Lock Haven – Tasha Sue Bryan, 49, of Monument Orviston Road, Beech Creek, was re-sentenced yesterday at the Clinton County Courthouse for (2) two counts of Theft. 

Bryan, dubbed the "Beech Creek Bandit" by some members of the public, was referred to as such by Clinton County District Attorney David A. Strouse on Monday while he argued for lengthy incarceration sentence before the Honorable President Judge Craig P. Miller.  Strouse said several members of the community have contacted him directly complaining that Bryan has no remorse and asking the Judicial System to hold her accountable.  The DA asked the Court to impose the statutory maximum 1-2 year sentence, while Bryan pleaded with Court to let her serve any minimum sentence by way of house arrest with an ankle monitor. 

Ultimately, Judge Miller re-sentenced Bryan to serve 8 to 23 months in the Clinton County Correctional Facility. Bryan was on probation initially for these charges but violated her probation by committing new offenses in Centre County.  After the sentence was imposed, Bryan again asked the Court to allow her to serve the sentence on house arrest, which Judge Miller once again denied.

Bryan was recently arrested again in mid-August for a new charge of Receiving Stolen Property filed by the Pennsylvania State Police.   That case is pending preliminary hearing on September 7, 2021.