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Sword-Wielding Drug Dealer Convicted PA Murder: DA Sword-Wielding Drug Dealer Convicted PA Murder: DA
Sword-Wielding Drug Dealer Convicted PA Murder: DA A convicted drug dealer is back behind bars again, this time for murdering a man with a sword, the Berks County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Oct. 10. William Smoot, 50, Exeter Township, was convicted of First-Degree Murder and Conspiracy to Commit Murder for stabbing DelCollo multiple times with a sword on Thursday, Oct. 10, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office. Smoot has been held in the Berks County Prison while awaiting sentencing, the district attorney's office said. A sentencing date was not available at the time of publication. Smoot's accompl…
'Career Drug Dealer', PA Mom Convicted In 5-Year-Old's Fatal Fentanyl Overdose: AG 'Career Drug Dealer', PA Mom Convicted In 5-Year-Old's Fatal Fentanyl Overdose: AG
'Career Drug Dealer', PA Mom Convicted In 5-Year-Old's Fatal Fentanyl Overdose: AG Mom and a "career drug dealer" have been sentenced for the overdose death of her daughter, according to a release by Pennsylvania's Attorney General Michelle Henry on Wednesday, July 17.  Volaura 'Val' Askew, 28 of Johnstown, "exposed her 5-year-old daughter to fentanyl/heroin in the hours and days before the child was found dead in her Johnstown home on October 27, 2022," the Attorney General explained when Daily Voice first reported her charges in July 2023. In February of 2024, she pleaded "guilty to involuntary manslaughter and related charges, and is serving a 2-to-4-year state pri…
Nudes Swapped With Lititz Teen By 3x Felon In Jail On Gun Charges: Police Nudes Swapped With Lititz Teen By 3x Felon In Jail On Gun Charges: Police
Nudes Swapped With Lititz Teen By 3x Felon In Jail On Gun Charges: Police A convicted drug dealer in jail on firearm charges from a shooting last August is accused of leaving a phone filled with nude and sexual images of a girl at the scene of that shooting and then using the prison's phones to contact that minor, the Manheim Township Police announced in a release on Friday, May 10.  Isaiah Ramon Cabrera, 23 of West Filbert Street in Lancaster, first came to the local police's attention in the late-2010s for a series of drug dealing related offences — which landed him 18 convictions and up to 23 months in prison, court records show.  Following his relea…
Reward Offered: Felon Drags Officer By Vehicle In Harrisburg, Police Say Reward Offered: Felon Drags Officer By Vehicle In Harrisburg, Police Say
Wanted: Duron Smith Allegedly Drags Officer In Harrisburg A 44-year-old convicted felon is wanted by the police for dragging an officer by his vehicle down a Harrisburg street, authorities announced on Monday.  Duron Smith "has an active arrest warrant for aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer by Dauphin County Criminal Investigation Division," the police stated in the release on April 1.  The officer was dragged by Smith's vehicle for an unknown distance along South Second Street in Harrisburg on Jan. 26, 2024, according to the warrant notification.  Smith has felon convictions in Dauphin County for drug dealing and ille…
Fatal Crash: Convicted Drug Dealer With Active Felony Case Killed, PSP Fatal Crash: Convicted Drug Dealer With Active Felony Case Killed, PSP
Nassan Saku Campbell-Richardson Killed In 3-Car Crash: PSP A 22-year-old convicted drug dealer with an active felony case was killed in a three-vehicle crash on Saturday, Pennsylvania State Police announced on  April 1.  Nassan Saku Campbell-Richardson, of Bressler, died of "Multiple Traumatic Injuries" due to a motor vehicle collision, and the manner was ruled accidental, the Dauphin County Coroner told Daily Voice on Monday.  The deadly three-vehicle crash happened at Bow Creek Road/PA Route 743 at the intersection with Fox Run Road in East Hanover Township at 2:26 a.m. on March 30, investigating PSP Harrisburg Trooper Charles Blaz…
Drug Dealer With 'Gun' Drags Wheelchair-Bound Man Across Central PA Parking Lot: Police Drug Dealer With 'Gun' Drags Wheelchair-Bound Man Across Central PA Parking Lot: Police
Drug Dealer With 'Gun' Drags Wheelchair-Bound Man Across Central PA Parking Lot: Police A 33-year-old convicted drug dealer came after a man in a wheelchair with what looked like a gun and dragged him from a moving vehicle until he surrendered his cellphone, Lower Allen Township police detailed in a release on Friday, May 26, 2023.  Darren Edward Ross was arrested after police watched a video a witness took of the incident in the 2100 block of Cedar Run on Thursday, May 25, 2023.  Ross had previously called the wheelchairbound man "making threats to come assault him," and "the victim had just gotten back to the complex from a convenience store and was returning to th…
$269K+ In Drugs Seized In Undercover Op. In Lancaster: DA $269K+ In Drugs Seized In Undercover Op. In Lancaster: DA
