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Two Charged For Killing Man On His Birthday In 2016, Says Bucks DA
Eight years after Herbert Lyals was shot and killed on his birthday, two men are charged with his murder, prosecutors say.
George Javon Clark, 33, and John Marquis Wilson, 43, were charged with murder and related counts following a grand jury investigation, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said on Friday, April 5.
Lyals, 38, was found dead on the 5000 block of Truman Street in Bristol Township on July 27, 2016, according to investigators.
Clark is charged with criminal homicide, first- and second-degree murder, robbery, and related counts, the DA's Office said.…
Life Sentence For NJ Killer Who Dumped Victim's Body On PA Highway: Prosecutors
A man convicted in a 2020 Bristol Township murder received a life sentence in a Bucks County court on Tuesday, Jan. 23, according to the District Attorney's Office.
A jury found Robert S. Christie, 37, of Trenton, New Jersey, guilty in the first-degree murder of Joshua McRae back in October, prosecutors said.
Police found the body of McRae, 31, also of Trenton, on the shoulder of I-295 near the I-95 interchange early on Jan. 19, 2020, Daily Voice reported. Prosecutors said he had been shot five times.
Investigators later found that McRae, Christie, and two other men had v…
Skateboarder, 28, Killed In Levittown Hit-Run: Bucks County Coroner
A skateboarder succumbed to his injuries last week after he was struck in a Levittown hit-and-run, said the Bucks County Coroner's Office.
Joel Steven Moreau, 28, died from multiple injuries and his death has been ruled accidental, authorities said.
Moreau was riding near Haines Road in Bristol Township when he was fatally struck on Friday evening, Nov. 24, according to officials. Police have not announced an arrest in connection with his death.
On a GoFundMe campaign launched Sunday, Nov. 26, Moreau's sister Nicole Yosick memorialized her brother as a "vibrant spirit."
"In loving memo…
Bucks Man Convicted Of Stealing Ambulance, Biting Cops Learns His Sentence
A man who pleaded guilty to a "crime spree" that included stealing an ambulance and biting Bristol Township police officers will spend at least a decade behind bars, a Bucks County judge has ruled.
Cody Dylan Lynn-Phipps, 31, was sentenced to 10.5 to 25 years in a state prison plus 19 years of probation, Judge Gary Gilman ruled on Wednesday, May 10, according to the District Attorney's Office.
In November, Lynn-Phipps admitted to several counts of aggravated assault, resisting arrest, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, escape, burglary, and other offenses related to the "spree…
Pedestrian, 45, Killed In Bucks County Hit-Run Crash: Report
A Bucks County man was killed in a hit-and-run accident late on Friday, Nov. 4, according to a report by LevittownNow.com.
Cian McAuliffe, 45, of Levittown, was found dead along the 6900 block of Route 13 in Bristol Township just before 8:30 p.m., the outlet wrote.
A vehicle has been impounded in connection with the killing and a possible driver has been identified, but authorities have not filed charges, the website reported.
Click here for the full story from LevittownNow.com.
NJ Man Wanted For Killing Victim, Dumping Body On PA Highway: Report
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a New Jersey man wanted for killing another Garden State resident and dumping his body along a Pennsylvania highway, PennLive reports.
Robert Christie, 36, of Trenton, was charged Friday, Aug. 12 with criminal homicide, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with evidence, among other offenses, in the shooting death of Joshua McRae, 31, also of Trenton, the outlet says citing the Philadelphia Inquirer.
McRae’s body was found on the shoulder of I-295 near the I-95 interchange in Bristol Township on Jan. 19, 2020.
Click here for more from PennLive.
Pair Of Ex-Cons Arrested In PA Gun, Drug Ring Takedown
Law enforcement agents arrested two ex-cons and seized a large amount of evidence in the takedown of a gun and drug ring they say supplied methamphetamine and firearms, including untraceable ghost guns and fully automatic weapons, in the Lower Bucks County and Northern Philadelphia areas.
Detectives with the Bucks County District Attorney's Office executed three search warrants on Tuesday, June 7, and Wednesday, June 8, leading to a big development in their year-long investigation of the Pentz Drug and Gun Distribution Organization.
Nicholas M. Pentz, 29, of Bristol Township, and …
Driver Wanted In Deadly Christmas Eve Hit-Run Crash In Bucks County Surrenders: DA
A driver wanted in a deadly Christmas Eve hit-run crash in Bucks County has surrendered to police, authorities said.
Kevin Michael Baker Jr., 20, of Bensalem, turned himself in Monday, April 25, to be arraigned on charges of accidents involving death or personal injury, tampering with physical evidence, and failure to stop and give information or render aid, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said.
Baker was allegedly behind the wheel of a truck that struck and killed 65-year-old John Dugan, as he crossed State Road in Bristol Township to go to a Christmas party on the afterno…
PA Man Had 'Hit List' Of Family Members He Wanted To Kill Ahead Of Stepfather's Murder: PD
A Pennsylvania man who made a "hit list" of family members he wanted to kill, was charged with murdering his 78-year-old stepfather, authorities in Bucks County said.
Brian Joseph Carey, 41, was arrested late Wednesday, Feb. 16, hours after detectives with the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and the Bristol Township Police Department named him as a person of interest in the death of Joseph Michael Jakimowicz, of Bristol Township.
Carey was charged with one count of homicide, possession instrument of crime, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, stalking, and unauthori…
