Two Charged For Killing Man On His Birthday In 2016, Says Bucks DA Two Charged For Killing Man On His Birthday In 2016, Says Bucks DA
Two Charged For Killing Man On His Birthday In 2016, Says Bucks DA Eight years after Herbert Lyals was shot and killed on his birthday, two men are charged with his murder, prosecutors say.  George Javon Clark, 33, and John Marquis Wilson, 43, were charged with murder and related counts following a grand jury investigation, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said on Friday, April 5.  Lyals, 38, was found dead on the 5000 block of Truman Street in Bristol Township on July 27, 2016, according to investigators.  Clark is charged with criminal homicide, first- and second-degree murder, robbery, and related counts, the DA's Office said.…
Man Opens Fire Killing Woman At PA Warehouse: Police Man Opens Fire Killing Woman At PA Warehouse: Police
Man Opens Fire Killing Woman At PA Warehouse: Police A woman is dead and a man is in critical condition following a shooting at a warehouse in Western Pennsylvania, Allegheny County Police Assistant Superintendent Victor Joseph explained at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon.  Sean M. Black, 42 of Leechburg, Westmoreland County went to Tri-Arc Manufacturing in the 300 block of Fountain Street in Blawnox, Allegheny County, just before 6:30 a.m. and opened fire at the workers, Superintendent Joseph explained. Courtney Smith, 30 of Blawnox, was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds at the scene, according to the medica…
Harrowing Details Emerge In Bucks County Rampage That Left 3 Dead Harrowing Details Emerge In Bucks County Rampage That Left 3 Dead
Harrowing Details Emerge In Bucks County Rampage That Left 3 Dead Prosecutors are shedding new light on the Saturday, March 16 incident that left three Pennsylvanians dead and one New Jersey man in police custody.  Andre Gordon Jr. was arrested in Trenton on Saturday after an hours-long manhunt, Daily Voice reported. The incident began just before 9 a.m. when he arrived at his father and stepmother's 45 Viewpoint Lane home in Falls Township, according to the criminal complaint from the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.  Investigators said Andre Gordon Sr. answered the door and "confronted" his son before going inside to get dressed.…
Arrest Made In Allentown Man's 2023 Murder Arrest Made In Allentown Man's 2023 Murder
Arrest Made In Allentown Man's 2023 Murder A suspect is in custody for the murder of Alexander M. Price, the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office said on Thursday, March 14.  John Albert Garner, 25, is charged with criminal homicide and aggravated assault and is being held without bail, prosecutors wrote in a release.  Price, 29, was found dead at his 314 N. 16th Street home last July 9, Daily Voice reported. The Coroner's Office called his death a homicide and said he died from blunt-force head injuries.  On Thursday, prosecutors said Price was discovered by someone who had not heard from him in several day…
Man Accused Of Beheading Dad Found 'Not Competent For Trial': Lancaster DA Man Accused Of Beheading Dad Found 'Not Competent For Trial': Lancaster DA
Man Accused Of Beheading Dad Found 'Not Competent For Trial': Lancaster DA A Pennsylvania man who beheaded his father and left the body in his bed calling it his "cadaver doll" has been ruled "not competent to stand trial," authorities stated in a release on March 4.  Donald Lawrence Meshey Jr., now 35 originally of 202 West Strawberry Street was arrested on Aug. 11, 2021, after admitting to police that he stabbed and dismembered his father, as Daily Voice reported at the time. He was charged with criminal homicide, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with evidence, court records show. Meshey Jr. appeared before Judge Dennis Reinaker virtually from the Lanc…
Arrest Made In Pregnant PA Amish 23-Year-Old Mom's Murder: State Police Arrest Made In Pregnant PA Amish 23-Year-Old Mom's Murder: State Police
Arrest Made In Pregnant PA Amish 23-Year-Old Mom's Murder: State Police An arrest has been made in connection with the killing of a 23-year-old pregnant Amish mom of two, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Saturday, March 2.  Shawn Christophe Cranston, 52 of Corry, PA, has been charged with Criminal Homicide, Criminal Homicide of an Unborn Child, Burglary, and Criminal trespass for the slaying of Rebekah A. Byler, 23 of the 2100 block of Fish Flats Road in Sparta Township around noon on Monday, Feb. 26, according to police. Cranston was tracked down following "an exhaustive five-day-long investigation" which began after Byler's husband Andy came h…
