street in front of him. He is subsequently Instgram @alizejohnson24 tagged in the video.

At the :40 mark, it appears to show another local basketball standout “making it rain” with females dancing in front of him as if to mimic behaviors which purportedly occur at strip clubs.

 

Did the DJ just show up for free?

What entity paid the DJ?

Where did the “making it rain” cash come from?

Did Mayor Derek Slaughter or his administration permit the streets being blocked?

According to those who attended and are depicted in the videos the Williamsport Bureau of Police were there and observed all of it and did not intervene.

 

Based upon information obtained from a barely functioning My Vision 9 website, a person named Jay LeVert from the Cleveland, Ohio area serves as the “lawyer and accountant” for the foundation.

When the Lycoming County United Way and other local non-profit organizations were vetting the My Vision 9 Foundation; did they do any homework at all?

With a simple internet search of “Jay LeVert, lawyer” the following result came up; CLEVELAND BAR ASSOCIATION v. PARA-LEGALS, INC. ET AL. filed with the Supreme Court of Ohio.

As noted in the filings;

[Cite as Cleveland Bar Assn. v. Para-Legals, Inc., 106 Ohio St.3d 455, 2005-Ohio-5519.]
Unauthorized practice of law – Preparing legal documents for others and appearing on behalf of others in court of law – Practice enjoined.
(No. 2004-2145 — Submitted June 15, 2005 -— Decided November 2, 2005.)
ON FINAL REPORT by the Board on the Unauthorized Practice of Law of the
Supreme Court, No. UPL 03-12.

Per Curiam.
{¶ 1} On November 3, 2003, relator, Cleveland Bar Association, charged respondents, Para-Legals, Inc., and Jay LeVert and Leah Hampton, both associated with the company, with engaging in the unauthorized practice of law. 

{¶ 2} Relator attempted to serve respondents with the complaint by certified mail, but respondents did not sign the receipts. Thus, pursuant to Gov. Bar R. VII (10), service was obtained by ordinary mail evidenced by a certificate of mailing. Respondents did not answer the complaint, and relator moved for default. See Gov. Bar R. VII(7)(B). The Board on the Unauthorized Practice of Law granted the motion and made findings of fact, conclusions of law, and a recommendation to enjoin respondents’ acts constituting the unauthorized practice of law. 

 

The Cleveland Bar Association filing goes onto say:

{¶ 5} Neither LeVert nor Hampton has been admitted to the practice of law in Ohio, a fact that Para-Legals, Inc. advertised on its letterhead with the slogan “We Are Not Attorneys, We Just Do All Of The Work!”

According to a recent search of the Ohio and Pennsylvania Bar Association lawyer directories; there is no listing for Jay LeVert.

 

The Justices of the Supreme Court of Ohio at the time rendered the following judgement in the case:

{¶ 10} We therefore find that respondents engaged in the unauthorized practice of law. Respondents are hereby enjoined from lay attempts (1) to represent others in court pursuant to powers of attorney, (2) to prepare court documents for another without professional supervision, and (3) to engage in other acts constituting the practice of law. Costs are taxed to respondents.
Judgment accordingly.

MOYER, C.J., RESNICK, PFEIFER, LUNDBERG STRATTON, O’CONNOR and LANZINGER, JJ., concur.

O’DONNELL, J., concurs separately.

 

So if Jay LeVert in 2005 was, “hereby enjoined from lay attempts (1) to represent others in court pursuant to powers of attorney, (2) to prepare court documents for another without professional supervision, and (3) to engage in other acts constituting the practice of law” by the Supreme Court of Ohio; why is Chanelle Johnson, Founder of My Vision 9 Foundation and mother of Alize Johnson (current member of the Brooklyn Nets) promoting Levert as the “Attorney & Accountant” for her foundation?

 

When the barely functioning My Vision 9 website was launched, Jay Levert published the following:

“Website launch

Where did the money go that was donated?

Will the My Vision 9 Foundation be willing to provide the IRS Form 990 it must file each year with the public for complete transparency?

 

As of this writing, the barely functioning My Vision 9 Foundation website lists Copyright © 2019 LeVert and Associates, Inc. at the bottom.  

