Girlfriend Conspired To Rob, Kill Boyfriend In Norristown: DA Girlfriend Conspired To Rob, Kill Boyfriend In Norristown: DA
Girlfriend Conspired To Rob, Kill Boyfriend In Norristown: DA The ambush killing of William Carter in Norristown on Jan. 20 was orchestrated in part by his own girlfriend, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office.  Katherine Emel, 29, of Plymouth Meeting, is charged with second-degree murder, robbery, and conspiracy, prosecutors said.  Carter was visiting the mother of his child on Powell Street when he went outside to grab money from his Buick LeSabre, investigators said in the criminal complaint. The 35-year-old had recently won $3,000 from sports betting, authorities wrote.  On his way back to the Powell St…
PA Ambush Murder Suspects Caught In New York: Marshals PA Ambush Murder Suspects Caught In New York: Marshals
PA Ambush Murder Suspects Caught In New York: Marshals The three men accused of an ambush-style killing in Norristown last month were arrested by US Marshals in New York on Wednesday, Jan. 31, officials say.  Damon Brantley Jr., Daquan Allen, and Jerry Butler were taken into custody in Endicott, some 10 miles west of Binghamton, around 8 p.m., authorities announced.  Investigators believe the trio shot 35-year-old William Carter dead after a gunpoint robbery on West Wood Street on Jan. 20. Three suspects rushed Carter, who was visiting a friend's house on Powel Street, while walking to his car, authorities said previously.  Bran…
Video Shows Teen Murder Suspect After Philadelphia Escape: Marshals (UPDATED) Video Shows Teen Murder Suspect After Philadelphia Escape: Marshals (UPDATED)
Video Shows Teen Murder Suspect After Philadelphia Escape: Marshals (Updated) New details are emerging in the escape of a 17-year-old murder suspect from police custody in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Jan. 24.  Shane Pryor, who was in custody on a 2020 murder charge, slipped past his police escort while being taken to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) just before noon, Marshals said.  Five minutes later he was recorded on video in the lobby of the CHOP Hub for Clinical Collaboration building. Murder escapee, Shane Pryor, escaped from his escorting staff yesterday at 11:51 am and 5 minutes later was observed in the lobby of the …
Philly Ex-Con Forced Captive Girls Into Prostitution At NJ Hotels: Indictment Philly Ex-Con Forced Captive Girls Into Prostitution At NJ Hotels: Indictment
Philly Ex-Con Forced Captive Girls Into Prostitution At NJ Hotels: Indictment An ex-con who was captured after a 15-year-old victim escaped from a South Jersey hotel room was indicted on a host of charges that include human trafficking, promoting prostitution and sexually assaulting minors, authorities announced on Thursday. Nieem Johnson, 40, whose last known address was in Philadelphia, was arrested in Atlantic City last Aug. 31 following a months-long state investigation, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. A second victim was rescued during the arrest, Platkin said in a Jan. 18 release. “The allegations in the indictment – holding two victims in a…
Suspect In Deadly 2013 PA Home Invasion Arrested In Philadelphia: Marshals Suspect In Deadly 2013 PA Home Invasion Arrested In Philadelphia: Marshals
Suspect In Deadly 2013 PA Home Invasion Arrested In Philadelphia: Marshals Authorities say they have arrested a suspect in the 2013 killing of Joseph Canazaro at his Hilltown home.  Thomas Delgado was taken in for murder and related counts in Kensington on Wednesday, Jan. 10, said US Marshals in Philadelphia.  Joseph Canazaro Bucks County District Attorney's Office Forty-eight-year-old Canazaro was with his girlfriend and his 12-year-old son at their Swartley Road home on Jan. 18, 2013, when they became the victims of a brutal home invasion, authorities have said.  Witnesses said they saw two armed men enter the home around 10 a.m. Investigator…
US Marshals Kill Sex Offender Wanted For Violent Rape In Elizabethtown: DA US Marshals Kill Sex Offender Wanted For Violent Rape In Elizabethtown: DA
US Marshals Kill Sex Offender Wanted For Violent Rape In Elizabethtown: DA A registered sexual offender with a history of abusing children and fighting — who was wanted in connection with a violent rape in Elizabethtown Borough — has been shot dead by US Marshals, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's office.  Shane Robert Kelec, 38 of the 1700 block of Stone Mill Road, Lancaster was wanted on rape and aggravated assault, among other changes for the terrifying incident that happened in the 900 block of Hedgewyck Lane, Elizabethtown, as detailed in the DA's intial release.  The rape and brutal beating happened around 8:05 a.m. on Dec…
Escaped Inmate Gino Hagenkotter Found Dead In Philadelphia Warehouse: Police Escaped Inmate Gino Hagenkotter Found Dead In Philadelphia Warehouse: Police
