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Amish PA Dad Sentenced For Raping Daughters: DA Amish PA Dad Sentenced For Raping Daughters: DA
Amish PA Dad Sentenced For Raping Daughters: DA An Amish dad has been sentenced after pleading guilty to raping his daughters repeatedly for his daughters over 18 years, the Lancaster County District Attorney's office announced and as detailed in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Amos Ebersol, 60, of the 500 block of South Fairmont Road, Ephrata, pleaded guilty to numerous felonies and misdemeanors for raping and sexually assaulting his daughters, which was accepted by Judge David Ashworth on Friday, Oct. 4, according to the DA. He was sentenced to spend 12 to 24 years in state prison.  Ebersol was charged with the fol…
Transgender Activist Arrested On Child Rape Charges In Philadelphia Transgender Activist Arrested On Child Rape Charges In Philadelphia
Transgender Activist Arrested On Child Rape Charges In Philadelphia A popular Pennsylvania transactivist has been arrested on child rape charges.  Kendall Stephens, 37, Philadelphia, became a bit of a local celebrity after a violent attack on her ended with the convict of Tymesha Wearing in 2020, the Philly DA explained at the time.  Following an investigation by the Attorney General's office into two claims that Stephens raped children; Philadelphia Police arrested her on Monday, Dec. 18, court records show.  Both cases list an incident date of Sept. 25, 2023, but Daily Voice has reached out to officials for more information. …
PA Man Out On Bail After Allegedly Stabbing Man 6 Times In The Neck, Back PA Man Out On Bail After Allegedly Stabbing Man 6 Times In The Neck, Back
PA Man Out On Bail After Allegedly Stabbing Man 6 Times In The Neck, Back A week after a serious literal backstabbing, a 23-year-old man has been released on ten percent in cash of $25,000, court records show.  Thomas Myles O’Byrne of Manheim is accused of stabbing 30-year-old Kenneth B. Yingst of Manheim six times 6 times to the back and neck area with a knife around 5:50 p.m. on Nov. 6.  Northern Lancaster County Regional police officers responded to the "reported stabbing in progress" in the 1000 block of White Oak Road, Penn Township. They found Yingst lying on the ground bleeding from his multiple stab wounds, as detailed in numerous police releas…
Eddie Irizarry Killing: Murder Charges Reinstated Against Ex-Philly Cop Eddie Irizarry Killing: Murder Charges Reinstated Against Ex-Philly Cop
Eddie Irizarry Killing: Murder Charges Reinstated Against Ex-Philly Cop A Philadelphia judge has reinstated the criminal charges against an ex-police officer related to the August killing of 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry, according to multiple news outlets and court records.  Former PPD officer Mark Dial was charged with murder, aggravated assault, official oppression, and related counts after he shot Irizarry dead during a traffic stop in Kensington on Aug. 14.  Dial originally told investigators he shot Irizarry after the 27-year-old lunged at him with a knife, though his body camera footage later revealed Irizarry never got out of his car.  He w…
Ex-Harrisburg Councilwoman's Son Gets 2 Life Sentences For Shooting, Stabbing Family Ex-Harrisburg Councilwoman's Son Gets 2 Life Sentences For Shooting, Stabbing Family
Ex-Harrisburg Councilwoman's Son Gets 2 Life Sentences For Shooting, Stabbing Family The son of former Harrisburg Councilwoman Sandra Reid stabbed 6 and 7-year-old sisters, shot their aunt in the face, and orphaned them by shooting their parents in February 2022, now he has pleaded guilty and was "mentally ill but not insane at the time of the offense," Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo said in a release on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023.  Gregory Gerrod Greene Jr. — who was released from prison for raping a child in 2016 after serving four years—  had a protect from abuse order filed by his sister which was supposed to prevent him from going to his mother's home, DA Char…
Man Charged With Homicide Stabbing 22-Year-Old Behind Church In Harrisburg: Police Man Charged With Homicide Stabbing 22-Year-Old Behind Church In Harrisburg: Police
