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Police & Fire
Pennsylvania Man Charged After Toddler Shot Self With Unattended Gun: DA
Three-year-old Elijah Abreu Borgen accidentally shot himself with a gun that an Allentown man had stashed under the couch, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office. Jose Hilario Abreu, 28, is charged with involuntary manslaughter, prosecutors said in a release Friday. Borgen was shot on the 900 block of East Hamilton Street on March 28 and rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he succumbed to his injuries, city police said previously. On Friday, the DA's Office said Abreu had placed a loaded handgun under a sofa where Borgen and a 2-year-old w…
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6-Month-Old Infant Allegedly Killed By Drunk, High Ephrata Dad: Affidavit
A 30-year-old dad is accused of getting drunk and high before he suffocated his 6-month-old baby boy, according to court documents filed on April 3 and obtained by Daily Voice the following afternoon. Timothy Ray Walton's infant was found on his mobile home's floor in Ephrata — unresponsive — at 8:10 a.m. on Jan. 19, as detailed by police in the affidavit of probable cause. The baby boy was rushed to WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The autopsy conducted on Jan. 22 autopsy determined that the baby died from complications of asphyxia, a…
Police & Fire
Ira Mast, Dad Of 6, Killed, Trucker To Be Charged: PSP
A local business owner and great-grandfather was killed in a crash, and a California trucker has been requested to be charged in connection with his death, Pennsylvania State Police told Daily Voice on Tuesday, March 5. Ira L. Mast, 74 of Mystertown, was driving a 2015 GMC Canyon south on Hilltop Road/PA Route 645 when he fatally struck a 2015 Freightliner tractor-trailer driven by Hugo Medranoespinal, 41 of Barstow, California, Trooper Ryan Shuetrumpf detailed in a PSP release on Feb. 29. Medranoespinal had been going east on Woleber Road when he drove through a stop sign at the…
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Vincent Sosnowski Convicted For Killing Melissa Morrissey
Three years after a Mysterstown mom died in a crash, the driver who caused it has been convicted, the Lebanon County District Attorney's Office announced on Feb. 21. "On January 16, 2021, Melissa Morrissey was killed as a result of the drunken, reckless behavior of Vincent Sosnowski," DA Pier Hess Graf states in the release. Sosnowski was found guilty of the following by a jury on Feb. 15 Hess Graf explained: Homicide by Vehicle while DUI, Involuntary Manslaughter, and two counts of DUI. He had a previous conviction after fleeing from the sce…
Police & Fire
High Teen Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter For Crash Killing PA Dad Of 3: Police
A 19-year-old woman is accused of being on a Schedule One drug when she crashed her car into two motorcyclists — killing a father of three, authorities announced on Tuesday. Molly Elora Duffy of Elizabethtown appeared before Magisterial District Judge Randall L. Miller for both her preliminary arraignment and hearing around 9:15 a.m. on Nov. 7, court records show. Duffy is accused of driving under the influence of a Schedule One drug when her sedan struck two motorcycles at the intersection of River and Turnpike roads in Conoy Township around 2:18 p.m. on Apr…
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Mom Charged With Murder Was On Meth When Infant Died From Exposure: Lancaster County DA
A 32-year-old mom was on methamphetamine when her infant daughter died from exposure, the Lancaster County District Attorney's office confirmed on Wednesday, Nov. 1. Emily Rose Weaver's 3-month-old girl died after being left in a vehicle, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 5. The Columbia Borough mom of three and Alvernia University Graduate with a degree in Criminal Justice has been arrested after her infant daughter was found unresponsive in a vehicle in the 4300 block of Fairview Road, West Hempfield Township at approximately 4:36 p.m., according to a release by the…
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Video Shows Deadly Crash Caused By Ephrata Woman Running Stop Sign, DA Says
An Ephrata woman was caught on camera going through a stop sign causing a fatal crash, the District Attorney of Lancaster County claimed in a release on Friday. Kendra Sakoian, 32 of the 1200 block of Lincoln Heights Avenue was driving a black Chrysler 300 when she was involved in a crash with two other vehicles— causing injuries that led to 49-year-old Michael Diem's death, the DA alleged in the release on Oct. 13. The crash happened at 11:40 a.m. on Feb. 2, authorities detailed. While at the intersection of North Railroad Avenue traveling west on Gristmill Road, Sakoian "traveled thro…
Police & Fire
Lollipop Stick Had Trace Amounts Of Fentanyl That Killed PA Toddler, Parents Charged: DA
The parents of a Pennsylvania child who died from a drug overdose late last year are facing charges of involuntary manslaughter and related counts, says the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Jason Moore, 36, and Amanda Moore, 35, surrendered to police on Friday, Aug. 11 and were each remanded to the county lockup in lieu of their $250,000 bonds, authorities said in a release. In a criminal complaint cited by prosecutors, police said they were called to the Moores' Caln Township home to find an unresponsive 4-year-old around 10:50 a.m. on Nov. 29 last year. He was rushe…
