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Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man 7 Life Sentences: USDOJ Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man 7 Life Sentences: USDOJ
Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man 7 Life Sentences: Usdoj More than eight years after a triple homicide in Pennsylvania, a Maryland man has been brought to justice, according to ta release by the US Department of Justice on Fiday, July 19, 2024.  Christopher Van Johnson, 36 of Baltimore, MD was sentenced to seven consecutive life in prison sentences by United States District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner, "who also sentenced to concurrent 10, 20, and 30-year terms of imprisonment on companion robbery, firearms, and conspiracy charges" on July 17, 2024, as stated in the release. His sentencing was for his role in the execution-style…
Boy Struck Dead By Farming Machinery In Mercersburg, PSP Chambersburg Boy Struck Dead By Farming Machinery In Mercersburg, PSP Chambersburg
Boy Struck Dead By Farming Machinery In Mercersburg, PSP Chambersburg A 7-year-old boy has died after being struck by farming machinery, Pennsylvania State Police announced on July 3.  The boy was "assisting in when the accident occurred," PSP Chambersburg Trooper Nicole White stated in the release.  Troopers were called to the farm for a "male struck by a piece of machinery" near the intersection of Young and Mercersburg roads in Mercersburg around 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, July 2, as White detailed in the release.  The nature of the incident is listed as "accidental" on the PSP release.  The boy's name hasn't been released. Check back her…
Driver On The Run Penned Tribute To 'Best Friend' Days After MD Crash That Killed Him Driver On The Run Penned Tribute To 'Best Friend' Days After MD Crash That Killed Him
Driver On The Run Penned Tribute To 'Best Friend' Days After MD Crash That Killed Him A 28-year-old Maryland man has been charged in the hit-and-run crash that killed his 24-year-old friend in August 2023, authorities announced. And as it turns out, Gary Allan Godlove, of Hancock, apparently penned a heartfelt post to Kelby Lester of Berkley Springs, WV, and Mercersburg, PA, while on the run from police. Gary Gddlove penned a tribute to Kelby Lester, who died in his passenger's seat as he fled from the crash scene, authorities said. Gary Gddlove Facebook photo "When all them fake [f—ks] gave up on you because you took a wrong path for awhile you kno [sic] who was there f…
Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man Life In Prison: USDOJ Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man Life In Prison: USDOJ
Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man Life In Prison: Usdoj More than seven years after a triple homicide in Pennsylvania, a Maryland man has been brought to justice.  Johnny Jenkins-Armstrong, 26 of Baltimore, MD was sentenced to life in prison and an additional consecutive 20 years for a "companion robbery charge," the United States Department of Justice stated in a release on Tuesday, Dec. 5.  His December 4th sentencing was for his role in the execution-style slayings of Wendy Ann Chaney, 39 of Hagerstown, MD; Brandon Cole, 47 of Fayetteville, PA; and Phillip Matthew Jackson, 36 of Mercersburg, PA, United States Attorne…
Mom, 3 Daughters Airlifted From Crash On Route 16: PA State Police Mom, 3 Daughters Airlifted From Crash On Route 16: PA State Police
Mom, 3 Daughters Airlifted From Crash On Route 16: PA State Police A mom and her three daughters have been hospitalized following a serious crash on Route 16/Buchanan Trail in South Central Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Tuesday, May, 23, 2023.  Sheena Hockenberry, 39, of Greencastle, was driving a 2017 Ram west in Montgomery Township when 19-year-old Owen Mack of Mercersburg came to a stop as he prepared to turn on to Garnes Road/T-311— that's when Hockenberry "failed to yield"— striking Mack's rear bumper around 5:35 p.m. on Monday, May 22, 2023, Pennsylvania State Police said.  Hockenberry and her three daughters— ages 10, 12, and 15— were hurt…
Head-On Collision Kills Mercersburg Solider, Chambersburg Man, State Police Say Head-On Collision Kills Mercersburg Solider, Chambersburg Man, State Police Say
Head-On Collision Kills Mercersburg Solider, Chambersburg Man, State Police Say A head-on collision has killed two people and sent another to an area hospital, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police on Tuesday, Feb. 7. Richard E. Cowan, 69, of Chambersburg, drove his 2015 Ford Transit over the center turning lane in the 8100 block of US 30/Lincoln Way slamming head-on into a 2019 Hyundai Accent, driven Maura J. Boyce, 42, of Mercersburg, just east of Campbell’s Run Road, St. Thomas Township on Monday, Feb. 6, around 2 p.m., police detailed in the release.  Cowan and Boyce died at the scene and Cowan's passenger, Mark E. Schwartz, 63, of Williamsport, MD, w…