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Bucks Contractor Abused Homeowner's Son At Job Site, Jury Finds
A contractor in Bucks County awaits sentencing after being convicted of sexually assaulting the child of a client in 2021, officials say.
Jeffrey T. Lukens, 62, of Buckingham Township, was found guilty of felony indecent assault of a child under 13 and unlawful contact with a minor, said Bucks District Attorney Matthew Weintraub. The jury delivered its verdict Wednesday, March 15 following a three-day trial, the DA said.
In September 2021, jurors were told, Lukens was hired by a Newtown Township homeowner to remove bees from the basement. While on the site, prosecutors said…
Bucks Felon Sentenced For Strangling, Beating Girlfriend
A Bucks County convict is going back to prison for beating, strangling, and threatening to kill his then-girlfriend, District Attorney Matthew Weintraub has announced.
Qadir Jones, a 31-year-old Doylestown resident, previously pleaded guilty in November to simple assault, strangulation, terroristic threats, and related charges stemming from a domestic incident early last year, the DA said.
On Jan. 11, 2022, police were called to the 400 block of Dogwood Lane in Richland Township by a woman who said she was being threatened with a knife. Authorities arrived to find the woman with…
DA: Bristol Duo In Custody After Shooting Group Including 4-Year-Old Girl
A Bristol duo is in custody for their alleged involvement in a shooting that bypassed a group of people, including a 4-year-old child, in 2019, authorities said.
Sysco Schruby, 21, intended to shoot 28-year-old William Flemming, when he fired off several rounds at Flemming's 4-year-old child and three others who were congregated around an SUV on Nov. 22, 2019, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said.
Schruby reportedly encountered Flemming at the Rodeway Inn on Green Lane in Bristol, and were engaged in conversation, the DA's office said.
Surveillance video showed Schruby lea…
Bucks County School Bus Driver Admits Sexually Assaulting Teen Boys, 1 His Own Foster Child
A former Bucks County school bus driver on Tuesday admitted to sexually assaulting a pair of teen boys -- one a foster child in his care, authorities said.
John Michael Evans, 40, of Tullytown, abused the boys separately and repeatedly between January 2017 and June 2020, when the more recent victim reported the abuse to local police, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office announced.
Evans began abusing a foster child in April 2020 shortly after the boy, then 16, was placed in his care, Deputy District Attorney Mary Kate Kohler said in court Tuesday.
The abuse happened…