 

Based on the 2018 LCUW Tax Return then Councilman Derek Slaughter was a member of the Board of Directors.

When Alize Johnson attempted to locate the basketball courts at an alternate location, Slaughter was a member of the Recreation Commission that voted that location down thus the move to the Fire Tree Place location.

According the City of Williamsport website, the Mayor Slaughter only has two children when in fact he has two and apparently it is news to him he is the current Mayor and not “Current: Mathematics Department, WAHS”.

Is it any wonder why Mayor Slaughter has failed to respond to written questions regarding last weekend?

This is a developing story on Talkwilliamsport.com.

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 Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Fred Keller (PA-12) participated in a joint hearing with the House Natural Resources Committee and the Congressional Western Caucus to discuss the impact that the Biden administration’s anti-American energy policies are having on domestic production, energy costs, and national security.

Keller’s full remarks are below:

Thank you, Ranking Member Westerman, Chairman Newhouse, and the witnesses who took time out of their busy schedules to share with us today how the current administration’s energy policies have impacted their communities. I appreciate the opportunity to join my colleagues in bringing to light the heavy costs President Biden’s flawed climate goals impose on the American people.

In the six months since President Biden took office, the price of a gallon of gas in the us has risen by 45 percent. The people who are most affected by the administration’s anti-domestic energy approach are families and individuals on fixed incomes, especially seniors. The average price of gas is roughly 1 dollar per gallon higher than a year ago. With inflation increasing the prices of so many other consumer products, how are Americans going to afford travel to and from work, purchase groceries, and make ends meet in their daily lives?

With the price of fuel skyrocketing, we must redouble our efforts to safeguard mining. Pennsylvania ranks first nationally for underground gas storage sites, second for natural gas production, and third for coal production. In 2019, the U.S. Energy and employment report stated the fuels industry employs over 54,000 Pennsylvanians, 42 percent of which work directly in mining and extracting.

While we are seeing the short-term effects that the Biden administration’s disastrous policies are having on the price of fuel, we are still unaware of the long-term effects that democrats’ misguided measures will have on national security, the price of energy, and American self-sufficiency.

If the president truly wishes to keep Americans safe, employed, and prosperous, then I urge him to rethink his current energy approach. Thank you and I yield back.

Photo: Lycoming County Commissioners (L-R) Scott Metzger, Tony Mussare and Rick Mirabito

On Wednesday evening the Lycoming County Commissioners issued a press release after visiting Senior Judge John Leete dismissed the case they brought against duly elected Controller of Lycoming County, Krista Rogers.

The ruling by Senior Judge Leete does not address the issues raised in the County Code; those issues may be headed to Commonwealth Court for clarification.

July 21, 2021

Lycoming County Media Release

The Lycoming County Board of Commissioners have reviewed the court’s decision in our suit against the Lycoming County Controller. We conclude that this decision does not invalidate any of the actions that this Board of Commissioners has taken.

As we said when we initiated this process, we brought this suit solely to protect the integrity of the County’s financial operations, which were jeopardized by the Controller’s threats to withhold her signature from employee and vendor checks and to train and supervise staff. The suit allowed us to return essential fiscal functions to the County, where they had been effectively performed for decades.

The Court’s ruling does not change any of that. Those functions will remain where they now are again, within the County Office of Budget and Finance. Payroll, accounts payable, and the general ledger will be handled by the County employees with the Controller continuing to retain her oversight functions, which was never challenged by the Commissioners.

Filing this lawsuit was necessary to allow the Commissioners to remain as the ultimate managers of the County’s financial affairs in the best interest of the County’s taxpayers.

This is a developing story on TalkWilliamsport.com.

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On Monday, Lycoming County District Attorney, Ryan Gardner provided the following e-mail response to an inquiry from TalkWilliamsport.com regarding correspondence from the Office of Attorney General Josh Shapiro and the investigation in the 2018 WAHS baseball team trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina  where “criminal sexual misconduct” occurred with one teammate assaulting another.

The D.A. Gardner response is as follows:

“Todd,

Thank you for your patience with respect to comment on the OAG’s Myrtle Beach determination.

