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PA Mom Pleads Guilty In Toddler's Fentanyl Overdose Death, DA Says
An Allentown mother has pleaded guilty in connection with the death of her 22-month-old son from a fentanyl overdose in 2021, District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024.
Jayleen Rivas-Rodriguez, 35, admitted to charges of: Involuntary Manslaughter and Endangering the Welfare of a Child during a hearing before Judge Anna-Kristie M. Marks, officials said. Both charges are felonies, and Rivas-Rodriguez could face a sentence of five to 20 years in prison.
Her sentencing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 24, 2025, according to the DA's office.
A third-degree…
19-Year-Old Convicted For Temple Student's 2021 Murder: Prosecutors
Latif Williams shot and killed Samuel Collington while he unloaded his car in 2021, a Philadelphia court has found.
Williams, 19, was convicted of third-degree murder and related counts following a one-day, said the District Attorney's Office in a release.
Investigators have said Collington, a 21-year-old political science student at Temple University, was the victim of an attempted robbery near campus on Nov. 28, 2021. He was shot twice in the chest during the struggle and later died at an area hospital, according to police.
Collington, a Prospect Park native, was set to…
Son Helped Mom Kill Her Ex-BF, Bucks Jury Rules
A Philadelphia man was found guilty by a Bucks County jury in the shooting death of his mother's ex-boyfriend.
Kahlill Saleem Brown, 34, was convicted of first-degree murder, conspiracy, and related counts following about three hours of jury deliberations on Wednesday, July 12, according to the District Attorney's Office.
During the three-day trial, jurors heard evidence that Brown shot and killed 52-year-old Christopher M. Wilson at the Middletown recycling center where he worked on Dec. 10, 2020.
According to investigators, Wilson and Brown's mother Joyce Brown-Rodr…
