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Girl Sexually Abused By Caretaker In South Central PA: Affidavit
A Columbia man confessed to repeatedly sexually abusing a young girl under his care in December 2024, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Jan. 7.
Antonio Cueto, 41, called Lancaster County Wide Communications on Friday, Jan. 3, to report his actions and later turned himself over to Columbia Borough police, authorities said.
**WARNING THE FOLLOWING DETAILS ARE DISTURBING**
During an interview with officers, Cueto admitted to exposing himself to the girl, masturbating in front of her twice—once ejaculating—and touching her inappropriately on multiple occasions, po…
2 Dead, After 4 PA Natives Were Shot By Stepson In WV: Police
A Pennsylvania woman and her aunt were killed, and her husband and uncle critically injured, in a shocking shooting spree carried out by her stepson in Grantsville, West Virginia, state police said. Now, the family is asking for help to cover funeral expenses through a GoFundMe campaign.
Jo Dee Louise Tribioli, 51, was known for her warm smile, love of animals, and devotion to her family. But her life was tragically cut short on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, when she was fatally shot alongside her aunt, 71-year-old Carole Heagy of Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania, in a senseless act of violence.
Jo …
Felon Mom With ‘Love Yourself First’ Tattoo Sentenced For Drowning 5-Year-Old In Susquehanna
A Lancaster County mother has been sentenced after pleading no contest to charges related to the drowning death of her 5-year-old son in the Susquehanna River, authorities confirmed to Daily Voice on Friday, Nov. 29, 2024.
Autumn Lynn Vossler, 31, of Columbia, pleaded Nolo Contendere on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024 — the day after her — to involuntary manslaughter and four counts of endangering the welfare of children, according to Susquehanna Regional Police and court records.
For the drowning, Vossler was sentenced to a prison term ranging from nearly five to nine and a half years on Thu…
3 Men Arrested For Firing Shots Into Columbia Home, Endangering Lives: Police
Three men were arrested for their involvement in a shooting that endangered multiple lives in Columbia, Lancaster County, on Nov. 1, 2024, police announced Tuesday, Nov. 26.
J'Vian Lazae Mendez-Gonzalez, 18, Isaiah Jose Diaz, 20, and Caelan Natrell Brown, 19, are accused of firing shots into an occupied structure on the 400 block of Avenue K at approximately 1:37 p.m., according to the Columbia Borough Police Department.
Each suspect is charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Discharge of a Firearm into an Occupied Structure, Possession of a Weapon, and four counts of Reckless…
Columbia Woman Charged With Aggravated Assault By Vehicle Following Serious Crash
A Columbia woman is facing multiple charges after a traffic incident left a person injured, Columbia Borough Police announced on Tuesday, Nov. 19.
Shalavia Judene Joyce Gibbons, 32, was charged with aggravated assault by vehicle, accident involving death or injury while not licensed, driving with a suspended driver’s license, reckless driving, and disregarding a traffic lane after an incident on South 16th Street in Columbia on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at 7:19 a.m.
Police said the charges stemmed from Gibbons’ actions during the incident. Details of the crash and the extent of injuries h…
DNA Matches 13-Year-Old Drugged, Assaulted In Broad Daylight To Columbia Man: Police
A Columbia man is accused of providing marijuana to a 13-year-old girl before allegedly assaulting her, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Nov. 14.
Robert Jeffrey Fink Jr., 42, was charged with multiple offenses, including statutory sexual assault, corruption of minors, and unlawful contact with a minor.
The incident reportedly happened when Fink’s girlfriend left his apartment in the 900 block of Plane Street in Columbia, leaving him alone with the 13-year-old girl on Sept. 9, 2023, according to the affidavit.
The girl later told police that Fink…
Election 2024: Winner Projected For PA's 9th US Congressional District
Election Day 2024 is in the books, and Pennsylvanians have chosen their next representatives in Congress, according to multiple outlets' projections based on unofficial results.
In the commonwealth’s 9th congressional district race, Daniel "Dan" Meuser defeated Amanda Waldman for the House seat representing Berks, Bradford, Columbia, Lebanon, Luzerne, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill, Sullivan, Susquehanna, and Wyoming the AP projects.
The incumbent was leading his democratic party opponent by a margin of 71.9% to 28.1%, with 93% of the vote as of 12 a.m., Nov. 6, accordin…
These PA Counties Voted For Trump In 2020 Election: See How Yours Voted
The mail ballot deadline is over and Election Day 2024 has arrived with many Pennsylvania voters out in force to vote in person.
In 2020, Joe Biden narrowly won the state with 3,458,229 votes, with Donald Trump getting 3,377,674 votes.
The vast majority of Pennsylvania counties were largely in favor of Trump. However, voters in major population centers like Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Philadelphia counties were more in favor of Biden, helping him to edge Trump out slightly to win the state.
