Plea covers only ‘excessive noise,’ not spitting
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PITTSTON — A Jenkins Township woman pleaded guilty to a summary offense of disorderly conduct after spitting on an election worker in the June 2 primary election.
Glenys S. Karpavich, 68, entered the plea that was accepted by District Judge Alexandra Kokura Kravitz on Tuesday.
But the plea actually covers excessive noise, defense attorney Nanda Palissery explained, and not the act of spitting.
Prosecutors in return withdrew misdemeanor counts of simple assault and disorderly conduct against Karpavich.
Kokura Kravitz fined Karpavich $187.25.
Luzerne County Deputy Sheriff Joseph Coddington accused Karpavich of spitting on Jessica Vu after being told to wear a mask when she entered the polling location at Pittston Area High School.
Karpavich yelled about how the pandemic is a hoax and that COVID-19 is fake, according to the criminal complaint.
Karpavich asked Vu a question and in response, Vu said she was sorry but was not sure what Karpavich was asking. Karpavich began to scream at Vu and complained about “how uneducated the younger generation is,” the complaint says.
Vu asked a worker at another poll registration table to sign in Karpavich.
Karpavich continued to yell at Vu, who instructed Karpavich to vote and leave.
Karpavich began to walk away but turned around, pulled down her mask and spat at Vu, the complaint says.