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Sword-Wielding Drug Dealer Convicted PA Murder: DA
A convicted drug dealer is back behind bars again, this time for murdering a man with a sword, the Berks County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Oct. 10. William Smoot, 50, Exeter Township, was convicted of First-Degree Murder and Conspiracy to Commit Murder for stabbing DelCollo multiple times with a sword on Thursday, Oct. 10, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office. Smoot has been held in the Berks County Prison while awaiting sentencing, the district attorney's office said. A sentencing date was not available at the time of publication. Smoot's accompl…
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MTV's Bam Margera Back In PA Prison Court Officials Say
Former reality TV star Bam Margera has been released from the Chester County Prison his attorney told Daily Voice on Wednesday, Sept. 25. Brandon "Bam" Cole Margera, 44, a West Chester native, appeared in Chester Court District Court on Monday, Sept. 23, a court clerk told us. The 44-year-old was arrested last Monday, Sept. 16 in Fulton County during a traffic stop on suspicion of DUI, Pennsylvania State Police told us. That led to a warrant for his arrest in Chester County. He was held without bail for the probation violation, the clerk explained. A judge ordered Margera to co…
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Federal Felon Assaults Sports Official During Pennsylvania Midget Football Game: Authorities
A federally convicted felon has been charged following an argument with a sports official at a children's football game. Keinan Anthony Clayter, 42, of Reading, walked on the field at Cocalico High School, 810 South 4th Street, Lancaster, "during an injury timeout and began yelling and swearing at the opposing team's coaches," East Cocalico police stated in a release on Tuesday, Nov. 7. The incident happened at 7:43 p.m. on Oct. 14, according to the police release. The sports official attempted to de-escalate the situation, but Clayter "pushed and hit the official," the …
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3 More Men Arrested In Convicted Hacker's $2 Million Scheme At Pennsylvania Banks: AG
Three more men have been taken into police custody inconnection to with a $2 million bank scheme, according to an updated release by the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office. Less than one week ago, we reported that Carl Gonzalez, 19 of Highspire and Tyreese Lewis, 22, of Harrisburg, had been arrested for allegedly impersonating Pennsylvania bank employees and customers. Now, Jaire Amari Cotton, 22, of Harrisburg; Lavon Whittaker, 22, of Harrisburg; and Zyaire Monserrat, 22, of Steelton, join them in the Dauphin County Prison on the following changes. Corrupt organizations Id…
Police & Fire
Convicted Felon Wanted In MD, VA, WV Nabbed In PA: Police
A convicted felon wanted in three states was arrested during a domestic assault in Pennsylvania on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, according to police. Perez Estavon James, 31, of Hagerstown, MD, was found in a home in the 300 block of Locust Street, Columbia Borough, PA — the scene of the domestic assault, according to a release by area police. "The investigation resulted in Perez Estavon James being placed under arrest," the police said. For this incident, James was charged with persons not to possess a firearm, intimidation of a witness, criminal mischief, terroristic threats, trespa…
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: Child Beater Sought By Police In PA
A man who pleaded guilty to aggravated assault of his child is wanted by the police. Joseph Allen Hafner violated the terms of his probation in 2021, court records show. A warrant was issued by the Adams County Sheriff's Office on June 14, 2023. Hafner beat his child, who was less than 6 years old in Sept. 2017, according to court dockets. He pleaded guilty to the related charges in Oct. 2019. He was sentenced to serve 15 to 30 months of confinement, followed by three years of probation, not to contact the victim or their family, pay various fees, and attend a drug and/or …
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19-Year-Old Sought In Connection With Multiple Shootings, Robberies: Philadelphia PD
Police in Philadelphia are looking for a 19-year-old man who they say is a person of interest in five violent crimes that took place in the last two weeks. Brian Amerman of Philadelphia is wanted for a probation violation stemming from a 2022 arrest when he was charged with simple assault, reckless endangerment, and resisting, city police wrote in a release. Amerman is a person of interest in the following incidents, according to the department: On Friday, May 12, a 21-year-old man was depositing money at an ATM on the 6500 block of Roosevelt Boulevard when he was approa…
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Convict Set Himself On Fire In PA Courtroom, Police Say