$269K+ In Drugs Seized In Undercover Op. In Lancaster: DA The Lancaster County District Attorney's Office is calling Rashad T. Mateen a "drug dealer" after the drug task force seized approximately $374,000 in drugs, weapons, and US currency from his home, according to an announcement made on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.  The 34-year-old had been under investigation since February when the officers executed the search warrant on April 13, the DA's office explained.  The police seized 155 grams of powder cocaine, 56.5 grams of crack cocaine, 71 pounds of marijuana— a cumulative street value of approximately $269,150, the DA detailed in the rel…
Escaped Drug Dealer Recaptured— AGAIN In Lebanon County: Authorities Escaped Drug Dealer Recaptured— AGAIN In Lebanon County: Authorities
Escaped Drug Dealer Recaptured— Again In Lebanon County: Authorities A convicted drug dealer with a history of escape and resisting arrest, escaped from his work release program, only to be recaptured five days later, authorities say.  Terance Brent, 37, of Jonestown, had last been seen on Friday, March 17, 2023, according to Pennsylvania State Police. PSP Jonestown have issued a warrant for his arrest after they learned he did not return to the prison on Saturday at 8:15 a.m. He was taken back into police custody on Wednesday, March 22,2023, police in Lebanon announced that same night.  Brent has a criminal record with numerous drug co…
Suburban Philly Gunman Killed Teens In Drug Deal Gone Bad: DA Suburban Philly Gunman Killed Teens In Drug Deal Gone Bad: DA
Suburban Philly Gunman Killed Teens In Drug Deal Gone Bad: DA A 17-year-old Montgomery County boy has been charged with first-degree murder and robbery offenses in connection with the slayings of two victims around his age earlier this week, authorities announced. Dominic Carboni, of Shwenksville, had arranged to meet Skyler Fox, 17, to buy marijuana when he shot him and 18-year-old Brandon Bacote-Byer near  Fourth and Johnson streets around 11:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. ALSO SEE: Pottstown Shooting Victims Were Best Friends, Family Says Surveillance footage shows maroon-colo…
Suburban Philly Drug Dealer Sentenced In Inmate's Overdose Suburban Philly Drug Dealer Sentenced In Inmate's Overdose
Suburban Philly Drug Dealer Sentenced In Inmate's Overdose A 31-year-old man was sentenced on Thursday, Oct. 6 to six to 20 years in state prison for three drug-dealing cases in 2021, including one committed in the Bucks County Correctional Facility that led to an inmate’s overdose. Brian Joseph O’Connell, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to three counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, one for each of the cases, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. In the most recent case, O’Connell was charged with selling drugs inside the Bucks County Correctional Facility, a day after he was booked on hi…
3,472 Fentanyl Pills, 7 Lbs.Of Marijuana Seized From Central PA Man: DA 3,472 Fentanyl Pills, 7 Lbs.Of Marijuana Seized From Central PA Man: DA
3,472 Fentanyl Pills, 7 Lbs.Of Marijuana Seized From Central PA Man: DA A tip lead police to two storage units and a home of an alleged central Pennsylvania drug dealer with large stockpiles of drugs,  guns and cash, authorities say. Chauncey Martin-Perry, 36, of the 2200 block of Coventry Road, Manheim Township, was arrested on September 1 after the Drug Task Force seized the items from the storage units and his home, the Lancaster County district attorney's office stated in a release on Wednesday, September 8. 3,472 fentanyl pills, seven pounds of marijuana, 1,128 grams of THC products, two handguns, an AR-15 rifle, and approximately $55,000 were confisc…
UNDERCOVER BUST: Fentanyl, Crack Flushed By GF As BF Flees Striking Police, LanCo. DA Says UNDERCOVER BUST: Fentanyl, Crack Flushed By GF As BF Flees Striking Police, LanCo. DA Says
Undercover Bust: Fentanyl, Crack Flushed By GF As BF Flees Striking Police, LanCo. DA Says A couple involved in drug dealing has led to a massive cocaine and fentanyl seizure in central Pennsylvania — but the boyfriend remains at-large, authorities say.  Undercover investigators since June 2 bought a total of 12.6 grams of crack cocaine from Christopher Alvelo, 30, who was accompanied by his girlfriend, Destiny Medina, 28, each time, the Lancaster County district attorney's office said. Lancaster County Drug Task Force detectives, along with the assistance of the Lancaster City Bureau of police, attempted to arrest Alvelo while conducting a warranted search and sei…
Thousands Of Dollars Worth Of Fentanyl Seized From Philly Area Drug Dealer: DA Thousands Of Dollars Worth Of Fentanyl Seized From Philly Area Drug Dealer: DA
Thousands Of Dollars Worth Of Fentanyl Seized From Philly Area Drug Dealer: DA Thousands of dollars worth of fentanyl was seized from an accused Philadelphia area drug dealer, authorities said. Walter Williams, 33, of Philadelphia, was arrested on May 23 after a raid on his Hillside Motel room in Glen Mills (Delaware County) yielded 125 grams of raw fentanyl valued at $12,500, 90 bags of packaged fentanyl valued at $2,000, and drug paraphernalia, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said. Williams became the center of an investigation in March after detectives learned he was making regular drug deliveries to Chester County and surrounding counties,…
