Other — Tobyhanna, PA — reported 2026-06-22

KEY FACTS

  • Incident type: Other
  • Location: Tobyhanna, PA
  • Date reported: 2026-06-22
  • Suspect: age 63
  • Status: charged

REPORTED DETAILS

  • A Wyoming County Children & Youth caseworker has been charged with child endangerment.
  • The caseworker, Yuriy Smirnov, is a 63-year-old man from Tobyhanna Road in Wayne County.
  • Smirnov faces two felony counts of manufacturing or delivery of a controlled substance and misdemeanor possession charges.
  • Authorities seized over 20 pounds of psychedelic mushrooms inside his home on June 7.
  • Smirnov's wife had fled their residence with their children due to concerns about the grow operation in their home.