WILKES-BARRE — Wyoming Borough Council member Russell Herron was sentenced to six months of probation for violating a protection-from-abuse order not to have any contact with an ex-girlfriend, according to court records.
Herron, 47, address listed as Campground Road, Exeter Township, was charged by the Wyoming Area Regional Police Department on March 17, related to writing a long post on Facebook that does not name but refers to his ex-girlfriend in 2025, court records say.
At the time of the online post, court records say, Herron was subject to a PFA granted by Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas Judge Tarah Toohil on Nov. 19, 2024, after the woman filed a petition for a PFA alleging Herron threatened to release sexually explicit pictures taken during their relationship.
Under the terms of Toohil’s PFA order, Herron was prohibited from having any direct or indirect contact with the woman, nor was he permitted to abuse, stalk, harass, or threaten the woman. The PFA order granted by Toohil on Nov. 19, 2024, was scheduled to expire on Nov. 19, 2026.
Herron violated the PFA by harassing the woman when he posted the long letter, making reference to his relationship with the woman but did not name the woman, court records say.
During a court appearance on March 26, Court of Common Pleas Judge Tina Polachek Gartley convicted Herron of violating the 2024 PFA, re-sentenced Herron to six months of probation, and extended the PFA to expire on March 26, 2029.