I recently received a letter from the Office of Attorney General regarding the Myrtle Beach referral.  The letter indicates the following:

“The OAG assumed jurisdiction of this investigation on May 27, 2020, at your request, and based upon an actual or apparent conflict of interest.  Following a lengthy and thorough investigation, the OAG has determined that insufficient evidence exists to justify any further action.  As such, we are closing our file.

As you may recall, the matter of this referral involved alleged hazing or assaults committed against minors in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. 

While that location is beyond the jurisdiction of the OAG, as a result of the OAG’s investigation and cooperation with South Carolina officials, law enforcement action was taken in that jurisdiction for the criminal conduct committed there. 

The OAG was unable to determine whether any attempt to ‘cover-up’ the conduct occurred in Pennsylvania due to the failure of the District Attorney’s Office to create, implement, and enforce any policies governing the conduct of county detectives. 

While the OAG understands that this occurred prior to your tenure, it would be advisable to create, implement and enforce such policies moving forward which are consistent with law enforcement ‘best practices.’”

The deficiency identified by the OAG in the last paragraph, above, was identified by myself and new Chief Detective, Mike Simpler, immediately after I assumed office in January, 2020.  Since that time, policies and procedures have been implemented to correct these deficiencies.  Furthermore, this Office continues to adjust its policies to ensure consistency of reporting and adherence to law enforcement “best practices.”

As a result of the OAG’s findings and closure of this investigation, no county detectives that were employed prior to my tenure as District Attorney will be terminated.

Ryan C. Gardner, Esq.

District Attorney”

 

As background to the story, Ken Osokow (2018-2019) immediately preceded Gardner as Lycoming County District Attorney.

Current Lycoming County Common Pleas Judge Eric Lindhardt preceded Osokow as Lycoming County District Attorney. Osokow served as the top assistant district attorney for Lindhardt.

According to the Pennsylvania District Attorney Association website, “Linhardt was first elected District Attorney in 2007, and has been a practicing attorney for 25 years.  As District Attorney, Eric is responsible for a 1.9 million dollar budget and 33 full- and part-time employees.  In addition to operating and managing the District Attorney’s Office, Linhardt is also responsible for operating the Narcotics Enforcement Unit, as well as the Central Processing Center and DUI Center. He is a board member of the Lycoming Health Improvement Coalition, the Lycoming County Criminal Justice Advisory Board, Chairman of the Heroin Task Force’s Criminal Justice Sub-Committee, and Secretary of the Lycoming County Prison Board.”

Prior to Lindhardt, Mike Dinges and former Congressman Tom Marino also served as Lycoming County District Attorney.

This is a developing story on TalkWilliamsport.com.

HARRISBURG—Attorney General Josh Shapiro today accepted the accreditation of the Office of Attorney General (OAG) and its Commonwealth Investigator Training Program by the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association. The OAG’s accreditation was lost under a previous administration, and recently regained under AG Shapiro’s leadership. The office collaborated with other state agencies to develop professional, standardized training for all investigators statewide. This training is available to both criminal and civil investigators.

“We launched this collaborative training academy in 2019, and it is open to all law enforcement agencies in the Commonwealth — including members of Pennsylvania’s police departments. Accreditation is a goal that I set my first days in office, and is one part of our years-long effort to regain trust in the office and build new bridges with departments and agencies all over the state,” said Attorney General Shapiro. “Accreditation has made our work better, and it is just the beginning steps to make us a stronger resource and a stronger partner for all of our partners in law enforcement.”

The accreditation program requires agencies to commit to up to 136 policies and standards of best practice for law enforcement throughout the Commonwealth, including policies that ensure:

• The Office of Attorney General does not use bias-based policing;
• Updated, regular training for agents interacting with someone having a mental health crisis; and
• Compliance with the Pennsylvania Crime Victims Act, which requires agencies to provide information on the rights and services available for crime victims. This information must be provided in writing within 24 hours of arrest or filing of a complaint.

The Office of Attorney General was able to be accredited after the Pennsylvania legislature granted funding for the Commonwealth Investigator Training Program in 2018. The certification of the training academy is a requirement for accreditation.

