LOCK HAVEN – Clearfield attorney Stephen Jarrett was sentenced Wednesday on a misdemeanor count of carrying a firearm without a license.
Jarrett was ordered to pay a $5,000 fine to Clearfield County plus court costs and serve two years’ probation.
As a condition of his probation, Jarrett is not to possess firearms and give all firearms in his possession to the Clearfield County Sheriff’s Department. He is to have no contact with the victim in the case or any witnesses for the case. He is also to complete any counseling as recommended by the state parole board.
Jarrett’s case was given to Clinton County Judge J. Michael Williamson after both Clearfield County judges disqualified themselves due to a perceived conflict of interest.
Jarrett was charged with the count after he pointed a gun at a woman in December 2005. He had faced other charges including simple assault and terroristic threats, but he was found not guilty of those charges during a bench trial earlier this year.
Whether Jarrett will face further sanctions by the Pennsylvania Bar Association remains to be seen.
In an interview with GantDaily last summer, Michael Sprow, a deputy state attorney general, said if Jarrett was convicted, the bar’s disciplinary board would look into the case.
“They certainly track lawyers who are convicted of crime, and there would certainly be some kind of discipline forthcoming from the board, but whatever that discipline would be would be up to the board,” said Sprow.
