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‘90 Day Fiance’ PA Barber Conviction Withdrawn Due Juror, Witness Interactions: DA ‘90 Day Fiance’ PA Barber Conviction Withdrawn Due Juror, Witness Interactions: DA
90 Day Fiance's Michael Baltimore's Conviction Withdrawn A former Pennsylvania barber who appeared in "90 Day Fiance” and “90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?” who was extradited from Florida over six months after he was caught with fentanyl by US Marshals — has had one of his convictions dismissed due to contact between a juror and witness, the Cumberland County District Attorney Seán M. McCormack announced on Friday, March 23, 2024.  Michael Anthony Baltimore, 44 of Carlisle, PA, had been convicted on Feb. 1, 2024, in a domestic violence case from Jan. 7, 2021,  but the charges were dismissed and the case was vacate…
Fugitive Wanted In Maryland Caught In Pennsylvania, Police Say Fugitive Wanted In Maryland Caught In Pennsylvania, Police Say
Fugitive Wanted In Maryland Caught In Pennsylvania, Police Say A "fugitive from justice" in Maryland has been captured in Central Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Friday.  Corrie Denell Collins, 41, originally of Cecil County, MD but most recently of Lancaster, PA was caught by police following a reported "disturbance" due to an argument he was having in the 100 block of Westmore Way, Manheim Township on Dec. 16, police said in the release on, Jan. 26.  When the offices did a quick background check on Collins they learned he had an outstanding warrant issued by the North East Police Department in Cecil County. According to court docum…
PA Dad Killed Woman Before His Son Shot Him In Self-Defense: Authorities PA Dad Killed Woman Before His Son Shot Him In Self-Defense: Authorities
PA Dad Killed Woman Before His Son Shot Him In Self-Defense: Authorities A Northumberland County man was shot dead by his son after killing a woman and threatening to harm others at a Lower Mahanoy home on Sunday night, Jan. 7, according to officials.   State police previously announced they were investigating the deaths of Tracey Adams and Brandi Hauck, who they said were found at 844 Malta Road around 5 p.m.  Investigators now say Adams was involved in a "verbal and physical" domestic dispute at a house on Adams Road earlier in the evening. The fight caused an adult woman and a daughter of Adams' to flee the home and go to Hauck's house on Malta…
PA Husband Arrested In Vegas On Homicide Charge For Wife, 5 Years After Ex-Wife Hired Hitman PA Husband Arrested In Vegas On Homicide Charge For Wife, 5 Years After Ex-Wife Hired Hitman
PA Husband Arrested In Vegas On Homicide Charge For Wife, 5 Years After Ex-Wife Hired Hitman A 26-year-old Pennsylvania woman was found dead on New Year's Day a week after she went missing, and her 55-year-old husband was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada on homicide charges, police announced on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. Franyerlys Nicole Zambrano, a Venezuela native, was found dead at her home in the first block of Bierer Avenue, Uniontown on Monday, according to area police. She had been reported missing after she failed to come to work at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort for three days, so her coworkers contacted the Uniontown police and an investigation was launched on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023.…
Lebanon Ex-BF Allegedly Threatening To Kill Lititz Woman Arrives As Officers Make Welfare Check Lebanon Ex-BF Allegedly Threatening To Kill Lititz Woman Arrives As Officers Make Welfare Check
Lebanon Ex-BF Allegedly Threatening To Kill Lititz Woman Arrives As Officers Make Welfare Check A Lebanon man who had been texting and calling an ex-girlfriend and "threatened to kill her" made the mistake of coming to her home just as police were making a welfare check, the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department announced in a release on Jan. 2, 2024.  The ex-boyfriend, 32-year-old Blake Joseph Strangarity, had supposedly contacted the Lititz woman over a bracelet, the NCLRPD explained.  Just four days after Strangarity's birthday, on December 20th, 2023 NLCRPD Officers went to conduct the welfare check at his ex-girlfriend's home in the first block of Green A…
