City resident jailed for ethnic intimidation

Police said he pointed loaded gun at neighbor while yelling racial slurs

Image 2Ethnic intimidation and aggravated assault charges were lodged against a Coatesville resident on Monday, Cpl. Jonathan Shave reported. Police said officers responded to the 100 block of West Lincoln Highway at 5:51 p.m. and determined that Andrew Sabocsik, 67, had pointed a loaded shotgun at a neighbor while yelling racial slurs.

Police said they recovered a firearm at the scene and Sabocsik was processed and held for video arraignment. Sabocsik was transported to Chester County Prison after failing to post $25,000 cash bail; a preliminary hearing is scheduled for Monday, court records said.

A complaint about alleged drug activity in a blue vehicle led Coatesville police to the 1000 block of Samson Street on Thursday at 8:12 a.m., Officer Miguel Ortiz reported. Upon arrival, officers located the vehicle and detected an odor for marijuana coming from both the interior of driver’s side of vehicle and the driver, Robert Abdala, 20, of Coatesville, police said. Officers also found drug packaging and green vegetable matter in plain view on the driver’s door arm rest of the vehicle, police said. Abdala was taken into custody, arraigned, and posted 10 percent of $1,500 bail; a preliminary hearing is scheduled for Sept. 18, court records said.

Officers were dispatched to the area of North Fourth Avenue and East Chestnut Street on Monday at 8:10 p.m. for a stolen-vehicle complaint, Cpl. Ken Michels reported. Sometime between the hours of 6 and 8 p.m., someone stole a 2010 silver Hyundai Elantra – Pa. registration DPX5377 – with the keys inside, police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Coatesville police at 610-384-2300.

On Tuesday at 1 a.m., Cpl. Jonathan Shave observed Tangelia Clark, who had several traffic warrants, at the Turkey Hill North, police said. Clark, 35, of Coatesville, was under the influence of a controlled substance to a degree in which she was a danger to herself, police said. She was taken into custody and held for summary arraignment, police said.

Officers conducted a vehicle stop in the 100 block of East Diamond Street on Tuesday at 12:17 a.m. and came in contact with Virginia Tharp, 39, of Coatesville, who had an active traffic warrant, Cpl. Ken Michels and Officer Rob Kuech reported. Tharp was taken into custody to await arraignment, police said.

At a sobriety checkpoint at North First Avenue and Diamond Street on Sunday at 12:25 a.m., state police from the Embreeville barracks said Nathan Simmers, 20, of Coatesville, was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped. Police said he was arrested for underage consumption of alcohol after troopers determined he was under the influence. The driver, Zachary Lafond, 20, of Coatesville, was  arrested for driving under the influence and related offenses, police said.

At the same sobriety checkpoint, state police arrested Rafael Lopez, 26, of West Chester, at 2:10 a.m. Sunday for driving his 2001 Nissan Maxima while under the influence, police said.

Jacqueline S. Carey, 31, of Cochranville, was arrested for driving under the influence on Sunday at 2:44 a.m. during a traffic stop on westbound U.S. 30, west of Rt. 322, in Caln Township, state police said.

On Saturday at 2:30 a.m., state police initiated a traffic stop on eastbound U.S. 30, south of Rt. 340, in Caln Township, police said. Jonathan M. Williams, 29, of Parkesburg, was determined to be driving under the influence of alcohol, police said.

A traffic violation on eastbound U.S. 30, west of Rt. 340 in Caln Township, on Friday at 1:15 a.m. led to a traffic stop for Eric M. Shindledecker, 31, of Parkesburg, who was determined to be driving under the influence, state police said.

 

 

 

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  1. The news article regarding Tangelia Clark is a whole lie!!! I think who ever printed this article owes me an apology because I found that it’s slandering my character and reputation! Despite the fact that you owe the community with the truth, not lies. If this was true why haven’t I Tangelia Clark never received any fines or anything regarding the matter, never was arraigned or anything. I got dropped off at the hospital and that it! My lawyer and I are still waiting for the paperwork to be filed at the district court. As of 10/18/2013 nothing has been filed! I was harassed by this officer when I just was in my car looking for my credit card, upon pulling to the turkey hill when the officer came to my car asking me questions for no apparent reason. I’m 3 months pregnant, I don’t drink or do drugs they seen a prescription in my pocketbook and all the automatic came to the conclusion that I was under the influence of my medication, I take it per my doctor’s orders and I shouldn’t be harassed for taking my medication. It’s ashame how this article not only disrespected me, but my family also.

    • KBS2012 says:

      This article contained information that was distributed by the Coatesville Police and clearly states the police as the source. We would suggest that you contact them, and if they decide the information was inaccurate, we will certainly be happy to let readers know that.