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Brian Hungler Dies By Suicide During Infant Abuse Trial: DA
A man on trial for allegedly abusing his approximately 1-month-old infant son multiple times was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf announced.
Brian Paul Hungler, 33 of North Lebanon Township, was on bail during the trial in connection with the May 2022 abuse of his baby boy, according to the DA and public records.
The bail was $25,000 as set by Magisterial District Judge Carl R. Garver on the day he was arrested, May 16, 2022, court records show. It was posted by Professional Bonds…
Palmyra Dad, Maryland Native Admits To Strangling His Baby: ADA
In one day in a Gettysburg courtroom, a 37-year-old man changed the life of his family, by pleading guilty to strangling his infant son, Adams County Assistant District Attorney Kyle Reuter explained to Daily Voice.
Jonathan Ray Moats, originally of Oakland, Maryland, mostly recently of Palmyra, PA, was arrested in October following an incident involving his 5-month-old boy, court records show.
Moats has admitted to covering his son's nose and mouth using a blanket when he wouldn't stop crying, while at a home on High Street in New Oxford on Oct. 11, a…
Rite Aid Is Selling These Pennsylvania Leases After Filing For Bankruptcy
Of the 39 Rite Aid stores closing in Pennsylvania amid filing for bankruptcy, nearly two dozen of the leases are being sold.
A&G Real Estate Partners is acting as the real estate advisor for the pharmacy chain, which filed for bankruptcy on Oct. 15, and has plans to close 154 underperforming stores nationwide.
The deadline for the following leases for in Pennsylvania is Monday, Nov. 20:
2722 West 9th St., Chester
5900 University Boulevard, Corapolis
1709 Liberty Ave., Erie
353 East 6th St., Erie
6090 Route 30, Greensburg
301 Eisenhower Dr., Hanover
1130 Cumberland St., Lebanon
1730 Wi…
"Most Wanted" Lebanon Man Escapee Found: Authorities
UPDATE: Escaped convict Marvin D. Knopp Jr. was recaptured on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, by the Dauphin County Crime Stoppers.
Additional information on Knopp's recapture was not released.
ORIGINAL STORY: A criminal with records in three Pennsylvania Counties has escaped, authorities announced on Aug. 2, 2023.
Marvin Knopp, 52, of Lebanon, walked away from the Dauphin County Work Release Center on July 10 and has not been seen since, according to the Dauphin County Crime Stoppers and court documents.
On July 27, a warrant for his arrest was issued on charges of escaped a…
Third Accused Killer Of Kids Playing With Kittens, GF Arrested: Lebanon DA
Two more people have been arrested following a quadruple shooting and triple homicide that killed two elementary school-age brothers playing with kittens in the 400 block of North 5th Street around 10 p.m. on Tuesday, May 30, 2023.
Ivan Claudio Rosero, 27, was caught in Philadelphia on June 6, 2023, according to the Lebanon District Attorney's office.
He confessed to detectives that he was involved in the shootings that killed 8-year-old Jesus Perez-Salome, 9-year-old Sebastian Perez- Salome, and 19-year-old Joshua Lugo-Perez, "he drove himself and the other shooters to and from the murd…
Possible Homicide, Kidnapping, 'Do The Right Thing' Award In Accused Lebanon Killer's Past
Details about a teenager accused of shooting four people, including two young brothers whose bodies will be transported to Puerto Rico for burial, have come to light.
James Fernandez-Reyes, 16, was arrested along with Alex Torres Santos, 23, in connection with the shooting deaths of Jesus Perez-Salome, 8, Sebastian Perez- Salome, 9, and Joshua Lugo-Perez, 19, all of Lebanon, on Tuesday, May 30, 2023.
"Do The Right Thing" Award Recipient
Three years ago, when James was 13 years old and living in New York, he received an award for his good behavior, according…
PA Husband Killed, Wife In Coma Following Crash The Day After Her Brother Died
Jessica Hiestand-Schwanger is a two-time cancer survivor, who is now in a coma after a deadly motorcycle— which killed her husband— the day after her brother died.
