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Dead Ducks In Backyard Lead To Animal Cruelty Charges For 3 In Pennsylvania
A disturbing discovery of dead pet ducks has led to criminal charges in Cumberland County, authorities announced on Tuesday, April 28.
Dale Philip Noles, 53, Jennifer Lynn Welsh, 35, and Madalynn Marie Geibe, 19, all of Enola, were charged following an investigation on Altoona Avenue, according to East Pennsboro Township Police.
Officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Altoona Avenue at 12:47 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 19, where multiple ducks kept as backyard pets were found dead, police said.
The investigation determined the animals died as a result of neglect, authorities detailed.
Nole…
$10K Reward As PA Father Sought In Death Of 59-Pound Care-Dependent Son: Prosecutors
A father accused of leaving his care-dependent son to die weighing just 59 pounds has been on the run for more than a year — and now a $10,000 reward is being offered to find him.
Vernon Hatchett, 40, of Glenside, is wanted in connection with the death of his 21-year-old son, Tylim Hatchett, who died from neglect on Sept. 18, 2024, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced on Wednesday, March 25, 2026.
Tylim Hatchett
Montgomery County District Attorney's Office
Hatchett, who also goes by Khaliyl Ward, has been on the run for approximately 15 months since a warran…
Non-Verbal Man With Cerebral Palsy Found With Cable Marks After PA Caregiver's Beating: Police
A severely disabled man was found with dozens of injuries consistent with being struck by a cable, leading to felony assault and neglect charges against his caregiver, police announced on Friday, Jan. 2.
Steven Randolp Edler, 34, of Philadelphia, was arrested after Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police were called to Chester County Hospital around 9 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 23, where a 31-year-old man was being treated for an assault, according to investigators.
The victim, who is non-verbal and has cerebral palsy, showed a recent injury to the left side of his body, police said. More than two d…
Toddler Found Beaten, Malnourished In MD Home; Mother Arrested In Pennsylvania: Police
A mother was arrested in Pennsylvania after being found responsible for neglecting her 3-year-old child, leading to the child’s death in Maryland last year.
Shalyne Brown, 27, is behind bars following an investigation into the death of her toddler in November last year, according to the Howard County Police Department.
On Nov. 1, 2024, investigators from the agency were called to a Columbia home, following a report of a dead child. Upon arrival, officers found the 3-year-old with multiple bruises and scars on its body.
According to a subsequent autopsy that was completed in March, the deat…
Connecticut Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific' Conditions: Police
A Connecticut woman has been arrested after police say she held her stepson captive for over two decades, subjecting him to extreme neglect and abuse before he allegedly set fire to their home in a desperate bid for freedom.
Kimberly Sullivan, 56, of Waterbury, was arrested on Wednesday, March 12, and charged with multiple felonies, including first-degree assault, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree unlawful restraint, cruelty to persons, and first-degree reckless endangerment, police said.
New Report: Stepmom Accused Of Holding Man Hostage Posts Bond; Police Detail Victim's Lif…
Mom Trapped Behind Dog Gate, Soiled, Starving While Daughter, Son-In-Law Vacation: PA AG
In a horrifying case of betrayal and neglect, Ashlee and Brian Brady, both 32, of Hanover, are charged with locking Ashlee’s elderly mother in a basement behind a dog gate with only hot dogs and water, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Friday, Feb. 14, 2025.
The woman, found soiled and confined in February 2024, was rescued by Emergency Medical Services after a relative’s desperate call. Investigators say the Bradys abandoned her during an overnight family getaway and spent over $10,000 of her money on vacations, alcohol, and personal luxuries.
Ashlee Brady, entrusted with power of att…
$1 Million In Medicaid Fraud, Neglect Hidden By Berks County Woman's Falsified Docs: PA AG
A Berks County woman who owns shared-care homes is accused of defrauding Medicaid of over $1 million and neglecting vulnerable residents under her care, Attorney General Michelle Henry announced on Wednesday, Jan. 16.
