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'Negligent' Family Charged After PA Fire Kills Infant: Affidavit 'Negligent' Family Charged After PA Fire Kills Infant: Affidavit
'Negligent' Family Charged After PA Fire Kills Infant: Affidavit A dad, mom, and grandma have been charge for endangering the lives of four children when 4-year-old playing with a lighter caused a fire killing an infant, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Oct. 31. Barbara Miller, 59; Jessica Ann Miller, 25; and Brian Scott Navarre, 28, were charged with multiple counts of endangering the welfare of children on Oct. 25 for "the negligent death of an infant," the Lebanon County District Attorney's office details in press release.  The fire broke out in the second floor of the Navarre home located in the 1300 block of Bra…
Infant Drowns In Bathtub, PA Mom Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter: Reports Infant Drowns In Bathtub, PA Mom Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter: Reports
Infant Drowns In Bathtub, PA Mom Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter: Reports An Allentown mother was charged with involuntary manslaughter after her infant son drowned in the bathtub of their residence, authorities said. Megan Ramsey, 24, was charged for leaving the boy unattended in the bathtub with the water running, leading to his drowning, according to the affidavit.  Ramsey was charged on Monday, Oct. 21, according to court documents.  The drowning happened in the 1800 block of South Church Street on Wednesday, April 24, the affidavit states. The boy was 13 months old at the time. Ramsey left him in the bathtub unsupervised with some toys while…
PA Woman Punches Officer During Traffic Stop, Police Say PA Woman Punches Officer During Traffic Stop, Police Say
PA Woman Punches Officer During Traffic Stop, Police Say A 23-year-old Annville has been arrested after fighting with police officers during a traffic stop, the Western Lebanon County Regional Police announced on Thursday, Oct. 24. Cathyria Reyes Rodriguez was pulled over by the police in the 1300 block of East Main Street in Annville at 12:39 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22, the police detailed in the release. The police were attempting a traffic stop after discovering she was driving with a suspended license plate.  "During the course of the investigation Reyes-Rodriguez began to physically fight with Officers, striking one Officer with a c…
PA State Police Liquor Enforcement Officer Stabbed To Death While Hiking PA State Police Liquor Enforcement Officer Stabbed To Death While Hiking
PA State Police Liquor Enforcement Officer Stabbed To Death While Hiking A Pennsylvania State Police officer is dead and his accused killer from Maryland has been held without bail, authorities announced in updated statements to the press on Wednesday, Oct. 23.  Off-duty PA State Police Liquor Enforcement Officer, Benjamin J. Brallier, age 44, of Kennedy Township, formerly of Moon Township, was found stabbed while running near near the 1900 block of Hassam Road on Montour Trail on Monday, Oct. 21 at 2:52 p.m., Allegheny County Police detailed.  He was treated at the scene and then taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead, the po…
Stabbing At Trader Joe's Warehouse Leads To Worker's Arrest: PA State Police Stabbing At Trader Joe's Warehouse Leads To Worker's Arrest: PA State Police
Stabbing At Trader Joe's Warehouse Leads To Worker's Arrest: PA State Police A stabbing at a Trader Joe's Warehouse in Northampton County led to the arrest of a worker on Tuesday, Oct. 22, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. Cristian Burgos Vasquez, 39, a worker at the warehouse located at 6835 Silver Crest Road, East Allen Township, stabbed a co-worker multiple times with a knife following a verbal argument, state police said in a news release. Troopers from Troop M in Bethlehem arrived on scene, treated the victim's wounds, and arrested Vasquez at 6:49 p.m., according to the news release. The victim was then taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg. B…
Penn State Police Officer Hit, Dragged In Road Rage Incident: Affidavit Penn State Police Officer Hit, Dragged In Road Rage Incident: Affidavit
Penn State Police Officer Hit, Dragged In Road Rage Incident: Affidavit A Pennsylvania State University Harrisburg police office and a Tennessee man have been identified as the men involved in a serious road rage incident in Hershey, police detailed in a release on Tuesday, Oct. 22.  James Tyler Magaha, 34, of Granville, Tennessee, turned himself in on felony charges of Attempted Murder and Leaving the Scene of a Crash Involving Serious Bodily Injury filed against him by the Derry Township Police Department on Friday, Oct. 18. The charges were filed in connection with the road rage incident on Park Avenue in Hershey on Sunday, Oct. 6 around 9…