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: PA Grandma Slammed Into Wall Until She Loses Consciousness, Police
A 24-year-old woman has been charged with murder in connection with the death of her 82-year-old grandmother, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday night. Mary Sigman was found in cardiac arrest at a home on Sigman Road in Providence Township at 11:31 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, according to the release by state police. Troopers responded to the call and discovered Mary was the victim of a domestic dispute with her granddaughter, Shasta Sigman. Shasta pushed Mary into a wall, she then "fell to the ground and forcefully hit her head against a wall, causing …
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PA Mom Stabs Son's Attacker To Death With Blade Hidden In Cane: Prosecutors
An elderly Pennsylvania woman stabbed a man to death for fighting with her son outside of a bar, claim prosecutors. Renee DiPietro, a 70-year-old Philadelphia resident, is charged with third-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, and related counts, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office and state court records. Investigators believe she stabbed 31-year-old Michael Sides to death with a hidden knife sheathed in her cane. It started at a bar near Cricket Avenue and Cricket Terrace in Ardmore on June 10, according to the criminal complaint. DiPietro's son Jason a…
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Mom Charged For 5-Year-Old's Fentanyl Overdose Death: PA AG
Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry has charged a mom for the overdose death of her daughter, according to a release on Tuesday. Volaura 'Val' Askew "allegedly exposed her 5-year-old daughter to fentanyl/heroin in the hours and days before the child was found dead in her Johnstown home on October 27, 2022," the Attorney General explained. Albert Spicer and Elyse Young, of Johnstown, who have also been charged with drug-dealing offenses in this case, were hosting Askew at a drug stash house owned by Young following Spicer's release from prison from a separate offense, ac…
Police & Fire
Drug Dealer Gave Man 30 Deadly Doses Of Fentanyl, Palmyra Police Allege
A Pennsylvania parole violator is accused of giving a man enough fentanyl to cause the deaths of 30 adults, police said. Tyler Michael Singer, 27 of North Locust Street, Palmyra has been arrested in connection with the July 2022 death of a 26-year-old Gregory "Greg" Ristenbatt, Palmrya police said. Ristenbatt was found dead from a drug overdose in the 200 block of College Street, Palmyra at 12:16 p.m. on Saturday, July 16, 2022. Originally it was said that Greg "passed away unexpectedly after a long, brave battle with addiction," as stated in his obituary but it is now known that he had …
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Garbage Truck Driver Charged With Homicide By Vehicle In Lebanon Co: Police
A passenger apparently dead from serious injuries sustained in the 2021 garbage truck crash in Lebanon County and nearly two years later, police have announced the arrested of the driver. On Thursday, March 2, 2023, at 8:30 a.m., 26-year-old Zachary Gilbert, was arrested in connection with the crash at State Drive just south of Stonehedge Drive at 8:45 a.m. on Friday, June 4, according to the South Lebanon Township Police Department. Upon arrival at the scene, the officers found the passenger with "numerous serious injuries," but it was not stated when they died and their identit…
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Fentanyl-Formula Elixir That Killed Infant Lands Parents In Prison
The Maryland mom who accidentally contaminated her baby's bottle with fentanyl leading to his death will be joining her husband behind bars. Heather Marie Frazier, 35, of Mount Airy, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, with all but five years suspended after pleading guilty over the summer to involuntary manslaughter, according to the Frederick County State's Attorney Charlie Smith's Office. She will also serve five years of supervised probation upon her release. Her husband, Jeremy Whitney Frazier, 35, also pleaded guilty in March to the same offense and received the same sentence. On Ju…
Police & Fire
PA Mom Had Mix Of Drugs In System Before Crash That Killed Her Child, Injured Others: DA
A Pennsylvania woman is charged with homicide by vehicle while DUI in a crash that killed her own child and injured two others in 2021, authorities announced on Wednesday, Oct. 19. Tricia Consul, 37, of Atglen, was driving under the influence of Oxycodone, Klonopin, and THC when her car struck a bridge abutment on the 4800 block of Strasburg Road in West Sadbsury Township on May 22, 2021, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said. A witness to the crash told investigators that Consul was passing a tractor, but failed to straighten out after returning to the travel lane and st…
Police & Fire
Driver Surrenders In Crash That Killed Lehigh Valley Cyclist, Dad Of 3
