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Frank Brannon Arrested For Brutal Robbery Of Elderly Woman In West York
Frank Brannon Jr., wanted for brutally assaulting and robbing a 70-year-old woman in West York, has been arrested, police announced on Tuesday, Dec. 17.
Brannon was taken into custody and arraigned on Tuesday night, Dec. 17, according to York County Central Booking records. He had been wanted for the Dec. 12 robbery on the 1100 block of Rampart Avenue, where an elderly woman was attacked and had her purse stolen, West York Borough Police Department said.
Rebecca E. Santiago, 36, who acted as a lookout during the robbery, was previously arrested and is being held at York County Prison.
WY…
PA Mom Pulls Knife On Woman Before Partner Fires Gun: Affidavit
A mother allegedly pulled a knife and threatened to kill a woman before her partner fired a gun at a man in a Cumberland County parking lot, Upper Allen Police said in an affidavit released Sunday, Dec. 8.
Officers were called to the 500 block of Geneva Drive around 1:15 p.m. for reports of a fight involving a firearm. Witnesses told police that a gray Dodge Durango, later located nearby, fled the scene after shots were fired, authorities said.
Heriberto Pagan-Maldonado, 46, was driving the vehicle with Marisol Muniz, 47, in the passenger seat and her juvenile daughter in the back seat, a…
Daughter Accused Of Brutally Beating 87-Year-Old Mom In Elverson: PSP
A Chester County woman is facing multiple charges after allegedly assaulting her elderly mother, Pennsylvania State Police announced Monday, Dec. 9.
Kathi Haston, 67, is accused of attacking her 87-year-old mother, Carol Haston, in their home on the 10 block of Stable Drive in Elverson Borough, authorities said.
Carol Haston was transported to Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center by her daughter on Friday, Dec. 6, but medical staff suspected recent physical abuse and contacted police, according to a release.
Investigators said Carol Haston suffered a brain bleed, significant bru…
Lititz Man Charged With Assaulting Officer Outside Bar: Police
Lititz man is facing multiple charges after allegedly assaulting a police officer outside a bar, according to the Lititz Borough Police Department on Tuesday, Dec. 3.
Yazheel Moises Bencosme, 33, was charged with felony aggravated assault against a police officer, misdemeanor resisting arrest, misdemeanor institutional vandalism, misdemeanor criminal trespass, misdemeanor disorderly conduct, and summary public drunkenness, authorities said.
Officers were called to The Hideaway Bar on Kleine Lane for a disturbance at 1:43 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 30, according to the police. Bencosme h…
Murder Attempt Of DEA Agent Lands PA Man Federal Charges: Usdoj
A Pennsylvania man is facing federal charges for the attempted murder and assault of a Drug Enforcement Administration agent during a shooting in Pittsburgh, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania announced on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024.
Drew Gordon, 22, is accused of firing 18 shots at a DEA special agent in the Carrick area of Pittsburgh on Aug. 30, 2024. While the agent was unharmed, their vehicle was struck multiple times, federal investigators said.
Gordon has been indicted on five counts, including attempted murder, assault of a federal officer with a deadly …
Man Threatened To Burn Down Central PA Home With Family Inside: Police
A Camp Hill man is accused of breaking into a home, assaulting a woman, and threatening to burn the house down with its occupants inside, police announced on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024.
Lower Allen Township police first responded to the 1100 block of Primrose Avenue on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, at 9:06 p.m. after receiving a 911 hangup call. A woman could be heard crying before the call ended, according to police.
The caller told officers that Dustin Michael Noel, 31, had shown up at the house and started an argument about money. During the dispute, Noel allegedly threatened to destroy her belong…
Drunk Man Threatens Guards, Storms Women's Restroom At Mechanicsburg Meps: Police
An intoxicated man caused chaos at the U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command Center (MEPS) in Mechanicsburg, resulting in his arrest, police announced Friday, Nov. 22.