Murder-Suicide: Estranged Dad Stabs 3 Family Members Killing Wife, Teen Son In Hanover Murder-Suicide: Estranged Dad Stabs 3 Family Members Killing Wife, Teen Son In Hanover
Murder-Suicide: Estranged Dad Stabs 3 Family Members Killing Wife, Teen Son In Hanover Three days after a man's 50th birthday he stabbed three family members and then is believed to have stabbed himself, according to authorities. Rogelio Arvizu, who turned 50 on Christmas day, was charged with stabbing and killing his estranged 49-year-old wife Guadalupe Morales, their 17-year-old son Dylan Arvizu, and attempting to stab and kill their 27-year-old son, according to authorities in York County and court documents. The call to the first reported stabbing of multiple people at 950 East Walnut Street in Hanover Borough came into the York County Office of Emergency Management at 1…
Murder-Suicide: NJ Mom Of 4 ID'd After BF Shot Her In Gated Pocono Community Murder-Suicide: NJ Mom Of 4 ID'd After BF Shot Her In Gated Pocono Community
Murder-Suicide: NJ Mom Of 4 ID'd After BF Shot Her In Gated Pocono Community A domestic incident turned into an apparent murder-suicide in a gated community near the resorts in the Poconos on Tuesday night, authorities announced.  Leilani Ramos, a 37-year-old mom of four from Newark, NJ, died from a homicide caused by multiple gunshot wounds at 8:33 p.m. on Nov. 28, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio, detailed in a release the following morning. Pocono Township police were called by Leilani to a "domestic-related shooting" in the private gated community on Ski Side Drive, near Camelback Road in Tannersville around 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 28, as sta…
Fight Over Cat Kills 85-Year-Old Pottstown Wife, Husband Coated In Blood: DA Fight Over Cat Kills 85-Year-Old Pottstown Wife, Husband Coated In Blood: DA
Fight Over Cat Kills 85-Year-Old Pottstown Wife, Husband Coated In Blood: DA A cat fight, more specifically a fight over a cat's veterinary care, left an 85-year-old woman dead in Pottstown on Tuesday afternoon, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele explained.  Barton Lewis Seltmann, 84, has been arrested for the homicide of his 85-year-old wife, Margaret Seltmann, as stated in court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Mr. Seltmann called 911 call to report "an unresponsive female" found in the 1900 block of North Keim Street at 2:26 p.m., the DA said. He added that the woman was "bleeding from the head" and their home was "ransacked," ac…
KY Jelly, Murder-Suicide Kit Found On 'Crazy' Man Who Stabbed Estranged Wife In PA: DA KY Jelly, Murder-Suicide Kit Found On 'Crazy' Man Who Stabbed Estranged Wife In PA: DA
KY Jelly, Murder-Suicide Kit Found On 'Crazy' Man Who Stabbed Estranged Wife In PA: DA A King of Prussia man was arrested in the Walmart parking lot on Sunday during the beginning stages of a would-be murder-suicide, according to prosecutors.  Geoffrey Kay-Conway was taken into custody after stabbing his estranged wife multiple times in the leg, said the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office.  The 52-year-old had been released on a $5,000 bond last month after he was charged with stalking and harassing his wife in violation of a court-granted Protection From Abuse order, the DA said. Since then, authorities believe he had been plotting to abduct, rape, and k…
NY Man Who Assaulted Female Passenger On Flight To Newark Gets 2 Years, No Parole NY Man Who Assaulted Female Passenger On Flight To Newark Gets 2 Years, No Parole
NY Man Who Assaulted Female Passenger On Flight To Newark Gets 2 Years, No Parole UPDATE: An upstate New York man who admitted assaulting a fellow passenger on a flight from Denver to Newark must spend two plea-bargained years in federal prison. Ryan Manuella, 30, of Erie County, “moved to a vacant center seat next to a female passenger, who was sitting in a window seat” on the April 16, 2021 flight, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Manuella, who didn't know the woman, then "touched the passenger without her consent," Sellinger said. "The victim then yelled at him and left the row of seats," the U.S. attorney said. Defense attorney Andrew Olesnyck…
