SUNBURY — An Allentown man involved in a barroom brawl in Mount Carmel last January pleaded guilty to felony aggravated assault charges Monday.

Clifford Cooley, 43, was picked up by U.S. Marshals in Allentown days after the Jan. 13, 2025, incident and brought back to Northumberland County. He was charged with several felony aggravated assault charges in front of Mount Carmel District Judge William Cole.

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