A message left for a public defender listed on the complaint against Meyer was not returned Wednesday.Pennlive.com reported that Meyer had been scheduled to enter a plea January 28 in the neighboring county on year-old charges of driving under the influence and resisting arrest. “I cried for that constable”, said Rohde. Family members identified her as Ciera Meyer.
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Pennsylvania State Constable Clarke Steele was at the Pfautz Apartments on Rebecca Drive in Penn Township with an eviction order for Meyer and his family.
The bullet, police said, went though the man’s arm and hit his daughter.
Bil Stoeffler, a Dauphin County constable and spokesperson for the capital area constables’ association, stressed both that Steele is respected by fellow law enforcement and that Ciara’s death was accidental.
Meyer was charged with aggravated and simple assault, as well as reckless endangerment and making terroristic threats.
That is ultimately up to the judges who contract with the constables, Stoeffler said, since they determine whether the constable can carry a firearm and go through additional training to do so. 223 calibre rifle at him. Police have not yet claimed that Meyer fired on Steele.
The officer had been trying to serve the family an eviction notice when Donald Meyer, the girl’s father, allegedly aimed a rifle at the officer after an argument. Constable Steele, who was in uniform, quickly removed his. They serve warrants, transport prisoners and perform other duties for Pennsylvanias district courts, the lowest level of the judiciary.
According to the site, Ciara was a “loving vibrant 12-year-old whose life was cut short far too early”. “It’s frightful, absolutely heartbreaking”, a neighbor of the Meyers said to WHTM-TV of the girl. “He had no other force options”. The last constable election in Pennsylvania was in 2015. State Representative Thomas Caltagirone (D-Penn.) said that the death of Ciara is only one more in a number of events which show that constables must be better trained. Police said the officer drew his gun and pulled the trigger. He said that constables have sufficient training to fulfill their current work for the state’s district courts.
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The constables’ group says it is devastated by this incident. The school’s superintendent said that counselors would be available to help children and staff deal with the loss. Proceeds will also fund a scholarship in Ciara’s school district against domestic violence and mental illness.