Escaped Inmate Gino Hagenkotter Found Dead In Philadelphia Warehouse: Police The body of an escaped Philadelphia inmate was found in a warehouse, officials said. Gino Hagenkotter's body was found in a warehouse on the 1100 block of E. Venango Street around 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 11, city police said. Hagenkotter, 34, an inmate at Riverside Correctional Facility, escaped while working a detail assignment in the orchard behind Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Facility (PICC) on Nov. 30. "A preliminary investigation of the scene revealed a broken air vent and a pushed-out fan, suggesting forced entry," police said. "Additionally, a ladder was found lying n…
Escaped PA Prisoner May Be In Philadelphia, US Marshals Warn Escaped PA Prisoner May Be In Philadelphia, US Marshals Warn
Escaped PA Prisoner May Be In Philadelphia, US Marshals Warn An inmate who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison over the weekend might have been in Philadelphia's Port Richmond section on Wednesday, Dec. 6, according to US Marshals.  Isaiah Robert Tilghman slipped past guards at the Blair County Prison on Sunday, Dec. 3, and fled the area in a stolen red 2011 Ford F-150, authorities said.  The 33-year-old was being held on drug charges and alleged parole violations, officials noted.  Around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, police said they found the plate from the truck Tilghman stole attached to a similar Ford on the 3500 block of Belgrade Stre…
US Marshals Offer $2K Reward, New Details In Philly Inmate's Escape US Marshals Offer $2K Reward, New Details In Philly Inmate's Escape
US Marshals Offer $2K Reward, New Details In Philly Inmate's Escape On the fifth day since he snuck off from a prison work detail, US Marshals are offering a reward for Gino Hagenkotter's capture.  The 34-year-old inmate was working at an orchard outside the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center when he walked off without permission before noon on Thursday, Nov. 30, Daily Voice reported. Hagenkotter was serving a "minimum sentence" for theft and burglary at the Riverside Correctional Facility before his escape, authorities have said.  His release was originally scheduled for Thursday, the day of his break-out, but was pushed back to Ap…
Manhunt Underway For Philly Inmate Who Escaped During Work Detail Manhunt Underway For Philly Inmate Who Escaped During Work Detail
Manhunt Underway For Philly Inmate Who Escaped During Work Detail Authorities in Philadelphia are looking for a prisoner who escaped custody Thursday afternoon.  Gino Hagenkotter, an inmate at the Riverside Correctional Facility, was on work detail at an orchard outside the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center when he walked off without permission around noon, according to the city Department of Prisons.  All of Philadelphia's prisons have since been placed on lockdown, they added.  Hagenkotter, 34, was serving a sentence for theft and burglary, was a "minimum custody" inmate, and met the criteria to do work outside the prison, offi…
Suspected PA Robber Arrested During Shift At Grocery Store: US Marshals Suspected PA Robber Arrested During Shift At Grocery Store: US Marshals
Suspected PA Robber Arrested During Shift At Grocery Store: US Marshals A man accused of armed robbery was arrested while he was on the clock at a Souderton grocery store, US Marshals told Daily Voice.  Jahmir Radi Green, 25, had been sought in connection with a string of thefts in June — including an armed robbery at a 7-Eleven in Warminster, an attempted burglary at a gun shop in Hatboro, and another armed robbery in Warrington — according to police.  A suspected accomplice, 19-year-old Christiano D'Antuono of Newtown, was arrested in August.  On Wednesday, Nov. 15, US Marshals seeking Green were told by Warrington police that he was working at the Souderto…
Ex-Con Cousin Arrested For Shooting At Officers While Fleeing From PA Armed Robbery: Police Ex-Con Cousin Arrested For Shooting At Officers While Fleeing From PA Armed Robbery: Police
Ex-Con Cousin Arrested For Shooting At Officers While Fleeing From PA Armed Robbery: Police The second of two 30-year-old ex-convict cousins has been arrested for the attempted homicide of three members of law enforcement, authorities announced on Nov. 7, 2023.  Rakeem Markel Jones was taken into custody in Georgia on Nov. 6, Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers announced on Tuesday.  His cousin, Shadarryl Jones had previously been arrested in connection with the same incident on Thursday, July 28, 2022, Pennsylvania State Poice explained.  Jones and his cousin Rakeem Jones had been wanted since the pair shot at two Pennsylvania State Police troopers and an Erie police officer during a p…