A Schuylkill County woman who was acquitted on a trespass charge at her trial last week found herself back in jail the same day – reportedly at her insistence – for the same offense.
Brenda Bloss, 52, who is listed as homeless, was freed from jail on Thursday after she was acquitted on a third-degree misdemeanor charge of defiant trespass at 210 E. Lloyd St. in Shenandoah. The victim did not appear at Bloss’ jury trial in Courtroom 5 at Schuylkill County Courthouse.
Bloss had been housed at Schuylkill County Prison since she was charged with that offense on Feb. 3. She was released after her acquittal but told not to go the address where she was accused of trespassing.
At about 5:15 p.m. Thursday, just a few hours after her release, police in Shenandoah were called to that E. Lloyd St. address for a reported disturbance. Bloss was on the sidewalk of that home and claiming it belonged to her.
Police say they told Bloss she’d just been told not to be at that address but she was argumentative and insisted that she be arrested. Bloss reportedly told police that she wanted to be at Schuylkill County Prison.
Police say they told Bloss she needed to vacate the area but instead, she walked onto the porch at 210 E. Lloyd St. and again requested that she be arrested.
Bloss was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge James Reiley on another defiant trespass charge, same as before, and she was sent to Schuylkill County Prison on 10% of $500 bail.
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