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Fetus Killed, Infant Hospitalized, 6 Injured In 'Intentional' Crash In Pennsylvania: Affidavit Fetus Killed, Infant Hospitalized, 6 Injured In 'Intentional' Crash In Pennsylvania: Affidavit
Fetus Killed, Infant Hospitalized, 6 Injured In 'Intentional' Crash In Pennsylvania: Affidavit  "I am going to kill everyone," that's what a 22-year-old man yelled as he plowed his vehicle into another car, injuring 7 people — including an infant — and killing a fetus, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Wednesday, Sept. 11.  Jaheim Lamar Alford of Latta, South Carolina, had been arguing with his girlfriend after accusing her of cheating on him before he picked up three passengers, who are now considered witnesses in this fatal crash, as explained in the affidavit of probable cause.  He appeared to be "acting weird", was angry, a…
Man Accused Of Raping 2 Girls At PA Home: DA Man Accused Of Raping 2 Girls At PA Home: DA
Man Accused Of Raping 2 Girls At PA Home: DA A 32-year-old man from Berks County has been arrested in connection with the rape of two girls at a home in Reading, one when she was 11 years old, authorities said on Friday, Sept. 6. Janson G. Paz-Ochoa of Shillington was charged with rape, rape of a child, and multiple other offenses, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office. He was arrested on Aug. 27 and is due to reappear in court on Sept. 13, court records show. Berks County District Attorney’s detectives received a childline referral on April 12 from the state Department of Human Services which reported that a&n…
Man With Drug Warrant Flees Police In Lycoming County Man With Drug Warrant Flees Police In Lycoming County
Man With Drug Warrant Flees Police In Lycoming County A 40-year-old man was arrested for fleeing police in Lycoming County, authorities said. Michael Charles Devan had been stopped on Aug. 20 by Williamsport police near West Fourth and Campbell streets. During a traffic stop, Devan learned that he had an active felony drug warrant, police said. Devan accelerated away and fled from police for over a mile through residential areas of the city, exceeding speeds of 60 mph, police said. Devan ultimately was apprehended in the 500 block of Lycoming Street without further incident.  In addition to the original felony drug warrant, Devan was a…
'I Am Going To Prison' Accused PA Child Sex Abuser Told Victim: Affidavits 'I Am Going To Prison' Accused PA Child Sex Abuser Told Victim: Affidavits
'I Am Going To Prison' Accused PA Child Sex Abuser Told Victim: Affidavits Multiple children as young as 4-years-old have told police about sexual assaults by a Dallastown man, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice after York County Regional Police announced his arrest.  John P. Grove, 50, has been charged in six cases of child sexual, court records show.  One victim, now in his 30s, was key in the investigation explaining some of the earliest abuse began in 1998. During interviews, it came out that over the years Grove gained access to multiple victims at his home or homes where he often visited, according to one of six affidavits of prob…
Naked Sex Offender Found Walking Around South Annville Twp., Police Say Naked Sex Offender Found Walking Around South Annville Twp., Police Say
Naked Sex Offender Found Walking Around South Annville Twp., Police Say A who sexually assaulted a child has been charged again after he was spotted walking around naked in South Annville Township, Western Lebanon County Regional Police Department announced on Friday, Aug. 9.  Nestor Peraza, 24, of Annville, was seen by locals walking around naked in the 900 Block of Royal Road in Annville around 7:44 a.m. on July 28, the police detailed in the release.  Officers arrived to the area to find the 5'5" tall, 175 lbs man not wearing any clothes as he walked through private property. He was soon identified and, "EMS was summoned to the scene and …
3-Year-Old Accidentally Shoots Adult In Lehigh Valley: Police 3-Year-Old Accidentally Shoots Adult In Lehigh Valley: Police
3-Year-Old Accidentally Shoots Adult In Lehigh Valley: Police A 33-year-old woman was hospitalized after being shot in the back by a toddler on Monday, July 1,  according to Wilson Borough police.  The shot woman was taken to a hospital for emergency surgery and is expected to survive, investigators say.  The shooting happened on the 2200 block of Forest Street, authorities said. The gun owner, 41-year-old Brian Siegfried, cocked the gun and left it on a front porch table before walking across the street, according to police.  He told investigators he was "tired of holding the gun and put it down," authorities said.  Four ch…
Dad Of 4 Charged With Infant Son's Death: PA State Police Gettysburg Dad Of 4 Charged With Infant Son's Death: PA State Police Gettysburg
