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'I Should Have Never Left The White House' Trump Says At PA Rally 'I Should Have Never Left The White House' Trump Says At PA Rally
'I Should Have Never Left The White House' Trump Says At PA Rally Former President Donald J. Trump bluntly laid out how he feels about the election in Pennsylvania at his latest rally in the Keystone State; held just two days before election day.  Late on Friday, Nov. 1, the Trump-Vance campaign team announced yet another Pennsylvania rally. This one was held in Lititz, at FlyADVANCED Lancaster located at 530 Airport Road with doors opening at 6 a.m. and "The 45th President of the United States Donald J. Trump [Delivering] Remarks," at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 3. Unsurprisingly, Trump told the crowd "I should have never left the White House," and discuss…
162 Year Prison Sentence Slapped On Northampton Man Sharing Child Porn On Social Media: AG 162 Year Prison Sentence Slapped On Northampton Man Sharing Child Porn On Social Media: AG
162 Year Prison Sentence Slapped On Northampton Man Sharing Child Porn On Social Media: AG A Northampton County man was sentenced to decades in prison for 55 felony counts related to child pornography, according to the state Attorney General's Office.  Zebbelin Standish, 36, was previously convicted at trial in February. He was arrested in 2022 after investigators said he had over 50 illegal images on his cellphone.  Judge Judge Paula A. Roscioli handed him 81 to 162 years in prison saying she "wanted to ensure Standish could never victimize another child," according to prosecutors.  ”This defendant re-victimized the children who were depicted being exploited…
Northampton County Child Porn Manufacturer Convicted: PA AG Northampton County Child Porn Manufacturer Convicted: PA AG
Northampton County Child Porn Manufacturer Convicted: PA AG A Northampton County man was convicted at jury trial on dozens of felony counts related to child pornography, according to prosecutors.  Zebbelin Standish, 36, was found guilty of more than 50 charges of possession of child pornography, four counts of dissemination, and criminal use of a communications facility following a four-day trial, said the state Attorney General's Office.  Investigators said Standish uploaded the videos to social media and that "additional images and videos" were found during a search of his phone.  After his verdict, Standish's bail was raised …
PA Man Who Attempted To Kill 3 Police Officers, Trafficked Fentanyl/Heroin Arrested, AG Says PA Man Who Attempted To Kill 3 Police Officers, Trafficked Fentanyl/Heroin Arrested, AG Says
PA Man Who Attempted To Kill 3 Police Officers, Trafficked Fentanyl/Heroin Arrested, AG Says A year-long manhunt for a suspect accused of attempting to murder three police officers has ended — as part of a drug trafficking bust, Attorney General Michelle Henry announced on Thursday night.  A search warrant on Spring Street in Pittsburgh led Allegheny County and local law enforcement officers to arrest 24-year-old Bruce Harvard on Feb. 28,  AG Henry detailed in the release.  He was wanted for shooting at a McKees Rock Police Officer and two Office of Attorney General agents during an attempted vehicle stop in Stowe Township on Feb. 27, 2023, the AG explaine…
'Ringleader' Of Fentanyl Pipeline From Philly To Centre County Gets 25 Years: AG 'Ringleader' Of Fentanyl Pipeline From Philly To Centre County Gets 25 Years: AG
'Ringleader' Of Fentanyl Pipeline From Philly To Centre County Gets 25 Years: AG The accused leader of a fentanyl trafficking operation may spend the next quarter century in a Pennsylvania prison, Attorney General Michelle Henry's Office announced.  Larry L. Thomas, a 30-year-old Philadelphia resident, was the "ringleader" of a drug-running operation that stretched to Centre County, according to prosecutors.  “This defendant directed a network of co-conspirators to distribute poisons in the State College area — even continuing to pull the strings while he was incarcerated,” said AG Henry in a statement.  “These addictive substances take lives and destroy…
HOMICIDE CHARGE: PA GF Allegedly Fed BF's Infant Acetone, Batteries, Screws HOMICIDE CHARGE: PA GF Allegedly Fed BF's Infant Acetone, Batteries, Screws
Homicide Charge: PA GF Allegedly Fed BF's Infant Acetone, Batteries, Screws 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 …
Alleged Straw Gun Buyer Put 20+ Illegal Firearms On Pennsylvania Streets, AG Says Alleged Straw Gun Buyer Put 20+ Illegal Firearms On Pennsylvania Streets, AG Says
