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Prisoner Killed In Jailhouse Assault, Philadelphia Police Say Prisoner Killed In Jailhouse Assault, Philadelphia Police Say
Prisoner Killed In Jailhouse Assault, Philadelphia Police Say A 28-year-old man is dead following an assault at Philadelphia's Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility, city police told Daily Voice.  The unnamed victim was attacked just after midnight on Wednesday, March 13, authorities said. He was pronounced dead at the scene minutes later.  No weapon was recovered but one person is being held in connection with the assault, according to police. Homicide detectives are investigating. 

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by Mac Bullock
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Prison Murder: Philadelphia Inmate Found Dead, Police Say Prison Murder: Philadelphia Inmate Found Dead, Police Say
Prison Murder: Philadelphia Inmate Found Dead, Police Say A 59-year-old inmate died in his cell at a Philadelphia prison Sunday, Jan. 28, in what police say was a homicide.  Officers from the 8th District responding to a "hospital case" at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility, at 8101 State Road, found the unnamed inmate unconscious with blunt force trauma to the head at approximately 9:15 a.m., city police said. "Despite immediate medical intervention by Medic 17, he was pronounced deceased at 9:43 a.m.," police said in a news release.  The victim's cellmate, a 25-year-old man, was removed from the cell and relocated to a di…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Gunpoint 'Stranger Rapist' Caught In Philadelphia: Police Gunpoint 'Stranger Rapist' Caught In Philadelphia: Police
Gunpoint 'Stranger Rapist' Caught In Philadelphia: Police The man police believe raped and robbed two victims in Philadelphia has been arrested the police announced on Sunday, Oct. 22.  Michael Henry, 30, has been charged with rape, robbery, kidnapping, aggravated assault, tampering or fabricating evidence, among 22 charges, according to his latest court docket.  As Daily Voice reported, Henry approached a woman in a car on 55th and Kingsessing Avenue around 3 a.m. on Oct. 13. He pointed a small black handgun at her and demanded money, according to her statement to the police. The woman gave Henry $20 before he ordered the woman to unloc…

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by Jillian Pikora & Cecilia Levine
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NJ Murder Suspect Who Dumped Body In Woods Nabbed In Philadelphia: Prosecutor NJ Murder Suspect Who Dumped Body In Woods Nabbed In Philadelphia: Prosecutor
NJ Murder Suspect Who Dumped Body In Woods Nabbed In Philadelphia: Prosecutor A man who shot his victim and then apparently dumped his victim's body in a wooded area of Central Jersey was captured nearly two years later in Philadelphia, authorities announced. Juaquan S. Fitzgerald, 33, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Duane S. Banks, 27, whose body was found in a wooded area in Franklin Township on April 29, 2020, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said.  Banks' body was found in a wooded area toward the back of a home near Park Street around 6:40 p.m. that day, police said. The medical examiner's office rule…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Authorities Probe Alleged Jail Attack Of PA Rep. Kevin Boyle Authorities Probe Alleged Jail Attack Of PA Rep. Kevin Boyle
Authorities Probe Alleged Jail Attack Of PA Rep. Kevin Boyle Authorities are investigating an alleged jail attack on a Pennsylvania State representative, who was arrested Friday on charges of harassment and violating a protection from abuse order. Democratic Rep. Kevin Boyle, 41, who represents parts of Philadelphia and Montgomery County, is accused of trying to enter his estranged wife’s house in violation of a PFA order, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports citing a criminal complaint. Boyle, who has been a member of the house since 2011, was stripped of his committee chairmanship days before his arrest. He agreed to seek mental health treatment afte…

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by Nicole Acosta