REGIONAL BRIEFS
Woman skips out, gets more time
SCRANTON - A Wilkes-Barre woman will spend another five months in federal prison for failing to show up at a halfway house in Scranton to finish a six-month sentence on a past drug trafficking offense.
Senior U.S. District Judge James M. Munley sentenced Mia Robichaux, 27, on Friday after she pleaded guilty to escaping federal custody.
Ms. Robichaux admitted she deliberately failed to appear at a halfway house in the city after she was transferred there from a federal prison in West Virginia, U.S. Attorney Peter J. Smith said Friday.
She now has to serve the remaining six months of her original sentence, and the added five months in federal prison, Mr. Smith said.
Man accused of assaulting girl
MONTROSE - A Montrose man is facing charges relating to the alleged sexual assault of a 9-year-old girl, police said.
Dean Bollinger, 83, was charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and aggravated assault in connection with the July 26 incident.
According to the affidavit, Mr. Bollinger admitted to police that he had kissed the child "all over" and that he would do more with the girl when she was older.
The victim reported that Mr. Bollinger had assaulted her up to 10 times prior to the July 26 incident. The Times-Tribune does not identify victims of sexual assault.
A preliminary hearing is set for Aug. 13. Mr. Bollinger is being held on $100,000 bail.
Rabid beaver bites Water Gap visitor
BUSHKILL - A rabid beaver bit a Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area visitor swimming in the Delaware River on Thursday afternoon.
After the attack, which occurred just south of Eshback Access, the beaver tested positive for rabies, according to a release sent by officials at the recreation area.
It is not known whether other animals at the park are infected with rabies.