White Deer Township shop says truck repair bill led to felony charge

An unpaid $8,545.27 repair bill for a 2016 Kenworth dump truck has pushed a White Deer Township business dispute into felony court after a stop-payment order voided the check used to pick up the rig.

Pennsylvania State Police charged Nicholas Edward Stanley, 47, of Airport Drive in Dalton, with felony theft of services after Sheks Heavy Duty Repair in New Columbia completed the work, sent the invoice and was never paid. The charge was filed by Trooper Gideon Green of the Milton State Police Barracks in the Mifflinburg office of District Judge Jeffrey Mensch, who presides over Magisterial District Court 17-03-02.

Family members picked up the dump truck and paid with a check from N. Stanley Paving Inc., which is listed at 16052 Airport Drive in Dalton. The bank later stopped the check, and the payment did not go through. Stanley did not resolve the bill after the original payment was canceled, and Sheks Heavy Duty Repair sent a certified letter on June 10, 2025, demanding payment. As of June 14, the invoice still had not been paid.

In Pennsylvania, the theft-of-services statute makes the offense a summary charge only when the value of the services is under $50. At $50 or more, grading follows the state theft-offense law, which can raise the level of the case depending on the amount involved.

White Deer Township had a population of 4,331 at the 2020 census and is governed by a board of three supervisors elected at large to six-year terms. Sheks Heavy Duty Repair operates at 854 Old Route 15 in New Columbia and works on heavy-duty trucks.

Stanley was arraigned June 23 and released on $10,000 unsecured bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 21 at 3:30 p.m.