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SC Homicide Suspect Hid In PA Basement, US Marshals Say SC Homicide Suspect Hid In PA Basement, US Marshals Say
SC Homicide Suspect Hid In PA Basement, US Marshals Say A man wanted on criminal homicide charges was caught in Western Pennsylvania, US Marshals announced on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Travis Burton was found hiding in the basement of a home in the 600 block of Romine Street, McKeesport, acting U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Phil Cornelious stated in the announcement.  Burton is accused of shooting a 65-year-old man dead in a backyard near 2569 Gibbs Road Johns Island, South Carolina on Jan. 14, 2023, around 1 p.m., according to the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office. He was also wanted on a firearms viola…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Accused Illegal Arms Dealer Turns Himself Over To Lancaster Police Say Accused Illegal Arms Dealer Turns Himself Over To Lancaster Police Say
Accused Illegal Arms Dealer Turns Himself Over To Lancaster Police Say A 28-year-old Lancaster County man who was wanted for multiple firearms violations— including illegal arms deals, has turned himself in to the police, authorities say.  Isiah Robert Taloan of the first block of Brandon Court, conducted several firearms deals in the area, according to Lancaster County Crime Stoppers.  He was wanted for 10 felonies related to illegal sales or transfers of firearms, two felonies for conspiracy, one felony for a person not to possess a firearm, and eight misdemeanors for unsworn falsifications, the crime stoppers release details.  A $1,000 rewar…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Teen Probation Violator Nabbed With Stolen AR-15 Pistol, Xanax Pills: Chester Police Teen Probation Violator Nabbed With Stolen AR-15 Pistol, Xanax Pills: Chester Police
Teen Probation Violator Nabbed With Stolen AR-15 Pistol, Xanax Pills: Chester Police Chester City police officers who tracked down and arrested a teenager wanted on a probation violation found him with a stolen AR-15 pistol and Xanax pills, authorities said. The 16-year-old boy had an active probation warrant for unspecified violations when he was nabbed on the 400 block of Frank Young Avenue around 8:10 p.m. Saturday, July 23, Chester City police said. During the arrest, officers found a clear plastic bag containing Xanax pills and a black AR Palmetto State Armory AR-15 pistol, they said. The pistol was loaded with one live round of ammunition in the chamber and eigh…

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by Nicole Acosta
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DA: Hilltown Man Who Pointed Gun At Woman In Walmart Facing Up To 4 Years In Prison DA: Hilltown Man Who Pointed Gun At Woman In Walmart Facing Up To 4 Years In Prison
DA: Hilltown Man Who Pointed Gun At Woman In Walmart Facing Up To 4 Years In Prison A 29-year-old Hilltown man was sentenced Friday to up to four years in state prison on several firearms violations in an investigation that began when he pointed a gun at a woman in the parking lot of a Walmart in Hilltown Township, authorities said. A woman told police she was with her 10-year-old daughter when she pulled into an open parking spot and noticed a man in a car next to hers cursing at her around 2:40 p.m. on Aug. 10, 2020, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. When she and her daughter got out of the car, the man -- later identified as Willia…

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by Nicole Acosta