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Alabama Murder Suspect Caught In Stroudsburg, Troopers Say Alabama Murder Suspect Caught In Stroudsburg, Troopers Say
Alabama Murder Suspect Caught In Stroudsburg, Troopers Say Pennsylvania State Police say they arrested a man accused of murder in Huntsville, Alabama on Thursday, April 11. Malcolm Jacob Derr, 19, was taken into custody by troopers and US Marshals near 7th and Sarah streets in Stroudsburg, according to a release.  Authorities said Derr was wanted in connection with a deadly shooting on March 23. He was taken to the Monroe County Correctional Facility pending his extradition to Alabama. 
Bucks County Triple Homicide Suspect Extradited To Bucks County Bucks County Triple Homicide Suspect Extradited To Bucks County
Bucks County Triple Homicide Suspect Extradited To Bucks County Andre Gordon Jr., who is accused of killing three people including his 13-year-old sister last month, was extradited to Pennsylvania from New Jersey on Wednesday, April 3, prosecutors say.  Gordon, 26, was denied bail and remanded to the Bucks County Correctional Facility, said the District Attorney's Office.  6abc reports that prosecutors will seek the death penalty in Gordon's case.  Authorities have said he killed his 52-year-old stepmother Karen Gordon, his 13-year-old sister Kera Gordon, and 25-year-old Taylor Daniel, with whom he had two children, on March 16.  I…
‘90 Day Fiance’ PA Barber Conviction Withdrawn Due Juror, Witness Interactions: DA ‘90 Day Fiance’ PA Barber Conviction Withdrawn Due Juror, Witness Interactions: DA
‘90 Day Fiance’ PA Barber Conviction Withdrawn Due Juror, Witness Interactions: DA A former Pennsylvania barber who appeared in "90 Day Fiance” and “90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?”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…
Michigan Truckers Beat, Tied Up Bucks Comic Store Owner In 2022 Robbery: DA Michigan Truckers Beat, Tied Up Bucks Comic Store Owner In 2022 Robbery: DA
Michigan Truckers Beat, Tied Up Bucks Comic Store Owner In 2022 Robbery: DA A pair of Michigan truck drivers are in custody for violently robbing a Feasterville comic book store in 2022, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.  Twenty-two-year-old Zackery Maximus Tucker of Quincy, Michigan and 35-year-old Caleb James-Lorenze Simpson of Clarklake, Michigan are each charged with robbery and related counts, prosecutors said.  Investigators believe the pair walked into Comic Collection, 83 Bustleton Pike, on Sept. 18, 2022, and pretended to be customers.  They asked the 61-year-old clerk to get an item from a high shelf, then knocked h…
Thousands Raised For Young Mom Killed In Bucks County Shooting Spree Thousands Raised For Young Mom Killed In Bucks County Shooting Spree
Thousands Raised For Young Mom Killed In Bucks County Shooting Spree Friends and community members have raised thousands of dollars to memorialize Taylor Daniel.  Daniel, 25, was shot and killed by the father of her children Andre Gordon Jr. on Saturday, March 16, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.  Gordon Jr. is also accused of killing his 52-year-old stepmother, Karen Gordon, and his 13-year-old sister, Kera Gordon, authorities have said. He is charged with multiple counts of murder, assault, burglary, and related counts and is awaiting extradition to Pennsylvania from New Jersey.  On GoFundMe, community members …
Suspected Florida Killer, Pregnant GF Beater; Caught In Pennsylvania: Police Suspected Florida Killer, Pregnant GF Beater; Caught In Pennsylvania: Police
Suspected Florida Killer, Pregnant GF Beater; Caught In Pennsylvania: Police A Jamaican man with an expired visa, has been on the run since he was accused of fatally shooting a man in Florida, and now he has been arrested in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Tuesday, March 5.  Danitto Simpson, 25, along with one of the owners of Smoking Stars, Shelly Omarie Duberry 38, were arrested during warranted searches by Pittsburgh Police, with the assistance of Allegheny County Police. Duberry was arrested at her residence in a hotel located at 1000 Park Lane Drive in North Fayette. Simpson was arrested at the Smoking Stars store located at 433 …
South Jersey Man Accused Of Beating Mom Dead Arrested In Pennsylvania: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Accused Of Beating Mom Dead Arrested In Pennsylvania: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Accused Of Beating Mom Dead Arrested In Pennsylvania: Prosecutor A man accused of beating his mother to death in Camden County has been arrested in Pennsylvania, authorities said. James Doran, 30, of Blackwood, NJ, was taken into custody by Pennsylvania State Police in Bedford, PA, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office. Doran is charged with one count of first-degree murder in the death of Lillian Doran, 65, of Blackwood on Saturday, March 2, said Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay alongside Gloucester Township Police Chief David Harkins. On Saturday, at about 10:20 a.m., Gloucester Township police received a 911…
