A Port Allegany man is facing allegations that he made rude or threatening statements to several people including Port Allegany Ambulance Service personnel, Port Allegany Borough staff and the borough’s mayor.
Andrew R. Goodwill, 46, of 17 ½ Pine St., Port Allegany, was arraigned Tuesday before District Judge William Todd on charges of terroristic threats and stalking, first-degree misdemeanors; recklessly endangering another person, a second-degree misdemeanor; harassment and disorderly conduct, third-degree misdemeanors; two counts of harassment and four counts of disorderly conduct, summary charges.
The criminal complaint states that between July 12 and 16, Goodwill made harassing statements over the phone and in person to several people in Port Allegany. On July 15, Port Allegany Police received separate complaints against Goodwill from borough staff, ambulance service staff and the borough mayor.
Borough staff reported that Goodwill came to the office and was belligerent and threatening, according to the complaint.
Similarly, an ambulance service employee reported to police that Goodwill called the ambulance service and threatened to assault her, her husband, her family and the other ambulance service employees. She also reported to police that Goodwill saw an off-duty paramedic at a local doctor’s office and started yelling at the paramedic, using rude language to say the paramedic had a bad attitude, court records stated.
Mayor George Riley reported to police that he returned from vacation to find two answering machine messages in which Goodwill asked Riley to call him back. In the second message, Goodwill invited Riley to meet for coffee and talk, then he started yelling into the phone, using an off-color phrase indicating the mayor was too scared to pick up the phone, according to the complaint.
During their investigation, police discovered that Goodwill called or went down to the ambulance service on four occasions, each time threatening to harm staff if they didn’t give him the information he wanted, the complaint stated. This is in addition to allegations that he made repeated visits and phone calls to the borough office, police department and mayor.
At one point, Goodwill ripped his shirt off as he yelled at secretaries in the borough office while other members of the public were in the office, according to court records.
Court records did not indicate Goodwill’s motive.
Goodwill is free on $2,000 unsecured bail, and he is scheduled to appear in Central Court on Aug. 15.