Here's how each Pennsylvania County voted in the 2020 Election:
Adams: 18,2…
Drought Conditions Declared In 35 PA Counties: State Environmental Officials
Drought conditions have been declared in 35 Pennsylvania counties as of Friday, Nov. 1, according to state environmental officials.
Thirty-three of those counties are under a Drought Watch while two others are under a Drought Warning, the state's Department of Environmental Protection said in a news release.
The following counties fall under the Drought Watch: Adams, Allegheny, Beaver, Bucks, Butler, Carbon, Chester, Clearfield, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Indiana, Lancaster, Lawrence, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, North…
PA Girl Raped Starting At 4-Years-Old: Affidavit
A man has been arrested for sexually assaulting a girl for nearly a decade beginning when she was just 4-years-old, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.
James Andrew Arroyo, 64, of Columbia, PA, is accused of sexually assaulting and raping a child victim from 1985 to 1994 in Windsor Township, York County, the police explained.
The girl first reported the abuse in 1994 when she was only 13-years-old, according to the police. Now in her early 40s, the woman was interviewed and shared graphic details of the abuse, according to the affidavit of probable cause. …
Columbia Convict Sentenced For Fatally Shooting Mississippi Man At Manheim Night: DA
Club23 may have closed nearly a year ago, but a deadly shooting at the Lancaster County nightclub will never be forgotten by a Mississippi family.
Jatavis Devonte Scott, 25 of Mound Bayou, MS, died at Lancaster General Hospital on March 19 not long after he was shot by Tyler Jamel Wilson, now 29 of Columbia, PA, the Lancaster County District Attorney's office announced.
Wilson was sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, according to the Lancaster DA's office.
Wilson "was found guilty by [a] jury of third-degree murder, persons not to posse…
Child Rapist Who Hid Ex-GF's Daughter In Freezer Sentenced: Lancaster DA
A 40-year-old registered sex offender has admitted to raping his ex-girlfriend and her daughter before killing the 12-year-old and hiding her body in a freezer, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, March. 1.
Jason Shackelford, of the 500 block of Avenue H in Columbia, PA, "admitted guilt on charges of first-degree murder, rape of a child, two counts of rape, three counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, four counts of sexual assault, and strangulation," the DA stated in the release.
Elaina Smith of Columbia Borough was raped, strang…
Convict, Wife Commit Armed Robberies Driving Getaway Car To Their PA Home, Police Say
A convicted felon and his wife are in the Lancaster County Prison following a series of armed robberies across Lancaster County, police explained in a release on Tuesday, Nov. 28.
Former felon, Michael Allen Brown, 48, and his wife, Emily Ann Brown, 37, both of Marietta have been arrested in connection with the robberies of three gas station convenience stores in one day, according to the Susquehanna Regional police.
The first armed robbery set the standard for the day. Emily allegedly ran in with a gun demanding cash from the clerk at the Rutter's located at 1155 River Road in …
Man Smears Blood On Victims' Home On Pleasure Road: Manheim Twp. Police
After sending terrorizing texts, a 48-year-old Lancaster County man carved into someone's car and smeared blood on the victims' home and vehicle, authorities say.
Norman B. Meiskey IV of Columbia, PA, texted a man “Satan," saying that he was “really bleeding,” and “saving the best for last," on Feb. 18, as stated in the release by Manheim Township police on Feb. 28, 2023, and confirmed in court documents.
The township police were called to the 200 block of Pleasure Road on the night of Feb. 22, 2023, according to the release.
Upon arrival, the victims sho…
12-Year-Old Raped, Strangled, Hid In Freezer ID'd As PA Girl Who Would 'Light Up The Room'
A girl who was raped, strangled, and hidden in a basement freezer by her mom's ex-boyfriend has been identified by the Lancaster Coroner as of Monday, February 13, 2023.
Elaina Smith, 12, of Columbia Borough, has been identified as the girl who died in this horrific way, according to the coroner's office. Her death was ruled a homicide as a result of strangulation, the coroner’s office says.
Her mom's ex-boyfriend 39-year-old Jason Jerod Shackelford, of Columbia, was arrested on Friday, Feb. 10. He is accused of raping Elaina at his ex-girlfriend Tiffany Smith's home in the…
Maryland Man Traveled To New York For 'Relationship' With 13-Year-Old Pennsylvania Girl: DA
A judge sentenced a man after confessing to committing sex crimes with a minor “as intentional, premeditated, and planned as you can get," Assistant Lancaster County District Attorney Fritz Haverstick says.
Mirza Ahmed, a 30-year-old from Catonsville, Maryland, began an "online relationship" turn real-life sexual relationship with a 13-year-old East Lampeter Township girl in 2020, the DA's office announced in a release on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023.
Ahmed traveled to New York and then to Columbia, PA to pick up the girl and take her to a room at the Spruce Lane Lodge and Co…
