Galeton Woman Charged with Criminal Trespass

Woman arrested for pinching man, hitting him with plastic tote

GALETON – A Galeton woman faces charges after she allegedly assaulted a Pike Township man.

Police say 22-year-old Elyse M. Germino engaged in an argument with a known 24-year-old man (name withheld), after refusing to leave his residence. She is accused of then grabbing his shirt, pinching and twisting his pectoral area, and striking him with a plastic tote container.

The victim sustained a red mark on his neck and scratches on his left forearm.

Germino was charged with Harassment and Criminal Trespass.