Pair Found Slain In Lehigh Valley Home Were Mom-Teen Daughter Dancers Pair Found Slain In Lehigh Valley Home Were Mom-Teen Daughter Dancers
Pair Found Slain In Lehigh Valley Home Were Mom-Teen Daughter Dancers The woman and girl who were found dead in their North Catasauqua home last week were mother and daughter, loved ones say in a GoFundMe campaign.  Rosalyn Siobal Glass, 39, and Rianna Lynn Glass, 16, died from "sharp force injuries" in what is believed to be a double homicide, Pennsylvania State Police have said.  Their deaths remain under investigation.  "We are all devastated by the loss of Rianna and Rose and were not prepared for the high cost of not one, but two funeral services," wrote Nicholas Glass, who is organizing a crowdfunding campaign on behalf of his broth…
Girl Orphaned: MD Man Shot PA Mom Before Turning Gun On Himself Girl Orphaned: MD Man Shot PA Mom Before Turning Gun On Himself
Girl Orphaned: MD Man Shot PA Mom Before Turning Gun On Himself A police standoff in York County has ended with a murder-suicide, York County Coroner Pam Gay told Daily Voice.  A 31-year-old Prince George's, Maryland resident Devon Elias shot 29-year-old Megan Caitlyn Saunders in the chest before shooting himself in the head, around 2:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 13, according to the York County Coroner's office. Chief Deputy Coroner Tania Zech was called to the scene to investigate and certify the deaths at 2:47 p.m. This incident is from an "apparent domestic incident" and the time of death was recorded as 3:35 p.m., as stated in the coroner's release…
PA District Attorney Sentenced For Rape, Strangulation: AG PA District Attorney Sentenced For Rape, Strangulation: AG
PA District Attorney Sentenced For Rape, Strangulation: AG A Pennsylvania District Attorney has been sentenced in connection to a September 2021 rape and sexual assault of a woman, authorities announced. Somerset District Attorney, Jeffrey Lynn Thomas II, 36, of Windber, has been sentenced to 2 ¼ to 7 years in prison for charges related to the attack at a Windber woman’s home, according to Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry. He has been held in the county jail since his conviction on Thursday, March 16 when he was found guilty of indecent assault, strangulation, simple assault, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment, and felony…
NY Man Stabs Ex-Girlfriend With Kitchen Knife In PA, Police Say NY Man Stabs Ex-Girlfriend With Kitchen Knife In PA, Police Say
NY Man Stabs Ex-Girlfriend With Kitchen Knife In PA, Police Say A New York man stabbed his ex-girlfriend "in the legs several times" with a kitchen knife on July 31, 2023, police say.  David Hernandez, 36, of Syracuse, grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed his former girlfriend at a home on the 500 block of North State Street in Ephrata just after noon on Monday, area police detailed.  The police investigation revealed the couple got into an argument prior to the stabbing.  He claimed he came to the home to "retrieve belongings from his former girlfriend," as stated in the police release The woman was given aid at the scene befo…
PA Man Throws Fork Into Someone's Face: Police PA Man Throws Fork Into Someone's Face: Police
PA Man Throws Fork Into Someone's Face: Police A man who throw a fork into someone's face has been sentenced after pleading guilty on Thursday.  Mark Anthony Ressel is in prison after he entered a guilty plea to two third-degree misdemeanor charges of harassment during his preliminary hearing on July 20, 2023, court records show.  Manheim Township police officers were called to a reported stabbing in the 1000 block of Grofftown Road, Lancaster at 9 p.m. on June 10.  "While en route, officers were advised that the victim had been stabbed by Ressel, who was making threats and had hurt the victim yesterday," as stated in th…
Mother-In-Law Tortured To Death, Officer Assaulted: York County Authorities (UPDATE) Mother-In-Law Tortured To Death, Officer Assaulted: York County Authorities (UPDATE)
