WILKES-BARRE — A district judge in Luzerne County Central Court dismissed charges of striking or shoving a care-dependent person and harassment against Edith Alice Calderon, 53, of Warrior Run, on Wednesday.
Newport Township police charged Calderon in December on allegations she struck a woman in her legs during a dispute about wanting more money for gas mileage on Nov. 16, according to court records.
Calderon was the woman’s caretaker employed by a home health care agency. The alleged incident happened inside the woman’s residence in the 100 block of West Main Street in Glen Lyon.
The charges were dismissed when the woman failed to appear to testify at a preliminary hearing.