{"id":50837,"date":"2025-12-03T07:51:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T07:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/50837\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T07:51:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T07:51:05","slug":"continuance-granted-in-pittston-area-superintendent-assault-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/50837\/","title":{"rendered":"Continuance granted in Pittston Area Superintendent assault case"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The preliminary hearing for Pittston Area Superintendent Kevin Booth, who was arraigned <\/a>on allegations that he strangled his wife, has been continued.<\/p>\n

Booth, 55, of Pittston, appeared in Luzerne County Central Court on Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge Carol Davenport.<\/p>\n

Attorney Kurt Thomas Lynott, representing Booth, and assistant district attorney Julian F. Truskowski agreed to continue the hearing for three months.<\/p>\n

Booth was arraigned on a misdemeanor charge of simple assault and a summary offense of harassment on Oct. 6.<\/p>\n

According to the police report, Jessica Booth told officers her husband, Kevin, \u201ctossed me around a bit\u201d and \u201cchoked\u201d her. Police say Jessica Booth had redness on her neck. Kevin Booth denied the allegations.<\/p>\n

Jessica Booth filed<\/a> a temporary Protection From Abuse order the day after Booth was charged, which is still in effect. Days after the domestic dispute, Booth admitted himself<\/a> to an inpatient rehabilitation center.<\/p>\n

Assistant Superintendent John Haas has been leading<\/a> Pittston Area school board meetings in place of Superintendent Booth.<\/p>\n

Booth\u2019s preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 3, 2026, at Luzerne County Central Court.<\/p>\n

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