PA Ambush Murder Suspects Caught In New York: Marshals PA Ambush Murder Suspects Caught In New York: Marshals
PA Ambush Murder Suspects Caught In New York: Marshals The three men accused of an ambush-style killing in Norristown last month were arrested by US Marshals in New York on Wednesday, Jan. 31, officials say.  Damon Brantley Jr., Daquan Allen, and Jerry Butler were taken into custody in Endicott, some 10 miles west of Binghamton, around 8 p.m., authorities announced.  Investigators believe the trio shot 35-year-old William Carter dead after a gunpoint robbery on West Wood Street on Jan. 20. Three suspects rushed Carter, who was visiting a friend's house on Powel Street, while walking to his car, authorities said previously.  Bran…
Florida Man Sextorts Children Worldwide Including 5 In PA, State Police Say Florida Man Sextorts Children Worldwide Including 5 In PA, State Police Say
Florida Man Sextorts Children Worldwide Including 5 In PA, State Police Say Five Pennsylvania children were victims of a Florida man's international sextortion scam that started more than a decade ago, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024.  Alvaro Andres Valarezo Sandoval, 34, an Ecuadorian national most recently of Miami, Florida, was arrested at his home by PSP troopers in Miami with the assistance of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, their Special Operations Team (SOT), and the Miami-Dade Police Department on Jan. 18, according to the release.  Police executed a search warrant of his home and seized num…
Ohio 'Swatter' Caught In Pennsylvania, Police Say Ohio 'Swatter' Caught In Pennsylvania, Police Say
Ohio 'Swatter' Caught In Pennsylvania, Police Say A Parkesburg man is charged with felony "swatting" in Ohio, according to borough police.  Michael Eugene Carpenter was arrested on an Ohio warrant on Tuesday, Jan. 9, authorities said in a release.  "Swatting" involves reporting a false crime to authorities — often a bomb threat or hostage situation — to provoke a police response, officials said.  Carpenter was released after posting a $10,000 bond on Wednesday, Jan. 10, court records show. Details of his pending extradition to Ohio were not immediately available. 
Undercover Police Catch Delco Teen's Accused Murderer: DA Undercover Police Catch Delco Teen's Accused Murderer: DA
Undercover Police Catch Delco Teen's Accused Murderer: DA The man accused of stabbing a 15-year-old boy dead has been arrested authorities in Delaware County announced on Wednesday. Michael Garr, of Drexel Hill, was stabbed to death on Friday, April 21, 2023 — now, the alleged killer has been caught. Marson Weh, 24 of Cliffton Heights, has been charged in the murder of 15-year-old Michael Garr, District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer and Upper Darby Police Superintendent Tim Bernhardt announced during the press conference on Jan. 3, 2024.  Surveillance videos helped lead police to Weh. In the videos, detectives spotted a man running from the 200 bloc…
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.…
Philadelphia Man Fired At Store Clerk In South Jersey: Prosecutor Philadelphia Man Fired At Store Clerk In South Jersey: Prosecutor
Philadelphia Man Fired At Store Clerk In South Jersey: Prosecutor A 30-year-old man from Philadelphia has been charged in connection with an armed robbery at a South Jersey convenience store, authorities said. Jevonte F. Pressley is accused of firing a weapon at a store employee in West Deptford leading to charges of attempted murder, armed robbery, terroristic threats, theft and weapons offenses, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office. On Sunday, Nov. 19, West Deptford Police were dispatched to the Heritage Convenience Store at 710 Delaware Street. During the robbery, the suspect brandished a black handgun and aimed it at a Heritage…
Incest, Rape Of Child Among 50+ Charges Filed Against NY Man  By PA Police Incest, Rape Of Child Among 50+ Charges Filed Against NY Man  By PA Police
Incest, Rape Of Child Among 50+ Charges Filed Against NY Man By PA Police After several children told police in Pennsylvania that a New York man had been sexually abusing them for years — this week an arrest was made, according to a release on Friday, Nov. 17.  Dennis Martinez, 38 of Brooklyn, NY, was taken into custody in New York City on Monday, Nov. 14, 2023, Lancaster City Bureau of Police detailed in a release.  The Lancaster police had been investigating Martinez since Oct. 2022, after being notified that three children in Lancaster City had suffered "abuse [that] occurred over an extended period of time, at least several years," th…