The acceptance of accreditation by the Office of Attorney General creates a formal commitment that the Office and training academy are maintaining the standards set forth by the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission.

“It’s unprecedented because we train agents for both the civil and criminal work that our office takes on statewide,” concluded Attorney General Shapiro. “We have been given a unique set of responsibilities in the Office of Attorney General, and now we have the unique training needed to meet the mission.”

The academy was launched in 2019 and was formally accredited in March 2021. Classes of agents, which can include up to 45 trainees , complete training and graduate twice per year. The academy trains agents for statewide civil and criminal work. This service is available to all agencies in the Commonwealth. The training academy is an unprecedented program in Pennsylvania.

By Todd Bartley, TalkWilliamsport.com

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As part of its ongoing investigation into the “criminal sexual misconduct” incident which occurred during the Williamsport Area High School baseball team trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in the spring of 2018; Right to Know Law requests continue to be made of the WASD by this author.

In recent months, ALLEGED PERPETRATOR #1 was charged by South Carolina law enforcement authorities and remained a captain on the Williamsport Area High School baseball team until his recent graduation.

Since the first Right to Know Law request was filed in 2018 by this author; the WASD has engaged in very consistent behavior to obstruct the existence of “public records”.

Contained within the first WASD Right to Know Law responses was a denial of background check and clearance documents required by Pennsylvania law to have interaction on behalf of school districts with children.

Those requested documents were denied by the Williamsport Area School District.

TalkWilliamsport.com contacted the Pennsylvania Department of Education for this story and received the following response from Kendall Alexander, Press Secretary (she, her, hers), Pennsylvania Department of Education:

TalkWilliamsport.com: Can you provide a copy of the PA 153 form school employees must fill out as part of obtaining clearances?

Also, would a DUI arrest and/or conviction preclude a potential school employee from obtaining a PA 153 clearance?

Alexander: There are three different background checks: child abuse clearance, PA State Police criminal history, and federal criminal history.  More information about the required clearances and how to obtain them is available here: https://www.education.pa.gov/Educators/Clearances/Pages/default.aspx; https://www.education.pa.gov/Policy-Funding/BECS/Purdons/Pages/BackgroundChecks.aspx. 

 

“There is an employment prohibition associated with certain DUI convictions. A school employee/prospective school employee who has been convicted of a DUI offense graded as a misdemeanor of the first degree AND who has been convicted more than once of DUI is barred from school employment for a period of three years following the expiration of the sentence pursuant to 24 P.S. 1-111(f.1)(3).”

On a follow-up from TalkWilliasmport.com Alexander added:

“It is not possible to determine whether the individual in question is subject to the ban because we do not have the individual’s full criminal history. School districts handle scenarios on a case-by-case basis keeping the law in mind. Volunteers are also up to local decision by the school districts. Their decisions are ultimately guided with the Child Protective Services law in mind, which is under DHS.

PDE cannot speculate on any individual case without knowing all the details involved.

It would be best to reach out to the school district as they will have more information and be able to inform you on how they have handled the matter.”

TalkWilliamsport.com reached out to DHS and were referred back to the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

 

RYAN MILLER SECOND DUI IN DEPTH PUBLIC RECORD

TalkWilliamsport.com obtained the criminal case docket entries from Lycoming County Court public records.

While researching the case, the police report filed on April 5, 2012 regarding the second Ryan Miller DUI reads as follows:

AFFIDAVIT OF PROBABLE CAUSE

On 2-19-12 at about 0124 hours Officer Bowers and I were working a DUI Roving Patrol for Lycoming County in the city of Williamsport during Mardi-Gras. While traveling west in the 100 block of W 4th St we noticed a black 2008 Range Rover bearing a Washington Registration (REDACTED BY AUTHOR) as it pulled in front of us.

The vehicle was completely straddling the center line and then jerked hard into the right lane not signaling the lane change. Then the vehicle appeared to fully accelerate for a half block before turning right onto William St.

I initiated a vehicle stop on that vehicle in the 400 block of William St.

