Son Admits To Trying To Kill 92-Year-Old Dad In Camp Hill Hospital, Police Say Son Admits To Trying To Kill 92-Year-Old Dad In Camp Hill Hospital, Police Say
Son Admits To Trying To Kill 92-Year-Old Dad In Camp Hill Hospital, Police Say While a 92-year-old father was in his hospital bed, his 58-year-old son attempted to kill him, authorities detail in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  East Pennsboro Police were dispatched to an assault at Penn State Holy Spirit Hospital located at 503 N. 21st Street, Camp Hill on February 26, 2023, at 7:17 p.m., according to a release on Tuesday, Feb. 28. Officers arrived, investigated, and concluded that John Joseph Stoll Jr. of Wellvilles "attempted to kill the victim inside a patient room." The only reason his father survived is that a "staff member witnessed the incid…
Homeless Man Who Strangled Woman In Her PA Apartment Charged With Homicide: Police Homeless Man Who Strangled Woman In Her PA Apartment Charged With Homicide: Police
Homeless Man Who Strangled Woman In Her PA Apartment Charged With Homicide: Police A man accused of strangling a Schuylkill County woman to death in her home now faces murder charges, authorities say.  Destiny Duckett, 22, was found dead in her Market Square Apartment residence on Monday, Feb. 13, Pottsville police have said in a statement. Her manner of death was later ruled a homicide by manner of strangulation, they added.  Detectives and forensic experts analyzed evidence at the scene as well as surveillance video and eyewitness accounts.  The investigation led them to 22-year-old Jared Rahim Abdul-Ali, who was already locked up at the Schuylkill Count…
PA Man Sentenced For Strangling South Jersey Woman PA Man Sentenced For Strangling South Jersey Woman
PA Man Sentenced For Strangling South Jersey Woman A 42-year-old man from Pennsylvania has been sentenced to 55 years in New Jersey State Prison for strangling a woman whose naked body was found on the side of the road in 2014, authorities said. Timothy Wright, 42, of Chambersburg, PA, was sentenced Friday, Feb 17 in the murder of 25-year-old Joyce Vanderhoff, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Vanderhoff's naked body was dumped on the side of a Hamilton Township road in February 2014. A jury previously convicted Wright for first-degree murder after a two-and-a-half-week- trial that commenced this past October.…
Maryland Attacker Who Strangled Woman In Pennsylvania Sheetz Restroom Arrested: Police Maryland Attacker Who Strangled Woman In Pennsylvania Sheetz Restroom Arrested: Police
Maryland Attacker Who Strangled Woman In Pennsylvania Sheetz Restroom Arrested: Police A woman was beaten in the handicapped stall at a central Pennsylvania Sheetz and two months later police say they have found the Maryland man who attacked her, authorities announced on Thursday, January 26, 2023. Elijah Richard Jennings, 25, originally from Harrisburg, most recently living in Maryland, was arrested on a warrant issued by Lower Allen Township police in connection with the assault on Monday, January 23, according to an updated release.  The Lower Allen Township police were called for a welfare check on a woman who was crying in the bathroom at the Sheetz located at 1508 …
Oklahoma Child Molester, Ex-Cop Flees PA Crash That Killed Deacon, Leanne Elliott, 32: Police Oklahoma Child Molester, Ex-Cop Flees PA Crash That Killed Deacon, Leanne Elliott, 32: Police
Oklahoma Child Molester, Ex-Cop Flees PA Crash That Killed Deacon, Leanne Elliott, 32: Police A former Oklahoma police investigator known for molesting a child and who was out on bail for allegedly strangling his wife at church, was in Pennsylvania for an unknown reason, fleeing from police when he nearly hit someone directing traffic at a crash that killed a decon on Friday, Jan. 13, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Edward "Ed" Louis Willingham Jr., 53, of Sapulpa, OK had driven his black 2014 Nissan Sentra through the police barricades— almost hitting a fire police officer who was helping direct traffic near a crash that killed Leanne N. Elliott, 32, of Camp …
Estranged Wife Raped, Mount Joy Husband Caught At Lancaster Courthouse, Police Say Estranged Wife Raped, Mount Joy Husband Caught At Lancaster Courthouse, Police Say
Estranged Wife Raped, Mount Joy Husband Caught At Lancaster Courthouse, Police Say A Mount Joy husband has been arrested at the Lancaster County courthouse for rape— among other charges, months after an incident with his estranged wife, authorities announced on Friday, January 20.  **The Following Details Could Be Disturbing To Some Readers** Damon Seth Skrimcovsky, 39, broke into his ex-wife's home and stood over her while she was sleeping— holding her cell phone, so she could not call 911, then he proceeded to sexually assault her in the evening hours on November 13, 2022, the police say following a two-month investigation. He was charged with Burglary, Rape, Inde…