The driver wanted in the crash that claimed the life of a beloved husband and dad of three last spring has surrendered to authorities, the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday, Sept. 28. Anthony Rutch, 49, was arrested on charges of accidents involving death, homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment, and other traffic offenses, court records show. Rutch was behind the wheel of an Audi when he struck Alexander Zarnas, 36, on a bicycle on Mountain Road in Lower Macungie Township on March 9, 2021, WFMZ reports citing the DA's o…
Obituaries
PA Man Learns His Fate For Killing 23-Year-Old US Air Force Paramedic, NJ Native
A 23-year-old Flight Paramedic in the United States Air Force was killed in central Pennsylvania on Aug. 28, 2020— on Sept. 16, 2022, her killer has learned his fate, according to the Cumberland County district attorney's office. Gabriel "Gabby" Alexandra Godfrey, 23, of Carlisle, PA, formerly of Browns Mills, NJ, died from injuries sustained after John Patrick Mumper, 49 (47 at the time of the crash), also of Carlisle, drove 20 mph over the speed limit— disregarded a yellow signal, entering the intersection at North Hanover Street and Noble Boulevard, crashing into a ca…
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Infant On Meth Died In 'Deplorable Conditions' Mom's BF Arrested In SC, PA State Police Say
Seven months after a 7-week-old baby girl’s death, her mom's boyfriend Robert Eugene McCachren has been arrested in South Carolina, Pennsylvania state police have told Daily Voice on Wednesday, July 13. The infant went into cardiac arrest in the 100 block of Bentz Mill Road in Washington Township in York on Thursday, Jan. 27, according to a release by PSP. State police recieved a call at York Station, about a two-month-old baby girl who was not breathing, but when officers arrived to the pop-up trailer she was dead, according to an updated release by police. The mom, Ashley Nicol…
Police & Fire
Tesla Driver Arrested In Hit-Run Death Of Beloved 21-Year-Old Pedestrian In Philadlephia
An arrest has been made in this week's hit-and-run death of a 21-year-old pedestrian who was launched 12 feet in the air after being struck in Philadelphia, authorities said. Quadera Parrish surrendered Friday, June 24 on charges of homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter and more, police said. Parrish struck Dia Lee who was operating a Tesla while crossing Germantown Avenue and Coulter Street just before 7 p.m. on Monday, June 20. Dia was launched 12 feet in the air and hit a traffic light because of the strong impact, police said. may you find eternal freedom. you will never …
Police & Fire
PA Woman Admits Causing Death Of 11-Month-Old Baby At Illegal Home Daycare: DA
A 50-year-old Pennsylvania woman admitted in court to causing the death of an 11-month-old baby at an illegal home daycare, authorities said. Lauren E. Landgrebe, of Upper Southampton Township, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, endangering the welfare of children, operating an unlicensed daycare facility, and tampering with evidence on Tuesday, June 21, Bucks County Deputy District Attorney Monica W. Furber. The baby girl died of asphyxiation by strangulation after being placed incorrectly in a car seat and left alone for around two hours on Aug. 27, 2019, the prosecutor said…
Police & Fire
Central PA Man Nabbed For Drug Delivery Resulting In Death: Police
A man who delivered drugs that fatally killed someone in central Pennsylvania has been arrested, police say. Eric Mathew Garvey, 26, of Carlisle, was arrested in connection with the deadly drug delivery at 1 p.m. on Monday, June 20, Middlesex Township police say. He was charged with two felonies for Drug Delivery Resulting in Death and Involuntary Manslaughter, as well as a misdemeanor Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver. The death reportedly happened in the township but the police declined to release the victim's identity or when it happened. Garvey has been relea…
Obituaries
Amish Man Dies In Road After Teenager Flees Crash: Police
An 18-year-old girl, accompanied by her attorney, turned herself in for a deadly hit-and-run of an Amish man on Tuesday, June, 7, police say. Anya Renee Myers was allegedly the driver of a car that struck Samuel S. King, 43, of Houser Road, Lancaster, in the 1800 block of Rockvale Road around 7 a.m. Wednesday, Apr. 27, according to West Lampeter Township police. King had died at the scene of the crash from "serious head injuries" after he was thrown from a scooter, which was found damaged nearby, police say. "Members of the West Lampeter Township Police were able to locate …
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Tractor-Trailer Driver Nabbed In Florida For Fiery Crash That Killed PA Siblings: Police
Nearly a year after a fiery crash caused siblings to die of burns and smoke inhalation, police have announced that they have arrested the driver who caused the deadly crash. Cesar Torres, 38, of Florida has been arrested in connection with the deaths of Brandie Kasper, 21, and her younger brother, Lenny, 18, Northern Lancaster County police say. Torres had been heading south in a car-carrier tractor-trailer on Main Street/RT 72 when he slammed into the side of the siblings' pickup truck Graystone Road in East Petersburg around 9 p.m. on Saturday, May 22, 2021, according to the p…
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Infant Dies On Meth In 'Deplorable Conditions' Mom's BF Wanted By PA State Police
