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Pimp Admits Trafficking Aspiring Teen Model, Lancaster DA Says
The first man captured by the Lancaster County Human Trafficking Task Force has been sentenced after confessing to his crimes, the District Attorney announced on Monday, April 8.
More than two years after his arrest, Louis Fountain, 34 of Brookhaven, Delaware County pleaded guilty to two counts of trafficking individuals, four counts of promoting prostitution, and one count of living off prostitutes before Lancaster County President Judge David Ashworth on March 29, as detailed in the release.
Judge Ashworth sentenced him to serve a "prison term of one year, 11 months, and eight d…
Bucks Husband Sentenced To Prison For Giving Wife Fatal Fentanyl Dose: DA
The Bucks County husband who supplied his wife with a deadly dose of fentanyl will spend four to eight years in prison, a judge has ruled.
Ryan Shields, 40, of Fairless Hills, pleaded guilty to drug delivery resulting in death after his wife Amanda Shields fatally overdosed on fentanyl in August 2020, said the Bucks County District Attorney's Office in a statement Tuesday, Nov. 29.
According to investigators, the fentanyl was pressed into a pill the same size, shape, and color of a 30mg Percocet.
Police say Shields obtained 10 of the pills from his supplier, Patric Hish, who in turn re…
Hit-Run Driver Nabbed In Upper Chichester Pedestrian Death
A driver who initially fled the scene of a fatal pedestrian crash Thursday in Upper Chichester has been arrested, authorities said.
Joseph Garcia, 51, of Brookhaven, was charged with accidents involving death or personal injury, and additional traffic summonses, public court records show.
The driver fled the scene of the crash in the 1300 block of Chichester Avenue shortly after 8:25 p.m., according to investigators, but was later identified as Garcia by his license plate, 6abc reports.
The victim, who has yet to be identified, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.
Howev…
Murder: Pennsylvania Man Arrested In 'Brutal' Killing Of 25-Year-Old GF
A Pennsylvania man has been arrested in the killing of his 25-year-old girlfriend, whose body was found near the Chester waterfront three months ago, authorities announced.
Naima Ishmail was discovered lifeless on the Front and Norris Streets walking trail near the waterfront in Chester City with a gunshot wound to the head on the morning of Oct. 7, the Delaware County District Attorney's Office said Monday.
Champion Hough, 25, of Brookhaven, has been charged with first, second, and third-degree murder, among other offenses, authorities said.
An unnamed witness told investig…
NY Man In Custody, Second Suspect At Large For DelCo Contracting Scam
Two men were charged Thursday for their alleged involvement in a contracting scam targeting Delaware County senior citizens, authorities said.
John Cassidy, 48, of Yonkers, NY, and Thomas Kenny 23, were charged with violations of the Pennsylvania Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act and theft for pressuring residents into paying them for faulty contracting jobs, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer and Brookhaven chief of police Michael Vice said.
Cassidy, an Irish national, is in the country on an expired visa. He is in custody while Kenny is still at large.
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South Jersey Truck Driver Charged In 4,000 Gallon Pennsylvania Fuel Spill
A South Jersey truck driver was charged after 4,000 gallons of fuel spilled in Delaware County last month, authorities said.
Smith, 36, of Vineland, NJ has been charged with causing and risking a catastrophe, Clean Streams Law violations, and related offenses in connection with the June 11 fuel spill at the Gas N Go in Brookhaven.
"Motivated by a desire to speed up his route, George Smith poured in excess of 4,000 gallons of gasoline over an embankment bordering an elementary school – causing damage to a nearby stream, wildlife, and vegetation and resulting in the closure of the school…
