DUI Charge Upheld

Joseph Mooney, 30, of Newtown Square, Pa., waived a hearing, April 25, before Magisterial District Judge Lee Hunter on the charge of DUI. In exchange for the waiver, the charges of accidents involving damage to unattended vehicle and immediate notice of accident to police were withdrawn. The charges stem from an accident 11:17p.m., Jan. 17, in front of 1 Mulberry Lane.
According to the affidavit, Newtown Officer Dave Wilding responded to an accident with injuries. Police located an unoccupied Nissan Maxima with heavy damage that was against a tree on the front yard of 4 Mulberry Lane. The investigation revealed the driver of the Nissan struck a parked Dodge pick-up truck.
Newtown Officer Joe Alonso was met in the street by Mooney’s wife who said her husband just got home and said he crashed their car and that he had been drinking.
Alonso said Mooney had an odor of alcohol, slurred speech, glassy eyes, was unsteady on his feet and failed a field sobriety test. He was transported to Riddle Memorial Hospital for a blood test.
Mooney was released and is scheduled for a May 22 arraignment in Common Pleas Court.
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Charges of criminal trespass, possessing instruments of crime, theft by unlawful taking or disposition and receiving stolen property, were withdrawn against Joseph Stonelake, 31, of Newtown. In exchange for withdrawing the charges, Stonelake plead guilty to disorderly conduct for an incident 10:23p.m., Sept. 13, at a business at 3 N. Line Road.
According to the affidavit, Newtown Sgt. Gary Sebra investigated a report of a burglary at a business on North Line Road. The caller said they saw a man in gray camouflage shorts climb into a window of the business.
Police arrived and told Stonelake that he was a suspect in the burglary. Newtown Officer Jeff Johnson patted Stonelake down and located a Winchester silver pocket knife and $71 in Stonelake’s pocket.
The victim told police that cash was stolen from an employee’s pay envelope.
Stonelake was ordered to pay fines and court costs.
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Nicholas Mofffett, 29, of Downingtown, was held in abstentia for a May 22 arraignment in Common Pleas Court on the charges of DUI, careless driving, fleeing or attempting to elude police, driving while his license was suspended, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia. The charges stem from an incident 3:47p.m., Dec. 13, in the 3600 block of West Chester Pike.
According to the affidavit, Newtown Officer Todd Welch was dispatched to West Chester Pike and Media Line Road for a report of a reckless driver. Moffett was the operator of a blue Toyota Highlander being followed by a witness who was in contact with the 911 center.
Police located the vehicle speeding in the 3600 block of West Chester Pike. Police followed Moffett down the Winding Way by-pass, to Clyde Lane, and into the alley behind Newtown Firehouse where he finally stopped despite lights and sirens.
Moffett admitted he panicked and ran from police because his license was suspended. Moffett also admitted there was a needle in his car. Newtown Officer Joe Vandegrift confiscated the needle from the passenger seat and four empty blue baggies of suspected heroin from the floor of the car.
Moffett was transported to Springfield Hospital for a blood test.
Moffett was released and is scheduled for a May 22 arraignment in Common Pleas Court.