Star Daisha Keisha Estelle Poole(left)
Lycoming County District Attorney Ryan Gardner (right)
By Todd Bartley, TalkWilliamsport.com
News@TalkWilliamsport.com
The days of Star Daisha Keisha Estelle Poole serving on the Williamsport Area School District School Board may soon be coming to an end.
TalkWilliamsport.com has exclusively obtained a Civil Complaint filed by the former landlord of Star Poole in which more than $12,000 worth of damage was done to the apartment at 844 High Street in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
According to sources the damage was extensive.
Poole lived in the apartment with her 5 children.
Based on information obtained for this story; Poole had a lease that expired at the end of May 2021 and was still residing at the apartment on June 11, 2021 when the landlord showed up to inform Poole it was time to vacate the premises.
During that process, Lycoming Children and Youth Services was contacted and arrived within the hour.
Upon arrival, CYS “condemned the property as uninhabitable”.
Matt Wood of Lycoming Children and Youth Services did not respond to a request for comment on this story.
Poole subsequently vacated the property.
At this writing Star Poole has custody of her five children.
The Civil Complaint filed on August 18, 2021 with Lycoming County District Magistrate Judge Aaron Biichle was served via hand delivery on Star Poole at 38 Bower Street, Montgomery, PA 17752 which at the time is where she resided along with her 5 children.
According to the WASD website; the Williamsport Area School District School Board held regularly scheduled meetings on the following dates and the attendance of each director is noted in the meeting minutes:
- June 1 – PRESENT: Lori A. Baer, Cody L. Derr, Patrick A. Dixon, Lisa M. Nible, Jane L. Penman,
Adam C. Welteroth. ABSENT: Jennifer Lake, Star Poole, Barbara D. Reeves. - June 15 – PRESENT: Lori A. Baer, Patrick A. Dixon, Jennifer Lake, Lisa M. Nible, Jane L. Penman,
Adam C. Welteroth. ABSENT: Cody L. Derr, Star Poole, Barbara D. Reeves. - July 20 – PRESENT: Lori A. Baer, Cody L. Derr, Jennifer Lake, Lisa M. Nible, Star Poole,
Barbara D. Reeves, Adam C. Welteroth. ABSENT: Patrick A. Dixon, Jane L. Penman, - August 3 – PRESENT: Lori A. Baer, Cody L. Derr, Jennifer Lake, Lisa M. Nible, Jane L. Penman,
Adam C. Welteroth. ABSENT: Patrick A. Dixon, Star Poole, Barbara D. Reeves. - August 17 – PRESENT: Lori A. Baer, Patrick A. Dixon, Jennifer Lake, Lisa M. Nible, Jane L. Penman,
Barbara D. Reeves, Adam C. Welteroth. ABSENT: Cody L. Derr, Star Poole. - September 7 – PRESENT: Lori A. Baer, Cody L. Derr, Patrick A. Dixon, Jennifer Lake, Lisa M. Nible, Barbara D. Reeves, Adam C. Welteroth. ABSENT: Jane L. Penman, Star Poole.
- September 21 – PRESENT: Lori A. Baer, Patrick A. Dixon, Jennifer Lake, Lisa M. Nible,
Jane L. Penman, Barbara D. Reeves. ABSENT: Cody L. Derr, Star Poole, Adam C. Welteroth - October 5 – PRESENT: Lori A. Baer, Cody L. Derr, Jennifer Lake, Lisa M. Nible, Jane L. Penman,
Barbara D. Reeves, Adam C. Welteroth. ABSENT: Patrick A. Dixon, Star Poole. - October 19 – The Minutes have not been publicly posted to the WASD website.
Of the eight regularly scheduled meetings of the WASD school board from June 1 – October 5, 2021, Star Poole only attended the meeting on July 20, 2021.
The Civil Complaint outlines expenses incurred by the landlord as follows:
WMWA – $190.10
A-Z Pest Control – $159.00
Bower Disposal – $20.00
Dave Trice Hauling – $1,100.00
Repairs/Painting/Cleaning – $10,500.00
Beiter’s – $1,251.86
Rent – $600.00
McCormick Law – $333.00
Less Security Deposit $815.00
Filing Costs $140/$40.25
Service Costs $17.74
Constable ED. $5.00
Judgement – $12,000.00
Fees Total $202.99
A Civil Action hearing was scheduled in the case for October 11, 2021. Poole did not appear for the hearing. A Default Judgement was entered in favor of the landlord ABC Realty, Inc of Williamsport against Star Daisha Keisha Estelle Poole for $12,202.99.
In advance of this story, on October 21, 2021, Talkwilliamsport.com received information WASD school board member Star Poole has begun purging and scrubbing her social media presence. Sources have also said she is very close to resigning as a board member.
