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Columbia Convict Found Guilty Of Fatally Shooting Mississippi Man At Manheim Night: DA Columbia Convict Found Guilty Of Fatally Shooting Mississippi Man At Manheim Night: DA
Columbia Convict Found Guilty Of Fatally Shooting Mississippi Man At Manheim Night: DA Club23 may have closed nearly a year ago, but a deadly shooting at the Lancaster County nightclub will never be forgotten by a Mississippi family.  Jatavis Devonte Scott, 25 of Mound Bayou, MS, died at Lancaster General Hospital on March 19 not long after he was shot by Tyler Jamel Wilson, now 29 of Columbia, PA, the Lancaster County District Attorney's office announced on Thursday, Feb. 1.  Wilson "was found guilty by [a] jury of third-degree murder, persons not to possess a firearm, carrying a firearm without a license, and eight counts of recklessly endangering a…

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by Jillian Pikora
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15-Year-Old Girl Assaulted, Filmed After 'Pattern Of Grooming Behavior' By Shippensburg Man: DA 15-Year-Old Girl Assaulted, Filmed After 'Pattern Of Grooming Behavior' By Shippensburg Man: DA
15-Year-Old Girl Assaulted, Filmed After 'Pattern Of Grooming Behavior' By Shippensburg Man: DA A 39-year-old man has been convicted on several charges for raping a 15-year-old girl on multiple occasions and filming it, authorities announced on Friday. William Bradford Ross of Newville was 30 years old when he began to pursue his neighbor's 15-year-old daughter in 2015. **WARNING THE FOLLOWING DETAILS ARE DISTURBING** During the two-day trial, "testimony revealed that Ross had moved into the Shippensburg area" after getting close with the neighbors, he "demonstrated a pattern of grooming behaviors, which culminated in him subjecting the 15-year-old child to frequent oral, anal, and v…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'Nightmares' Brought 5 Years Of Child Rapes To Light In Pennsylvania: DA 'Nightmares' Brought 5 Years Of Child Rapes To Light In Pennsylvania: DA
'Nightmares' Brought 5 Years Of Child Rapes To Light In Pennsylvania: DA A central Pennsylvania man has been convicted for raping and sexually assaulting multiple children over a period of five years, authorities say. Victor Charles Smith, 43, of the 3500 block of Lincoln Highway East, Kinzers, was found guilty two years after the victims came forward following nightmares of their abuse which plagued them to the point where they couldn't sleep through the night, according to a release by the Lancaster County district attorney's office. Pennsylvania state police received an allegation of sexual abuse and spoke with the first victim to come forward in September 20…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Ex-Philly Cop Found Guilty Of Manslaughter In On-Duty Killing Of Unarmed Black Man Ex-Philly Cop Found Guilty Of Manslaughter In On-Duty Killing Of Unarmed Black Man
Ex-Philly Cop Found Guilty Of Manslaughter In On-Duty Killing Of Unarmed Black Man A now-former Philadelphia police officer was convicted Wednesday, Sept. 21 in the on-duty killing of an unarmed Black man nearly five years earlier, authorities said. After an eight-day trial, Eric Ruch Jr., 34, was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and possession of an instrument of crime for his role in the shooting death of 25-year-old Dennis Plowden in 2017, according to the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office.  His bail was revoked and sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 17 The DA's office says this trial was the first in the city in which an on-duty police officer was tried fo…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Authorities: York City Man Who Raped 4-Year-Old Girl Will Undergo Psychological Evaluation Authorities: York City Man Who Raped 4-Year-Old Girl Will Undergo Psychological Evaluation
Authorities: York City Man Who Raped 4-Year-Old Girl Will Undergo Psychological Evaluation A 31-year-old York City man will undergo a psychological examination after entering a no-contest plea after having a 4-year-old girl put her mouth on her penis in 2013, authorities announced. Luis Alberto Ortiz-Cuevas arrest and subsequent charges come after an investigation that began May 1, 2018 when police attended an interview with the victim/accuser conducted by the Children’s Advocacy Center. The now 12-year-old girl alleged that Ortiz-Cuevas raped her in April of 2013, when she was four years old, and claimed he had her put his penis in her mouth at a home on East Philadelphia S…

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by Jillian Pikora