Horrifying Details Released In Murder Of Lower Makefield 19-Year-Old Horrifying Details Released In Murder Of Lower Makefield 19-Year-Old
Horrifying Details Released In Murder Of Lower Makefield 19-Year-Old Authorities have released details and formally announced charges in the murder of 19-year-old Jaden Battista Friday, Feb. 16 in Lower Makefield. A criminal complaint released by the Bucks County District Attorney's Office says 23-year-old Trevor Weigel was captured on police-worn body camera saying that he found out Jaden was cheating on him, and he "lost it." Jaden was FaceTiming with a juvenile witness (JW1) when she told him that her ex-boyfriend, later identified as Weigel, began pounding on the door of her Waterford Road home unannounced, trying to get inside, the affidavit says. Weig…
Family Of Lower Makefield Stabbing Victim Speaks Out: 'Taken By A Coward' Family Of Lower Makefield Stabbing Victim Speaks Out: 'Taken By A Coward'
Family Of Lower Makefield Stabbing Victim Speaks Out: 'Taken By A Coward' The 19-year-old woman stabbed dead by her boyfriend last week in Lower Makefield has been identified by family members. Jaden Battista was identified by her mother, Jeanie Millward, as the victim of the Friday, Feb. 16 murder on Waterford Road. Police identified the suspect as 23-year-old Trevor Weigel, of Churchville, according to 6abc. ALSO SEE: Horrifying Details Released In Jaden Battista's Murder Court records show Weigel has been charged with criminal homicide, burglary, possession of an instrument of crime, disorderly conduct, and harassment, in connection with a Feb. 16 offens…
Double Allentown Murder Suspect Surrenders: Police Double Allentown Murder Suspect Surrenders: Police
Double Allentown Murder Suspect Surrenders: Police Gabriel Cartagena, the 44-year-old man wanted in connection with a double homicide last month in Allentown, has surrendered, police announced. Cartagena turned himself in on Thursday, Jan. 4, after warrants for his arrest on two counts of criminal homicide, attempted homicide, aggravated assault, and various weapons offenses were issued, Allentown Police Chief Charles Roca said. According to the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office, Gabriel Cartagena shot and killed 44-year-old Ada Ortiz and her 1-year-old grandson, Sebastian Serrano Jr. inside a home on Chestnut Street. https:/…
Undercover Police Catch Delco Teen's Accused Murderer: DA Undercover Police Catch Delco Teen's Accused Murderer: DA
Undercover Police Catch Delco Teen's Accused Murderer: DA The man accused of stabbing a 15-year-old boy dead has been arrested authorities in Delaware County announced on Wednesday. Michael Garr, of Drexel Hill, was stabbed to death on Friday, April 21, 2023 — now, the alleged killer has been caught. Marson Weh, 24 of Cliffton Heights, has been charged in the murder of 15-year-old Michael Garr, District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer and Upper Darby Police Superintendent Tim Bernhardt announced during the press conference on Jan. 3, 2024.  Surveillance videos helped lead police to Weh. In the videos, detectives spotted a man running from the 200 bloc…
WV Man Arrested For Killing Mercersburg Roommate, Ditching Body In Hagerstown: US Marshals WV Man Arrested For Killing Mercersburg Roommate, Ditching Body In Hagerstown: US Marshals
WV Man Arrested For Killing Mercersburg Roommate, Ditching Body In Hagerstown: US Marshals A West Virginia man is accused of shooting one of his former roommates dead in Pennsylvania and dumping the body in Maryland before fleeing to North Carolina, authorities announced on Tuesday, Dec. 19.  Shane Adrian Bradley, 32 of Hedgesville, WV, had been staying with several other people in a home in the 14000 block of Ditto Road in Montgomery Township, Mercersburg when a "minor verbal altercation" ended with him shooting one of his roommates, Isiah Clark, Pennsylvania State Police detailed in a release.  The 20-year-old's body was then loaded into a car — wi…
GUILTY! 'I Just Shot Her' PA Deadly Shooter Confesses On Victim's Birthday: DA GUILTY! 'I Just Shot Her' PA Deadly Shooter Confesses On Victim's Birthday: DA
Guilty! 'I Just Shot Her' PA Deadly Shooter Confesses On Victim's Birthday: DA A Shippensburg woman initially confessed to her girlfriend and sister, but now – on the victim's birthday – she has pleaded guilty in front of a judge to shooting a 48-year-old mother of two, the Cumberland County District Attorney's office announced on Friday.  Breanna Black, 34 entered guilty pleas to "Criminal Homicide – Murder of the Third Degree and Persons Not to Possess a Firearm in front of the Honorable Jessica E. Brewbaker," on Dec. 8, the DA said. She was immediately sentenced to serve 30 to 60 years in a state correctional institution.  The charges …