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'Black Tax', Naked Assaults: Manheim Central Football Players, Coach Charged In Hazing
A so-called "Black tax," a makeshift "gas chamber," and repeated sexual humiliation inside a high school football locker room have led to criminal charges against three students and a former teacher and assistant football coach, prosecutors announced on Friday, Oct. 9.
The alleged abuse took place during school hours at Manheim Central High School in Pennsylvania this past April, when several teenage boys were subjected to racist harassment, physical assaults, extortion, and indecent exposure, Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams said.
Former social studies teacher and assistant…
Gunman Shot Mother Of His Child In Eye, Held Son Hostage For 33 Hours In PA: DA
A Pennsylvania gunman who shot the mother of his child in the head, costing her an eye, before holding their toddler son and her grandmother hostage for 33 hours has been sentenced to decades in state prison, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 8.
Derrick Hutcherson, 41, formerly of Harrisburg, was sentenced to 42 to 84 years in a state correctional institution by Dauphin County Judge Katherine McShane following his conviction for the violent June 28, 2021, attack and standoff at the Pennswood Apartments in Lower Paxton Township, according to District Attorney Francis T. Chardo.
The sen…
PA Police Officer Was 'Extremely Intoxicated' Before Fatal Strangling At Family Gathering: Docs
A police officer was held down and strangled after becoming heavily intoxicated during a family gathering at a cabin, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Oct. 9.
Michael McGeehan, 44, a Middlesex Township Pennsylvania police officer and Shippensburg father of five, was found unresponsive on the front porch of a cabin at 7190 Dam Run Road in Cummings Township during the early morning hours of July 11, investigators wrote in the affidavit of probable cause.
Paden Edward Frey, 25, of Cogan Station, has since been charged with third-degree murder, strangulation, inv…
Masked Gunman Killed Man Sitting On Pennsylvania Porch, Jury Finds
A masked gunman who shot and killed a man sitting on a Pennsylvania front porch has been convicted of first-degree murder, prosecutors announced Friday, Oct. 9.
Hector Martinez, 27, of Allentown, was found guilty of all charges Thursday night, Oct. 8, following a jury trial that began Tuesday, Oct. 6, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan said. Martinez was also convicted of possession of a firearm without a license.
The victim, Terrence Brunson, 39, was sitting on the front porch of a home in the 500 block of West Liberty Street when a man wearing a face covering shot him on Sep…
DC Teen Who Vanished On Birthday Trip ID’d 40 Years After Body Found In Pennsylvania
An 18-year-old who left her Washington, DC, home to celebrate her birthday and never returned has been identified 40 years after her body was found beside a Pennsylvania highway, state police announced on Friday, Oct. 9.
Gladys T. Johnson, known as “Tinker,” was identified this month as the woman whose remains were discovered in a wooded area in Kline Township, Schuylkill County, on April 8, 1986, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Johnson had left her home in March 1986 to celebrate her birthday, police said. Her family had been searching for her ever since.
A person riding a bicycle…
Explosive Lawsuit By Ex-Jets VP Claims Team Fired Him, Smeared Him In Sex Harassment Fallout
A former New York Jets executive is suing the team, claiming he was fired for speaking up about alleged sexual harassment by team president Hymie Elhai, then publicly smeared in an effort to destroy his reputation.
Larry Fitzpatrick, who served as the Jets' vice president of ticket sales and services for more than 16 years, filed the lawsuit Friday, Oct. 2, in Bergen County Superior Court against the team, Elhai and team executive Eric Gelfand.
The Jersey City resident claims he was fired Friday, July 25, 2025, just one day after meeting with team investigators about allegations involving E…
Masked PA Robbers Posed As Cops To Kidnap Victims, Fund Luxury Trips: DA
A man lured to a Pennsylvania steakhouse parking lot was handcuffed and kidnapped by three masked men posing as police officers, then forced to surrender money from his bank accounts in a scheme tied to a criminal organization that used stolen money to fund luxury vacations, yachts, designer clothing, and firearms, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 8.
The kidnapping began outside LongHorn Steakhouse in Bala Cynwyd, Lower Merion Township, on June 27, 2026, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Lower Merion Superintendent of Police Andrew J. Block said.
