Find Your Daily Voice
55°
Ignacio Peralta-Agramonte Convicted For Murdering Wife: DA
A Berks County man who was charged for the execution-style murder of his estranged wife was sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison, authorities said.
Ignacio Peralta-Agramonte, 50, of Leesport, will serve up to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to Third-Degree Murder on Thursday, Oct. 10, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office.
Peralta-Agramonte encountered his estranged wife, Librad Reyes De Peralta, at the intersection of Route 61 and Snyder Road in Ontelaunee Township on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, the district attorney's office said. That's when he shot her.
A Norther…
Pennsylvania Caretaker Sentenced For 8-Year-Old's Homicide
An Allentown area caretaker will spend up to 16 years in prison for the 2015 death of Angelina Tomas, a Lehigh County court has ruled.
Delilah Reader, 39, previously pleaded no contest to third-degree murder charges in August, said District Attorney Jim Martin's Office in a release.
In 2007, when Reader was Tomas' "sole caregiver," authorities said she "caused a traumatic brain injury" to the then-10-month-old.
The injury left Tomas with "significant developmental delays, cognitive and learning impairments, physical disabilities, and a seizure disorder," which prosecutors…
Teen Gunman Wanted In Deadly Upper Darby Shooting Of 14-Year-Old Boy Arrested
A teenage suspect wanted in the shooting death of another teen in Upper Darby has been arrested, authorities said.
Jermaine Young, 16, has been charged as an adult with third-degree murder, criminal homicide, and involuntary manslaughter, among other offenses, in the killing of a 14-year-old boy on Friday, July 1, Upper Darby police said.
The victim was among a group of five others who were shooting a music video when Young accidentally fired inside a Ruskin Lane home around 6:30 p.m., CBS3 reports.
Young was being held at the Abraxas Academy detention center in Morgantown in lieu of $300,…
'I'm The Best Drunk Driver Ever:' Says Woman Accused Of Killing PA Troopers, Pedestrian On I-95
Twitter users are slamming the 21-year-old woman accused of killing two Pennsylvania State Police troopers and a pedestrian on I-95 on Monday, March 21, after a tweet about her alleged drunk driving skills surfaced.
“If you ask me, I’m the best drunk driver ever,” Jayana Tanae Webb, says in a Jan. 15 tweet.
Webb, of Eagleville, was driving the speeding car that struck and killed Trooper Martin F. Mack III, 33, Trooper Branden T. Sisca, 29, and Reyes Rivera Oliveras, 28, of Allentown, near southbound milepost 18 just before 1 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police said.
The troopers were trying t…
Authorities ID Pedestrian Killed With PA State Police Troopers On I-95; Driver Charged With DUI
A 21-year-old woman has been charged with DUI and third-degree murder, among other offenses, in the I-95 crash in Philadelphia on Monday, March 21 that claimed the lives of two Pennsylvania State Police troopers and a pedestrian, authorities said.
Jayana Tanae Webb, of Eagleville, was driving the speeding car that struck and killed Trooper Martin F. Mack III, 33, Trooper Branden T. Sisca, 29, and Reyes Rivera Oliveras, 28, of Allentown, near southbound milepost 18 when the troopers were trying to help Oliveras, who was walking on the highway, into their patrol car just before 1 a.m…
Philly Man Charged In Deadly Shooting Of Two Teens In Reading
A Philadelphia man has been charged in the shooting deaths of two teenagers in Reading, authorities said.
Nyjee Jefferson, 26, is accused of fatally shooting two male victims in the 200 block of West Greenwich Street around 7:10 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, Reading police chief Richard Tornielli said.
The victims have been identified as José Ventura-Jiménez, 18, and a 17-year-old boy, whose name was not being released due to his age, police said.
Jefferson was arrested Sunday in Philadelphia on an unrelated parole violation warrant, according to police.
Jefferson is awaiting arraignmen…
PA Mom Of 4 Killed By Man Wanted For Violating Protection Order
A mother of four young children was a victim of domestic abuse, who shot and killed by the husband she had a protection order against, according to a release by the Dauphin County district attorney's office.
Kyra Lee Macon Haley, 24, of Harrisburg, was found shot dead inside the home of her estranged husband Dallas Haley located at 2965 Rumson Drive in the City of Harrisburg on Oct. 20, 2020, at approximately 1:40 a.m., according to the district attorney.
When police arrived, they found Kyra Haley on the floor, unresponsive and bleeding from a gunshot wound to her left shoulder area. Ther…
2 Arrested In Schuylkill County Shooting Death, State Police Say
Two men were arrested for their involvement in the shooting death of a 27-year-old man in Schuylkill County, authorities said.
Michael Robert Angelo, 51, of Seltzer, and James W. Fitzpatrick, of Pottsville, were apprehended Wednesday and charged with first-degree murder, third-degree murder, aggravated assault, possession of instruments of a crime, simple assault, and recklessly endangering another person, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
On Oct. 21, troopers responded to a report of an argument and a possible gunshot in the woods near Ash Road in Cass Township and discovered Joseph …