Man Stabbed By PA Popeyes Employee After He Choked Staff Arrested: Police Man Stabbed By PA Popeyes Employee After He Choked Staff Arrested: Police
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…
PA Man Accused Of Murdering Wife 'Missing Maryanne' Has Bail Revoked: DA PA Man Accused Of Murdering Wife 'Missing Maryanne' Has Bail Revoked: DA
PA Man Accused Of Murdering Wife 'Missing Maryanne' Has Bail Revoked: DA Bail has been revoked for a husband released on bail for more than a year for allegedly murdering his wife — in a case where no body was ever found, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, Oct. 7.  Jere Bagenstose in back in the Lancaster County Prison following the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s ruling in Commonwealth v. Yard, the DA explained.  Bagenstose has charged with criminal homicide in Dec. 2022 or the 1984 murder of his wife, Maryann Bagenstose, as Daily Voice previously reported.  Bagenstose was released after posting a ba…
Uber Driver Rapes Drunken Villanova Student In Her Dorm, Returns For Venmo Transaction: DA Uber Driver Rapes Drunken Villanova Student In Her Dorm, Returns For Venmo Transaction: DA
Uber Driver Rapes Drunken Villanova Student In Her Dorm, Returns For Venmo Transaction: DA An Uber driver from Montgomery County was arrested for raping a Villanova University student who was drunk after a night out with friends, according to authorities. Mirvan Dinler, 26, of Trappe, picked the victim up at a Philadelphia nightclub in an UberX and drove her back to her dorm in Hovnanian Hall at the Radnor Township campus on Friday, Sept. 13, police paperwork reads. Dinler then followed the student back to her dorm and raped her then forced her to perform oral sex on him, the paperwork says. The victim told authorities that the last thing she remembered was waking up to find…
Central PA Landlord Charged With Rape: Police Central PA Landlord Charged With Rape: Police
Central PA Landlord Charged With Rape: Police A Lancaster City landlord has turned himself over to the police on charges related to a rape investigation, police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 24.  C. Michael Rohrbach, 76, "was acting in the capacity of a landlord/property manager during the reported assault," in Oct. 2018, the Lancaster City Bureau of Police stated in the release and as dated in the court docket. The police investigation began when the victim came forward in June 2024.  Rohrbach was charged with the following according to his court docket: Felony Rape Forcible Compulsion. Felony Sexual Assault. Misdemeanor In…
Popular PA Podcaster Charged With Theft From Non-Profit: Affidavit Popular PA Podcaster Charged With Theft From Non-Profit: Affidavit
Popular PA Podcaster Charged With Theft From Non-Profit: Affidavit A popular Pennsylvania podcaster was charged with stealing more than $2,000 from a non-profit organization, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Sept. 24. William "Bill" Thomas Corcoran Jr., 35, of Mountain Top, Luzerne County, founder and host of “On the Stacks” podcast, has been charged with one count of theft by unlawful taking, according to police and court records. An investigation was launched in April 2024, when executive board members of the nonprofit "Wilkes-Barre POWER", informed detectives of numerous unauthorized bank transactions, according…
Teen Son ID'd As Harrisburg Dad's Fatal Shooter, Police Say Teen Son ID'd As Harrisburg Dad's Fatal Shooter, Police Say
Teen Son ID'd As Harrisburg Dad's Fatal Shooter, Police Say An 18-year-old boy has been charged with homicide after he accidentally shot his father dead when he thought he was an intruder, Harrisburg police detailed in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Tymarion Davenport is accused of fatally shooting his 38-year-old dad, Thomas "Buddah Buddah" Davenport III, at their home dead in the 60 block of North 14th Street around 5:50 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 13, as detailed in a police release on Friday, Sept. 20. Police from Harrisburg and Capitol police, Derry and Susquehanna Townships, as well as the DA's office and the Daup…
Accused PA Incestuous Child Rapist Arrested In VA: Police Accused PA Incestuous Child Rapist Arrested In VA: Police
