Man Serving Life Sentence Killed By Inmate In State Prison Cell: Montco DA Man Serving Life Sentence Killed By Inmate In State Prison Cell: Montco DA
Man Serving Life Sentence Killed By Inmate In State Prison Cell: Montco DA A 42-year-old inmate has been charged in the killing of another inmate at the Pennsylvania State Correctional Institution Phoenix, authorities said. Dwight Williams was charged with First-Degree Murder and Third-Degree Murder for the death of 67-year-old inmate Ashokkumar Guru in his cell on Sunday, Aug. 4, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Pennsylvania State Police Captain Gerard B. McShea. They gave the following account of the attack: Correctional officers were alerted at 9:31 a.m. by an inmate that he had returned to his cell…
Bucks County Man Faces Child Pornography Charges, Police Say Bucks County Man Faces Child Pornography Charges, Police Say
Bucks County Man Faces Child Pornography Charges, Police Say A 27-year-old Warrington man was arrested on child pornography charges last week, according to township police.  Derrick A. Carthon is being held on a $250,000 bond, court records show.  Authorities received six cyber tips from X.com, formerly known as Twitter, related to accounts associated with Carthon, police said. They searched his home on July 23 and seized multiple electronic devices before taking him into custody, according to officials.  Carthon has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Aug 12. 
Felon Found With Multiple Guns, Manufacturing Equipment In Reading Home: DA Felon Found With Multiple Guns, Manufacturing Equipment In Reading Home: DA
Felon Found With Multiple Guns, Manufacturing Equipment In Reading Home: DA A Reading man faces felony charges for illegal possession of firearms, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office.  James Freeman-Neely, 48, was arrested on July 13 for simple assault, said prosecutors in a release on Tuesday, July 30.  The alleged victim of the assault was granted a Protection From Abuse order (PFA) against Freeman-Neely, which required the 48-year-old to "relinquish all firearms, weapons, and ammunition" to the Berks Sheriff's Office, authorities said.  He signed a document claiming he owned no firearms, but police said they found severa…
Bucks Man Fired Gun In Occupied Home, Police Say Bucks Man Fired Gun In Occupied Home, Police Say
Bucks Man Fired Gun In Occupied Home, Police Say A man is in custody for firing a weapon in a Warrington home, township police said in a release on Monday, July 29.  Safarie Xiong allegedly shot a gun in a residence on the 1200 Block of Palomino Drive on July 20, according to authorities. The round went through two occupied rooms but no one was injured, investigators said.  Xiong, 48, was charged with simple assault and reckless endangerment, police said. He is being held on a $100,000 bail and has a preliminary hearing on Aug. 5, court records show. 
Air Conditioners Stolen From Lehigh Valley Animal Hospital: State Police Air Conditioners Stolen From Lehigh Valley Animal Hospital: State Police
Air Conditioners Stolen From Lehigh Valley Animal Hospital: State Police Two commercial air conditioning units were stolen from the HanoverView Animal Hospital in Bath this week, according to state police.  Kyle Anthony Kleintop, 36, was arrested on Tuesday, July 23 on multiple counts of felony theft, troopers wrote in a release.  The A/C units disappeared sometime during the overnight hours on Monday, July 22, authorities said. They had been removed, broken into pieces, and loaded into a vehicle, according to investigators.  Kleintop was unable to post his $25,000 bail and has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Aug. 7, court records show.&…
Gunpoint Robbery At 7-Eleven Leads To Two Arrests: Bensalem Police Gunpoint Robbery At 7-Eleven Leads To Two Arrests: Bensalem Police
Gunpoint Robbery At 7-Eleven Leads To Two Arrests: Bensalem Police A man and a woman robbed a Trevose gas station at gunpoint on Saturday, July 20, according to authorities.  Christopher Yelverton, 42, and  Amanda Petherbridge, 34, are each charged with robbery, conspiracy, and related counts, Bensalem police said in a release on Monday, July 22.  The robbery happened at the 2511 Lincoln Highway 7-Eleven in Trevose just before 3 a.m., investigators said. Yelverton walked into the gas station and asked for a carton of Newport cigarettes, then pointed a handgun through his sweatshirt at the cashier and demanded money, according to au…
Fentanyl, Ecstasy Seized In Allentown Drug Bust: Police Fentanyl, Ecstasy Seized In Allentown Drug Bust: Police
