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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 …
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
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…
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…
Man Attacks Autistic Relative Outside Berks County Walmart Store, Police Say
A man is facing charges after he allegedly attacked his autistic relative outside a Walmart store in Tilden Township (Berks County).
Joshua L. Cassler, 31, punched and attempted to strangle the 21-year-old man after he accidentally backed a vehicle into a parked car and then into a pole in the parking lot of the store on Tilden Ridge Drive around 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, local police said.
The victim, who has autism and cerebral palsy, got out of the vehicle and ran towards the store, where he was stopped by a relative, later identified as Cassler, of Shoemakersville, Tilden Township pol…
PA Man Calls 911 On Himself After Killing His Wife: Police
A central Pennsylvania man called 911 and confessed to murdering his wife on Tuesday morning, according to Pennsylvania state police.
Ronald Leonard Kachinski, 76, of Seven Valleys, called police to inform them that he had killed his wife at their home located in the 1100 block of Alta Vista Way in Springfield Township shortly before 8:30 a.m., according to police and court documents.
When police arrived at the home Kachinski had already left to surrender to state troopers in York County, but his wife, Sandra Jean Anderson, 72, was found dead inside the home, according to police and public…
