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Bench warrant issued for Bryan Wayne Ertel on intimate-image and harassment charges

A bench warrant was issued after Bryan Wayne Ertel failed to appear in Court of Common Pleas on charges including unlawful dissemination of an intimate image and harassment.

Published Jul 22, 2026, 12:03 PM EDT | Northampton Crimewatch

On 6/28/2025, Bryan Wayne Ertel, 45, of Harrisburg was charged in Lower Windsor Township with unlawful dissemination of an intimate image (M) and harassment (M). The case was filed at MDJ 19-3-01, bound over to York County Court of Common Pleas after a hearing in absentia, and Ertel failed to appear on 3/4/2026, prompting a bench warrant. Authorities say Ertel is known to frequent the Harrisburg area and York County and ask anyone with information to call 717-244-8055; he is presumed innocent until proven guilty.