LOCK HAVEN – Evan Paul Pletcher, 30, and Chelsey Kay Probst, 23, both of Church St., Lock Haven, were charged on September 17^th by the Pennsylvania State Police, Lamar Barracks, for an alleged Kidnapping and Aggravated Assault on September 13th.

State Police allege that Pletcher and Probst kidnapped the female victim as a result of an alleged drug deal that had gone bad in Renovo Borough.  Police allege that Probst and Pletcher had arranged to purchase drugs through the victim and another man, and the drugs were never delivered.  In response, Pletcher and Probst took the female victim against her will and demanded their money back.

Pletcher and Probst allegedly drove the victim from the Borough of Renovo to the Beech Creek Mountain. During this time, State Police allege that Pletcher and Probst burnt the victim with cigarettes, stabbed the alleged victim with a knife and took the alleged victim’s cell phone, so help could not be summoned.

While on Beech Creek Mountain, Police allege that Pletcher, the alleged driver, got out of the car and was bitten by a snake.  State Police state that Pletcher and Probst then rushed to the Bucktail Medical Center, with the alleged victim still in tow.  While at the Medical Center, the victim is alleged to have been able to make contact with family members to help her.  

Pletcher and Probst were both arraigned before District Judge Frank Mills and placed in the Clinton County Prison in lieu of $50,000 bail.

Probst posted bail, Pletcher did not.

The preliminary hearings for both are scheduled for Monday October 5th at 1:00 p.m. in the Clinton County Courthouse.