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Suspended PA Judge Charged With Attempted Murder For Shooting Man In Face: DA Suspended PA Judge Charged With Attempted Murder For Shooting Man In Face: DA
Suspended Judge Sonya McKnight Shoots Man In Face, DA Says A suspended judge shot a man in the face while he was sleeping, blinding him in one eye, authorities alleged in a release on Thursday, Feb. 15.  Suspended Magisterial District Judge Sonya M. McKnight was arrested on attempted murder charges and related offenses on Feb. 15, the Cumberland County District Attorney Seán M. McCormack detailed in a release that evening.  McKnight is accused of shooting this man in his home on Saddle Ridge Drive, Susquehanna Township, Harrisburg on Saturday, Feb. 10, McCormack explained.  Regarding the man's medical status, McCormack said the foll…

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Convict Constable's 'Disruptive Actions' At Polling Locations Leads To Dismissal: Cumberland DA Convict Constable's 'Disruptive Actions' At Polling Locations Leads To Dismissal: Cumberland DA
Constable Troy Beam Dismissed Over Election Day Behavior A federal convict, former CPA, and state auditor at the Pennsylvania Auditor General’s Office —  was also dubbed 'former' constable due to his "unfit" behavior, Cumberland County District Attorney Seán M. McCormack announced on Tuesday.  Troy A. Beam, a 60-year-old Shippensburg native, was previously notorious for hidding out in an Amish encampment in Florida to escape from federal investigators after skirting tax laws for years and putting away millions in an account in the Cayman Islands, the US Department of Justice explained at the time of his sentencing in 2012 in court d…

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15-Year-Old PA Girl Assaulted, Filmed After 'Pattern Of Grooming Behavior' By Neighbor, DA Says 15-Year-Old PA Girl Assaulted, Filmed After 'Pattern Of Grooming Behavior' By Neighbor, DA Says
15-Year-Old PA Girl Assaulted, Filmed After 'Pattern Of Grooming Behavior' By Neighbor, DA Says A 39-year-old man has been convicted on several charges for raping a 15-year-old girl on multiple occasions and filming it, authorities announced on Friday. William Bradford Ross of Newville was 30 years old when he began to pursue his neighbor's 15-year-old daughter in 2015. **WARNING THE FOLLOWING DETAILS ARE DISTURBING** During the two-day trial, "testimony revealed that Ross had moved into the Shippensburg area" after getting close with the neighbors, he "demonstrated a pattern of grooming behaviors, which culminated in him subjecting the 15-year-old child to frequent oral, anal, and v…

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Former NJ Fire Chief Sentenced For Downloading 100+ Child Porn Images in PA Former NJ Fire Chief Sentenced For Downloading 100+ Child Porn Images in PA
Former NJ Fire Chief Sentenced For Downloading 100+ Child Porn Images in PA A retired New Jersey fire chief was found with 111 images and videos of child pornography downloaded onto his home computer in Plainfield, Pennsylvania, according to the Cumberland County District Attorney.  Frank Edward Svitak, 65, was investigated after a cybertip was sent to the police when he initially began downloading the pornography, the DA explains.  Judge Jessica Brewbaker has sentenced him to serve two to four years in a Pennsylvania state correctional institution. Once he is released, he will also be required to register with Megan's Law sex offender list, the DA stated…

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PA Sheetz Shooting Suspect Found By US Marshals: Police PA Sheetz Shooting Suspect Found By US Marshals: Police
PA Sheetz Shooting Suspect Found By US Marshals: Police The man supposedly responsible for a shooting at a Pennsylvania Sheetz was located by US Marshals, but they didn't arrest him, police explained on Friday, Aug. 4.  Angelo Christopher Rice, 21, of Carlisle, was wanted in connection with the shooting of another man at the Sheetz at 1098 Harrisburg Pike near Carlisle, the Cumberland County District Attorney and Middlesex Township Police explained in an announcement on Aug. 2.  The shooting injured a man on Wednesday, July 26 around 6 p.m. He was taken to Penn State Holy Spirit Medical Center in Camp Hill, according to an earlier…

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Hollywoodesque Crime Spree Lands PA Woman Jail Time: DA Hollywoodesque Crime Spree Lands PA Woman Jail Time: DA
Hollywoodesque Crime Spree Lands PA Woman Jail Time: DA A 41-year-old woman has learned her fate after admitting to a crime spree that reads like the plot of a Hollywood movie. The Central Pennsylvanian who stole two cars, drove with a revoked license, threatened her friend, crashed a car into a barn, caused a fire, abandoned a dog, sent police on an over 100 mph chase, and faked a medical issue to attack police in an attempt to escape— has learned her fate, according to a release by the Cumberland County District Attnory Sean M. McCormack.  Chontelle Melissa Shirk, pleaded guilty and her sentence was imposed on June 13, 2023, the DA said and co…

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Teenage Boy Charged As Adult For Armed Robbery Outside Central PA Apartments: Authorities Teenage Boy Charged As Adult For Armed Robbery Outside Central PA Apartments: Authorities
Teenage Boy Charged As Adult For Armed Robbery Outside Central PA Apartments: Authorities A 16-year-old Mechanicsburg boy is being a charged as an adult in connection with an armed robbery, authorities say Daud Aden, of the 600 Block Cumberland Pointe Circle, was one of two men who approached a vehicle in the parking lot outside an apartment complex off of Geneva Drive on Friday, Sept. 16, around 10:30 p.m., according to a release by Upper Allen Township police. One of the men, not necessarily Aden, "displayed a firearm to the victims and demanded their money," and "both victims were struck in the face, and one had their cell phone stolen" before the men fled on foot, the v…

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Sexual Images Found On Big Spring HS Student's Laptop, State Police Say Sexual Images Found On Big Spring HS Student's Laptop, State Police Say
Sexual Images Found On Big Spring HS Student's Laptop, State Police Say Big Spring High School officials called police to investigate sexual images found on a laptop, according to Pennsylvania State Police. PSP were called to the Newville area school for a report of “sexually explicit images found on a school laptop used by a student,” at 2 p.m on April 22 as stated in a release by police. The school was at the center of another sexual images investigation in 2015 for a student sexting ring, leading to 20 to 25 mobile devices being seized from students, according to police. The sexting investigation at Big Spring High School only closed due to difficulty gain…

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