I made contact with the driver identified by his PA Drivers License as Ryan L. Miller.

His speech was slurred badly, his eyes were dilated and bloodshot, and I noticed the odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from his breath. He said he had just left the Cell Block. I asked Miller to step out of the vehicle and perform SFST’s. 

(EDITOR’S NOTE: SFST’s is Standardized Field Sobriety Testing)

The first test administered was the HGN. He exhibited lack of smooth pursuit, distinct and sustained nystagmus at maximum deviation, and nystagmus onset prior to 45 degrees in both eyes for a maximum 6 out of 6 clues.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: HGN is Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus is a series of three tests for the smoothness and accuracy of eye movement control. The eye control becomes visibly disrupted to the examiner when a suspect is impaired by alcohol and/or drugs.)

The second test was the Walk and Turn. Miller was not able to keep his balance during the instructional phase (1 clue), he missed his heel to toe on every step (1 clue), he stepped off the line on 3 occasions (1 clue), and he made an improper turn (1 clue). He exhibited 4 out of 8 clues for this test.

The third test was the One Leg Stand. Miller exhibited 0 out of 8 clues on this test.

The 4th test showed lack of convergence in his left eye. I asked Miller to submit to a PBT but he refused. Miller was taken into custody for suspected driving under the influence of alcohol and transported to the DUI center for processing where he did give a blood sample.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: PBT is Portable Breath Test)

The Toxicology Report came back from the NMS labs showing Ryan Miller had a BAC of .209% at the time his blood was drawn at 0158 hours ON 2-19-12.

I, SGT DAVID PLETZ, BEING DULY SWORN ACCORDING TO THE LAW, DEPOSE AND SAY THAT THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE FOREGOING AFFIDAVIT ARE TRUE AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATIONA AND BELIEF.

 

STATE LAW DEFINES DUI

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Vehicles website:

In 2003, Pennsylvania took a major leap toward eradicating drunk driving through the passing of Act 24.

In a nutshell, Act 24 made it easier for law enforcement to confront the drinking and driving problem by dropping the legal blood alcohol content limit for drivers down to 0.08%, and it introduced alcohol treatment into the penalty package.

Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) Defined

The state operates behind a three-tiered definition for DUI based on a driver’s BAC:

• General impairment: 0.08% to 0.099%
• High BAC: 0.10% to 0.159%
• Highest BAC: 0.16% and up OR a controlled substance

Translation, Ryan Miller had a Blood Alcohol Content of nearly three times the legal limit.

According to the addresses listed on the Police Report, from 400 William Street to the Miller residence in Montoursville; the trip would have been 8.7 miles and taken approximately 15 minutes to travel.

 

COACHING BASEBALL FOR MONTOURSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL WHEN SECOND DUI OCCURRED

According to information obtained from the Montoursville Area School District, Ryan Miller was employed as  a paid assistant baseball coach in 2012.

Ryan Miller was hired on January 10, 2012 and paid a coaching stipend of $3,000 for that baseball season.

Miller left the employment of the Montoursville Area School District on December 21, 2012. There is no disposition as to whether he was fired or resigned.

The Williamsport Area High School athletics website confirmed his time at Montoursville as follows:

Coaching Experience: 2010-2012 – Montoursville High School Assistant

 

TIMELINE OF MILLER COACHING AND DUI CASE

Miller Hired by MASD: 1/10/2012

Miller Arrested “for suspected driving under the influence of alcohol, BAC of .209%”: 2/19/2012

DUI Criminal Complaint Date: 4/4/2012

CHARGES: 1 M1 75 § 3802 §§ C** DUI: Highest Rte of Alc (BAC .16+) 2nd Off 02/19/2012

Initial Issuing Authority: Allen P. Page III, Magistrate Judge

EDITOR’S NOTE: Allen P. Page III is the father of Allen Page IV, currently representing Miller in civil litigation against this author

Ryan Miller hires George Edward Lepley Jr. to represent him in the second DUI case.

Lepley is the same attorney who authored the “Lepley Letter” of May 31, 2018 threatening the Williamsport Area School District with legal action of they punished ALLEGED PERPETRATOR #1 in the Myrtle Beach “criminal sexual misconduct” case.

