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GUILTY! NJ Man, Accomplice Murdered PA Man In Parked Car GUILTY! NJ Man, Accomplice Murdered PA Man In Parked Car
Guilty! NJ Man, Accomplice Murdered PA Man In Parked Car A Morrisville man was gunned down while sitting in a parked car with his family, and two men have now been convicted in his murder, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. Following a two-week trial, a Bucks County jury found Breon D. McRae, 34, of Morrisville, and Pacqi S. Lassiter, 29, of Trenton, New Jersey, guilty of third-degree murder in the Dec. 22, 2022, killing of Clifton “CJ” Burgess-Williams Jr., 26, authorities said. Burgess-Williams was sitting in a parked car on Lenora Avenue with his sister, brother, and friend when eight shots were fire…

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by Jillian Pikora
Politics
Philly Judge Refuses To Block Musk's $1M Voter Lottery: Report Philly Judge Refuses To Block Musk's $1M Voter Lottery: Report
Philly Judge Refuses To Block Musk's $1M Voter Lottery: Report A Philadelphia judge denied a request to block the $1 million voter lottery Elon Musk and his America PAC have been holding in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Nov. 5, a report states. Philadelphia County Common Pleas Court Judge Angelo Foglietta rejected the request made by the city's district attorney, Larry Krasner, whose lawsuit argues that the lottery is illegal in Pennsylvania, according to an NBC 10 News report. Krasner called the lottery a scam during the hearing and told the judge he'd sue pop star Taylor Swift if she attempted to run a similar giveaway, NBC 10 News states.  The…

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by Merriell Moyer
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Philly Lawsuit Against Elon Musk Over Voter Lottery Based Solely On Speculation: PA Judge Philly Lawsuit Against Elon Musk Over Voter Lottery Based Solely On Speculation: PA Judge
Philly Lawsuit Against Elon Musk Over Voter Lottery Based Solely On Speculation: PA Judge The Philadelphia district attorney's lawsuit against Elon Musk over his $1 million voter lottery was based on mere speculation, a Pennsylvania judge said in an opinion filed Tuesday, Nov. 12. While District Attorney Larry Krasner claimed that Musk and his America PAC scammed people, he "failed to provide any evidence of misuse beyond mere speculation," Common Pleas Court Judge Angelo Foglietta wrote in the opinion, according to a CBS News report. Foglietta denied Krasner's request to block the $1 million voter lottery before Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5, but did not provide a r…

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by Merriell Moyer
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DA Krasner Wants Longer Sentence For Eric Ruch DA Krasner Wants Longer Sentence For Eric Ruch
DA Krasner Wants Longer Sentence For Eric Ruch Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner wants a longer sentence for the ex-city cop convicted of killing an unarmed black man in 2017.  In a statement issued Tuesday, Nov. 29, Krasner said he filed a motion in Common Pleas Court seeking reconsideration of the 11.5-to-23-month sentence handed down to former Philadelphia police officer Eric Ruch earlier this month.  Ruch was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in September for the killing of 25-year-old Dennis Plowden in Germantown in 2017, as Daily Voice has reported. Ruch's sentence, Krasner said, was a "gross downward departure" fr…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
PA Hunter Sentenced In Shooting Death Of 18-Year-Old Man Enjoying Romantic Evening PA Hunter Sentenced In Shooting Death Of 18-Year-Old Man Enjoying Romantic Evening
PA Hunter Sentenced In Shooting Death Of 18-Year-Old Man Enjoying Romantic Evening A 52-year-old hunter was sentenced to between seven years and two decades in prison for the shooting death of an 18-year-old man in a state park last October, authorities announced. Kenneth Troy Heller of Warminster, pleaded guilty to guilty to involuntary manslaughter, recklessly endangering another person, possession of an instrument of crime, possession of a prohibited offensive weapon and two hunting law violations on Wednesday, the Bucks County DA's Office said. Jason Kutt, of Sellersville, was sitting with his girlfriend at the edge of the lake near the Old Ridge Road access to t…

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by Cecilia Levine