Man Charged With Homicide Stabbing 22-Year-Old Behind Church In Harrisburg: Police The 22-year-old man was alive when the police arrived on the scene but he later died of his injuries, now the police believe they have found his killer.  Damien Servidio was stabbed in the first block of North 16th Street in Harrisburg on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, around 9 p.m., according to a release the following morning by City Police and the county coroner's office.  Nearly five months later, Davon Hairston, 29, of Harrisburg, was charged in connection with this deadly stabbing.  When officers arrived at the scene of the stabbing they found Damien suffering "and (he)…
Man Leads State Police On Chase Across Three Pennsylvania Counties Man Leads State Police On Chase Across Three Pennsylvania Counties
Man Leads State Police On Chase Across Three Pennsylvania Counties A 28-year-old Dillsburg man led police in three central Pennsylvania counties on a wild chase following a traffic stop on Route 15, authorities say. It all began when Devin Michael Stough supposedly ran a red light while driving a grey Ford Ranger in West Manchester Township, nearly striking an officer, on Nov. 30 around 1 a.m., according to court documents. About 10 minutes later Pennsylvania state troopers spotted a Ford Ranger matching the description of Stough's vehicle on Glenwood Road at the intersection of US Route 15 in Franklin Township so they attempted a traffic stop, but yet aga…
Probationer Shot Dead By Pennsylvania State Police Previously Lived As Fugitive In New Jersey Probationer Shot Dead By Pennsylvania State Police Previously Lived As Fugitive In New Jersey
Probationer Shot Dead By Pennsylvania State Police Previously Lived As Fugitive In New Jersey A 35-year-old Johnstown man who was shot and killed during a 100 mph chase on US 22 in Pennsylvania had a lengthy criminal record including getting caught while hiding out in New Jersey, authorities say. Krysten Harland Pretlor, had been living in Johnstown, Pennsylvania prior to the deadly shooting on Thursday, Nov. 3.  The Garden State native's extensive criminal background includes being captured on May 18, 2017 after the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Squad received a tip that he was in a local in resident’s home, the office stated in a release at the time. He was arreste…
Accused Nancy Pelosi Laptop Thief Goes To Ren Faire: Reports Accused Nancy Pelosi Laptop Thief Goes To Ren Faire: Reports
Accused Nancy Pelosi Laptop Thief Goes To Ren Faire: Reports The Mechanicsburg woman accused of stealing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s laptop during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will be heading to the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire this weekend, according to numerous outlets citing court documents. Riley Williams, 25, filed the request in federal court to be permitted to visit the annual event in Manheim, Lancaster Online reports. She was spotted in photos and videos breaking into the United States Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021, and stealing Pelosi’s laptop before later disposing of it, FBI officials previously said. She was arreste…
Enraged PA Woman Tried To End Argument By Burning Down House: Police Enraged PA Woman Tried To End Argument By Burning Down House: Police
Enraged PA Woman Tried To End Argument By Burning Down House: Police Sometimes we can get blinded by anger and say or do things we don't mean but one central Pennsylvania woman took things too far, authorities say. Donna Mintzer, 48, of Marysville, was involved in a "verbal argument" the was quickly escalating when East Pennsboro Township police when called to her home in the 900 block of River Road at 10:21 a.m. on May 30, according to a release by the department. Upon arrival police found that Mintzer had gone inside, went upstairs, and set a pile of clothing on fire on the second floor of the home. Mintzer was arrested for a felony charge of Causing Cata…
PA Dad On Probation Nabbed For Driving Under The Influence With Children In The Car: Police PA Dad On Probation Nabbed For Driving Under The Influence With Children In The Car: Police
PA Dad On Probation Nabbed For Driving Under The Influence With Children In The Car: Police A central Pennsylvania father— on probation— has been arrested after he was found to be driving under the influence with children in his vehicle, authorities say.  Newberry Township police have been investigating an incident in the first block of Oaklyn Drive in York Haven— where Adam Christopher Deeley lives— since they were called to the home at 2:51 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, according to a release by the department.  As a result of their investigation, police arrested the 35-year-old and charged him with two misdemeanors: Driving Under Influence of Alcohol and Endangering …