A 38-year-old man being arraigned for a misdemeanor charge set himself on fire in the courtroom when he learned he was going to be held in the County Prison for a probation violation, police explained in a release on Thursday, March 23, 2023. Stanley Tord Walden, of Willow Street, was at Magisterial District Judge William Benner's office for the arraignment on the terroristic threats charge with his family when he learned his probation officer had issued a detainer and he would be heading to Lancaster County Prison on Tuesday 21 March 2023, according to the release by West Lampeter Township …
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Suspected Philly Robber Found Armed In Bucks County, Cops Claim
A man suspected of armed robbery in Philadelphia was found to be armed with a stolen gun when arrested in Bucks County on Tuesday, authorities said. Police in Bensalem were patrolling near Route 1 and Interplex Drive around 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 14, when they noticed a Ford Edge with a "motor code violation," the department wrote in a release. When they pulled the Ford over, officers learned the car was logged in the National Crime Information Computer System as a "felony vehicle [...] used in point-of-gun robbery," according to the department. Police also f…
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Bucks Felon Sentenced For Strangling, Beating Girlfriend
A Bucks County convict is going back to prison for beating, strangling, and threatening to kill his then-girlfriend, District Attorney Matthew Weintraub has announced. Qadir Jones, a 31-year-old Doylestown resident, previously pleaded guilty in November to simple assault, strangulation, terroristic threats, and related charges stemming from a domestic incident early last year, the DA said. On Jan. 11, 2022, police were called to the 400 block of Dogwood Lane in Richland Township by a woman who said she was being threatened with a knife. Authorities arrived to find the woman with…
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Chambersburg Felon Who Endangered Children Escapes
A warrant has been issued for a woman serving probation for felon endangering the welfare of children but never returned for her work release job on Thursday, Dec. 8 authorities say. 27-year-old Kathleen Elizabeth Castro-Zavala of Chambersburg was released, only serving 28 days in prison, after being found guilty of a felony endangering welfare of children charge in 2020, court records detail. Castro-Zavala was then given probation but was resentenced after a violation in July 2021, according to the court documents. She was being housed at the Franklin County Jail during …
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Child Rapist Who Killed Harrisburg Man With Hammer, Found Dead In Philly: Police
A convict who cut off his ankle monitor and went on the run after a body was found in his basement on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, was found dead in Philadelphia on Thursday, Dec. 8, authorities announced the following day. Harrisburg police officers were called after a maintenance worker found the body of a man in the basement of the home of 48-year-old Calvin Lee Waller Jr.'s at 117 Locust Street around 4 p.m., according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. 61-year-old Jeffrey Keckler has been identified as the victim and his death was ruled a homicide caused by multiple traumatic i…
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Teen Probation Violator Nabbed With Stolen AR-15 Pistol, Xanax Pills: Chester Police
Chester City police officers who tracked down and arrested a teenager wanted on a probation violation found him with a stolen AR-15 pistol and Xanax pills, authorities said. The 16-year-old boy had an active probation warrant for unspecified violations when he was nabbed on the 400 block of Frank Young Avenue around 8:10 p.m. Saturday, July 23, Chester City police said. During the arrest, officers found a clear plastic bag containing Xanax pills and a black AR Palmetto State Armory AR-15 pistol, they said. The pistol was loaded with one live round of ammunition in the chamber and eigh…
Politics
Ex-Pennsylvania AG Kathleen Kane Sentenced To Alcoholism Treatment: Reports
Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane had her day in court again, after she violated the terms of her probation two times in a row, according to multiple media outlets. Kane, 55, of Scranton, was sentenced to two months to a year in prison including time served, and parole to a residential treatment center for alcohol use through 2025, on Monday, May, 23, according to WTRF. She had already been charged with “general impairment DUI charges” following a two-car crash that happened around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12, Scranton Police Chief Thomas Carroll previously said, when…
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Philadelphia Career Criminal Who Shot SWAT Officer Facing Federal Charges: Authorities