NJ Fugitive Charged With Attempted Murder Caught In Lehigh Valley NJ Fugitive Charged With Attempted Murder Caught In Lehigh Valley
NJ Fugitive Charged With Attempted Murder Caught In Lehigh Valley A Somerset County man accused of five counts of attempted homicide was arrested in Easton, Pennsylvania last week, according to authorities.  Cristobal Avila, 32, of Plainfield, is also charged with unlawful weapon possession related to an April 2021 incident in North Plainfield, said the Prosecutor's Office. He was arrested by Easton police on Saturday, Sept. 30 and will be returned to New Jersey pending extradition and prosecution of other charges in Pennsylvania, officials said.  Avila was Somerset County's fugitive of the month in September, they noted.  Details of his …
TV Show Gets Threats To Kill Florida Sheriff From Pennsylvania Man: Police TV Show Gets Threats To Kill Florida Sheriff From Pennsylvania Man: Police
TV Show Gets Threats To Kill Florida Sheriff From Pennsylvania Man: Police A Pennsylvania man will be extradited to Florida after threatening to kill a county sheriff in a message to a television show.  Jason E. Senseman, "admitted to sending several threatening and/or vulgar messages to [...] a social media account of the TV show 'On Patrol: Live'," the Volusia County Sheriffs in a release on Wednesday, Sept. 27.  The TV show contacted the VCS on Sunday, and detectives quickly reached the Pennsylvania State Police, "who were aware of the messages and also already familiar with Senseman."  He has a lengthy record in Pennsylvania crim…
Pastor Charged With 8-Year-Old's Murder Will Stand Trial In PA Pastor Charged With 8-Year-Old's Murder Will Stand Trial In PA
Pastor Charged With 8-Year-Old's Murder Will Stand Trial In PA The now-83-year-old pastor who is accused of killing a Delaware County girl in 1975 will be extradited to Pennsylvania to answer the charges, the District Attorney's Office says.  David Zandstra, of Marietta, Georgia, will return to the Keystone State on Thursday, Sept. 28.  Prosecutors have said Zandstra admitted to killing 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington of Marple on her way to summer Bible camp on Aug. 15, 1975. She and other campers would meet at Zandstra's parish, Trinity Church in Broomall, before heading to Reformed Presbyterian Church in Chester County, where her father was the pas…
PA Homicide Suspect Arrested In Dominican Republic PA Homicide Suspect Arrested In Dominican Republic
PA Homicide Suspect Arrested In Dominican Republic Fourteen years ago Michael Evans died from stab wounds in Lancaster, but on Thursday, his accused killer was arrested in the Dominican Republic.  A warrant of Carl Hunter Sr. known as "Low" was issued in 2018 in connection with the deadly stabbing of Evans. He was arrested in the Dominican Republic at 9:18 a.m. on Sept. 14, 2023. Hunter had been featured on a Crime Stoppers wanted flyer since Sept. 2010 as a person of interest in Evans homicide.  Evans was found suffering a stab wound to the torso in the 400 block of West Lemon Street, Lancaster by city police officers around 11…
PA Man Nabbed In Georgia After Outrunning Police Three Times: Authorities PA Man Nabbed In Georgia After Outrunning Police Three Times: Authorities
PA Man Nabbed In Georgia After Outrunning Police Three Times: Authorities A Philadelphia man accused of running from authorities during three separate traffic stops was taken into custody in Georgia, according to state police.  Andre Lamont Bailey, 43, was arrested on Friday, Aug. 25, officials said.  In all three alleged flights from police, authorities claimed Bailey was armed with a gun. He is a convicted felon and unable to legally own firearms, police noted.  Philadelphia authorities later found both of his known cars "unoccupied" on the 500 block of Armstrong Street in Germantown, police said. Four guns, a bullet-proof vest, and "a significa…
Speeding Dodge Charger Kills Pedestrian In Philadelphia; Car, 2 Suspects Found In NJ Speeding Dodge Charger Kills Pedestrian In Philadelphia; Car, 2 Suspects Found In NJ
Speeding Dodge Charger Kills Pedestrian In Philadelphia; Car, 2 Suspects Found In NJ A man in his 40s was struck and killed by a speeding Dodge Charger involved in a street race in Philadelphia, authorities said. Two suspects in the hit-and-run crash were later arrested in Pennsauken, NJ, police in Philadelphia said. The pedestrian, who was not identified, was pronounced dead at 12:25 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 22 by a medic. The name of the Dodge's driver was not released, The second driver fled and was not found by police. Both suspects were expected to be extradited to Pennsylvania.
