GUILTY! Pennsylvania Kidnapper Bit, Pulled Hair Out Of Woman's Head GUILTY! Pennsylvania Kidnapper Bit, Pulled Hair Out Of Woman's Head
Guilty! Pennsylvania Kidnapper Bit, Pulled Hair Out Of Woman's Head A Middletown man has been found guilty in a bizarre kidnapping case, the Dauphin County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Aug. 21.  Bryan Edwin Perry, Jr., 37, was convicted of kidnapping, aggravated assault, intimidation of a witness, strangulation, and other charges on August 14, according to the DA's release. The conviction comes following a three-day trial.  On Sept. 2, 2023, Perry took a Harrisburg woman hostage from a home in the 2200 block of Logan Street in Harrisburg "for three hours while he drove her to secluded spots," as stated in the release, ad…
Maryland Man Tortures Diabetic Woman In Pennsylvania Basement: Affidavit Maryland Man Tortures Diabetic Woman In Pennsylvania Basement: Affidavit
Maryland Man Tortures Diabetic Woman In Pennsylvania Basement: Affidavit A badly beaten diabetic woman escaped to WellSpan York hospital after days of abuse at the hands of a man she had recently moved in with, Penn Township police detailed in court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Aug. 8.  Anthonio Willis Hill, 51, originally of Maryland, was living in the basement of a home in the 20 block of Garden Lane in Hanover, PA when his girlfriend lost her apartment and moved in at the end of July, as detailed in the criminal complaint.  While receiving care at the hospital the woman explained what led up to the wounds on her face, head, and nec…
COLD CASE: Philly Woman Found Strangled Off I-81 In Schuylkill County COLD CASE: Philly Woman Found Strangled Off I-81 In Schuylkill County
Cold CASE: Philly Woman Found Strangled Off I-81 In Schuylkill County Pennsylvania State Police continue to investigate the murder of Caryn Fortino.  Fortino, 38, was found dead in a wooded area off of Interstate 81 in Delano Township on May 23, 2003. She had been strangled, according to troopers.  Authorities said Fortino was from the Philadelphia area and was last in contact with loved ones that February. A 2003 report from the Allentown Morning Call said her last known address was in Egg Harbor, New Jersey, but that she had moved back to Philly before her death.  She was not reported missing, changed addresses often, and was thought to be w…
SENTENCED! Etown Man Who Carried Woman's Groceries Home Then Raped Her SENTENCED! Etown Man Who Carried Woman's Groceries Home Then Raped Her
Drew Deshong AKA Carlos Cartagena Sentenced For Rape A 36-year-old Elizabethtown man has been sentenced after raping a woman he had just helped, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, May 28. Drew Deshong also known as Carlos Cartagena pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated indecent assault without consent, aggravated indecent assault – forcible compulsion, aggravated assault, strangulation, false identification to law enforcement, possession of methamphetamine, attempted involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and indecent assault.  He was sentenced to serve 6 ½ to 13 years as set by Judge Dennis Reinaker…
Girl Injured When Carlisle Mom Bites Her, Puts In 'Chokehold', Police Say Girl Injured When Carlisle Mom Bites Her, Puts In 'Chokehold', Police Say
Girl Injured When Carlisle Mom Bites Her, Puts In 'Chokehold', Police Say A mom attacked her daughter "causing bodily injury" last week, the Middlesex Township Police announced on Tuesday, May 14.  Ashley Witters, 37 of Carlisle, is accused of placing her teenage daughter "in a choke hold, kicked, bit, and [head-butting] her," the police stated in the release. The daughter's exact age was not released.  Officers were called to the "active physical domestic" on Friday, May 10. Witters was arrested on the following charges according to her latest court docket: Felony Strangulation - Applying Pressure to Throat or Neck. Felony Endangering the Welfare of…
Convicted Felon Puts Corrections Officer In Chokehold At Cumberland County Prison, Police Say Convicted Felon Puts Corrections Officer In Chokehold At Cumberland County Prison, Police Say
Convicted Felon Puts Corrections Officer In Chokehold At Cumberland County Prison, Police Say A 30-year-old convicted felon — in his third prison in six months — is facing new charges after putting a corrections officer in a chokehold, the police announced on Tuesday, April 2.  Justin Miles Bookwalter of Huntingdon is accused of placing "the Corrections Officer in a headlock, while in the headlock the Corrections Officer was unable to breathe," the Middlesex Township police stated in the release.  This incident happened at Cumberland County Prison on March 27, 2024.  This is Bookwalter's third county prison stay since Oct. 31, 2023. He was previously in Huntingd…
