City man sentenced to nine years in prison
A Warren man could spend at least nine years in prison after pleading guilty to a felony charge of endangering the welfare of a child on Friday.
Timothy A. McMillen was sentenced by Judge Gregory Hammond on Friday to 33 to 66 months in state prison after pleading guilty to endangering the welfare of a child. McMillen was also sentenced to 30 to 60 months in state prison, with credit for 227 days of time served and ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation. Hammond also sentenced McMillen to 63 months to 126 months in state prison under the state’s aggravated sentencing guidelines and 12 months reentry supervision.
McMillen has been in the county jail since May, when bail was set at $70,000. Charges were filed in March following an incident Nov. 1, 2023, in Conewango Township. In addition to the charges to which McMillen pleaded guilty, felony charges of strangulation and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child were not prosecuted, while one count of simple assault and two counts of recklessly endangering another person were also not prosecuted.
It’s the second time Hammond has sentenced McMillen to serve time in state prison. In 2019 McMillen was sentenced to four years in state prison after being found guilty of strangulation – applying pressure to throat or neck and simple assault. At the time, two counts of recklessly endangering another person and aggravated assault of an unborn child were not prosecuted as part of a plea agreement.
Hammond also sentenced Justin D. Wilcox to 27 to 54 months in prison, with credit for 16 days already served after Wilcox pleaded guilty to a charge of possession with intent to deliver. Wilcox was also sentenced to 12 to 24 months in prison for a felony charge of criminal use of a communication facility as well as 39 to 78 months in state prison under the state’s aggressive sentencing guideline. Charges of possession with intent to deliver, dealing in proceeds of unlawful activities, criminal use of a communication facility and two counts of possession of a controlled substance were not prosecuted.
In 2017, Wilcox had been sentenced to a five year intermediate punishment sentence including three months of inpatient treatment and 18 months of house arrest and $200 in restitution to the Warren County Drug Task Force, admittance to treatment court, participation in drug and alcohol treatment, participation in three weekly self-help meetings, obtain a home group and sponsor and work a 12-step program on a count of possession with intent to deliver. On a count of criminal use of a communications facility, Wilcox had been sentenced to six to 12 months incarceration on a count of criminal use of a communications facility.
Joseph Krall was also sentenced 12 to 24 months in prison after pleading guilty to former convict not to own a firearm. A felony charge of persons not to possess, use firearms was not prosecuted.
Other sentences handed down by Hammond on Friday include:
– Faith C. Cruz was sentenced to five years in a recovery program, four months of a restricted driver’s license, 30 days in the Warren County Jail, a 12-step program, a $1,500 fine, attendance in an Alcohol Highway Safety School, participation in a Victim’s Impact Panel, 50 hours of community service and to pay $7,062.50 in restitution to PennDOT after pleading guilty to DUI: highest rate of alcohol (BAC .16 or higher) – second offense. She was also sentenced to fines for guilty pleas to charges of driving on the right side of roadway and a restraint systems violation. Charges of DUI: general impairment incapable of safe driving with accident – second offense; driving on roadways laned for traffic, careless driving and reckless driving were not prosecuted.
– Ronald Wombacher was sentenced to between 5 months and two years and one day in the Warren County Jail , a no-contact order and 40 hours of community service after pleading guilty to one count of ethnic intimidation. He was sentenced to one year probation and 20 hours of community service for a charge of resisting arrest or other law enforcement; a year probation and 20 hours of community service for disorderly conduct, and a year’s probation and 20 hours of community service for two counts of harassment. All of the probation runs consecutively to the end of Wombacher’s jail sentence. Charges of terroristic threats and two counts of aggravated assault were not prosecuted.
– Sentencing for Nicole R. Johnson, 40, Youngsville, was continued by the court after Johnson refused to submit to a urine screen. Johnson has pleaded guilty to charges of DUI, two traffic offenses and endangering the welfare of children. Two counts of DUI, four traffic offenses, endangering the welfare of children and possession of a controlled substance were not prosecuted.
– Sentencing for Daniel E. Ristau, who previously pleaded guilty to one count of DUI: combined alcohol and drug or combination of drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and operating a vehicle without a valid inspection, was continued while Ristau secures a defense attorney. Charges of DUI: controlled substance schedule 1 – first offense; DUI: high rate of alcohol (BAC .10% to .16%) – first offense; possession – small amount of marijuana, two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, one-way roadways and rotary traffic islands, careless driving and restriction on alcoholic beverages were not prosecuted.