Wife ID'd After Hunting Club Dismemberment In GA, Husband Arrested In PA Wife ID'd After Hunting Club Dismemberment In GA, Husband Arrested In PA
Wife ID'd After Hunting Club Dismemberment In GA, Husband Arrested In PA Mindi Mebane Kassotis has been identified months after she was found dismembered at a hunting club in Georgia, and her husband has been arrested in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Friday, May 12, 2023.  The 40-year-old was found strewn across three miles of the hunting club grounds in  Liberty and Mcintosh Counties on December 2, 2022, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation explained in the release. The following day the investigation into her identity began and on Jan. 5, 2023, the GBI announced that forensic analysis determined that her body had been placed in the field sinc…
El Chapo Sons, Dubbed ‘Pioneers' Of Fentanyl Epidemic, Charged In Massive Sinaloa Cartel Case El Chapo Sons, Dubbed ‘Pioneers' Of Fentanyl Epidemic, Charged In Massive Sinaloa Cartel Case
El Chapo Sons, Dubbed ‘Pioneers' Of Fentanyl Epidemic, Charged In Massive Sinaloa Cartel Case Four sons of notorious druglord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman are among more than two dozen members of Mexico's reigning Sinaloa cartel charged in a massive fentanyl-trafficking offensive announced by federal officials on Friday. The infamous quartet known as the Chapitos – each of whom had $5 million U.S. bounties placed on their heads – were dubbed “the pioneers” of fentanyl’s introduction to American users by DEA Administrator Anne Milgram during an April 14 news conference in Washington, D.C. “Death and destruction are central to their whole operation,” said Milgram, a former New Jersey a…
Maryland Man Wanted In Georgia Found In Pennsylvania, Police Say Maryland Man Wanted In Georgia Found In Pennsylvania, Police Say
Maryland Man Wanted In Georgia Found In Pennsylvania, Police Say A 78-year-old fugitive wanted in Georgia was arrested in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania on March 4, 2023, authorities say.  Gerald Lee Spessard, originally from Hagerstown, Maryland was found in "a suspicious vehicle parked at 1415 Orchard Drive," around 12:25 a.m., Chambersburg police said.  Upon investigation, he was found to have an active felony warrant from Georgia.  Spessard was then arrested and held in the Franklin County Jail, awaiting extradition back to Georgia. He has also been charged with being an alleged fugitive from justice within Pennsylvania. No additional d…
8 Years After Raping Child In PA, Suspect Caught In Miami: Police 8 Years After Raping Child In PA, Suspect Caught In Miami: Police
8 Years After Raping Child In PA, Suspect Caught In Miami: Police A man accused of raping a child multiple times in 2015 has been arrested in Miami Flordia, authorities announced on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.  Teuris Lafargue-Millet, now 48-years-old, was arrested at 1:26 p.m. on Friday in connection with the sexual assaults that happened first happened on January 1, 2015, Harrisburg Bureau of Police explain in a release.  He is being charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, unlawful contact with a minor, and corruption of minors, police say and court records confirm.  Lafargue-Millet is currently awaiting extradition …
PA Man Sentenced For Strangling South Jersey Woman PA Man Sentenced For Strangling South Jersey Woman
PA Man Sentenced For Strangling South Jersey Woman A 42-year-old man from Pennsylvania has been sentenced to 55 years in New Jersey State Prison for strangling a woman whose naked body was found on the side of the road in 2014, authorities said. Timothy Wright, 42, of Chambersburg, PA, was sentenced Friday, Feb 17 in the murder of 25-year-old Joyce Vanderhoff, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Vanderhoff's naked body was dumped on the side of a Hamilton Township road in February 2014. A jury previously convicted Wright for first-degree murder after a two-and-a-half-week- trial that commenced this past October.…
