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oping in Space Below) uls Threat-maker back. Edition: behind bars itfe By SUSAN EVANS' Charact THE TRSUNE-DEVOCRAT EBENsBURG -- The man convicted of terroris- Classificatio tic threats and barred from contact with U.S. Rep. Submitting Office: John Murtha, D-Johnstown, The Tribune-Democ- rat and others, is in jail, charged with violating his probation: Indexing: Donald L: Fenton, 56, of Geistown has been sent I to Cambria County Jail and may face new crimi- nal charges,court papers show. The new charges may not be'connected to any. onein this region. In, 1998, Fenton was sentenced: to five years' probation on the terroristic threats conviction, which stemmed from threats to Murtha and calls. to Randy Leventry about problems with the. repair of Fenton's truck and insurance coverage! on the repair. Fenton threatened'to "blow the (expletive) head off' of Murtha and one of his aides, court testimo ny showed. Judge Thomas Swope placed Fenton on proba- [tion for 60 months and ordered him not to have] any contact with Murtha, The Tribune-Democrat Jand its employees, Leventry or the auto dealer- Iship where Fenton's truck was repaired. "Fenton also was required to undergo'a mental! evaluation and anger management counseling! and follow recommendations. Fenton failed to comply with orders about not! displaying overt behavior and other conditions, said papers filed by, the county Probation Office. I charges," but do not specify what they are, or the! incident from which they stem. "We can't release that information as of yet.But it has nothing to do with this area, said'a proba- I tion office employee, who declined further com-! I ment in a telephone interview.. Murtha aide Brad Clemenson said he was not Fauthorized to comment on Fenton's most recent. MM Donald Fenton arrest. May face new'charges Block Stamp Even'Fenton's attorney was in the dark. "I haven't heard any'of this until.now,"-said public defender Richard Corcoran, who repre- sented Fenton in his 1993 trial and appeals, b6 "It would be up.to Mr. Fenton to contact'me,"' b7C Corcoran said in a,telephone interview from,his Ebensburg law office. In the past, Corcoran has said Fenton was dis- appointed with his probation conditions, especial. ly not being able to write to The Tribune-Democ-- [rat, a condition he thinks violates his free-speech rights. File Number. State Superior Court disagreed when Fenton appealed, saying: "Writing one's congressman or 99A-PG -7Q497- newspaper and expressing one's displeasure with the current political system is one thing, contact- ing such officials after one has credibly and cate gorically threatened their lives is another." bation violation charges. Fenton will remain jailed until then.