Mother-In-Law Tortured To Death, Officer Assaulted: York County Authorities (Update) A woman was brutally killed and an officer was assaulted in York County on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.  Lourdes Ramos Baez, 67, was found dead by her daughter inside her home in the first block of South Main Street in Dover Borough around 2:19 p.m., according to the York County Coroner's office.  Ramos Baez was "the victim of traumatic injuries" and scissors were found stabbed into her back, authorities in York County said.  Ramos Baez's official cause of death was "blunt force head and neck injuries with strangulation" and the manner was "homicide" per the results of the autopsy…
PA Mom Of 3 Dies After Husband Strangled Her: Affidavit PA Mom Of 3 Dies After Husband Strangled Her: Affidavit
PA Mom Of 3 Dies After Husband Strangled Her: Affidavit A Lancaster mother of three young children has died and the police say an assault by her husband led to her death, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Manheim Township police filed charges against 25-year-old Jordan Antonio Ortiz which have now been upgraded after 23-year-old Kylee Carroll Ortiz died at Lancaster General on Sunday, April 9, 2023, authorities tell Daily Voice. The police had been called to their home on Dickens Drive in Lancaster Township multiple times on April 2nd and 3rd for reports of domestic incidents, but Jordan repeatedly told the police they had …
NJ Police Officer, Woman Both Wounded, Suspect Dead In Domestic Incident NJ Police Officer, Woman Both Wounded, Suspect Dead In Domestic Incident
NJ Police Officer, Woman Both Wounded, Suspect Dead In Domestic Incident UPDATE: A police officer was shot responding to a domestic incident that left a woman wounded and the gunman dead Saturday afternoon in Warren County, authorities confirmed. Warren County Prosecutor Jim Pfeiffer confirmed that the suspect had shot the woman and then opened fire on officers responding to the 1:15 p.m. April 8 incident just off Hanover Street in Phillipsburg. The gunman then shot and killed himself, the prosecutor said. Both the officer, who was wounded in the leg by a round shot through his car door, and the woman, who was shot in the torso, were airlifted to nearby St. Lu…
3 Children, Dead Mom Abandoned When Dad Commits Arson In Fake Home-Invasion In PA, DA Says 3 Children, Dead Mom Abandoned When Dad Commits Arson In Fake Home-Invasion In PA, DA Says
3 Children, Dead Mom Abandoned When Dad Commits Arson In Fake Home-Invasion In PA, DA Says "He lied since day one," Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Ponessa said of Carlos Montalvo-Rivera.  The 55-year-old Lancaster liar had concocted a wild story "that intruders broke into the home, killed his wife, and set fire to it out of retaliation for the victim’s brother, who had cooperated with the DEA in an unrelated case," according to a release by the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office on Friday, April 7, 2023. Really, he started the blaze to cover up a murder that he himself had committed, authorities said. Montalvo-Rivera's lies started on the night of t…
Murder-Suicide Orphans 4 Children In PA, Family Says Murder-Suicide Orphans 4 Children In PA, Family Says
Murder-Suicide Orphans 4 Children In PA, Family Says Parents with four children have been identified by their family following a murder-suicide on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Alesha Kirkwood Johns was shot dead by her husband Trenton Johns during a domestic dispute at a home on Elkin Road in Boggs Township between 5:51 and 6:11 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police explained in a release the following morning.  Alesha was attempting to leave the home when Trenton pulled a gun from his pants and shot her from behind— then he turned the gun on himself, police said. Alesha attend Butler County Community College and Kittanning High School where …
Carlisle Man Stabs GF, Leads Troopers On Pursuit, State Police Say Carlisle Man Stabs GF, Leads Troopers On Pursuit, State Police Say
Carlisle Man Stabs GF, Leads Troopers On Pursuit, State Police Say A 33-year-old Carlisle man stabbed his girlfriend, fled the scene, and led troopers on two pursuits, Pennsylvania State Police announced in a release on March 31, 2023. Jonathan Michael Lepperd stabbed his girlfriend at a home in the 4100 block of Enola Road in Upper Frankford Township 8:10 a.m., that morning, according to the release.  PSP Carlisle was called to the scene for the "domestic-related stabbing" as stated in the release. The woman suffered "severe injuries" and was flown from the scene to a hospital, State Police said. Within the hour, Lepperd was located but led th…