The victim had …
Machete-Wielding Robber Stabs Man In Head, Shoulder, Hand In Pennsylvania: Police
A 40-year-old man was stabbed in the head, shoulder, and hand by a machete-wielding stranger who attempted to rob him on a Philadelphia street Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 7, police said.
The attack happened along the 2900 block of Mutter Street in the city's Fairhill neighborhood around 3:05 p.m., according to the Philadelphia Police Department.
Officers from the 25th District responded to reports of a stabbing and found the man suffering from three wounds — one to the top of his head, another to his left shoulder, and a third to his left hand, police said.
Officers rushed the victim to Temp…
Man Found Stabbed To Death In Closet; PA Woman Charged With Homicide, Abuse Of Corpse
A man was found stabbed to death inside a closet in a Philadelphia apartment, and a 34-year-old woman is now charged with killing him and abusing his corpse, according to police and court documents obtained by Daily Voice.
Dorakoma Lim, 37, was discovered inside a closet in a third-floor apartment on the 600 block of East Chelten Avenue in the city's Germantown neighborhood around 6:50 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1, according to police and sources familiar with the investigation.
Lim had been stabbed multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene, sources said.
Marianne Lara Wright, 34, of…
24-Year-Old Woman Killed In Airborne Crash, Landing On Opposite Side Of PA Highway
A 24-year-old woman was killed after her vehicle left a Pennsylvania highway, flew over an embankment, crossed to the opposite side of the highway, and overturned late Saturday night, Oct. 3, state police announced Wednesday, Oct. 7.
The crash happened on US Route 322 near mile marker 225.6 in Watts Township, Perry County, at 11:52 p.m., according to Pennsylvania State Police Troop H-Newport.
Investigators determined the woman was driving west when her vehicle went off the left side of the roadway for an unknown reason, police said.
The vehicle traveled over an embankment, became airborne,…
Police Officer, Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say
A Pennsylvania police officer whose death was initially described as a “sudden medical emergency” was strangled to death during a fight, investigators now say.
Michael “Mike” McGeehan, 44, a longtime Middlesex Township police officer and father of five, died following an altercation with 25-year-old Paden Edward Frey on July 11, according to the Lycoming Regional Police Department.
Frey, of Cogan Station, was arrested at his home without incident early Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 7, with assistance from the Lycoming County Sheriff’s Office, police said.
He has been charged with murder, stran…
Automatic Gunfire Ambush That Killed PA Man Ends With 3 Men Sentenced: Prosecutors
Thirteen bullets fired in approximately one second from a handgun converted to fully automatic gunfire killed a 22-year-old passenger during an ambush — and now the third man charged in the attack has been sentenced.
Frederick Antwan Marks Jr., 26, of Bath, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, conspiracy to commit third-degree murder, and aggravated assault in the Aug. 31, 2022, killing of Najeer Lane, 22, of Allentown, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced Wednesday, Oct. 7.
Marks was sentenced Tuesday, Oct. 6, by Judge Thomas M. Caffrey to 15 to 30 years in state pr…
PA Professor Accused Of Sending 50 Antisemitic Threats, Posting Victim's Address
A Haverford College religion professor used anonymous social media accounts to bombard a Jewish man and his family with roughly 50 antisemitic messages, repeatedly posted the family's home address, referenced the victim's minor son, and warned that security cameras would not protect them, federal prosecutors say.
Guangtian Ha, an assistant professor of religion at the Delaware County college, was arrested Tuesday, Oct. 6, and charged with one federal count of cyberstalking, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.
The indictment alleges the campaign ran from Oct. 9, 2025, throu…
PA County Where Trump Was Shot Now Has ISIS Terrorism Indictment: DOJ
A Butler County, Pennsylvania man has been indicted on a federal firearms charge tied to an alleged plan to support ISIS, prosecutors announced Tuesday, Oct. 6.
Jonathan Hunter Kramer, 21, of Valencia, knowingly received a semiautomatic rifle and rifle ammunition on Saturday, Sept. 12, knowing they would be used to commit a felony or federal terrorism crime, including supporting ISIS, a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh charged.
Kramer remains detained pending trial. The one-count indictment carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, or both.
The case is the latest h…