Hotel-Based Atlantic City Ex-Con Drug Dealer Gets 30 Years, No Parole, In Federal Prison Hotel-Based Atlantic City Ex-Con Drug Dealer Gets 30 Years, No Parole, In Federal Prison
Hotel-Based Atlantic City Ex-Con Drug Dealer Gets 30 Years, No Parole, In Federal Prison A drug dealer who operated out of a hotel room just off the Atlantic City boardwalk must spend the next 30 years in federal prison. Sean Figaro, 35, rejected a deal from prosecutors, went to trial and was convicted by federal jurors Camden in July 2019 of selling heroin, gun possession by a convicted felon and witness tampering, among other charges. He'll have to serve out the sentence handed down this week because there’s no parole in the federal court system. Figaro was arrested in early 2017 by members of the Atlantic City Child Exploitation Task Force during a raid at the Econo Lodge o…
$32K Of Fentanyl, Meth Seized From PA Man Who Admitted Dealing: Authorities $32K Of Fentanyl, Meth Seized From PA Man Who Admitted Dealing: Authorities
$32K Of Fentanyl, Meth Seized From PA Man Who Admitted Dealing: Authorities A man named "Angel" admitted on tape to dealing fentanyl and methamphetamine days after he was charged with child endangerment— but only after massive amounts of the drugs and supplies drug were discovered in a central Pennsylvania homes, authorities say. Authorities from nearly a dozen agencies  executed three search warrants on Apr. 5, according to a release by the Lancaster County district attorney's office. Sadi Angel Corretger, 31, of the 200 block of South 5th Street, Columbia Borough man has been arrested following the 6 a.m. search of a Lancaster home in the 100 block of Melros…
PA Drug Dealer Caught With $20K Of Fentanyl, MDMA, Cocaine, Meth, Marijuana: DA PA Drug Dealer Caught With $20K Of Fentanyl, MDMA, Cocaine, Meth, Marijuana: DA
PA Drug Dealer Caught With $20K Of Fentanyl, MDMA, Cocaine, Meth, Marijuana: DA A 39-year-old Pennsylvania drug dealer had over $20,000 worth of fentanyl, MDMA, cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana seized from his home, according to the Lancaster County district attorney's office. During an investigation by the Lancaster County Drug Task Force, Anthony Dwayne Kashner, sold meth and marijuana to undercover officers multiple times, the release explains. The task force endup conducting two warrant searches of his home in the 2100 block of Main Street in Lititz— turning up thousands of dollars worth of drugs each time, officials say. On Feb. 17, 2021, the force confisc…
Cocaine Dealer Who Made Child Watch Porn Arrested For Megan's Law Violations: PA State Police Cocaine Dealer Who Made Child Watch Porn Arrested For Megan's Law Violations: PA State Police
Cocaine Dealer Who Made Child Watch Porn Arrested For Megan's Law Violations: PA State Police A former cocaine dealer who also served time for child endangerment— after he made a child watch porn— has been arrested for Megan's Law violations, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police and court records. David Dejesus Baker, 43, of Harrisburg, was sentenced to spend 21 months to seven years in state prison for third degree felony corruption of minors in 2019, Union County court records show.  Baker had forced a 13-year-old child to "view sexual materials" in Kelly Township in June 2018, Northcentral PA reported in 2019 citing Pennsylvania state police in Milton. After…
Feds: NJ Drug Dealer Gets 10 Years, No Parole Feds: NJ Drug Dealer Gets 10 Years, No Parole
Feds: NJ Drug Dealer Gets 10 Years, No Parole An admitted drug dealer from Union County is headed to federal prison for 10 years. Tyrell "Hell Rell" Wilson, 36, of Rahway, must serve out just about all of the sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Wilson was busted in September 2019 with ex-con Marvin "Black Jesus" Lagrier, 39, of Newark. Authorities said they seized cocaine base, heroin, fentanyl, drug-packaging materials, a gun and several rounds of ammunition after searching Wilson's vehicle and a backpack he tossed while trying to flee. They also recovered several Newark Housing Authority uniforms bearin…
Tragic Death Of Young Mom Linked To Central PA Snack Can Drug Dealer, Police Say Tragic Death Of Young Mom Linked To Central PA Snack Can Drug Dealer, Police Say
Tragic Death Of Young Mom Linked To Central PA Snack Can Drug Dealer, Police Say A 47-year-old drug dealer has been arrested in the overdose death of a 26-year-old woman, local authorities announced. Jeffrey Warren Shackleford has been charged with drug delivery resulting in death among other charges, in the April 13 death of Carrie Hamilton, Manheim Township police said. **UPDATE: Shackelford was convicted of multiple drug-related offenses which he is currently appealing** Hamilton was found unresponsive in a residence in the 1300 block of Hollywood Drive in Manheim Township at 4:54 a.m. Police found Hamilton's boyfriend performing CPR on her, Lancaster Online repor…