ST. PETERSBURG BOROUGH, Pa. (EYT) — Two area residents are facing assault and related charges following two domestic incidents at a residence in St. Petersburg.
Court documents indicate the Clarion-based State Police filed criminal charges against 34-year-old Kenneth Scott McNaughton, of St. Petersburg, and 24-year-old Anissa Renee Botts, of Knox.
According to a criminal complaint, around 1:05 p.m. on November 14, Trooper Gray, of the Clarion-based State Police, was dispatched to a residence on Emlenton Road, in St. Petersburg Borough, Clarion County, for a report of a domestic incident.
According to the complaint, Anissa Renee Botts reported that she and Kenneth Scott McNaughton had engaged in two separate verbal arguments that both turned into physical altercations at the residence.
The complaint states that McNaughton allegedly struck Botts on both arms and legs, causing injuries, and Botts allegedly struck McNaughton on both arms, legs, and torso, and also scratched McNaughton on the right side of the torso and neck, causing injuries.
McNaughton and Botts were arraigned in front of Magisterial District Judge Amy Long Turk at 4:45 p.m. on November 14, on the following charges:
– Simple Assault, Misdemeanor 2
– Harassment — Subject Other to Physical Contact, Summary
Both individuals released on $1,000.00 unsecured bail each.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 3, in Clarion Central Court.