A 7-week-old baby girl’s death investigation has resulted in her mom's arrest and a warrant for her mom's boyfriend, Pennsylvania state police say. The infant went into cardiac arrest in the 100 block of Bentz Mill Road in Washington Township in York on Thursday, Jan. 27, according to a release by PSP. State police recieved a call at York Station, about a two-month-old baby girl who was not breathing, but when officers arrived to the pop-up trailer she was dead, according to an updated release by police. The mom, Ashley Nicole Decker, 25, of East Berlin, and her boyfriend, Robert Eugene Mc…
Police & Fire
Bucks Driver Was Arguing, Speeding In Crash That Killed BF: Report
A Bucks County woman was arguing and speeding when she lost control of her car and crashed, killing her 56-year-old boyfriend two months ago, Yahoo News reports citing the Bucks County Courier Times. Theresa Dowling, of Northampton Township, was going 94 mph on Lower Holland Drive — a 35 mph road — around 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 21, the outlet says citing police. The crash killed her passenger, Andrew Craig, who police told the outlet was also someone she had been in a relationship with. Dowling was arrested on Wednesday, April 20 on the following charges: …
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Homicide Charges For Tractor-Trailer Driver Who Caused Fiery Crash Killing PA Siblings: Police
Update: The suspect, Cesar Torres, has been arrested in Florida, click here to learn more about it. Original: Nearly a year after a fiery crash caused siblings to die of burns and smoke inhalation, police have announced that they have filed charges against the driver who caused the deadly crash. Cesar Torres, 38, of Florida has been charged in connection with the deaths of Brandie Kasper, 21, and her younger brother, Lenny, 18, Northern Lancaster County police say. Torres had been heading south in a car-carrier tractor-trailer on Main Street/RT 72 when he slammed into the side of the sibli…
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Mom's Negligence Contributed To Six-Day-Old Son's Death: PA State Police
A 30-year-old mother has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after an investigation determined she "negligently contributed to the death” of her six-day-old son in 2021, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. State police were called to a report of an unresponsive infant in the 1300 block of Swamp Fox Road in Guilford Township on May 2 at 1 p.m., according to a release by the police. Life-saving measures were taken but Xender Ray Reed was pronounced deceased at 1:49 p.m., the release states. After an autopsy and an “extensive investigation” it was determined that Reed…
Police & Fire
Gunman Who Killed Local Dad In Philly Suburbs Didn't Mean To Pull Trigger: Police
Police in Delaware County have arrested a man in a shooting that claimed the life of a 56-year-old dad of four last week, CBS3 reports. Lloyd Amarsingh, 28, of Darby, was charged with third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter, among other offenses, in the deadly shooting that killed Havertown's Jim Hunt in Drexel Hill on Friday, March 25, the outlet says. Amarsingh's Audi A4 was captured on surveillance video speeding down Lansdowne Avenue after the 8 a.m. shooting near Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School. He told police the shoot…
Police & Fire
PA Dad Wanted In Fentanyl-Related Death Of Infant Son Surrenders
Police have arrested a 25-year-old Pennsylvania dad wanted in the fentanyl-related death of his infant son, they said. Daniel Howarth was remanded to the Bucks County Correctional Facility in lieu of $10 million bail, Bensalem police said on Wednesday, March 23. A warrant was issued for his arrest on Thursday, March 17. Felicity Westmoreland, the four-month-old baby's mother, and his grandmother, Donna Westmoreland, have also been charged in the case, authorities previously said. Bensalem police officers responding to a report of an infant in cardiac arrest found the baby unresponsive…
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Family
Affair
: Parents, Grandma Charged In Fentanyl-Related Death Of Infant In Philly Suburbs
Three family members have been charged in the death of an infant who had fentanyl in his system, authorities in Bucks County said. Donna Westmoreland, who was was previously appointed as the four-month-old baby's foster mother, violated a court order on Friday, Jan. 7, when she left her grandson unsupervised with his parents, Felicity Westmoreland and Daniel Howarth, Bensalem police said. Bensalem police officers responding to a report of an infant in cardiac arrest found the baby unresponsive in the living room of an Oak Avenue home in Trevose around 12:35 p.m., police said. The…
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PA 4-Year-Old Boy Who Shot, Killed Himself Used Brother's Gun, DA Says
A four-year-old boy who shot and killed himself last month in the Philadelphia suburbs used his brother's unattended and loaded gun, authorities said. Victor Lara-Ortiz, 18, was charged with involuntary manslaughter, firearms not to be carried without a license, and related offenses in the death of his brother, Roman Aguilera-Ortiz on Monday, Feb. 28, in Coatesville, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said. Responding officers found the boy with a gunshot wound to the head inside a home in the 300 block of East Chestnut Street, police said. He was pronounced dead …
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