Police: Two Locals Enter Sligo Residence, Threaten to Kill Children

Aly Delp

Aly Delp

Published June 14, 2018 4:31 am
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SLIGO, Pa. (EYT) — Two individuals are facing felony burglary and related charges after allegedly entering a residence and threatening to kill children in Sligo Borough earlier this month.

Court documents indicate the New Bethlehem Borough Police Department filed criminal charges against 34-year-old Jeremy David Carey, of Clarion, and 28-year-old Rebecca Dawn McAninch, of Sligo.

Carey faces the following charges:

– Burglary — Overnight Accommodations; Person Present, Bodily Injury Crime, Felony 1
– Criminal Trespass-Break Into Structure, Felony 2
– Flight To Avoid Apprehension/Trial/Punishment, Felony 3

McAninch faces the following charges:

– Burglary — Overnight Accommodations; Person Present, Bodily Injury Crime, Felony 1
– Criminal Trespass-Break Into Structure, Felony 2
– Flight To Avoid Apprehension/Trial/Punishment, Misdemeanor 2
– Terroristic Threats W/ Intent To Terrorize Another, Misdemeanor 1
– Use/Possession Of Drug Paraphernalia, Misdemeanor

Details of the case:

According to a criminal complaint, on Wednesday, June 6, Sergeant Nicole Peck, of the New Bethlehem Police Department, received information from Officer Clark regarding a burglary that occurred at a known residence in Sligo Borough on Tuesday, June 5, around 10:00 p.m.

The homeowners reported that they were standing in their kitchen when they noticed two shorter individuals walk into their back porch area and through two doors entering the house. The individuals then walked directly into their kitchen.

The victim reported that when they asked what the individuals wanted, one of them, a short, heavy-set female with blond hair, stated, “I’m going to kill your (expletive) kids.”

The victim reported the second individual was a short male wearing a green camo coat. The victim said he stood behind the female and then walked out of the residence.

The victim stated that they did not have children, and then asked who the woman was. The victim reported they forced the woman to leave by walking up to her and making her back of the house. When she was walking out, the victim asked her name again, and she said “Rebecca.”

During the course of the investigation, Sergeant Peck identified the female as Rebecca McAninch and the male as Jeremy Carey.

The complaint states that the New Bethlehem Borough Police received multiple tips that placed McAninch and Carey in the area on the night of the incident and the following evenings.

Around 10:00 p.m. on June 7, Officers Clark and Arthur located McAninch and Carey near Front Street in Sligo.

According to the complaint, the officers identified themselves and gave verbal commands to stop, but McAninch and Carey did not comply and fled the area on foot.

McAninch left behind a prescription labeled with her name and ner wallet, along with two spoons and three syringes. The complaint notes that “McAninch is a known drug user.”

According to the complaint, Carey was apprehended walking along State Route 68 by Clarion PSP around 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 8. He was lodged in the Clarion County Jail on outstanding warrants.

McAninch was taken into custody in Rimersburg Borough by New Bethlehem Borough Police around 2:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 9, and was lodged in the Clarion County Jail for a probation violation.

McAninch and Carey were arraigned at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 13, in Magisterial District Judge Jeffrey C. Miller’s office.

Unable to post $35,000.00 each, both individuals remain lodged in the Clarion County Jail.

Preliminary hearings are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 26, with Judge Miller presiding.

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