Fentanyl, Ecstasy Seized In Allentown Drug Bust: Police A kilogram of fentanyl and more than 300 tablets of ecstasy were confiscated during an arrest in Allentown on Friday, July 19, authorities said in a release.  Officers were investigating on the 800 block of Chew Street when they took 50-year-old Tyrone Fowler into custody, APD said. The drugs were found on Fowler's person after his arrest, according to officials.  Fowler, of Philadelphia, was charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and related counts, authorities said. His bail was set at $300,000 and his preliminary hearing was scheduled for July 26,…
'Dance Moms' Star Charged With DUI In PA: Affidavit 'Dance Moms' Star Charged With DUI In PA: Affidavit
'Dance Moms' Star Charged With DUI In PA: Affidavit A former "Dance Moms" star has been charged in Pennsylvania for allegedly driving drunk, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Christina "Christi" Lukasiak, 47, of Mars, PA, whose daughter, Chloe Lukasiak, starred on Lifetime's hit show "Dance Moms", was charged by Murrysville Police with a misdemeanor DUI at 5:39 p.m. on June 27, her latest court docket shows.  The reality star was found by officers in her black 2018 Audi Q7 crashed into a tree with a telephone pole hanging over her car off of Logan Ferry Road, as Patrolman Ross Welshons detailed in the affidavit…
Bucks Man Downloaded 'Over 200' Files Of Child Pornography, Police Say Bucks Man Downloaded 'Over 200' Files Of Child Pornography, Police Say
Bucks Man Downloaded 'Over 200' Files Of Child Pornography, Police Say A 32-year-old Quakertown man faces child pornography charges, according to Warrington police.  Andrew Gregory Lewis came under investigation last November when police found that over 200 illegal files were downloaded to his computer, according to authorities. A search warrant was executed at his Quakertown home and an analysis of his devices revealed additional files, police said.  Lewis surrendered to authorities on July 3 and his bail was set at $250,000, Warrington police said. He had a preliminary hearing on Monday, July 15, court records show.  homeland Security Investi…
Teens Who Fired Gun Without Serial Number, Charged With Felonies: PSP Teens Who Fired Gun Without Serial Number, Charged With Felonies: PSP
Teens Who Fired Gun Without Serial Number, Charged With Felonies: PSP A shots fired incident involving a gun with an "obliterated serial number" has led teens to be charged with felonies, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, July 15.  Roman Cole and Colby Clark both 18 of Brogue, PA, and a 17-year-old boy were taken into custody following "a shots fired incident in the area of Lock 12, at the intersection of Holtwood Road and River Road, Lower Chanceford Township, York County," around 7:58 p.m. on Saturday, July 13, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper James Grothey stated in a release.  The York Criminal Investigatio…
Red Lion Employee Spends $8K+ On Manheim Disability Service Provider's Credit Card: NLCRPD Red Lion Employee Spends $8K+ On Manheim Disability Service Provider's Credit Card: NLCRPD
Red Lion Employee Spends $8K+ On Manheim Disability Service Provider's Credit Card: Nlcrpd An employee at a disability service company is accused of making unauthorized purchases on her work's credit card totaling over $8,000, police announced on Thursday, July 11.  Kiara Kim Vandersluys, 30 of Red Lion, was an employee of Faithful Homes when she "used a company credit card for unauthorized purchases which totaled $8,028.48. The purchases included multiple food items, health care, and jewelry items," the police said.  The police were first alerted to these purchases by management at Faithful Homes located at 1467 Lancaster Road in Manheim on June 20, according to t…
Mugshot Released Of Berks Man Accused Of Killing Neighbor Mugshot Released Of Berks Man Accused Of Killing Neighbor
Mugshot Released Of Berks Man Accused Of Killing Neighbor A photo of the West Lawn man accused of Gregory Cammer's murder. has been released by authorities  Angel Adames is charged with first-, second-, and third-degree homicide, according to court records.  Adames allegedly shot and killed 55-year-old Crammer in a first-floor apartment at 2105 Penn Avenue on June 25, Spring police have said. The 56-year-old suspect lived in the apartment upstairs and was arrested at the scene, according to officials.  Google Maps (Street View)/Inset: Spring Township Police Dept. Crammer's obituary says he was a "loving husband and father" w…