Accused PA Incestuous Child Rapist Arrested In VA: Police An accused child rapist who appears to have been on the run, was captured in Virginia, New Holland police announced on Thursday, Sept. 19. Jeffrey Alan Smith, 45, of New Holland, was charged by Officer Halstead with the following felonies: Rape of a Child, Statutory Sexual Assault, Aggravated Indecent Assault, Indecent Assault of a Minor under 13 (two counts), Corruption of Minors (two counts), Incest of Minors,  Unlawful Contact with Minors (two counts) and Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse. The police began investigating following a referral by Lancaster County Children and Yout…
Officers Injured, Business Window Shattered By Belligerent Man: West Chester Police Officers Injured, Business Window Shattered By Belligerent Man: West Chester Police
Officers Injured, Business Window Shattered By Belligerent Man: West Chester Police A 21-year-old Avondale man was arrested after assaulting two police officers in West Chester, authorities said. Dylan Novak was charged with aggravated assault, resisting arrest, and criminal mischief, West Chester police stated in a release on Monday, Sept. 16. A West Chester Borough Police officer was flagged down by employees of a business in the 50 block of South High Street on Sept. 7 at 1:45 p.m. Police did not identify the business. Novak allegedly refused to leave the business, police said, adding they attempted to arrest Novak. That's when the following happened, as stated i…
Officer Assaulted, Teen Twin Brothers Arrested In Poconos: Police Officer Assaulted, Teen Twin Brothers Arrested In Poconos: Police
Officer Assaulted, Teen Twin Brothers Arrested In Poconos: Police Twin brothers caught stealing beer assaulted an officer in the Poconos, police announced on Friday, Sept. 13.  Xaziver and Gabriel Valle, both 19-year-old Tobyhanna residents were arrested on Thursday, Sept. 12, Mountain Regional Police detailed in the release. Staff at the Weis Market located at 601 PA-940 Ste 116, Mt Pocono, called the police after Xaziver was seen putting beverages in a backpack, according to the release. When confronted by the staff, he told them he wasn't going to pay for anything and walked out of the store, the police wrote.  When the police arrived, the s…
Infant Eats THC Gummies, Pennsylvania Dad Charged: Police Infant Eats THC Gummies, Pennsylvania Dad Charged: Police
Infant Eats THC Gummies, Pennsylvania Dad Charged: Police A 21-year-old Southampton dad has been charged with child endangerment after allegedly leaving THC candies within reach of his 1-year-old son who ingested them, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Davan Philip Thomas was charged by Upper Southampton police on Sept. 4 after an investigation found that he "negligently allowed a juvenile in his care to ingest a dangerous substance," police said on Wednesday, Sept. 11. Thomas "violated a duty of care and protection when (he) failed to take necessary steps to isolate illegal drugs from the child's access which created a substan…
PA Officer Injured When Arrestee Strikes, Police Say PA Officer Injured When Arrestee Strikes, Police Say
PA Officer Injured When Arrestee Strikes, Police Say A 22-year-old man from West Chester was arrested after striking an officer twice, authorities said. On Aug. 25, 2024, at about 2 a.m., West Chester Borough Police responded to the 100 block of West Gay Street, West Chester Borough, for a disturbance.  While West Chester police were arresting two individuals, a third individual, Mavaetangi Vaki, 22 of West Chester, struck an officer.  After a brief struggle, Vaki was taken into custody and transported back to the West Chester Police Department for processing. Once at the station, Vaki struck an officer a second time causing visib…
Pennsylvania Park Ranger Stabbed In Face With Scissors: Police Pennsylvania Park Ranger Stabbed In Face With Scissors: Police
Pennsylvania Park Ranger Stabbed In Face With Scissors: Police A Philadelphia park ranger managed to capture a suspect shortly after being attacked with scissors, authorities said. Arrested was 34-year-old Thomas Riceman from Philadelphia. Riceman was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, ethnic intimidation, terroristic threats and other charges, according to Philadelphia police. On Sunday, Sept. 1, at approximately 4:20 p.m., officers from the 9th District responded to a radio call reporting an assault on a park ranger at 1800 Walnut Street. The incident occurred inside Rittenhouse Square Park. Police found the victim in the security …
Police Shoot Accused Robber, Rapist Fleeing Crime Scene: Lancaster DA Police Shoot Accused Robber, Rapist Fleeing Crime Scene: Lancaster DA
