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Federal PA Corrections Officer Slashed, Choked Woman Because Of Text: Morris County Prosecutor Federal PA Corrections Officer Slashed, Choked Woman Because Of Text: Morris County Prosecutor
Federal PA Corrections Officer Slashed, Choked Woman Because Of Text: Morris County Prosecutor A 45-year-old Luzerne County, PA man was arrested and charged after he slashed a woman in the abdomen and choked her in Morris County on Saturday, Oct. 5. Patrick O'Kane, a corrections officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, was traveling with the victim and a photographer to take pictures of a local campground, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Mount Olive Police Chief Michael Spitzer said. O'Kane got into an argument with the victim over a text message she received, which escalated into a physical altercation, authorities said. O'Kan…

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by Sam Barron
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Drunken Neighbor Stabs Bethlehem Man 4 Times Before Fleeing: Police Drunken Neighbor Stabs Bethlehem Man 4 Times Before Fleeing: Police
Drunken Neighbor Stabs Bethlehem Man 4 Times Before Fleeing: Police A Bethlehem man was stabbed four times by his neighbor, who appeared to be intoxicated at the time, according to a police release. A caller told police that her husband had been stabbed in the backyard of a residence in the 600 block of Atlantic Street at 8:26 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23, the Bethlehem Police Department said. Officers found the man with four stab wounds to his upper back and neck, according to police. He was taken to an area hospital. The injuries do not appear to be life-threatening. The man identified his neighbor, Jean Carlos Rodriguez-Ortiz, 33, as the person who stabbe…

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by Merriell Moyer
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PA Reformed Criminal Killed Riding Bicycle Without Helmet: Coroner PA Reformed Criminal Killed Riding Bicycle Without Helmet: Coroner
PA Reformed Criminal Killed Riding Bicycle Without Helmet: Coroner A reformed criminal who was riding a bicycle along a Northampton County road struck a vehicle and was killed on Tuesday, Oct. 22, according to authorities. He wasn't wearing a helmet at the time. Dwain S. Englert Sr., 58, of Allentown was riding a bicycle along Pembroke Road at the intersection of Livingston Street in Freemansburg Borough when he struck a vehicle, the Northampton County Coroner's Office said. Englert's bicycle struck a pickup truck that was making a turn at the intersection, Freemansburg Police Chief Jonathan Itterly told Daily Voice. The bicycle then fell over, causin…

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by Merriell Moyer
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Berks County Woman Shot By Husband While Reading Bible: Affidavit Berks County Woman Shot By Husband While Reading Bible: Affidavit
Berks County Woman Shot By Husband While Reading Bible: Affidavit An 84-year-old Bethel woman was shot in the head as she was reading the Bible, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Oct. 8. The woman was shot by her husband, Howard "Philip" Boltz, as she was sitting at their dinner at their dining room table at 9:10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, as detailed in the affidavit of probable cause.  Boltz, 82, told his wife, "I can't stand it no more. You are cutting me down," as he placed a .22 caliber rifle's barrel against her head, according to the document. The rifle was still covered with a cloth Boltz used to protect it while i…

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by Merriell Moyer
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Wanted Man Who Flagged Down PA Officer For Ride Found With Meth: Police Wanted Man Who Flagged Down PA Officer For Ride Found With Meth: Police
Wanted Man Who Flagged Down PA Officer For Ride Found With Meth: Police A man wanted for assault in New Jersey was found with methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia while walking in Pennsylvania, police said. Richard Parsons, who records show had an active warrant out of Greenwich Township, NJ (unclear if Warren County or Cumberland County), flagged down police for a ride Easton Road in Lower Saucon, PA around 3:15 a.m. on Sept. 19, authorities said. Police learned Parsons, of Perkasie, had been wanted and then found him to be in possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, police in Lower Saucon said. Parsons was charged with aggravated assault for c…

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by Cecilia Levine
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GF Burned On 23% Of Body Boiling Water, BF Convicted: Dauphin County DA GF Burned On 23% Of Body Boiling Water, BF Convicted: Dauphin County DA
GF Burned On 23% Of Body Boiling Water, BF Convicted: Dauphin County DA A 41-year-old Harrisburg man was convicted after he learned his girlfriend was leaving him so he poured boiling water over her while she was falling asleep, the Dauphin County District Attorney's Office announced Monday, Aug. 26. Wisly Oxcena was found guilty of aggravated assault and recklessly endangering another person follow a trial before Judge William T. Tully, according to the DA and court documents. During the trial, Oxcena's now ex-girlfriend testified that she had told him she was leaving him in the morning and then went to bed on June 5, 2019.  While she was falling as…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Mount Joy Mom Of 5 Assaults 4 Officers, Child, Police Say Mount Joy Mom Of 5 Assaults 4 Officers, Child, Police Say
Mount Joy Mom Of 5 Assaults 4 Officers, Child, Police Say A 36-year-old self-proclaimed "hard working Mother of 5" allegedly assaulted an adult, a child, and four officers all, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Wednesday, July 31, and as stated on the suspect's social media.  Daisha Ilene Ja Giraldo of Mount Joy was supposedly driving home drunk with a child in the car so the child called her father, Officer Sean Clark of the Mount Joy Borough Police Department explained in the affidavit of probable cause. Giraldo reportedly "had struck her several times in the face causing swelling around her eyes," Clark stated in the a…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Death Penalty Sought For Parents: Timeline Details Horrors Inflicted Before PA Girl's Death Death Penalty Sought For Parents: Timeline Details Horrors Inflicted Before PA Girl's Death
Death Penalty Sought For Parents: Timeline Details Horrors Inflicted Before PA Girl's Death The parents of 12-year-old Malinda Hoagland face new charges related to her death in May, prosecutors said on Thursday, July 25.  The Chester County District Attorney's Office said it intends to pursue the death penalty for both Malinda's father, 52-year-old Rendell Hoagland, and her "de facto stepmother," 45-year-old Cindy Warren. Rendell Hoagland and Cindy Warren are being charged in the death of 12-year-old Malinda Hoagland.  Chester County DA's Office At the time of her death, Malinda weighed 50 pounds and was covered in approximately 75 individually identifi…

