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$22.5M Gold Heist Suspect Caught In PA Smuggling 65 Guns Into Canada: DOJ
A man wanted in one of the biggest gold thefts in Canadian history has admitted in U.S. court to smuggling dozens of guns—including fully automatic machine pistols—back into Canada, federal prosecutors say.
Durante King-Mclean, 26, of Cambridge, Ontario, pleaded guilty in Harrisburg on Tuesday, May 14, to conspiracy to traffic firearms after a Pennsylvania traffic stop exposed a shocking weapons pipeline stretching from Florida to the Canadian border.
He had 65 handguns crammed into the trunk of a rental car, each one hidden inside a sock, authorities said.
Among them were stolen weapons, …
'Exorcism Spells,' Blood Found At Ex-GF's Shooting Scene; PA Man Pleads Mentally Ill Guilty
A Mechanicsburg man has pleaded guilty but mentally ill after his girlfriend was shot in the face inside their home, police and court records show.
Timothy Zidik, 62, entered the plea to felony aggravated assault on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, before Cumberland County Judge Jessica Brewbaker. He was sentenced to six to twelve years in jail and ordered to submit to mental health treatment, avoid contact with the victim, and provide a DNA sample.
The disturbing scene unfolded just before 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, at Zidik’s home on the 300 block of West Allen Street, Mechanicsburg, …
Street Fight Turns Deadly, PA Killer Convicted After Two Mistrials: DA
A Lancaster man who gunned down another man during a street confrontation has been convicted of first-degree murder, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, April 30.
Wilberto Melendez, 48, formerly of the 700 block of Rockland Street, shot William Earl Cooper Jr., 31, after an escalating series of arguments early on Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, prosecutors said.
The dispute ended on the 300 block of South Marshall Street, where Melendez fired four shots, hitting Cooper in the chest and abdomen. Cooper died hours later at a local hospital.
The conviction followed …
