M-burg Man Sent Back to Prison on Harassment Charges

A Martinsburg man out on bail after being arrested on multiple firearm charges is back in prison after police said he threatened to shoot a woman in front of two young children.

According to charges filed by Martinsburg Borough police, George E. Stewart, 70, became enraged when the victim moved trash cans out of the road.

On May 26, North Woodbury Township police, at the request of Martinsburg police, went to Stewart’s Lock Mountain Road home after the victim reported being threatened.

Police said the victim was outside with two children when she noticed a trash can on the road in front o...