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Yahoo
19-06-2025
- Yahoo
District court: Sexual assault charges held; shooting case continued
FRACKVILLE — A corrections officer at State Correctional Institution-Frackville accused of having sex with an inmate had her charges bound over to court Wednesday. Jocelyn Ebert, 23, of Pottsville, appeared before Magisterial District Judge Edward J. Tarantelli on a felony charge of institutional sexual assault and a misdemeanor charge of obstructing administration of law. State police alleged Ebert, while on the clock as a CO, had sex with an inmate multiple times over a months-long period, starting in 2024. After investigating, police found the two had engaged in sexual activity through the wicket on the inmate's cell door and in a closet on his cell block. After a brief stipulated hearing Wednesday, Tarantelli bound the charges over to Schuylkill County Court. Ebert, represented by attorney Nicholas A. Quinn, will have to plead guilty or enter a not guilty plea and request a trial in county court. Ebert was charged April 28, and her bail was set at $25,000 unsecured. Hearing postponed A preliminary hearing for a McAdoo woman facing attempted homicide charges was postponed Wednesday because a witness was absent. Jennifer E. Villa, accused of shooting at a man after a neighborhood altercation, appeared before Tarantelli on attempted homicide, aggravated assault and other charges. The judge granted the commonwealth's request for a continuance so that they could include testimony from a key eyewitness, who is currently away from the county on vacation. Villa has been jailed in Schuylkill County Prison since June 11 on $500,000 bail. The hearing has been rescheduled for Wednesday, July 2.
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Yahoo
Corrections officer accused of sexual relationship with inmate
FRACKVILLE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police have charged a corrections officer for allegedly having sexual relations with an inmate at SCI Frackville. On January 30, State Correctional Institution (SCI) Frackville reached out to the Bureau of Investigations and Intelligence regarding the alleged sexual encounter between Corrections Officer (CO) Jocelyn Ebert, 25, of Pottsville, and an inmate inside the prison. Couple accused of writing bad checks to local Amish stores Investigators say they interviewed the inmate who admitted to multiple sexual encounters with Ebert over the past three to four months, stating the encounters would occur at his cell through his feeding aperture slot or in a closet on the cell block. As stated in the affidavit, Ebert also admitted to all the allegations. She has been charged with institutional sexual assault and other related offenses. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