Tina Bell, 56, Wernesville, the owner and manager of Superior Health, Inc., an Erie County-based home care agency, has been charged with theft by deception, receiving stolen property, Medicaid fraud, tampering with public records, and neglect of a care-dependent person, according to Henry.
Bell allegedly misrepresented the qualifications of caregivers and billed Medicaid for s…
Emaciated Son Found Dead In PA, Parents, Sister Charged
Three family members face charges in the death of a 21-year-old man with cerebral palsy after he was found severely neglected in Upper Dublin, authorities announced on Tuesday, Dec. 31,.
Sherrilynn Hawkins, 42, of Dresher, Loretta Harris, 45, of Philadelphia, and Vernon Hatchett, 39, of Glenside, are accused of neglecting Tylim Hatchett, leading to his death on Sept. 18, 2024, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Upper Dublin Police Chief Francis Wheatley said.
Police were called to an apartment complex in Dresher that evening for an unresponsive person. Officers arrived …
Naked, Bed-Sore Covered Victim's Daughter, Husband Charged With Neglect In Chester County
The daughter and husband of a woman found dead in a home in July 2021 have been charged with neglect, state authorities said.
The 71-year-old woman's body was emaciated and covered in untreated bedsores when it was found in a Chester county home, Attorney General Michelle Henry said.
Kaci Nightingale, the victim's daughter, and Richard Nightingale, the victim's husband, have been charged with felony neglect of a care-dependent person, Henry said.
The victim, who died of a stroke, was found dead in her home on West Lincoln Highway in Parkesburg, on July 20, 2021, Henry said. She was nu…
PA Man With Disabilities Loses Testicle After Beating With Metal Rod By Caretakers: AG
Two "direct support counselors" beat a man under their care with a metal rod so badly that his testicle needed to be surgically removed, according to a release by Pennsylvania's Attorney General Josh Shapiro's office on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022.
August Thorne Young of North Versailles and Eric Walker of Pittsburgh were working for Taylor Maleski Home, LLC, an organization that provides supportive home services to individuals with intellectual disabilities in Allegheny, Indiana, and Westmoreland counties, when they assaulted the man with a metal rod on Nov. 2, 2021, according to the…
PA Granddaughter Charged In Horrific Elder Abuse Case Wants 'Prayers For Family'
Two siblings and their mother arrested in a horrific case of elder abuse in Pennsylvania, are accused of neglecting a 76-year-old woman in their care for years.
Lori Giacomelli, 56, of Forward Township (Allegheny County) and her children Rachael, 24, and Nicholas, 20, were each charged with two counts of neglect of a care-dependent person. The eldest Giacomelli is the victim's ex-daughter-in-law, according to WPXI.
“She may have only taken two showers in the last 12 years,” officer Zlatan Avdic told the outlet.
Rachael Giacomelli on Facebook Dec. 22 asked for "prayers for her family," spar…
AG: Pennsylvania Woman Admits Keeping Disabled Sister In Wooden Cage
A Pennsylvania woman was sentenced to 23 months in prison and two years probation after she admit to keeping her disabled sister in a wooden cage and providing her with little to no medical care, authorities announced.
Leona Biser, of Washington County, was charged and release on bail on Jan. 15, 2020, then jailed in August of last year for failing to show up in court.
Biser’s sister, Loretta Lancaster, was discovered by OAG agents in November 2019 locked in a small, dirty wooden cage in the living room of her family home, PA Attorney General Joshua Shapiro said.
When confronted, Bis…
MontCo Man Charged With Murder, Neglect In Death Of Brother, 52, Who Had Down Syndrome
A 71-year-old Abington man has been charged with third-degree murder and neglect in connection with his 52-year-old brother's death, authorities announced Thursday.
Harry Gramlich had been living at 250 Edge Hill Road with his brother, Timothy Gramlich and their sister, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Abington Township Police Chief Patrick Molloy said.
Officers were called to the brothers' home on Oct. 18, 2020 around 2:30 p.m., where Harry identified himself as his younger brother's sole caretaker, and told police he was dead in a second-floor bedroom.
There,…