A Philadelphia career criminal who shot a SWAT officer serving a search warrant in February was charged by federal authorities Wednesday, May 4. Police arrived at 35-year-old Kristian Reyes' West Lehigh Avenue home in the Fairhill section of the city on Feb. 11 with the intention of arresting him on probation and parole violations, United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said. He had drug-related convictions dating back to 2007, CoffeeorDie reports. After receiving no response, SWAT officers broke into the home and made their way up to the third-floor a…
Politics
Ex-Pennsylvania AG Kathleen Kane Back Behind Bars After Probation Violation: Report
Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane is back behind bars after she allegedly violated the terms of her probation— again, reports PennLive. Kane, 55, of Scranton, was released on “general impairment DUI charges” following a two-car crash that happened around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12, Scranton Police Chief Thomas Carroll. While she was out on probation, she was taken back into custody on Thursday, Apr. 28. Details of the alleged probation violation have yet to be released. Kane served as Pennsylvania's attorney general from 2013 to 2016 until she was convicted of per…
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Fingerprint Helps ID Man Accused Of Raping Teen Girl Walking To School In Reading
A fingerprint was key in identifying and arresting a man who is now charged with the rape of a teenage girl at knifepoint in Reading, authorities said. The 14-year-old girl told police that she was walking to school on the 1200 block of Hill Road when she was abducted, taken to another location, and sexually assaulted twice, around 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 16, Reading Police Chief Richard Tornielli said. Thanks in part to a fingerprint, police identified the suspect as 38-year-old Sean Samuels, of Auburn, the chief said. DNA evidence is still pending. He was arrested on Tuesday, …
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Serial Groper With Sexual Disorder Violates Megan’s Law In Pennsylvania: Reports
A Pennsylvania man diagnosed with a sexual disorder in which he rubs his genitals on a non-consenting person has been charged with violating Megan’s Law as a sexual offender, police said. Shawn Michael Henson, 30, of Lancaster County, was paroled in 2013 after serving 10 months in Lancaster County prison for groping three women last year– including elderly women– in 2012, as LancasterOnline reported at the time. During his parole hearing, County Judge Howard Knisely required Henson to report his whereabouts to state police for the rest of his life, the outlet reported. State police cont…
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Nephew Of Philly Woman Found Dead In Neshaminy State Park Charged With Murder
A man related to the 50-year-old Philadelphia woman who was found dead in the Neshaminy State Park earlier this month has been charged with her murder, authorities said. Andrew D. Jennings, 20, of Philadelphia, was charged with murder, possessing instruments of crime, obstructing justice, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with evidence in the stabbing death of Lisa Shurine Jennings, who was also confirmed to be his aunt, Pennsylvania State Police said on Jan. 26. Jennings' body was found by a visitor in the Bensalem portion of the park around 10 a.m., on Jan. 8, authorities said. In an atte…
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Wanted PA Man Nabbed During Domestic Dispute
A man wanted in Huntingdon County county was apprehended by police during a domestic dispute in Lebanon County, police say. Aspen Brantley James, 43, of McVeytown, was arrested on Saturday at just after midnight, according to Palmyra Borough police. Police were called to a report of a domestic dispute in an apartment located in the 100 block East Main Street in Palmyra, according to a statement released by police. James was wanted for a Probation violation on Huntingdon County, according to the release. "James was taken into custody without incident and transported to Lebanon County Centr…
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Marple Twp. Police Search For Man Accused Of Threatening To Kill Mother Of Child
Police in Marple Township are seeking the public's help locating a man accused of threatening to kill the mother of his child. Police issued a warrant for Michael Small Jr. on Monday. He is facing charges of terroristic threats and harassment, according to the Marple Township Police Department. There is also an active Delaware County Bench warrant for Small Jr. for violation of probation, police said. Police are encouraging anyone who knows the whereabouts of Small Jr., to contact the Marple Township Police Department at (610)-356-1500 or the Delaware County Sheriff's Office at (610)-…
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