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Maryland Man Tried To Kill Woman Sitting In Car On PA Street, Police Say
A Maryland man is accused of firing two rounds at a woman as she sat in her car in Lancaster, police announced.
David Terrell Porter Jr., 29, of Bowie, Maryland, allegedly approached the victim shortly after midnight on Sunday, June 29, as she sat in the driver’s seat of her vehicle in the first block of Caroline Street, according to the Lancaster City Bureau of Police.
Porter is accused of firing a gun twice into the car, with both rounds striking the driver’s side of the vehicle, investigators said. The woman was not injured.
Porter was charged with felony attempted criminal homicide, fe…
Maryland Native Dies In Pennsylvania Prison Days After Arrest, Sparking Outrage
Another life lost behind bars.
Chaz Lowery, 26, originally from Baltimore, Maryland, previously of Waynesboro, and most recently living in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was found dead in his Lancaster County Prison cell just two days after his arrest, reigniting concerns over inmate treatment, excessive bail, and systemic failures within the local justice system. Now, activists and grieving families are demanding answers.
Lowery, who was listed as homeless in recent court records, was jailed on March 13 for drug possession charges in Ephrata Borough and held on $40,000 bail—an amount advocate…
Cousin, 2 Men Charged After Remains Of PA Man Who 'Suspiciously' Disappeared Found In MD
The remains of a 25-year-old man who has been missing from Pennsylvania since March 2024 have been found and Maryland, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday, Oct. 18. Three men — including his 18-year-old cousin — have been charged with his murder.
Matthew "Matty" Whisman, of Lancaster's body was recovered from the Conowingo Creek in Cecil County, MD on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, PA State Police explained. This was just one day after they updated the missing person case to include a $2,000 reward offer, as Daily Voice reported.
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