Dad Of 4 Charged With Infant Son's Death: PA State Police Gettysburg A 36-year-old dad of four has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of his infant son, the Pennsylvania State Police announced on Saturday, June 30. Nicholas "Nick" Anthony Despines, of New Oxford, was charged with a felony for Endangering the Welfare of Children when a Parent, Guardian, or Other Commits the Offense, as detailed in court documents.  The charge is in connection with the death of his 5-month-old son on South Street in McSherrystown Borough which happened on Feb. 22, 2024, according to PSP Gettysburg Trooper Beck. Despines was arrested on June 24 an…
Nudes Sent To Children 'Almost Every Night' For 3 Years: Manheim Twp. PD Nudes Sent To Children 'Almost Every Night' For 3 Years: Manheim Twp. PD
Nudes Sent To Children 'Almost Every Night' For 3 Years: Manheim Twp. PD A 23-year-old man has been texting nude photos and videos of himself to children for the past three years, Manheim Township Police announced on Monday, June 24.  Raul Ramos Jr. of the 100 block of Jennings Drive in Lancaster City, began sending the images when he was 20 years old and the victims were 13 and 12 years old, according to the police release.  After a parent reported the images found on the children's phones, the police searched the phones and confirmed the images and video were sent by Ramos, the police explained.  In an interview with the police on the children …
Child Leds Police On Chase In Stolen Car Before Cumberland Crash:  Police Child Leds Police On Chase In Stolen Car Before Cumberland Crash:  Police
Child Leds Police On Chase In Stolen Car Before Cumberland Crash: Police A child stole a car, led police on a chase, and was injured in a rollover crash on Sunday, Upper Allen Township Police announced on June 11.  East Pennsboro Township Police Department and the Lower Allen Township Police Department pursued the stolen Chevy Suburban into Upper Allen Township early Sunday morning, according to the UATPD release.  The child driver lost control of the Suburban and crashed into a railroad embankment — causing it to roll over around 4:23 a.m. on June 9, the police explained.  The "unlicensed juvenile" was taken to PSU Hershey Medical Center fo…
Teen Sentenced For 61 Charges Years After Lancaster Park City Center Mall Shooting Teen Sentenced For 61 Charges Years After Lancaster Park City Center Mall Shooting
Teen Sentenced For 61 Charges Years After Lancaster Park City Center Mall Shooting The 16-year-old boy who was charged with 61 offenses for the shooting at Park City Center, is now 19 years old and has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to serve up to 32 years in prison, the Lancaster District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, May 29. Jeremiahs Josiah-Alberto Sanchez, of Lancaster, fired a gun stolen out of Lebanon County and endangered the lives of 52 innocent bystanders during the incident, the District Attorney's office explained. Sergio Vargas, 30, Elijah Deliz,18, and three other men were involved in the fight that led up to the shooting, but none were charge…
Russian Man Accused Of Raping 5 Girls In Lititz: Affidavit Russian Man Accused Of Raping 5 Girls In Lititz: Affidavit
Russian Man Accused Of Raping 5 Girls In Lititz: Affidavit A Russian man caring for five young girls in Lititz is accused of raping them numerous times beginning in 2006 and ending in 2021, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  In 2006, while the girls' father was unable to care for them, 52-year-old Vladimir Stanislavo Sayevskiy began raising them in his home in the first block of South Heck Road, Warwick Township, Lititz, Northern York County Regional Police Detective Matthew Hinkle explained in the criminal complaint. Before each of the girls turned 13 years old they were sexually assaulted in the bathrooms, bedro…
13-Year-Old Girl Accused Of Killing PA Woman: Police 13-Year-Old Girl Accused Of Killing PA Woman: Police
13-Year-Old Girl Accused Of Killing PA Woman: Police A 13-year-old is in custody for a murder in Wilkes-Barre, according to city police.  Authorities said they were called to the 20 block of South Sherman Street around 12:30 p.m. on Friday, March 29. They arrived to find a 44-year-old victim with "apparent wounds to the torso and head area," and she was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.  A second victim was also hurt, according to officials.  The 13-year-old suspect was charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, and related counts, and police said she is being charged as an adult.  "As further details b…
Fellow Inmate Charged In Dad's Death In Dauphin County Prison Fellow Inmate Charged In Dad's Death In Dauphin County Prison