Teen Tries To Kill Parents With Pairing Knife In Newville Street, Police Say Teen Tries To Kill Parents With Pairing Knife In Newville Street, Police Say
Teen Tries To Kill Parents With Pairing Knife In Newville Street, Police Say "I'll cut them. I'll kill them," a boy said while holding his parents at knife point in a Newville street, authorities announced on Thursday, March 16, 2023.  The Newville police were called to the "domestic incident involving a weapon" in the first block of South High Street on Feb. 18, 2023 at 3:44 p.m., according to the release.  Upon arrival, they discovered the boy "wielding a 4-5 inch pairing knife and pointing it in the direction of his parents and others present," as stated in the release.  The boy "followed commands to drop the knife and to lay on the ground where h…
BETRAYER OF THE BADGE: NJ Officer Admits Using Authority On Duty To Pressure Women Into Sex BETRAYER OF THE BADGE: NJ Officer Admits Using Authority On Duty To Pressure Women Into Sex
Betrayer OF THE Badge: NJ Officer Admits Using Authority On Duty To Pressure Women Into Sex UPDATE: A Vernon Township police officer who was accused of groping a Bergen County woman during a domestic violence call admitted abusing his authority on duty to force women to submit to his sexual advances. Emanuel Rivera, 38, acknowledged the “imbalance of power” between him and the women he was hitting on, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Acting Sussex County Prosecutor Annmarie Taggart said in a joint statement. This left them unable to consent, he admitted, because of the “coercive, intimidating nature of such requests” coming from a uniformed police officer," the s…
Woman Beats Man With Wood, Sprays Him With Aersol, Police In Lancaster Say Woman Beats Man With Wood, Sprays Him With Aersol, Police In Lancaster Say
Woman Beats Man With Wood, Sprays Him With Aersol, Police In Lancaster Say A domestic violence incident involving construction equipment has landed a 31-year-old woman with charges, authorities announced on Tuesday, February 14, 2023.  Mariya Y. Gortman, of the Denver/Reinholds area, was arrested after police arrived at the scene of a reported domestic dispute and "found evidence that she sprayed the victim in the face with an aerosol can and struck him several times with a piece of wood, causing injuries," East Cocalico Police state in the release. The incident on Feb. 9 led to police charging Gortman with simple assault and harassment, according to court do…
'I Will Kill You' Dad Puts Gun In Face Of Daughters, Wife In York, Police Say 'I Will Kill You' Dad Puts Gun In Face Of Daughters, Wife In York, Police Say
'I Will Kill You' Dad Puts Gun In Face Of Daughters, Wife In York, Police Say A mother called 911 in fear for her life after her husband pointed a gun at her and then got inches from her face telling her "I will kill you," authorities detail in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Robert A. Dinges, Jr. also pointed the gun at his wife's cousin and his 14-year-old daughter, and an adult stepdaughter, Newberry Township police say in the criminal complaint citing their interviews with the family.  The police were called to the Dinges' home in the 100 block of Creek Road following the incident on Jan. 17 around 10:15 a.m., according to the affidavit of pro…
Mom Handcuffed, Stabbed Dead By Estranged Husband In Pittsburgh: Report Mom Handcuffed, Stabbed Dead By Estranged Husband In Pittsburgh: Report
Mom Handcuffed, Stabbed Dead By Estranged Husband In Pittsburgh: Report A 50-year-old Pittsburgh man wanted for handcuffing and stabbing his estranged wife to death before sending a photo of her body to a friend was arrested in West Virginia earlier this week, according to authorities and a report by the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. William L. Fitzgerald was captured on Interstate 79 near Morgantown, West Virginia on Monday, Jan. 9 in connection with the slaying of Tarae Washington, 47, Pittsburgh police said.  Washington was found handcuffed with stab wounds in her blood-covered Arlington home on Jan. 5, where Fitzgerald snapped a photo and sent it …