York Man Shot In Fight Dies; Dad, Son Charged With Homicide: Authorities York Man Shot In Fight Dies; Dad, Son Charged With Homicide: Authorities
York Man Shot In Fight Dies; Dad, Son Charged With Homicide: Authorities A father and his son have been charged with homicide in connection with a fatal shooting during a fight, authorities announced on Tuesday.  Jared Harpster, 35 of the 100 block of Long Lane in Newberry Township, was pronounced dead at WellSpan York Hospital at 1:09 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, according to the York County Coroner's Office.  Deputy Coroner Scott Pennewill was called to Wellspan York Hospital to investigate and certify his death. Following an autopsy at the Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown at 8 a.m. on Feb. 27, his cause of death was determined to be mul…
'I'm Going To Kill You': Lancaster Man Strangled Woman In Front Of Her Daughter, Court Finds 'I'm Going To Kill You': Lancaster Man Strangled Woman In Front Of Her Daughter, Court Finds
Roberto Cruz-Aviles Convicted For Strangulation, Assault: DA A Lancaster City man was convicted of punching a woman, slamming her into a wall, and then strangling her in front of her own daughter, according to the District Attorney's Office.  Jurors returned a guilty verdict against Roberto Cruz-Aviles last Friday, Feb. 9 following a two-day trial, prosecutors said.  Authorities said the assault happened at a Willow Valley Drive home in West Lampeter Township on Aug. 23, 2022. The victim told the court that "seeing her daughter witnessing the attack gave her the strength to fight Cruz-Aviles off," the DA's Office said.  The victi…
GUILTY! BF Beat 21-Year-Old GF To Death On Video: Chester County DA GUILTY! BF Beat 21-Year-Old GF To Death On Video: Chester County DA
Guilty! BF Beat 21-Year-Old GF To Death On Video: Chester County DA A week-long trial ends with an abusive boyfriend's conviction nearly two years and two months after he brutally killed his girlfriend, the Chester County District Attorney's Office announced late Friday, Feb. 9.  Leroy Brahm III, now 33 of Spring City, has been convicted of the following in connection with the Dec. 4, 2021, killing of 21-year-old Annabel Rose Meenan and months of abuses leading up to her death: Homicide Murder Of The First Degree. Felony Murder Of The Third Degree. Homicide- Criminal Homicide Strangulation - Applying Pressure to Throat or Neck. Felony…
Manhunt Ends! Manheim Mom's Suspected Murderer In Custody. Police Say Manhunt Ends! Manheim Mom's Suspected Murderer In Custody. Police Say
Matthew Harrison Captured For Allegedly Killing Wife Jami A manhunt for a husband suspected of sexually assaulting and murdering his wife has ended, police announced on Thursday, Feb. 8 Matthew Scott Harrison, 48 of Manheim, originally of Hellam, was on the run after his wife was found dead by a child on Monday, Feb. 5, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Harrison had been missing for three days when his pick-up was spotted at a hotel in Pittston. He was captured following a stand-off with US Marshal Services Fugitive Task Force at a hotel in Pittston, Luzerne County, PA, according to the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police…
Child Found Manheim Mom Murdered, Manhunt For Husband Continues: Affidavit Child Found Manheim Mom Murdered, Manhunt For Husband Continues: Affidavit
Matthew Harrison On Run After Charged With Killing Wife Jami New details have been released about a mom's murder as a manhunt continues for her husband. ***UPDATE: MATTHEW HARRISON Was CAPTURED On Thursday evening, Feb. 8; CLICK HERE TO READ OUR FULL REPORT*** ORIGINAL REPORT: Matthew Scott Harrison, 48 of Manheim, originally of Hellam, is on the run after his wife was found dead by a child on Monday, Feb. 5, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Jami Harrison's daughter told police that her mom and her husband Matthew Harrison argued on Friday, Feb. 2, according to the affidavit of probable cause. Matthew had separated from his wi…
PA Man Knocked Victim Out, Revived Them, Then Choked Them Again: Police PA Man Knocked Victim Out, Revived Them, Then Choked Them Again: Police
PA Man Knocked Victim Out, Revived Them, Then Choked Them Again: Police A Lancaster man is accused of reviving someone he strangled unconscious only to choke them again, according to authorities.  Manheim police said it happened at a house on North Queen Street on Nov. 23.  Corey Lee Aaron, 29, started an argument with the victim before snatching their phone and breaking it, a witness told investigators. He then threatened to kill the victim and choked them until they blacked out, police claimed.  When the victim lost consciousness, Aaron performed rescue breaths and chest compressions until they woke up, authorities said.  That's whe…