Fellow Inmate Charged In Dad's Death In Dauphin County Prison The cause of death of a Pennsylvania father and inmate has been revealed and new charges have been filed, the Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo announced on Tuesday.  Michael Howard Butler II, 37 of Gratz, died following a "medical emergency" in his bunk in the Dauphin County Prison at 10:22 p.m. on Jan. 17, 2024, as Daily Voice previously reported.  It is now known that the emergency was caused by a fentanyl overdose from what Richard Leonard Weikel thought was heroin which he had smuggled into the prison in his shoe, the DA explained in the release on March 26.&n…
Montco Sheriff's Deputy Kept Child Porn At Wildwood Vacation Home: Prosecutors Montco Sheriff's Deputy Kept Child Porn At Wildwood Vacation Home: Prosecutors
Montco Sheriff's Deputy Kept Child Porn At Wildwood Vacation Home: Prosecutors A Montgomery County sheriff's deputy is facing child pornography charges in Cape May County on accusations he kept the photos at his Wildwood vacation home, authorities said. James Christopher Buckley, 57, of Gilbertsville, PA, was arrested Tuesday, Feb. 20, said the Cape May Prosecutor's Office.  Investigators said they received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about possible child sexual exploitation material (CSAM) being possessed and distributed by an iCloud account that was later linked to Buckley.  That incident occurred at the deputy'…
Ex-Wife Speaks Out After NJ Child Lurer's Conviction For Raping Her Daughter In Enola Ex-Wife Speaks Out After NJ Child Lurer's Conviction For Raping Her Daughter In Enola
Ex-Wife Speaks Out After NJ Child Lurer's Conviction For Raping Her Daughter In Enola A formerly licensed teacher serving time in a New Jersey Prison for child luring has been convicted for raping his stepdaughter in Pennsylvania when she was under 16 years old, the Cumberland County District Attorney announced on Monday, Feb. 5. Now his ex-wife is speaking out, in an exclusive statement to Daily Voice. Dean E. Leon, 56 of Enola, was convicted on charges in connection with the repeated sexual assaults of his stepdaughter following a trial that concluded on Monday, Jan. 31, District Attorney Seán McCormack detailed in the release.  **Scroll Down To Read Statements From H…
HOMICIDE CHARGE: PA GF Allegedly Fed BF's Infant Acetone, Batteries, Screws HOMICIDE CHARGE: PA GF Allegedly Fed BF's Infant Acetone, Batteries, Screws
Aleisia Owens Charged In 1-Year-Old Iris Rita Alfera Killing Abuse that went on during court order visits in Western Pennsylvania led to the death of an infant — nearly seven months later homicide charges were filed and an arrest was made on Thursday, January 11, 2024. Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry and the New Castle Police Department announced the arrest of 20-year-old Aleisia Lynnae Owens who has been charged with nine offenses — including three counts of criminal homicide — for her role in the death of her boyfriend's 1-year-old daughter Iris Rita Alfera of Butler.  On June 25, 2023, emergency responders were called to 420 Electric …
York Man Struck Dead In Harrisburg Allegedly Hit By Convict: Court Docs York Man Struck Dead In Harrisburg Allegedly Hit By Convict: Court Docs
York Man Struck Dead In Harrisburg Allegedly Hit By Convict: Court Docs A Middletown man has been charged for fatally striking a York City resident at a Harrisburg intersection, court records obtained by Daily Voice detail.  Jose Borrero, 34, died at Penn State Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill on Friday, Dec. 9. He was identified by the Dauphin County Coroner's office.  On January 8, Dylan Matthew Haines, 31, was charged in connection with the fatal strike at South Cameron and Paxton streets just before 8:15 p.m. on Dec. 6, according to the police.  Borrero "had entered into the roadway, attempting to assist with a broken down vehicle…
DNA Matches Lititz 18-Year-Old To Rape Of 15-Year-Old Girl: Police DNA Matches Lititz 18-Year-Old To Rape Of 15-Year-Old Girl: Police
DNA Matches Lititz 18-Year-Old To Rape Of 15-Year-Old Girl: Police A Lititz teen has been charged in connection with the rape of a younger teenage girl, Northern Lancaster Regional Police announced on Jan. 1, 2024.  Elyas Ryan Hoag, 18, was identified as the suspect through evidence including a DNA match, according to the police.  NLCRPD detectives began their investigation into the incident after the 15-year-old girl's rape in the first block of Apple Hill Drive Warwick Township was reported at 12:48 a.m. on April 11, 2023. The DNA samples and additional evidence was reviewed the caseby Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office and the …
Transgender Activist Arrested On Child Rape Charges In Philadelphia Transgender Activist Arrested On Child Rape Charges In Philadelphia