Alexander Christian Murray, 27, of Carlisle, showed up for initial intake testing at the MEPS on Wednesday, Nov. 13, but employees quickly suspected he was under the influence of alcohol, according to Lower Allen Township police. Staff reportedly confronted Murray about his condition, and he became increasingly uncooperative.
The 6’5” man reportedly walked into the women’s restroom before security guards escorted him out.…
Baby Nearly Killed When PA Man Shakes Her: Affidavit
A Harrisburg man is accused of shaking a 3-month-old baby, causing life-threatening injuries, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.
Troopers responded to a call about a baby in cardiac arrest at a home on Canvasback Drive in Oliver Township on Thursday, Nov. 15, at 8:31 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police said in the affidavit of probable cause.
The baby, identified as "CR," was taken to Penn State Hershey Medical Center, where doctors found severe injuries, including extensive subdural hematomas, retinal hemorrhages, and bruising considered a sentinel injury, according to med…
David Most Charged With Aggravated Assault In Lancaster
A Lancaster man is facing charges after allegedly pushing a victim down the stairs during an argument, leaving them with serious injuries, Manheim Township police announced on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024.
David Joseph Most, 70, of Lancaster, is accused of aggravated assault and simple assault stemming from the incident on the 700 block of Scotland Court on Sunday, Nov. 17.
The victim told police they were arguing with Most when he pushed them down a staircase. The fall caused injuries to their head, neck, and back, resulting in severe pain and visible bruising, police said. Most reportedly refuse…
Hanover Man Wanted For Robbery, Assault, And Riot: Police
Police are searching for a Hanover-area man wanted on robbery, assault, and other charges, authorities announced on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024.
Dominic Raul Lopez, 20, also known as "Dom" and "Easy," is accused of robbery, aggravated assault, and riot, according to the Penn Township Police Department. Lopez is additionally wanted for fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer after failing to appear in court, police said.
Lopez is described as a 6’3” Hispanic man weighing 185 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. Investigators say he is known to frequent Hanover and Littlestown, Pennsylva…
Student Claims Guards Assaulted Them, Sues PA Middle School: Lawsuit
A student in an Allentown middle school filed a lawsuit claiming they were assaulted by guards, leading to severe injuries, the legal document states.
The lawsuit claims that Francis D. Raub Middle School and Allentown School District created an environment that led to the assault, according to the legal document. The middle school's principal, Jose Delgado, and a former superintendent, John Stanford, were also named as defendants.
The case was moved to federal court on Monday, Nov. 4 after initially being filed in the Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas on Friday, Oct. 4.
It stems f…
Man Allegedly Assaults Woman, Tries to Disarm Elizabethtown Officer: Police
A Conestoga probationer allegedly assaulted a woman and attempted to disarm an officer during a domestic disturbance in Elizabethtown, police announced Monday, Nov. 4.
Seth Ian Weaver, 32, of Elizabethtown has been charged with felony disarming a law enforcement officer, misdemeanor simple assault, misdemeanor resisting arrest, and summary criminal mischief, according to the police and confirmed by court documents.
Elizabethtown Borough Police were called to a report of a woman being assaulted in the 400 block of South Market Street at 12:48 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 1.
Arriving offi…
Federal PA Corrections Officer Slashed, Choked Woman Because Of Text: Morris County Prosecutor
A 45-year-old Luzerne County, PA man was arrested and charged after he slashed a woman in the abdomen and choked her in Morris County on Saturday, Oct. 5.
Patrick O'Kane, a corrections officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, was traveling with the victim and a photographer to take pictures of a local campground, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Mount Olive Police Chief Michael Spitzer said.
O'Kane got into an argument with the victim over a text message she received, which escalated into a physical altercation, authorities said. O'Kan…
Cousin, 2 Men Charged After Remains Of LanCo. Man Who 'Suspiciously' Disappeared Found In MD
The remains of a 25-year-old man who has been missing from Pennsylvania since March 2024 have been found and Maryland, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday, Oct. 18. Three men — including his 18-year-old cousin — have been charged with his murder.
