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PA Inmate’s $15K Plot To Kill Ex Using Instagram Foiled: Affidavit PA Inmate’s $15K Plot To Kill Ex Using Instagram Foiled: Affidavit
PA Inmate’s $15K Plot To Kill Ex Using Instagram Foiled: Affidavit A Montgomery County Correctional Facility (MCCF) inmate and a Norristown man are accused of orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot targeting the inmate’s former girlfriend, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced on Thursday, Jan. 30. Zunir Wilson-Walker, 22, and Jadan Uriah Jones, 20, are charged with criminal solicitation of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, and criminal use of a communications facility. Wilson-Walker faces additional charges, including terroristic threats, stalking, simple assault, and strangulation related to his ex-girlfr…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Murder-For-Hire Plot: PA Wife, Ex-Girlfriend Plotted To Kill Husband, DA Murder-For-Hire Plot: PA Wife, Ex-Girlfriend Plotted To Kill Husband, DA
Murder-For-Hire Plot: PA Wife, Ex-Girlfriend Plotted To Kill Husband, DA A Palmerton wife is accused of orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot that ended with her husband's fatal shooting in a Whitehall Township parking lot, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Tuesday, Jan. 29. Brenda Rodriguez, 51, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 28, and is being held in Lehigh County Jail without bail. Rodriguez is charged with Criminal Solicitation – Criminal Homicide, Conspiracy – Aggravated Assault, and Aggravated Assault, all felonies of the first degree, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office. Her preliminary hearing is scheduled fo…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Sex Offender Caught By Cops In Undercover Prostitution Sting Pleads Guilty: Dauphin County DA Sex Offender Caught By Cops In Undercover Prostitution Sting Pleads Guilty: Dauphin County DA
Sex Offender Caught By Cops In Undercover Prostitution Sting Pleads Guilty: Dauphin County DA A 62-year-old sex offender who thought he was chatting online with 12 and 14-year-old girls, ended up getting a surprise greeting from law enforcement, according to a release by the Dauphin County District Attorney's Office on Tuesday, July 9.  Jeffrey Pettinato, 62 entered a guilty plea before Judge Edward M. Marsico, Jr. for the following on July 1, according to the DA: Felony trafficking in individuals. Felony criminal attempt to commit trafficking in individuals. Felony criminal solicitation to commit involuntary deviate sexual intercourse of a child under the age o…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Accused PA Rapist Paid 'Hit Man' To Kill Witnesses, AG Says Accused PA Rapist Paid 'Hit Man' To Kill Witnesses, AG Says
Accused PA Rapist Paid 'Hit Man' To Kill Witnesses, AG Says A Pennsylvania man accused of sexual assault is now charged with hiring a hit man to eliminate his accusers, state officials have announced.   Ferdinand Cuevas-Heredia, 44, of Luzerne County, was arrested on Sept. 27 and charged with three counts of criminal solicitation to commit homicide, two counts of attempted witness intimidation, and other related offenses, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro said in a statement.  Cuevas-Heredia was previously charged with forcing an adult and two children to perform sex acts, Fox56 has reported.  Investigators said Cuevas-Heredia…

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by Mac Bullock
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DA: Allentown Woman Accused Of Attempting To Hire 'Hitman' To Kill Husband DA: Allentown Woman Accused Of Attempting To Hire 'Hitman' To Kill Husband
DA: Allentown Woman Accused Of Attempting To Hire 'Hitman' To Kill Husband A 44-year-old Allentown woman was arrested on accusations she attempted to hire a "hitman" to kill her husband, authorities announced. A confidential informant involved in an undercover operation with Allentown police on June 10 told officers that a woman, later identified as Claudia F. Carrion, was attempting to hire a "hitman" to kill her husband, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin and Allentown police chief Glenn Granitz Jr. Carrion later met with an undercover detective and told them she wanted her husband killed due to alleged abuse, but wasn't able to pay for it a…

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by Nicole Acosta