Also on, October 21, 2021 posted on its Facebook page:
“BREAKING NEWS: WASD school board member Star Poole has multiple active warrants due to her failure to pay fines and court costs in multiple traffic cases. She also recently had a city landlord obtain a civil judgement of more than $12,000 relating to her previous apartment being heavily damaged. Poole was served with the civil complaint in-person at a Montgomery address where she has been residing. #DEVELOPING”
Copies of the warrants referenced above were sought earlier today from Lycoming County District Magistrate Judge Aaron Biichle. The request was denied on two grounds, confidential information and they have not yet been served on Star Daisha Keisha Estelle Poole.
Is this the primary reason Poole has been so frequently absent from WASD school board meetings?
The fear of being served with warrants on camera, in front of the public she serves?
How many fellow WASD school board members are aware of her situation?
Were fellow WASD school board members Jennifer Lake and Barbara Reeves providing Star Poole with transportation to board meetings?
Is the general public aware WASD school board member is not gainfully employed and also does not have a currently valid drivers license?
In the days leading up to Star Daisha Keisha Estelle Poole being evicted from her High Street apartment, South Williamsport Police pulled her over on June 5, 2021 and cited her for “Driving Without a License”.
She subsequently pled guilty and was fined and assessed court costs totaling $295.00 and put on a $20.00 per month payment plan.
SWPD also cited her for “Driving While Operating Privilege Suspended or Revoked”. She subsequently pled guilty and was fined and assessed court costs totaling $467.34 and put on a $20.00 per month payment plan.
Additionally, she was cited with two counts of “Restraint Systems – Child Booster Seat”. She subsequently pled guilty and was fined and assessed court costs totaling $162.00 and put on a $20.00 per month payment plan.
During the same incident, Poole was cited for “Vehicle Registration Suspended”. She subsequently pled guilty and was fined and assessed court costs totaling $195.00 and put on a $20.00 per month payment plan.
Poole is no stranger to the Williamsport Bureau of Police which also has some of its ranks serve as School Resource Officers in the Williamsport Area School District.
On January 2, 2019, Officer Stevens charged Star Daisha Keisha Estelle Poole with “Driving Without a License”. She subsequently pled guilty and was fined and assessed court costs totaling $302.50.
Additionally, she was cited for “Operating a Vehicle without Required Financial Responsibility”. She subsequently pled guilty and was fined and assessed court costs totaling $355.00.
During the same incident, Poole was cited for “Driving Unregistered Vehicle”. She subsequently pled guilty and was fined and assessed court costs totaling $130.00.
Poole was also cited for “Operating a Vehicle without Valid Inspection”. She subsequently pled guilty and was fined and assessed court costs totaling $80.00. Poole was also cited for “Vehicle Registration Suspended”. She subsequently pled guilty and was fined and assessed court costs totaling $155.00.
On February 22, 2019, the same Officer Stevens charged Star Daisha Keisha Estelle Poole with “Driving While Operating Privilege Suspended or Revoked”. She subsequently pled guilty and was fined and assessed court costs totaling $255.00.
Additionally, she was cited for “Operating a Vehicle without Required Financial Responsibility”. She subsequently pled guilty and was fined and assessed court costs totaling $355.00.
During the same incident, Poole was cited for “Driving Unregistered Vehicle”. She subsequently pled guilty and was fined and assessed court costs totaling $177.50.
During the same incident, Poole was cited for “Operating a Vehicle without Valid Inspection“. She subsequently pled guilty and was fined and assessed court costs totaling $65.00.
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On October 12, 2018 Pennsylvania State Police cited Poole for “Obligation Upon Termination of Financial Responsibility”. She subsequently pled guilty and was fined and assessed court costs totaling $573.69.
The warrants noted above are related to unpaid court fines and costs.
Lycoming County District Attorney Ryan Gardner was contacted for this story and asked the following; “If a petition or complaint was being prepared as in the Schefsky case to be delivered to your office tomorrow based on her (Poole) lack of district residency. Upon its receipt, what would your office then be inclined to do?
Gardner provided the following response;
“If a complaint/petition is received by the Office of District Attorney, the allegations will be reviewed and a determination will be made whether to further investigate.”
At this writing Star Poole is a WASD school board member of which Lori Baer serves as President.
Dr. Timothy Bowers serves as Superintendent of the Williamsport Area School District.
Petitions have begun circulating to have Poole as well as the rest of the WASD school board removed from their positions.
The general election is set to be held one week from tomorrow November 2, 2021 where a number of current WASD school board members appear on the ballot.
This is an exclusive developing story on TalkWilliamsport.com