Jessica, 43, and her husband 44-year-old Christopher "Chris" Coolidge of Manheim were found in a driveway in the 700 block of Woodcrest Avenue in Stevens, PA on Saturday, May 27, 2023, according to Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department.
The couple was traveling westbound on the avenue when they left the road for an unknown reason and drove through "mulch, shrubbery, and landscape rocks" crashing into a mailbox on…
2 Suspects Arrested, 1 Wanted For Triple Homicide At Lebanon Playground: DA
Details have been released after four people who were shot near a Pennsylvania playground, including two young brothers whose bodies will be transported to Puerto Rico for burial.
Jesus Perez-Salome, 8, Sebastian Perez- Salome, 9, and Joshua Lugo-Perez, 19, all of Lebanon have been identified as the victims of the deadly shooting near a home and a playground in the 400 block of North 5th Street around 10 p.m. on Tuesday, May 30, 2023.
UPDATE: The third suspected killer and his girlfriend have been arrested. You can read more about their arrests here.
Jesus died on the back porch of his …
Support Rises For Brothers Killed In Lebanon Shooting
Support is surging for two brothers who were fatally shot, along with a 19-year-old man and a 33-year-old man who was wounded, at a Lebanon playground on Tuesday, May 30, 2023.
More than $2,800 had been raised as of Wednesday, May 31 for the family of Jesus Perez-Salome, 8, and Sebastian Perez-Salome, 9, on a GoFundMe page.
Funds raised will go toward transporting the boys' bodies to Puerto Rico.
The other victim who was killed was identified as Joshua Lugo-Perez, 19, and Luis Cancel, 33, was recovering at the hospital after surgery, officials said.
The children were elementary …
Elementary School Students ID'd After Shooting Near Playground: Lebanon Police
All four people who were shot near a Pennsylvania playground have been identified by the police, including young brothers whose bodies will be transported to Puerto Rico for burial.
Jesus Perez-Salome, 8, Sebastian Perez- Salome, 9, and Joshua Lugo-Perez, 19, all of Lebanon have been identified as the victims of these deadly shootings.
The children were elementary students in the Lebanon School District, and the school was notified of their deaths last night and is providing counseling.
Jesus Perez-Salome, 8, Sebastian Perez- Salome, 9.GoFundMe photo
A 33-year-old, who is recovering …
Escaped Drug Dealer Recaptured— Again In Lebanon County: Authorities
A convicted drug dealer with a history of escape and resisting arrest, escaped from his work release program, only to be recaptured five days later, authorities say.
Terance Brent, 37, of Jonestown, had last been seen on Friday, March 17, 2023, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
PSP Jonestown have issued a warrant for his arrest after they learned he did not return to the prison on Saturday at 8:15 a.m.
He was taken back into police custody on Wednesday, March 22,2023, police in Lebanon announced that same night.
Brent has a criminal record with numerous drug co…
'Long Argument' Ends With Deadly Lebanon Shooting: Police
A “long and ongoing argument” between two men came to its deadly conclusion on Thursday, March 9, 2023, authorities announced the following day.
Jean Ortiz-Rivera, 30, of Lebanon, was in the 900 block of Lehman Street shot just before 5 p.m. and was taken to a Dauphin County hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to area police.
His autopsy is scheduled for Saturday in Lehigh County, Lebanon City police said.
Juan D. Rodriguez, 31, also of Lebanon, was identified as the shooter by both witnesses and surveillance camera footage, according to the police release.
He ha…
Harrisburg Mom Of Five, Jessica Serrano Dies Three Days Before 31st Birthday
Jessica "Jessy" M. Serrano, a Harrisburg 30-year-old mother of five children, who unexpectedly died on Friday, January 20, 2023, at Holy Spirit Hospital— just three days before her 31st birthday, according to her family.
"Jessica had a medical emergency on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, that rendered her unconscious, and was (rushed) to the hospital," according to a GoFundMe page launched for the family.
"As of Thursday, the doctors confirmed that she is legally brain dead. I tried to hold on to hope that she would pull through and come back to me. But on Friday, January 20th at 10:56 p.m. at 3…