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by Mac Bullock
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Woman Stabs BF In Back Then Takes Him To Hospital: Fairview Twp. PD Woman Stabs BF In Back Then Takes Him To Hospital: Fairview Twp. PD
Woman Stabs BF In Back Then Takes Him To Hospital: Fairview Twp. PD A 28-year-old woman is accused of her second domestic disputed related stabbing in just over six months, the Fairview Township Police Department announced in a release on Monday, July 15.  Briyana Latayza Hickman-Watson argued with her boyfriend and stabbed him in the back with a knife at their apartment in the 500 block of Kellinger Road in Lewisberry, Fairview Township police detailed in the release.  Officers learned of the stabbing when they were called to Penn State Holy Spirit Medical Center.  During the investigation, they learned that after "Brianya stabbed her boyfr…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Suspect Sought For Breaking Into Bethlehem Home, Stabbing Ex-Girlfriend: Police Suspect Sought For Breaking Into Bethlehem Home, Stabbing Ex-Girlfriend: Police
Suspect Sought For Breaking Into Bethlehem Home, Stabbing Ex-Girlfriend: Police A suspect is at large after police said he stabbed his ex in her Bethlehem home.  Authorities believed Jose Antonio Ramirez-Duran forced his way inside the victim's residence in broad daylight on June 9.  He physically assaulted her then stabbed her multiple times in the chest and neck, according to city police. Authorities said the victim's two children were home during the attack.  The 45-year-old fled before police arrived and has not been located, officials said.  Anyone with information is asked to call 610-865-7000 or email BethlehemPolice@bethlehem-pa.gov. …

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by Mac Bullock
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'Senseless' Domestic Violence Slaying Prompts Community To Raise $10K+ Fund 'Senseless' Domestic Violence Slaying Prompts Community To Raise $10K+ Fund
'Senseless' Domestic Violence Slaying Prompts Community To Raise $10K+ Fund Friends, neighbors, and loved ones have raised thousands for the victim of an apparent domestic killing in Philadelphia.  Milan Jones, a 20-year-old Temple University nursing student, was found dead in a Willington Street apartment early on Saturday, June 22, city police have said. Investigators believe she died from blunt force trauma and called her killing "domestic in nature." Tymir Lackey, a 21-year-old and fellow Temple student, has since been charged with her murder.  On GoFundMe, Jones' sister-in-law Linsay Ramos said the 20-year-old was "taken from us too soon and in such a sensele…

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by Mac Bullock
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Nursing Student Killed By Temple Student In Philadelphia, Police Say Nursing Student Killed By Temple Student In Philadelphia, Police Say
Nursing Student Killed By Temple Student In Philadelphia, Police Say A 20-year-old Temple University student was killed in a Philadelphia apartment near campus over the weekend, according to officials.  City police said they were called to the 1400 block of Willington Street around 4 a.m. Saturday, June 22. They arrived to find 20-year-old Milan Jones dead from "apparent blunt force trauma." Twenty-one-year-old Tymir Lackey, also a Temple student, is charged with murder and related offenses, PPD said. Investigators believe the killing was "domestic in nature." Temple officials said Jones was a rising third-year student in the University's nursing program.  …

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by Mac Bullock
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23-Year-Old Charged In Deadly Roxborough Shooting: Police 23-Year-Old Charged In Deadly Roxborough Shooting: Police
23-Year-Old Charged In Deadly Roxborough Shooting: Police A Philadelphia is man charged with murder after police said he shot and killed an 18-year-old in a Roxborough apartment.  Kione Gary, 23, is being held without bail, according to court records.  Gary originally told authorities he was home with his girlfriend when her sisters and two men entered the 7901 Henry Ave. apartment and "approached him in a threatening manner."  Gary said he fired one shot at them before fleeing off the balcony, according to police.  Investigators now believe he was involved in a "domestic altercation" with his girlfriend that "escalated physi…

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by Mac Bullock