Alleged Straw Gun Buyer Put 20+ Illegal Firearms On Pennsylvania Streets, AG Says A Philadelphia man is accused of putting nearly two dozen illegal guns in the hands of criminals, according to prosecutors.  Michael Bickle is charged with making 23 "straw purchases" of firearms, said the Attorney General's Office in a release Friday, Dec. 1.  Authorities believe the illegal sales date back to 2014 but said most of the straw guns — 21 of them — were purchased in 2022.  None of the guns were reported lost or stolen before Bickle allegedly sold them to people ineligible for firearm ownership, the AG's Office said.  Six of the guns have since t…
PA Man Who Filmed Sexual Abuse Of Toddler, Tweens Held On $20M Bond: DA PA Man Who Filmed Sexual Abuse Of Toddler, Tweens Held On $20M Bond: DA
PA Man Who Filmed Sexual Abuse Of Toddler, Tweens Held On $20M Bond: DA A Pennsylvania resident accused of sexually abusing multiple children and filming the acts is being held on a $20 million bond, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday, Nov. 28. Brian Nathaniel Harris, of Bristol Borough, faces more than 160 criminal charges — most of them felonies — related to sexual assault and child pornography dissemination, according to prosecutors.  Harris first came under investigation on Oct. 31 when Bucks detectives received an online tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, authorities said.  …
PA Nurse Slapped With More Charges For Killing Or Attempting To Kill 22 Patients: AG PA Nurse Slapped With More Charges For Killing Or Attempting To Kill 22 Patients: AG
PA Nurse Slapped With More Charges For Killing Or Attempting To Kill 22 Patients: AG A notorious nurse has been given more charges for allegedly "administering lethal doses of unnecessary medication that resulted in the death of patients," Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry announced on Thursday, Nov. 2.  Heather Irene Pressdee, 41, of Natrona Heights, was a registered nurse at Quality Life Services, "a skilled nursing facility in Chicora" when she allegedly gave three men too much insulin, causing hypoglycemia, the AG explained.  A 55-year-old man died on Dec. 4, 2022, and an 83-year-old man died on Dec. 25, 2022, both passing from the illness. Still, t…
Ex-PA Youth Baseball President Caught Creating Child Porn: AG Ex-PA Youth Baseball President Caught Creating Child Porn: AG
Ex-PA Youth Baseball President Caught Creating Child Porn: AG A further investigation into the former president of the Waynesboro Youth Baseball League has revealed another sexual assault on a child and secret recordings of both children and adults naked in his home, according to a release by the Pennsylvania Attorney General on Oct. 12.  Justin Travis Biser, 44 of Waynesboro, previously was arrested for allegedly committing numerous sex crimes on teenage girls and spilling government secrets, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. In addition to the sexual abuse of three children and an adult, he was also accused of sharing confidenti…
$1.6 Million Fentanyl Arrest Of NY Man In PA: AG $1.6 Million Fentanyl Arrest Of NY Man In PA: AG
$1.6 Million Fentanyl Arrest Of NY Man In PA: AG A New York man is accused of bringing almost half a million doses of fentanyl into Pennsylvania, authorities say.  Yan Carlos Pichardo Cepeda, 27, was arrested by state agents and Allegheny County authorities and arraigned on Friday, Sept. 1, Attorney General Michelle Henry's Office said.  Pichardo Cepeda was spotted avoiding police officers and canine units when he arrived in Pittsburgh from New York, prosecutors said. He consented to a search of his backpack, where police said they found a kilogram of fentanyl. Eight more kilograms of fentanyl — or 450,000 doses — wer…
Pennsylvania State Trooper Killed Teacher In Fiery Crash, AG Alleges Pennsylvania State Trooper Killed Teacher In Fiery Crash, AG Alleges
Pennsylvania State Trooper Killed Teacher In Fiery Crash, AG Alleges A Pennsylvania State Police trooper allegedly struck a teacher dead doing an illegal pass on his way home from work, according to Attorney General Michelle Henry. Michael J. Brown, 35, of Troy slammed into 47-year-old Christine "Chris" Elizabeth Woodward while attempting an illegal pass over double yellow lines on Route 6 on Feb. 11, 2023, according to the AG.  An investigation revealed that Brown was heading west in a Jeep Grand Cherokee in Sullivan Township on his way home from work at the Pennsylvania State Police barracks in Tioga County when the crash happened, the AG explained. "In …
NY Scammers Fleece PA Residents For $145K: AG NY Scammers Fleece PA Residents For $145K: AG
NY Scammers Fleece PA Residents For $145K: AG Attorney General Michelle Henry is warning older Pennsylvanians to stay vigilant after three New York-based scammers were charged with stealing a combined $145,000 from Keystone State residents.  The first scam, which targeted a Montgomery County resident, purported to be a Publisher’s Clearinghouse sweepstakes and involved the victim sending cash and gift cards equaling $130,000, the AG said.  Jaime Barham, 25, and Francis Rohan, 24, both of Bronx, New York, are charged with corrupt organizations, theft, and related counts, according to prosecutors. Each is being held on $75…
