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Bucks Woman's Accused Killer Faces New Charges, DA Says Bucks Woman's Accused Killer Faces New Charges, DA Says
Bucks Woman's Accused Killer Faces New Charges, DA Says The man suspected of stabbing 19-year-old Jaden Battista to death in Lower Makefield now faces a slate of new charges including attempted kidnapping and evading arrest, according to prosecutors.  The Bucks County District Attorney's Office said Tuesday that Trevor Weigel, 23, will stand trial for the Feb. 16 murder.  Weigel, of Churchville, was previously charged with criminal homicide, burglary, possession of an instrument of crime, disorderly conduct, and harassment.  Magisterial District Judge Corryn L. Kronnagel heard testimony from five witnesses Tuesday,…

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by Mac Bullock
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South Jersey Man Tried Luring Detective Posing As Teenage Girl Online, Prosecutor Says South Jersey Man Tried Luring Detective Posing As Teenage Girl Online, Prosecutor Says
South Jersey Man Tried Luring Detective Posing As Teenage Girl Online, Prosecutor Says A 26-year-old man from South Jersey has been arrested for trying to lure and kidnapping a teenage girl who was actually an undercover detective online, authorities said. Francis Frobose, 26, of Hamilton, was charged with second-degree attempted kidnapping, second-degree attempted luring, second-degree attempted sexual assault and third-degree attempted endangering the welfare of a child, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Frobose was being held in the Mercer County Correction Center in Hopewell and a detention hearing is scheduled for this week, Onofri sa…

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by Jon Craig