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Texas Man Accused Of Rape Extradited To Pennsylvania: Chambersburg Police
A man accused of raping a girl in Pennsylvania who was arrested in Texas has finally been extradited for his trial, police announced on Monday, May 6.
Carlos Martinez-Franco was arrested on a warrant in Conroe, TX on March 4, 2024, according to the police release.
The charge stems from an alleged assault in the 200 block of East Liberty Street/US Route 11 in Chambersburg on July 12, 2016, court records show.
A warrant for the following charges was issued on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, the police said and court records confirmed:
Felony Rape Forcible Compulsion.
Felony …
94-Year-Old Suffers Brain Bleed Following Burglary Turned Rape Attempt In Chambersburg: Police
Four women— including a 94-year-old— were hurt when a belligerent man attempted to rape the elderly woman, police in Chambersburg announce on Tuesday, April 18, 2023.
Jeffrey Andrew Stine, 52, was found fleeing from the scene in the 900 block of Progress Road when police were heading to the active assault report in the 100 block of Greene Meadow Lane on Monday, April 17 around 6 p.m., according to the release.
Stine then tried to punch an officer in the face, but they backed away in time. Then the police used verbal attempts, a TASER device, and pepper spray— and …
Maryland Man Wanted In Georgia Found In Pennsylvania, Police Say
A 78-year-old fugitive wanted in Georgia was arrested in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania on March 4, 2023, authorities say.
Gerald Lee Spessard, originally from Hagerstown, Maryland was found in "a suspicious vehicle parked at 1415 Orchard Drive," around 12:25 a.m., Chambersburg police said.
Upon investigation, he was found to have an active felony warrant from Georgia.
Spessard was then arrested and held in the Franklin County Jail, awaiting extradition back to Georgia.
He has also been charged with being an alleged fugitive from justice within Pennsylvania.
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Harrisburg Daughter Stabbed Mom To Death In NY: State Police
A Pennsylvania daughter stabbed her mother to death in New York on Thursday, July 28, authorities say.
Melissa "Missy" A. (Gallagher) Guisewhite, 51, originally from Harrisburg, was found dead at her Lakeview Avenue home in the Village of Tupper Lake around 1p.m., New York state police say.
Her autopsy at Glens Falls hospital showed her "immediate cause of death to be injuries resulting from a stab wound, and the manner of death has been ruled a homicide," Dr. Michael Sikirica stated.
Her daughter, Alexa J. Gallagher, 26, also originally of Harrisburg but currently living in Tupper Lake,…