Milliard arraigned on new charges

August 31, 2012

RIDGWAY - New charges, including multiple drug offenses and illegal possession of firearms, have been filed against Francis Anthony Milliard, 54, of Ridgway, currently incarcerated on arson and related charges in connection with two residential fires in Elk County, as well as charges of attempted murder and assault stemming from Milliard's alleged beating of a Ridgway man.
Milliard was arraigned on the new charges in a closed courtroom following the conclusion of his preliminary hearing Wednesday in which District Judge George A. "Tony" King upheld those charges against Milliard in three separate cases surrounding a Dec. 8, 2008 arson at 115 First Ave. in Johnsonburg, a May 30, 2012 arson at 521 West Main St. in Ridgway, and the June 23, 2011 assault of Todd Asti, 44, of Ridgway, over an alleged drug debt.