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Arsonist Who Killed 81-Year-Old Bucks Man Learns Sentence Arsonist Who Killed 81-Year-Old Bucks Man Learns Sentence
Arsonist Who Killed 81-Year-Old Bucks Man Learns Sentence The convicted arsonist who torched a Bucks County home and killed its 81-year-old owner will spend the rest of his life behind bars, a court has ruled.  Christopher Gillie, 62, of Lackawanna County, pleaded guilty in exchange for a life sentence without the possibility of parole on Tuesday, Feb. 7, said District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a statement.  The charges stemmed from the 2021 fire that killed his girlfriend's father, 81-year-old Julius Drelick, in his Buckingham Township home. First responders were called to Drelick's 5777 Private Drive residence at 3 a.m. on Dec. 5 a…

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by Mac Bullock
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DA: Bucks School Bus Driver, Foster Dad, Gets Up To 20 Years In Prison For Raping 2 Teen Boys DA: Bucks School Bus Driver, Foster Dad, Gets Up To 20 Years In Prison For Raping 2 Teen Boys
DA: Bucks School Bus Driver, Foster Dad, Gets Up To 20 Years In Prison For Raping 2 Teen Boys A former Bucks County school bus driver is facing up to 20 years behind bars for raping two teen boys, including a foster child in his care over the course of three years, authorities announced. In court Tuesday, Deputy District Attorney Mary Kate Kohler read a victim impact statement from one of the victims who told the judge to “please stop him for as long as possible.” The second victim said the abuse from John M. Evans, of Tullytown, gave him post-traumatic stress disorder and nightmares. Evans abused the boys separately and repeatedly between January 2017 and June 2020, according to th…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Bucks Woman Sentenced In Drunken Thanksgiving Crash That Left Motorcyclist Severely Injured Bucks Woman Sentenced In Drunken Thanksgiving Crash That Left Motorcyclist Severely Injured
Bucks Woman Sentenced In Drunken Thanksgiving Crash That Left Motorcyclist Severely Injured A 41-year-old Bucks woman was sentenced to two and a half to seven years behind bars for driving drunk and crashing into a motorcyclist, leaving him temporarily wheelchair-bound, authorities said. Police arrived on the scene of the crash to find a motorcycle lying in the westbound lane of East Bristol Road and 62-year-old Joseph Caruso lying on the side of the road next to a telephone pole, around 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 28, 2019, Deputy District Attorney Megan A. Hunsicker said in court Friday. A witness reported seeing a tan Ford Fusion, driven by Robin Duffy, of Northampton Town…

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by Nicole Acosta