Bail Set & Posting Date: 5/31/2012 Unsecured $1,500.00

6/18/2012 Arraignments & Awaiting Sentencing 1:30 pm Courtroom No. 4 Judge Marc F. Lovecchio

Guilty Plea

Final Disposition: 1 / DUI: Highest Rte of Alc (BAC .16+) 2nd Off Guilty Plea M1 75 § 3802 §§ C**

6/29/2012 Awaiting PSI

6/29/2012 Awaiting Sentencing

7/1/2012 Dr. Timothy Bowers begins as Montoursville Area School District Superintendent

7/9/2012 Sentenced/Penalty Imposed 11:30 am Courtroom No. 5 Judge Joy Reynolds

Min of 90.00 Days, Max of 90.00 Days (Jail Time)
Other Confinement  – Probation
Min of 5.00 Years, Max of 5.00 Years

Defendant was committed to prison on July 9, 2012 and released from prison on October 6, 2012.

1/15/2014 Butts, Nancy L. – Order Imposing Community Service 50 hours)

1/15/2014 Fedele, Suzanne – Notice Under PRCP 576 Filed

2/14/2014 Court of Common Pleas – Lycoming County – Penalty Satisfied

1/26/2015 Butts, Nancy L. – Order Granting Motion for Early Termination of Probation

1/26/2015 Fedele, Suzanne – Notice Under PRCP 576 Filed

Spring 2015 Williamsport Area High School Pitching Coach

2/23/2015 Court of Common Pleas – Lycoming County Delinquency Notice Filed – 75 Days Overdue

2016 Dr. Timothy Bowers hired as Williamsport Area School District Superintendent

2016 Ryan Miller replaces Corey Twigg as Williamsport Area High School Head Baseball Coach

March 2018 – “Criminal Sexual Misconduct” occurs teammate on teammate in the team hotel in Myrtle Beach

April 2018 – Ryan Miller resigns days after showing up and coaching a game highly intoxicated

January 2020 – Ryan Gardner is sworn in as Lycoming County District Attorney

May 2020 – Ryan Gardner refers to “Criminal Sexual Misconduct” case to PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro

Present day – Office of PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro continues its investigation of the “Criminal Sexual Misconduct” case

 

COACHING BASEBALL FOR WILLIAMSPORT HIGH SCHOOL PRIOR TO PA 124 ALLOWS IT?

In an ironic twist to this story, some how Ryan Miller was able to coach the Williamsport Area High School baseball team in the 2014-2015 season (spring 2015).

Did this fly in the face of what the WASD actually lists on their own human resources page?

The “Arrest or Conviction PDE6004 form” clearly enumerates the following for those convicted of a second DUI:

 A reportable offense enumerated under 24 P.S. §1-111(f.1) consists of any of the following:
(1) An offense graded as a felony offense of the first, second or third degree, other than one of the
offenses enumerated under 24 P.S. §1-111(e), if less than (10) ten years has elapsed from the date
of expiration of the sentence for the offense.
(2) An offense graded as a misdemeanor of the first degree, other than one of the offenses enumerated
under 24 P.S. §1-111(e), if less than (5) five years has elapsed from the date of expiration of the
sentence for the offense.
(3) An offense under 75 Pa.C.S. § 3802(a), (b), (c) or (d)(relating to driving under influence of
alcohol or controlled substance) graded as a misdemeanor of the first degree under 75 Pa.C.S. §
3803 (relating to grading), if the person has been previously convicted of such an offense and less
than (3) three years has elapsed from the date of expiration of the sentence for the most recent
offense.

So when Lycoming County President Judge Nancy Butts ended the probation phase of the Miller sentence that started the clock on the three year ban as stated by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

“There is an employment prohibition associated with certain DUI convictions. A school employee/prospective school employee who has been convicted of a DUI offense graded as a misdemeanor of the first degree AND who has been convicted more than once of DUI is barred from school employment for a period of three years following the expiration of the sentence pursuant to 24 P.S. 1-111(f.1)(3).”

