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Lehigh Valley Man Assaulted Cops On Jan. 6, Federal Court Rules
A Lehigh Valley man was convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers, obstructing an official proceeding, and civil disorder all related to the riot at the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC on Jan. 6, 2021, federal authorities say.
Craig Michael Bingert, 31, of Allentown, was found guilty following a trial before U.S. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth, the Justice Department said in a release.
Convicted on the same counts was Isaac Steve Sturgeon, 34, of Dillon, Montana, authorities noted.
Prosecutors say that Bingert and Sturgeon were at the front of a …
4 From Philadelphia Killed In Crash On I-95 In CT
Four people from Philadelphia were killed in a crash between a tractor-trailer and an SUV on a stretch of I-95 in Connecticut overnight.
The four, who all share the same address in Philadelphia, were traveling in a 2019 GMC Terrain in Stamford when the vehicle failed to stop and rear-ended a tractor trailer around 3 a.m. Saturday, May 13, Connecticut State Police said.
The following victims, who are believed to be family members, were pronounced dead at the scene:
Driver, Joel Francisco Contreras-Paniagua, age 49;
Lorena Contreras Francisco Reyes, age 59;
Joel E. Contreras Francisco, age …
Bucks Man Convicted Of Stealing Ambulance, Biting Cops Learns His Sentence
A man who pleaded guilty to a "crime spree" that included stealing an ambulance and biting Bristol Township police officers will spend at least a decade behind bars, a Bucks County judge has ruled.
Cody Dylan Lynn-Phipps, 31, was sentenced to 10.5 to 25 years in a state prison plus 19 years of probation, Judge Gary Gilman ruled on Wednesday, May 10, according to the District Attorney's Office.
In November, Lynn-Phipps admitted to several counts of aggravated assault, resisting arrest, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, escape, burglary, and other offenses related to the "spree…
3 Children, Dead Mom Abandoned When Dad Commits Arson In Fake Home-Invasion In PA, DA Says
"He lied since day one," Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Ponessa said of Carlos Montalvo-Rivera.
The 55-year-old Lancaster liar had concocted a wild story "that intruders broke into the home, killed his wife, and set fire to it out of retaliation for the victim’s brother, who had cooperated with the DEA in an unrelated case," according to a release by the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office on Friday, April 7, 2023.
Really, he started the blaze to cover up a murder that he himself had committed, authorities said.
Montalvo-Rivera's lies started on the night of t…