Matthew "Matty" Whisman, of Lancaster's body was recovered from the Conowingo Creek in Cecil County, MD on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, PA State Police explained. This was just one day after they updated the missing person case to include a $2,000 reward offer, as Daily Voice reported.
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Man Stabbed By PA Popeyes Employee After He Choked Staff Arrested: Police
A Philadelphia man who was stabbed by one Popeyes employee while choking another was arrested after police followed a trail of blood, police announced on Thursday, Oct. 17.
Yannick Kelly, 28, of the 6000 block of North Broad Street, was charged after assaulting an employee at a Popeyes near his home on Tuesday, Oct. 15, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.
Kelly tried to enter the Popeyes, located at 6000 North Broad Street, at 11:04 p.m. and was told by an employee that the restaurant was closing, police said.
After the employee unlocked the door to explain that they wer…
Oxford Man Arrested For Assault Turned Robbery: Police (Update)
An Oxford man wanted for assaulting then robbing a woman was arrested at his residence Wednesday, Oct. 9, according to police.
Terence Kenneth Henderson, 26, a Middletown, Delaware native most recently of Oxford, was arrested and taken to Chester County Prison where he was arraigned Thursday, Oct. 10, the Oxford Police Department said.
Henderson is being held on $100,000 bail with a preliminary hearing scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 22, according to police.
Police issued a warrant for Henderson's arrest after he was seen by officers forcefully restraining a woman inside a parked vehicle in th…
PA Woman Shot By Husband While Reading Bible: Affidavit
An 84-year-old Bethel woman was shot in the head as she was reading the Bible, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Oct. 8.
The woman was shot by her husband, Howard "Philip" Boltz, as she was sitting at their dinner at their dining room table at 9:10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, as detailed in the affidavit of probable cause.
Boltz, 82, told his wife, "I can't stand it no more. You are cutting me down," as he placed a .22 caliber rifle's barrel against her head, according to the document. The rifle was still covered with a cloth Boltz used to protect it while i…
Homicide Attempt: Man Stabbed In Head, Back, Neck At Chambersburg Bar; Police
A man is in a trauma center after a brutal stabbing at a Chambersburg Bar, police announced on Saturday, Oct. 5.
Basil McLeod, 38, of Chambersburg, was charged with Criminal Attempt Homicide, Aggravated Assault and Simple Assault following the assault at Legendz Bar, the police said.
Officers were called to the bar "for a fight involving a subject armed with a knife. It was reported that a stab victim had sustained serious injuries," as stated in the release.
They arrived to find the the victim "stabbed the victim several times in the head, neck and back" around 1:12 a.m. on Saturday,…
Lancaster Bodybuilder Who 'Sucker Punched' Man Gets Jail Time: DA
A bodybuilder who "was defending his wife and stepdaughter" punched a man causing injuries, on Tuesday, Oct. 1 he was sentenced to jail, the Lancaster District Attorney Heather Adams announced.
Francisco Perez, 56, of the 800 block of East Chestnut Street in Lancaster City, pleaded guilty to assaulting another man during an argument in 2021 before Judge Thomas B. Sponaugle at 9 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 30, court records show.
Judge Sponaugle sentenced him "to 11.5 to 23 months in county jail and $39,000 in restitution as part of a negotiated plea deal," as written in the DA's …
Feds Charged PA, NJ Brothers In Assault Of News Reporter At Capitol Riot
Two brothers from Pennsylvania and New Jersey are facing federal charges for assaulting a news reporter during the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol Riot, federal officials announced Thrusday on Thursday, Sept. 12
Philip Walker, 52, of Upper Chichester, Pennsylvania, and David Walker, 49, of Delran, New Jersey, are both charged in a criminal complaint for alleged violent conduct, including assault and robbery, committed during the breach of the U.S. Capitol, the DOJ said.
Video footage shows Philip Walker carrying what appeared to be Victim 1's photographic equipment after the initial assault. When…