PA Nurse Accused Of Neglecting Patient To Death: AG PA Nurse Accused Of Neglecting Patient To Death: AG
PA Nurse Accused Of Neglecting Patient To Death: AG A statewide investigation has led to the arrest of a 56-year-old nurse Harrisburg nurse, according to Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry. Eliut Lopez Enriquez is accused of neglecting and mistreating an 80-year-old resident at Gardens at Blue Ridge located at 3620 North Progress Avenue, Susquehanna Township, Harrisburg, the AG explained in a release on Tuesday, Aug. 15.  Enriquez supposedly assaulted the elderly man while changing his wound dressings on March 17, 2022, "which caused him extreme pain and a substantial risk of infection," the AG said.  …
Mom Charged For 5-Year-Old's Fentanyl Overdose Death: PA AG Mom Charged For 5-Year-Old's Fentanyl Overdose Death: PA AG
Mom Charged For 5-Year-Old's Fentanyl Overdose Death: PA AG Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry has charged a mom for the overdose death of her daughter, according to a release on Tuesday.  Volaura 'Val' Askew "allegedly exposed her 5-year-old daughter to fentanyl/heroin in the hours and days before the child was found dead in her Johnstown home on October 27, 2022," the Attorney General explained.  Albert Spicer and Elyse Young, of Johnstown, who have also been charged with drug-dealing offenses in this case, were hosting Askew at a drug stash house owned by Young following Spicer's release from prison from a separate offense, ac…
Jehovah's Witnesses Caught Sexually Abusing More PA Children, Prosecutors Say Jehovah's Witnesses Caught Sexually Abusing More PA Children, Prosecutors Say
Jehovah's Witnesses Caught Sexually Abusing More PA Children, Prosecutors Say Five men are accused of sexually abusing children in Pennsylvania, says the state Attorney General's Office.  All five suspects and their alleged victims are members of Jehovah's Witnesses congregations, AG Michelle Henry said in a release dated Friday, July 7.  The charges come just months after nine other Jehovah's Witnesses congregants were accused of similar charges in the Keystone State — four of them last October and five more in February, Daily Voice reported.  The suspects range in age from 45 to 61, and all but one are Pennsylvania residents, according to the A…
78-Year-Old PA Woman Robbed Husband For Years Before Poisoning His Coffee, Jury Finds 78-Year-Old PA Woman Robbed Husband For Years Before Poisoning His Coffee, Jury Finds
78-Year-Old PA Woman Robbed Husband For Years Before Poisoning His Coffee, Jury Finds A 78-year-old Pennsylvania woman had been fleecing her husband's finances for years before she fatally poisoned him to keep the theft a secret, a Union County jury has found.  Myrle Miller of Winfield was convicted of first-degree murder for her husband's 2018 death, as well as felony theft by deception, forgery, insurance fraud, and related counts, said Attorney General Michelle Henry's Office in a release. In the months before John Nichols died, a grand jury investigation found that Miller had systemically drained her husband's bank accounts and forged his signature on checks, author…
Nurses Covered-Up Cause Of Resident's Death In PA Medical Facility, AG Says Nurses Covered-Up Cause Of Resident's Death In PA Medical Facility, AG Says
Nurses Covered-Up Cause Of Resident's Death In PA Medical Facility, AG Says Two elderly nurses have been held in the Dauphin County Prison after the Attorney General Michelle Henry filed charges against them for neglecting a resident in their care "who died after sustaining injuries," according to a release by the AG's office on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Deanna Lee Hamilton, 64, of Dauphin, and Margaret Susan Nies, 71, of Hummelstown, were nurses at a Spring Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Harrisburg, in December 2019 when a male resident fell and was seriously injured—he was later hospitalized and died on Jan. 1, 2020, as detailed in the re…
PA Doctor Uses Ex-Patients Health Insurance To Get Recreational Drugs, AG Says PA Doctor Uses Ex-Patients Health Insurance To Get Recreational Drugs, AG Says
PA Doctor Uses Ex-Patients Health Insurance To Get Recreational Drugs, AG Says A Pennsylvania doctor was arrested for allegedly using her patients' information to acquire drugs for herself for recreational use, according to the state's attorney general's office on Wednesday, March 1, 2023.  Dr. Jessie Kunkel, of Murrysville, allegedly had been prescribing patients drugs like Adderall and Xanax, but kept a portion of the pills for herself in exchange for writing the prescriptions— something she had been doing since 2018. “As a medical professional, Dr. Kunkel was trusted to care for her patients and her community,” Acting AG Michelle Henry said. “She violated…