Lock Haven Woman Sentenced for Aggravated Assault on Unborn Child

Clinton County District Attorney’s Office News: August 19, 2025 

Lock Haven Woman Sentenced for Aggravated Assault on Unborn Child  

LOCK HAVEN—Hailey Gillott, 21, of East Bald Eagle Street, Lock Haven, was sentenced on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, by President Judge Craig P. Miller of the Clinton County Court of Common Pleas on seven separate criminal cases. Judge Miller imposed an aggregate maximum sentence of 14 years in a State Correctional Institution, with the possibility of parole after serving 54 months. 

The most serious of the charges included Aggravated Assault of an Unborn Child, classified as a first-degree felony, and Intimidation of Witnesses, a third-degree felony. Gillott was also sentenced on five misdemeanor counts: Animal Neglect, a second-degree misdemeanor; Terroristic Threats, a first-degree misdemeanor; False Reports to Law Enforcement, a second-degree misdemeanor; Theft, a third-degree misdemeanor; and Criminal Trespass, a third-degree misdemeanor. 

In April 2025, Gillott assaulted a 19-year-old pregnant woman at Hoberman Park in Lock Haven. Two additional arrests were made in connection with the attack—both juvenile females who were alleged to be co-conspirators in the attack with Gillott. The juvenile cases were both processed through the Juvenile Division of the Court.   

At sentencing on Tuesday, President Judge Miller commented on the heinous nature of the crime committed by Gillott and referenced reports from Lock Haven City Police, noting that officers had responded to at least 39 separate calls involving Gillott over the year preceding her arrest. Police described Gillott as a violent, compulsive liar, and asked the Court to impose a lengthy prison sentence. 

Defense counsel, Attorney Timothy Reitz, asked the Court to impose a sentence of three to six years, the minimum sentence she could receive pursuant to Pennsylvania Sentencing Guidelines. Reitz described Gillott as a changed person since her arrest and incarceration in April, and cited her history of childhood trauma as a major factor in her crimes. 

District Attorney Dave Strouse called Gillott’s assault on an unborn child a  “vicious and violent attack” for which he said there was no justification or excuse. Strouse described Gillott as having a belief that she was somehow above the law. Strouse added that Gillott, even at sentencing, has never offered any semblance of an apology to the victims in her cases. Strouse asked the Court to impose a maximum sentence of 20 years, with parole eligibility after 54 months, and commented that he had significant doubts that Gillott would ever be paroled in light of her attitude and history of violent behavior.  

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