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3rd Member Of 'Hit List' Burglary Crew That Targeted Asian Homeowners In NJ, NY, PA, Cops Plea
UPDATE: A third member of a burglary ring that targeted Asian-American small business owners in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware has pleaded guilty, authorities confirmed.
Kevin Jackson, 57, of Rahway, was part of a second-story crew that the FBI said worked from a hit list of dozens of homes in four states based on “stereotype and opportunity."
One of Jackson's associates told detectives that Asians were targeted “because it was believed that the victims kept large sums of currency and jewelry in their residences,” an FBI complaint says.
Notes found in the defendants’ cars …
Man Who Murdered Lancaster Dad Learns His Fate, DA Say
A confessed killer is heading to prison, according to a release by the Lancaster County district attorney's office on Friday, January 13, 2023.
Police were dispatched for a report of a stabbing at 505 Pearl Street on Sept. 1, 2021, just before 7 a.m.
The officers arrived to find Brandon Schweers, 36, of the 500 block of Pearl Street in Lancaster, with visible injuries to his head and knee, as well as having difficulty breathing.
Prior to being taken to the hospital, Schweers told the officers that Aaron Robertson was the person who attacked with a knife and pepper spray.
During t…
Feds: Female Duo Admits Dealing Meth Throughout South Jersey
Two women caught trafficking meth through South Jersey took plea deals rather than risk federal prosecution, authorities said.
Sherri Craig, 42, of Clementon, New Jersey, and Shannon Foster, 27, of Egg Harbor City, formally agreed on Thursday, Oct. 13, to mandatory five-year minimum sentences -- and possibly more time.
All of it must be served because there's no parole in the federal prison system.
Several federal agencies teamed up to investigate Craig and Foster, who "regularly" bought methamphetamine from suppliers and conspired with each other, and others, to deal it throughout the so…
DA: Allentown Man Accused Of Killing Mom, Sister Pleads Guilty But Mentally Ill
An Allentown man charged with killing his mother and sister in 2018 has entered a guilty plea, authorities announced.
Zakiiy Carson, 37, on Tuesday pleaded guilty but mentally ill to two counts of murder in the third degree, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin.
Carson called 911 himself on Oct. 28, 2018, and told dispatchers he had shot his mother and sister, identified as Newark, NJ natives Latricia Ezell and Ashley Campfield, authorities said.
When officers took Carson into custody, he explained he had argued with his mom earlier that day about the treatment…
