Joshua Carlton Hosein charged with escape, evading and drug offenses
Columbia Borough Police say a 20-year-old allegedly fled officers, resisted arrest and was found with a controlled substance and paraphernalia on Cherry Street.
On July 5, 2026 at about 6:37 p.m., police say 20-year-old Joshua Carlton Hosein of Columbia, PA committed escape, evading arrest on foot, tampering with evidence, resisting arrest, possession of a controlled substance by a person not registered, and possession of drug paraphernalia in the 400 block of Cherry Street. The Columbia Borough Police Department filed the listed charges (CB-26-03204/2607007162); Hosein is considered innocent until proven guilty in court.