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One-Legged Convict Pursued By Police In PA
A man who previously lost his leg in a chase is wanted after being convicted of fleeing from police, authorities announced on Thursday, Sept. 14. Christopher Beaver, 47, of Enola has a criminal record dating back 29 years and he is on the run again after his most recent conviction. Beaver was convicted of a felony for fleeing and eluding police, among other related charges, on August 30, 2023. The jury trial held before President Judge Edward Guido was done in absentia, as Beaver failed to appear. Beaver had been on the run from police for over two years following his hig…
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Feds: NY Ex-Con Who Tried To Get Loaded Gun By Newark Airport Security Gets 3 Years, No Parole
An ex-con from New York must spend the next three years in federal prison, with no parole, for trying to slip a loaded, stolen gun and lots of ammunition past a security checkpoint at Newark Airport. Desmond Herring, 48, of Newburgh made a beeline for his gate when a TSA officer staffing the checkpoint X-ray monitor found the loaded weapon -- along with boxes of ammo -- in his carry-on bag on Nov. 29, 2021, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said. Port Authority police collected the bag and examined its contents, the TSA said at the time. Along with the 9mm pistol were 10 rou…
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Pig-Heart Transplant Patient Not 'Deserving' Due To Criminal Past, Victim's Family Says
A man who made history as the world's first pig-heart transplant recipient was convicted of stabbing a man in the 1980s, making him undeserving of the transplant, the victim's family tells the Washington Post. David Bennett Sr., 57, received a genetically modified pig-heart to replace his own after he was diagnosed with terminal heart disease. Thirty-four years earlier, Bennett Sr. stabbed Edward Schumaker multiple times, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down, The Post says. Bennett and family.UMD School of Medicine "He gets a second chance with a new heart — but I wish, in my opini…
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Repetitive Pedophile Priest Formerly Of NJ Church Dies
A twice-convicted pedophile priest who'd been an associate pastor at a Jersey City church reportedly has died. The death of the Rev. Carmen Sita -- who changed his name to Gerald Howard after getting probation for his first conviction -- was announced by SNAP, a survivors network that provides support for sex abuse victims. Sita had been at St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church on West Side Avenue for six years when he was arrested in 1982 on charges of repeatedly sexually abusing a 17-year-old boy and giving him pot. After pleading guilty the following year, Sita was sentenced to five months…
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HIM? Police Seek Suspect In Deadly Barbershop Shooting In Carlisle
Police in Carlisle are searching for a man they say shot two men, killing one. Kendall Jerome Cook was shot dead and Anthony Lamar White was transported to the Holy Spirit hospital-- where he remains in critical condition-- following a shooting on Saturday, say Carlisle police. The shooting took place near GQ Barber Shop on North Hanover Street around 7:30 p.m. Both Cook and White both suffered multiple gunshot wounds. Cook was found dead inside the main area of the barbershop with two gunshot wounds to his torso. White was found on the sidewalk attempting to run away from the shooting t…
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