Or was it another baseball courtesy in the birthplace of Little League Baseball?

 

LITTLE LEAGUE CONNECTION

In 2016 Ryan Miller served as an alternate team host for the Little League World Series.

How is this possible when Little League International has stringent background and criminal history checks for team hosts and media?

Lee Miller, father of Ryan Miller and his current employer (Dixon AC&R) as noted on the Williamsport High School athletics website was just announced as a team host for the 2021 Little League World Series.

Lee Miller will serve for the 20th year along with the former Chief Detective in Lycoming County Willie Weber now in his 14th year as team hosts.

Weber waited five months to inform the Myrtle Beach Police Department of the “Criminal Sexual Misconduct” case; and only after they contacted his office.

Could Thomas Marshall, Chief Counsel for Little League International and who is currently representing Miller in civil litigation against this author provide insight into this?

 

RYAN MILLER COACHING PROFILE STILL REMAINS ON WASD ATHLETICS WEBSITE

 

Head Baseball Coach

Phone: (REDACTED BY AUTHOR)
Email: (REDACTED BY AUTHOR)

Hometown:  Montoursville, PA
High School Career: Pitcher – Mountoursville High School (SVL Conference Player of the Year 2005 & 2006, Sun Gazette Pitcher of the Year 2006).
College: Rider University – Pitcher (New Jersey Rookie of the Year 2007, 2 NCAA Regional Tournaments)
Coaching Experience: 2010-2012 – Montoursville High School Assistant, 2015 Williamsport Area High School Pitching Coach.
Occupation: Dixon A.C. & R Corporation – Vice President of Operations

 

CONCLUSION

With all of the corporate knowledge accumulated since the founding of Little League about the game of baseball in this area; all of the players, coaches, managers, parents and fans – the best the Williamsport Area School District could do for a head coach was a 2-time DUI offender?

That decision speaks volumes of the level of applicant for the job.

Is it any wonder how attorney George Lepley keeps appearing in these cases?

Who would ever foreseen Ryan Miller having to resign after showing up to a game highly intoxicated?

Are these the things that happen to regular people?

HARRISBURG—Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced that an assistant marching band director at Central Dauphin High School has been charged with distributing and possessing child pornography after investigators found at least 50 files containing images of child pornography in his home. He has since been fired from his position.

“The defendant was trusted by his students and community while he also privately exploited children. Today’s arrest is another step towards a safer Commonwealth,” said AG Shapiro. “We will continue to work to protect children and hold those who hurt them accountable.”

Stephen Gugoff, 39, was arrested on Sunday, June 13. The charges came following the search of his home where agents found at least 50 files containing images of child sexual abuse on electronic devices in his home.

The investigation began after an officer with the Derry Township Police Department discovered an Internet Protocol (IP) address sharing files of child pornography on a peer-to-peer file-sharing network. After obtaining an administrative subpoena based on the IP address for the source of the files, it was determined that the individual who the files were downloaded from was located at Gugoff’s address in Harrisburg.

Gugoff is being charged with 25 counts of disseminating images of child pornography, and 50 counts of possessing those same images. This case is being prosecuted by the Senior Deputy Attorney General Christopher Jones. All charges are accusations, and the defendant is innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Fred Keller (R-PA) today released the following statement after co-sponsoring a resolution that would require estimates of the inflationary impacts that all future spending and tax bills would have on low and middle-income families:

“Having grown up poor, I learned very early on in life the value of a dollar. Now, with the prices of everyday goods and services on the rise due to the Biden administration’s economic policies, Americans are spending more and getting less. The very people that President Biden professes to want to help are the ones who are feeling the strain of his policies the most. Every American deserves to know how this administration’s big government spending will impact their lives.”

BACKGROUND:

H. Res. 468, introduced by Congressman Jim Banks (R-IN), reads:

“A detailed analytical statement as to whether, and the extent to which, the increased budget authority, outlays, or revenue produced by the enactment of such bill or joint resolution into law may have an inflationary impact on prices and costs in the operation of the national economy. Such statement shall also include whether, and the extent to which, the inflationary impact would affect the purchasing power of low and middle-income families.”