Parents Dead In Murder Suicide That Left Triplets Orphaned In Philadelphia, MontCo ID'd Parents Dead In Murder Suicide That Left Triplets Orphaned In Philadelphia, MontCo ID'd
Parents Dead In Murder Suicide That Left Triplets Orphaned In Philadelphia, MontCo ID'd Two-year-old triplets were apparently orphaned after their father killed their mother and then himself in an investigation that spanned Philadelphia and Montgomery County, according to police and various news reports. Police responding to an East Haines Street apartment around 8:10 p.m., Dec. 18 on reports of a person screaming found 39-year-old Masiah Larkin inside with multiple gunshot wounds to the head, city police said. WATCH: BREAKING UPDATE: Law Enforcement sources tell me Stanley Baptiste,37, dropped his two year old triplets at the Lansdale house with a friend. Police just l…
Ex-BF Shot GF, Coworker Then Himself Fatally At PA Doc Office: Police Ex-BF Shot GF, Coworker Then Himself Fatally At PA Doc Office: Police
Ex-BF Shot GF, Coworker Then Himself Fatally At PA Doc Office: Police A doctor's office employee was shot by her ex-boyfriend who tried shooting a colleague before turning the gun on himself Thursday, Dec. 15 at a Berks County medical center, authorities said. Xavier Starks arrived at Digestive Disease Associates on Reed Avenue in Wyomissing where his ex, Stacy Vereen, was working around 9 a.m., police said. The two began arguing as Starks approached Vereen, and as her coworker tried to intervene, Starks opened fire, police said. Vereen was struck in the neck and face as the heroic coworker tried to disarm Stark, authorities said. Stark then turned…
Probationer Bites Now Ex-Girlfriend At Central Pennsylvania Sheetz: Police Probationer Bites Now Ex-Girlfriend At Central Pennsylvania Sheetz: Police
Probationer Bites Now Ex-Girlfriend At Central Pennsylvania Sheetz: Police A man supposedly choked and bit his now ex-girlfriend on his way into a Sheetz and then got into a fight at the self-checkout, police in Pennsylvania say.  The Middlesex Township police were called "for an active physical domestic" at the Sheetz on Harrisburg Pike on Tuesday, Nov. 29 around 11:30 p.m., according to a release by the department the following day.  Upon arrival, the police found 34-year-old Clifford Roy McKelvey of Carlisle at the self-checkout shouting at his ex-girlfriend.  Following an investigation, "it was determined that McKelvey strangled and b…
Dunkin' Employee With Criminal Charges Slaps 'Karen' Customer, Who Uses Shoe In Beat Down Dunkin' Employee With Criminal Charges Slaps 'Karen' Customer, Who Uses Shoe In Beat Down
Dunkin' Employee With Criminal Charges Slaps 'Karen' Customer, Who Uses Shoe In Beat Down A customer was slapped in the face with a cell phone and an employee was beaten with a shoe following a disagreement at a Dunkin' in central Pennsylvania, authorities say. 35-year-old Mabel Hinson pulled up at the drive-thru at the Dunkin' located at 2006 Miller Road in East Petersburg in the morning on Friday, Nov. 18, according to the police. Hinson ordered a breakfast sandwich but 22-year-old Alex Elias Hernandez who was working the drive-thru told her they did not make breakfast sandwiches, but when she attempted to order something different but Hernandez "just laughed at her and told …
Details Released About Beloved Grandmothers Killed During Shooting Rampage In Central PA Details Released About Beloved Grandmothers Killed During Shooting Rampage In Central PA
Details Released About Beloved Grandmothers Killed During Shooting Rampage In Central PA Details about two beloved grandmother killed following a domestic dispute turned killing spree in a remote area of central Pennsylvania have been released as of Friday, Nov. 11.   Four people died following the murder-spree-turned-stand-off-turned-police-shooting in Jordan Township on Sunday, Nov. 6, the police explained in a detailed release, documents, and statements obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Nov. 10.  Jerry Zehring was the last of the three victims of 54-year-old Brian Taylor, who lived on a private road of State Route 118 near the cabin on SR 239 near Unityvill…