Transgender Activist Arrested On Child Rape Charges In Philadelphia A popular Pennsylvania transactivist has been arrested on child rape charges.  Kendall Stephens, 37, Philadelphia, became a bit of a local celebrity after a violent attack on her ended with the convict of Tymesha Wearing in 2020, the Philly DA explained at the time.  Following an investigation by the Attorney General's office into two claims that Stephens raped children; Philadelphia Police arrested her on Monday, Dec. 18, court records show.  Both cases list an incident date of Sept. 25, 2023, but Daily Voice has reached out to officials for more information. …
New Oxford Convict Charged With Maryland Native's Homicide In Pennsylvania Home New Oxford Convict Charged With Maryland Native's Homicide In Pennsylvania Home
New Oxford Convict Charged With Maryland Native's Homicide In Pennsylvania Home A New Oxford man has been charged in connection with the death of a Hagerstown native in what Pennsylvania State Police believe was a "targeted" killing.  Kyle Wesley Bartam, 37, has been charged with felony criminal homicide and felony robbery - inflict serious bodily injury in connection to the slaying of Keith Monn, according to his latest court docket and state police. He was taken into state police custody on Saturday, Dec. 16.  Monn had been found beaten to death in his home located at Jacqueline Drive, Mount Pleasant Township, New Oxford, at 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday,…
Armed Driver Was Going 100 MPH In NJ-PA Pursuit That Ended In School Bus Crash: Cops Armed Driver Was Going 100 MPH In NJ-PA Pursuit That Ended In School Bus Crash: Cops
Armed Driver Was Going 100 MPH In Nj-pa Pursuit That Ended In School Bus Crash: Cops A 28-year-old New Jersey man remains hospitalized after police say he shot at multiple vehicles before leading a high-speed pursuit into Pennsylvania that ended in a school bus crash back in Phillipsburg, NJ. Brett M. Wyatt Jr., of Phillipsburg, began the terrifying ordeal around 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 12, when he fired shots at a parked truck on Uniontown Road in Lopatcong, Warren County Prosecutor James Pfeiffer said. A responding officer found Wyatt’s vehicle, a yellow hatch bag sedan, heading west on Route 57 near the Rt. 519 intersection, the prosecutor said. Wyatt continued west …
'My Son Killed My Roommate' Teen Charged With Homicide: Lancaster DA 'My Son Killed My Roommate' Teen Charged With Homicide: Lancaster DA
'My Son Killed My Roommate' Teen Charged With Homicide: Lancaster DA An 18-year-old has been charged with homicide for killing his dad's roommate, the Lancaster County District Attorney's office announced on Wednesday.  Brian Deante Gray "just snapped" and beat his dad's roommate 68-year-old Michael Xavier Pfender to death on Monday, his father told police according to the affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice.  Gray and Pfender had been drinking and hanging out in a garage on the 1000 block of North Duke Street in Manheim Township when he beat him to death, as detailed in the affidavit.  Pfender appears to have been staying wit…
Infant Son Strangled By PA Dad, Maryland Native: ADA Infant Son Strangled By PA Dad, Maryland Native: ADA
Infant Son Strangled By PA Dad, Maryland Native: ADA In one day in a Gettysburg courtroom, a 37-year-old man changed the life of his family, by pleading guilty to strangling his infant son, Adams County Assistant District Attorney Kyle Reuter explained to Daily Voice.  Jonathan Ray Moats, originally of Oakland, Maryland, mostly recently of Palmyra, PA,  was arrested in October following an incident involving his 5-month-old boy, court records show.   Moats has admitted to covering his son's nose and mouth using a blanket when he wouldn't stop crying, while at a home on High Street in New Oxford on Oct. 11, a…
'John' Shoots At DC Prostitute After 'Golden Shower' At PA Days Inn: Police 'John' Shoots At DC Prostitute After 'Golden Shower' At PA Days Inn: Police
'John' Shoots At DC Prostitute After 'Golden Shower' At PA Days Inn: Police A man is in the hospital and a Washington, DC woman — who previously pleaded guilty to prostitution in Maryland — has been arrested in Pennsylvania after a bizarre situation at a Days Inn, authorities announced on Monday, Nov. 20.  Brittany Kemi Abosede, 34 originally from the US Capitol City of Washington, most recently of York, PA, was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 19, in what Northern York County Regional police Lt. Gregg Anderson called a "shots fired" incident.  Abosede was found by NYCRPD officers who were responding to the incident in the parking lot of the Days Inn located at 334 Arse…
Man Arrested For Shooting 3 Children: Harrisburg Police Man Arrested For Shooting 3 Children: Harrisburg Police
Man Arrested For Shooting 3 Children: Harrisburg Police UPDATE: Mandjou Sylla was arrested on Friday, Nov. 3, no additional information was released by the police.  ORIGINAL: A warrant has been issued for the 20-year-old man who shot three children in Harrisburg, police announced on Thursday, Nov. 2.  Mandjou Sylla is charged with 11 felonies including four counts of criminal attempted homicide, five counts of aggravated assault - attempts to cause serious bodily injuries or causes injury with extreme indifference, person not to possess/use firearms - fugitive, firearms not to be carried without a license, as well as on…
