The Dallastown Area School District has placed an instructor for its JROTC program on leave after he was charged in connection with pointing a rifle at a woman on Saturday.

Matthew Douglas Corwin, 52, of York Township, faces charges of terroristic threats and simple assault. He was arraigned on the charges and was released Tuesday after posting a percentage of his $10,000 bail, dockets state.

Corwin referred questions about the case to his lawyer, Jeffrey Marshall, who could not be reached Thursday morning. Corwin has a preliminary hearing in the case on Oct. 29 before District Judge Scott Laird, according to dockets.

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Police called to home

About 7:42 p.m. on Saturday, York Area Regional Police responded to a home in York Township for a report of a woman who had been threatened with a gun, according to charging documents.

Once there, they spoke with the female victim, who was outside the home; she said Corwin was still inside. Police surrounded the home and called Corwin on his phone to come out. He opened the front door twice but then stepped back inside, documents state.

The woman told police she called 911 because Corwin cocked a rifle he was holding and aimed it at her, according to documents.

"He told her he was just going to tell the police that he was cleaning it (the rifle) and that she was screaming at him," documents state.

Corwin eventually answered his phone while inside the home. He agreed to come outside without any weapons, and when he did, he was arrested, according to documents.

District issues statement

Following Corwin's arrest, Dallastown Area High School Principal Zachary M. Fletcher addressed the issue in a letter to parents. Fletcher identified Corwin as a first sergeant with the school's program.

"While this is a confidential personnel matter, we wanted to inform you that he is currently on administrative leave," according to the letter.

Fletcher goes on to say the school is "working to ensure the continuity of our excellent JROTC program," including trips and extracurricular activities.

Contact Ted Czech at 717-771-2033.