Police Shoot Accused Robber, Rapist Fleeing Crime Scene: Lancaster DA A 36-year-old Middletown man who was shot by police while fleeing a robbery scene has been charged with several offenses, authorities said. Christopher Rivera is charged with multiple counts of robbery, rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and sexual assault, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Officers with the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department were dispatched for a “burglary in progress” at the Calm Spa located in Penn Town Shopping Center in the 1200 block of Lancaster Road in Manheim at 8:17 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27. A preliminary re…
Amish Buggy Driver Hospitalized After Hit-Run By Man With Drugs: PA State Police Amish Buggy Driver Hospitalized After Hit-Run By Man With Drugs: PA State Police
Amish Buggy Driver Hospitalized After Hit-Run By Man With Drugs: PA State Police A man was found with drugs following a hit-and-run crash into a horse-and-buggy on Tuesday, Aug. 13, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Aug. 21.  John Levi Reed IV, 51, of Williamstown, was taken into custody at 7:38 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, for a drug offense after troopers were called to a report of a "suspicious person" in Jackson Township, according to a separate release attached in the same PSP file.  The crash happened two days before in the area of 185 Specktown Road in Lykens Township at 1:24 p.m., as detailed by PSP Lykens Trooper Peter Calmeres.  Reed was drivin…
Sex Offender Slashes Woman's Face In Lancaster Street, Police Say Sex Offender Slashes Woman's Face In Lancaster Street, Police Say
Sex Offender Slashes Woman's Face In Lancaster Street, Police Say A woman was slashed across her face on Wednesday night, Aug. 7, Lancaster City police announced the following day.  Victor Manuel Sanchez, 62, of Lancaster, appeared to be attempting to stab the woman "possibly beat a female with a knife in the 100 block of N. Queen St." around 9:40 p.m., the police stated in the release.  The woman "sustained a slash on her face after Sanchez struck her with the blade of his knife," police said. She was located by the police but her condition was not shared publicly. Sanchez was located and charged with two counts of aggravated assault, accordin…
Carlisle Dad Accused Of Raping, Financially Exploiting Special Needs Person Carlisle Dad Accused Of Raping, Financially Exploiting Special Needs Person
Carlisle Dad Accused Of Raping, Financially Exploiting Special Needs Person A Carlisle dad with a criminal record has been charged in connection with rape and financial exploitation of a care-dependent person, among other charges, according to his social media and a police announcement on June 21. Waren Daniel Mena, 31, was arrested on June 20, "after a multi-month investigation," with the assistance of the Carlisle Borough Police Department, the Middlesex Township Police stated in a release.  Mena has been charged with rape of a mentally disabled person, indecent sexual assault of a person with a mental disability, financial exploitation of a care-dependent p…
ARSON: Ex-Wife From WV Sets Ex-Husband's PA Porch On Fire, Police Say ARSON: Ex-Wife From WV Sets Ex-Husband's PA Porch On Fire, Police Say
Georgina Diane Zogby Charged With Arson: Police A 60-year-old West Virginia woman is in a Pennsylvania prison after an arson incident at her ex-husband's home, police announce on Friday, June 28.  Georgina Diane Zogby of Maple Avenue, Martinsburg, WV, was arrested following an investigation into a front porch fire at a home in the 600 block of Moore's Mountain Road, Lewisberry at 9:09 p.m. on February 4, 2024, the Fairview Township Police Department detailed in a release.  When officers first responded to the report of the fire, they learned the homeowner was inside the home when noticed that his porch was on fire, according to…
Maryland Man Arrested For Killing Dog In Chesco: PA State Police Maryland Man Arrested For Killing Dog In Chesco: PA State Police
Maryland Man Arrested For Killing Dog In Chesco: PA State Police A 21-year-old from Maryland is charged with aggravated cruelty to animals, Pennsylvania State Police say.  Troopers said Damien Thiel of Westminster fatally assaulted a family dog in West Nottingham Township on Saturday, June 8. It happened on the 100 block of Pleasant Drive, according to investigators.  He posted 10 percent of his $15,000 bail and has a preliminary hearing set for June 18, court records show. 