PA Convict Slashes Roommate In Chest, Neck With Kitchen Knife, Police Say PA Convict Slashes Roommate In Chest, Neck With Kitchen Knife, Police Say
PA Convict Slashes Roommate In Chest, Neck With Kitchen Knife, Police Say A roommate was slashed across his neck and chest by a man supposedly on drugs just before midnight on Sunday, authorities announced the following day. Lee Allen Payne was in front of his home in the 100 block of North Pitt Street, Carlisle when the police arrived at 11:55 p.m. on Aug. 27, the department detailed in the release.  The Carlisle PD was called by Payne's roommate due to his "drug activity," as stated in the release.  The 46-year-old "attacked the caller with a large kitchen knife in the apartment after an argument," the roommate told officers. Officers saw "several s…
Man Charged With Homicide Stabbing 22-Year-Old Behind Church In Harrisburg: Police Man Charged With Homicide Stabbing 22-Year-Old Behind Church In Harrisburg: Police
Man Charged With Homicide Stabbing 22-Year-Old Behind Church In Harrisburg: Police The 22-year-old man was alive when the police arrived on the scene but he later died of his injuries, now the police believe they have found his killer.  Damien Servidio was stabbed in the first block of North 16th Street in Harrisburg on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, around 9 p.m., according to a release the following morning by City Police and the county coroner's office.  Nearly five months later, Davon Hairston, 29, of Harrisburg, was charged in connection with this deadly stabbing.  When officers arrived at the scene of the stabbing they found Damien suffering "and (he)…
PA Sheetz Shooting Suspect Found By US Marshals: Police PA Sheetz Shooting Suspect Found By US Marshals: Police
PA Sheetz Shooting Suspect Found By US Marshals: Police The man supposedly responsible for a shooting at a Pennsylvania Sheetz was located by US Marshals, but they didn't arrest him, police explained on Friday, Aug. 4.  Angelo Christopher Rice, 21, of Carlisle, was wanted in connection with the shooting of another man at the Sheetz at 1098 Harrisburg Pike near Carlisle, the Cumberland County District Attorney and Middlesex Township Police explained in an announcement on Aug. 2.  The shooting injured a man on Wednesday, July 26 around 6 p.m. He was taken to Penn State Holy Spirit Medical Center in Camp Hill, according to an earlier…
Dangerous Dating App Murder Suspect May Be In PA, Feds Warn Dangerous Dating App Murder Suspect May Be In PA, Feds Warn
Dangerous Dating App Murder Suspect May Be In PA, Feds Warn A suspect in a North Carolina murder case has ties to Delaware County and is "known to use dating apps," say US Marshals in Philadelphia.  Donald Ray Hodges, 49, is wanted in connection with a May 2022 killing in Conover, NC, Marshals said. He has family living in Delco, and residents are asked to keep an eye out, especially as they swipe through matchmaking apps.  Hodges — who has gone by the aliases "Tyrone Evans" and "Unique," according to authorities — is considered armed and dangerous, Marshals said. A $10,000 reward is offered for his capture.  The 49-year-ol…
Arrestee Dies After 3 Days In The York County Prison: Authorities Arrestee Dies After 3 Days In The York County Prison: Authorities
Arrestee Dies After 3 Days In The York County Prison: Authorities A 39-year-old Columbia, PA man who was arrested exactly three days ago has died in the York County Prison, authorities announced on Friday, July 7, 2023.  Haywood Dixon Jr. was declared dead at 12:06 a.m. following a cardiac arrest in the prison, according to County Coroner Pam Gay. His death was certified by Gay and Deputy Coroner Molly York. Haywood reportedly declined routine medical care on Thursday night, the prison staff told Gay.  Later that evening, he began to complain of chest pain and shortness of breath. He soon became unresponsive and EMS was called, according to the release. …
Penn State Professor Rapes Dog Multiple Times: Affidavit Penn State Professor Rapes Dog Multiple Times: Affidavit
Penn State Professor Rapes Dog Multiple Times: Affidavit A Penn State chemical engineering professor was caught raping a dog in a state forest — and it wasn't the first time, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  A trail camera intended to catch hand sanitizer thieves captured 64-year-old Chemical Engineering Professor, Themis Matsoukas committing multiple sexual acts with his collie near the restrooms at Rothrock State Forest on April 13, 2023, according to the criminal complaint filed by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The dog was attached to its leash during the acts, the rangers ex…