Cumberland County Man Wanted For Raping, Choking 10-Year-Old 'Multiple Times': Police Cumberland County Man Wanted For Raping, Choking 10-Year-Old 'Multiple Times': Police
Cumberland County Man Wanted For Raping, Choking 10-Year-Old 'Multiple Times': Police More than three years after a child reported being raped, choked, and abused, police have issued an arrest warrant for the man they believe is responsible. Roscoe N. Roy Jr., 41, of Harrisburg was named as the suspect in this abuse case "following a lengthy investigation," Lower Allen Township police say. The 10-year-old child first reported her abuse to authorities on May 3, 2019, according to the police release at the end of Dec. 2022.  Roy has been charged with three felons for rape of a child, aggravated indecent assault, and strangulation, as well as two misdemeanors for indecent…
Enola Man Accused Of Killing Wife On Christmas Eve Enola Man Accused Of Killing Wife On Christmas Eve
Enola Man Accused Of Killing Wife On Christmas Eve An Enola man is behind bars without bail after authorities say he killed his wife during a fight on Christmas Eve.  Hampden Township police were called to the 4200 block of Wild Orchid Road on Saturday, Dec. 24 for a welfare check, said District Attorney Sean McCormack in a release.  Arriving officers found Tamara Colbert dead with a gunshot wound to the head. The only other person in the house was her husband, 39-year-old Christopher Colbert, prosecutors wrote.  Police said Christopher smelled like alcohol, was not complying with demands, and had written a note claiming his…
Sex Offender Chokes Woman, Flees, Injures Officer In Central PA, Police Say Sex Offender Chokes Woman, Flees, Injures Officer In Central PA, Police Say
Sex Offender Chokes Woman, Flees, Injures Officer In Central PA, Police Say A 28-year-old registered sex offender injured a police officer during a tussle in Lititz, on Wednesday, Nov. 2, authorities say.  Derek Alan Manz fled before Lititz Borough police responded to a 911 call about a domestic disturbance at a home in the 400 Block of West Marion Street at 6:12 p.m., according to a release by the department.  Upon arrival, a woman told them that Manz assaulted and choked her. Her injuries were non-life-threatening, according to the police.  That wasn't the last officers heard about Manz that evening, around 9:37 p.m., a Lititz Borough officer noti…
PA Man With Long History Of Abuse Found Guilty Of Strangling Girlfriend In Bucks County: DA PA Man With Long History Of Abuse Found Guilty Of Strangling Girlfriend In Bucks County: DA
PA Man With Long History Of Abuse Found Guilty Of Strangling Girlfriend In Bucks County: DA A Pennsylvania man with a long history of violence was convicted on Wednesday, Sept. 7 of strangling his girlfriend in Bucks County last summer, authorities said. Evan Marquis Smith, 38, of Morrisville, was found guilty on charges of third-degree murder, aggravated assault, and strangulation, among other related offenses, in the death of Jamie Beighley, 39, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.  His sentencing was deferred to a later date. Smith had a decades-long history of abuse against the local mom of five, which tragically ended with him strangl…
'Police Situation' In Central PA Caused By Man Who Threw Bricks At Police Authorities Say 'Police Situation' In Central PA Caused By Man Who Threw Bricks At Police Authorities Say
'Police Situation' In Central PA Caused By Man Who Threw Bricks At Police Authorities Say A "police situation" happened in Harrisburg when officers attempted to apprehend a man wanted on felony charges in connection with three separate situations— including one where he threw bricks at police during a protest, authorities say.  Rahfeek Capri Scott, 28, of Harrisburg, barricaded himself inside a home in the 800 block of Green Street when police came to arrest him around 1:30 p.m. on  August 11, 2022, the City of Harrisburg's Director of Communications Matt Maisel told Daily Voice.  The "situation" ended with the help of the Dauphin County Crisis Response …
PA Woman Admits Causing Death Of 11-Month-Old Baby At Illegal Home Daycare: DA PA Woman Admits Causing Death Of 11-Month-Old Baby At Illegal Home Daycare: DA
PA Woman Admits Causing Death Of 11-Month-Old Baby At Illegal Home Daycare: DA A 50-year-old Pennsylvania woman admitted in court to causing the death of an 11-month-old baby at an illegal home daycare, authorities said. Lauren E. Landgrebe, of Upper Southampton Township, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, endangering the welfare of children, operating an unlicensed daycare facility, and tampering with evidence on Tuesday, June 21, Bucks County Deputy District Attorney Monica W. Furber. The baby girl died of asphyxiation by strangulation after being placed incorrectly in a car seat and left alone for around two hours on Aug. 27, 2019, the prosecutor said…