Lincoln University Student's Sister Charged In Deadly Dorm Stabbing Lincoln University Student's Sister Charged In Deadly Dorm Stabbing
Lincoln University Student's Sister Charged In Deadly Dorm Stabbing A Philadelphia woman was charged with stabbing three students – one fatally – after a brawl broke out inside a campus dorm on Wednesday, Feb. 16, authorities in Chester County said. Nydira Smith, 39, is accused of killing Jawine Evans, 21, and injuring Eric Dickerson, 22, and Clifton Walker, 22, on the campus in Lower Oxford, according to a criminal complaint provided by the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Smith is the sister of a Lincoln University student, who was also involved in the fight, the DA's office noted. Responding officers found Evans in a grassy area outside the Li…
Man Posed As Friend’s Guardian Before Sexually Assaulting Child At Central PA Hotel: Police Man Posed As Friend’s Guardian Before Sexually Assaulting Child At Central PA Hotel: Police
Man Posed As Friend’s Guardian Before Sexually Assaulting Child At Central PA Hotel: Police A man has been arrested and charged after pretending to be a child’s friend’s guardian before taking her to a hotel and having sex, the police say. Justin Taylor Powell, 31, of Manchester, York County, allegedly contacted the victim through social media, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. After Powell posed as a guardian of the child’s friend, before he took her from her home to a hotel in the 100 block of Westminster Drive in Carlisle where he sexually assaulted her over a two day period in Aug. 2021, according to the state police. Investigators also found evidence tha…
NJ-Arrested Bodybuilder Charged With Shooting Parents On Christmas Sees Them In Court, Cries NJ-Arrested Bodybuilder Charged With Shooting Parents On Christmas Sees Them In Court, Cries
Nj-arrested Bodybuilder Charged With Shooting Parents On Christmas Sees Them In Court, Cries UPDATE: A bodybuilder who was captured in Mahwah just hours after authorities said he shot his parents in their Long Island mansion on Christmas morning reportedly cried when he saw them in court. Bound with three sets of handcuffs because of his physique, Dino Tomassetti, 29, entered a not-guilty plea during his arraignment on Monday, Feb. 7, on attempted murder, assault, gun possession and child endangerment charges in Nassau County. He looked intently at his father, Rocco Tomassetti, who sat with his mother, Vincenza Tomassetti, the New York Post reported. His father reportedly shook hi…
Central PA Man Accused Of Stealing $19K From Employer Central PA Man Accused Of Stealing $19K From Employer
Central PA Man Accused Of Stealing $19K From Employer A central Pennsylvania man has been charged for allegedly stealing $19,000 from his employer, according to Fairview Township police. Jason Garth Hoffman, 38, of Walnut Lane, Camp Hill, was arrested following an investigation into a theft of a business in the 600 block of Old York Road in Etters on April 1, 2021 at 10:45 a.m., according to the police. Hoffman is accused of stealing $19,000 between Sept. 17 and 27 of 2020 by not depositing cash into his employer's bank account, which is a task he was assigned to as part of his daily job duties, police say. Hoffman admitted to using the dail…
PA Man Running For Judge Of Elections Charged By FBI For Role In Capitol Riot PA Man Running For Judge Of Elections Charged By FBI For Role In Capitol Riot
PA Man Running For Judge Of Elections Charged By FBI For Role In Capitol Riot A Lancaster County man who is currently running as a write-in candidate for Smokestown Judge of Elections has been charged for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot. Edward McAlanis of East Cocalico Township, has been charged with violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds along with knowingly entering a restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, according to court documents. McAlanis currently serves as chairman of the East Cocalico Township Recreation Board, according to the township website. McAlanis joined the volunteer committee of the East Cocalico Township …