CLARION, Pa. (EYT) — A St. Petersburg man involved in two violent domestic incidents was sentenced yesterday to time served.
President Judge James Arner sentenced 36-year-old Walter Paul Samuel Walker, of St. Petersburg, on Wednesday, May 22, to a total minimum of 33 days to a maximum of 21 months less one day confinement in Clarion County Jail on two second-degree misdemeanor counts of simple assault.
He received credit for 33 days served and was given immediate parole.
Walker pleaded guilty to the above charges on April 24, 2019.
As a result of the plea agreement, the following charges were dismissed:
– Harassment — Subject Other to Physical Contact, Summary (two counts)
Details of the cases:
October 2018
According to a criminal complaint, on Saturday, October 20, 2018, Troopers Gezik and Norris, of the Clarion-based State Police, were dispatched to a report of an assault that occurred at a residence on Main Street in St. Petersburg Borough.
Trooper Norris spoke with the victim who stated that Walter Walker slapped and punched her in the face, grabbed her by the throat, and slammed her head off the ground after a verbal dispute.
The complaint notes Trooper Norris observed that the victim suffered a swollen, black and blue lip and a knot on the back of her head.
Walker, who had left the residence prior to the troopers’ arrival, returned during the investigation.
According to the complaint, Walker related that he was trying to push the victim away and his thumb hit her in the lip. He allegedly admitted to grabbing her by the throat and throwing her down on the ground.
Walker also stated that he “probably went too far,” the complaint indicates.
March 2019
According to a criminal complaint, around 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 2, Troopers Knight and Reilly, of the Clarion-based State Police, were met at the Clarion State Police barracks by a known victim who reported a domestic dispute that occurred around 2:00 a.m. on Friday, March 1.
The victim reported that she and Walter Paul Samuel Walker were at their residence on East Main Street in St. Petersburg Borough when Walker pulled her hair, head-butted her in the face, threw her to the ground, and struck her face into vinyl siding.
The complaint notes that the victim suffered a laceration to her forehead which required six stitches and also had two black eyes, which were both visibly swollen.