Steelton Man Wanted By US Marshals, Had Ghost Guns During Pursuit: PA State Police Steelton Man Wanted By US Marshals, Had Ghost Guns During Pursuit: PA State Police
Steelton Man Wanted By US Marshals, Had Ghost Guns During Pursuit: PA State Police A man out on bail for a gun shop theft and wanted by the US Marshals Service —  was found fleeing from Pennsylvania State Police with teens and ghost guns, according to a PSP release on Saturday, Jan. 13.  James Timothy Scott Jr., 20 of Steelton, was among the three people arrested following a pursuit by Pennsylvania State Police in Harrisburg on Thursday, Jan. 11, as detailed in the release. Scott was the driver of a 2015 Kia Optima that was stolen from a 29-year-old woman who is a city resident, troopers explained.  Scott —  along with his two teenage passengers …
Killing Of PA Dad Of 2 Lands 2 More Men With Homicide Charges: Police Killing Of PA Dad Of 2 Lands 2 More Men With Homicide Charges: Police
Killing Of PA Dad Of 2 Lands 2 More Men With Homicide Charges: Police Two more men have been arrested in connection with the killing of 27-year-old Shaheim "Mugga" Carr of York, authorities announced on Wednesday, April 13, 2022.  The dad of two was found shot dead in the 300 block of West Philadelphia Street in York at 11:13 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, as Daily Voice first reported.   On July 11, 26-year-old Jacquez Davon Brown— who was out on bail for witness intimidation charges after being exonerated for the murder of 19-year-old Anthony "Tony" Wasilewski in 2011— was arrested at his home in the 600 block of Wheatfield Street,&nbs…
ER Patient Kicks Nurse In Face At Hospital In Ephrata, Police Say ER Patient Kicks Nurse In Face At Hospital In Ephrata, Police Say
ER Patient Kicks Nurse In Face At Hospital In Ephrata, Police Say An emergency room patient has been charged after he kicked a nurse in the face at WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital, police say.  Ethan D. Sorensen, 22, of Ephrata, injured the nurse and also damaged a hospital room door by punching a window during the incident on December 7, 2022, at 2:42 p.m., according to a release by area police in January 2023. He was out on $35,000 in bail for aggravated indecent assault of a child and indecent exposure in March 2022 at the time of the incident, court records show.  He has been arrested for this incident and another assault on Dec. 17 ac…
Ghost Guns Found At Home Of Man On Bail When He Allegedly Killed PA Dad Of 2 Ghost Guns Found At Home Of Man On Bail When He Allegedly Killed PA Dad Of 2
Ghost Guns Found At Home Of Man On Bail When He Allegedly Killed PA Dad Of 2 A warranted search of the home of a man who was out on bail when he allegedly shot and killed a local dad, has revealed a massive weapons stash including multiple ghost guns, authorities say. Jacquez Davon Brown, 26, of York, was arrested on homicide charges in connection with the July 6 shooting death of Shaheim "Mugga" Carr, 27, of York at a home in the 600 block Wheatfield Street on Sunday, July 11, York City police say.  Investigators later searched the home and seized six firearms— including two ghost guns, or guns assembled from fabricated parts, or parts of multiple guns none of…
Man On Bail, Previously Exonerated For Murder, Nabbed For Killing PA Dad Of 2: Police Man On Bail, Previously Exonerated For Murder, Nabbed For Killing PA Dad Of 2: Police
Man On Bail, Previously Exonerated For Murder, Nabbed For Killing PA Dad Of 2: Police A man both out on bail for felony charges and previously exonerated for murder has been arrested for allegedly shooting and killing Shaheim "Mugga" Carr, 27, of York, authorities say. Jacquez Davon Brown, 26, of York, was arrested on homicide charges at a home in the 600 block Wheatfield Street on Sunday, July 11, York City police say.  Carr had been found in the 300 block of West Philadelphia Street at 11:13 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6, according to a release by the York City police department. Carr is survived by his two children, family, and friends, according to social media. …
Pregnant Woman Punched In Stomach, Stabbed With Fork, Beaten With Baseball Bat In PA: Police Pregnant Woman Punched In Stomach, Stabbed With Fork, Beaten With Baseball Bat In PA: Police
Pregnant Woman Punched In Stomach, Stabbed With Fork, Beaten With Baseball Bat In PA: Police A pregnant woman was brutally attacked over several days before the man who beat her returned— showing up outside her home in a ski mask, authorities say. Derry Township police were first made aware of abuse after Luis A. Espinal-Rivera, 20, choked and punched the pregnant woman in the stomach on Apr. 9, 2022— they arrested him on Apr. 13 but he made bail on the 21, according to a release by the department and court documents. Espinal-Rivera's violence towards the pregnant woman continued after he was released, supposedly, in an attempt to "intimidate and harass her into dropping the previ…
Detectives Turn Tables On Scammers Who Thought They'd Conned Bergen County Grandma Detectives Turn Tables On Scammers Who Thought They'd Conned Bergen County Grandma
Detectives Turn Tables On Scammers Who Thought They'd Conned Bergen County Grandma GOTCHA! Two gutless 20-year-olds from the Bronx thought they'd conned a Woodcliff Lake woman out of $6,000 with the "grandson in trouble" scam -- only they ended up being the ones who got punked. A caller claiming to be her grandson told the intended victim that he'd been arrested and needed bail money, WCL Police Lt. Chad Malloy said. The caller gave the grandmother the name and number of someone who he said was an attorney. That person would come to her house and collect the $6,000 from her, then bring it to court to secure his release, he told her. Grandma knew better, though. She went …