Bryan Kohberger Headed To Idaho Bryan Kohberger Headed To Idaho
Bryan Kohberger Headed To Idaho Suspected Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger waived his extradition at a hearing in Monroe County on Tuesday, Jan. 3, a move that will speed up his transfer to authorities in the Gem State, Pennsylvania State Police said. The 28-year-old Washington State University criminology doctoral candidate was arrested in Mount Pocono on Friday, Dec. 30, and charged with quadruple murder in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students on Nov. 13. Kohberger remained in the Monroe County lockup until his hearing Tuesday.  During a press conference that followed, Pennsylvania State Police Maj. C…
'I'll Cut You': PA Inmate Details Kohberger's Alleged Threats Toward Jail Guards In Report 'I'll Cut You': PA Inmate Details Kohberger's Alleged Threats Toward Jail Guards In Report
'I'll Cut You': PA Inmate Details Kohberger's Alleged Threats Toward Jail Guards In Report While awaiting extradition in a Monroe County jail cell, accused Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger has threatened to "cut up" guards and tried exposing himself to other inmates, claims a report by the Daily Mail.  The 28-year-old Washington State University criminology doctoral candidate was arrested in Mount Pocono on Friday, Dec. 30, and charged with quadruple murder in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students on Nov. 13. Valerie Cipollina, a New York woman being held in the same Monroe County lockup for assault, said she heard Kohberger threatening correctional staff and …
GOTCHA! Port Authority Officers Nab Massachusetts Murder Suspect Boarding Bus In NYC GOTCHA! Port Authority Officers Nab Massachusetts Murder Suspect Boarding Bus In NYC
Gotcha! Port Authority Officers Nab Massachusetts Murder Suspect Boarding Bus In NYC A pair of diligent Port Authority police officers at the midtown Manhattan bus terminal captured a man wanted for killing a woman in Massachusetts. Victor Carter, 39, had been the subject of a manhunt in the slaying of Amber Buckner, a 40-year-old mother of four in Stoughton, MA, last Tuesday, Dec. 13. PAPD Officers Robert Greff and Robert Pelc were on patrol in the area of Gate 81 on the Port Authority Bus Terminal's lower level when they spotted Carter trying to hop a Greyhound at 1:41 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, agency Spokeswoman Lenis Valens said. He apparently was bound for Boston, Vale…
Trenton Murder Suspect Nabbed In Philly Area, Police Say Trenton Murder Suspect Nabbed In Philly Area, Police Say
Trenton Murder Suspect Nabbed In Philly Area, Police Say A New Jersey man wanted for murder was arrested in Bucks County early on Friday, Dec. 9, authorities say.  David Holland, 30, was wanted on a homicide charge in Trenton when police in Falls Township researched his temporary vehicle registration tag and learned he had an active arrest warrant, officials said.  When Holland pulled into the 7-Eleven store at 8019 Mill Creek Road, officers took him into custody, the department said.  He was arraigned Friday and remains locked up at Bucks County Prison in lieu of $100,000 bail, authorities said. Pennsylvania state court records s…
Kidnapper Of 2-Year-Old Girl From RI Captured On I-81 In Central PA: Police Kidnapper Of 2-Year-Old Girl From RI Captured On I-81 In Central PA: Police
Kidnapper Of 2-Year-Old Girl From RI Captured On I-81 In Central PA: Police A 24-year-old Rhode Island dad was jailed and a two-year-old girl reunited with her proper caregiver after police in Central Pennsylvania found them riding on I-81 last week, authorities said. A massive search was launched for the child and her dad, Jordan McClure, before Pennsylvania State Police spotted the suspect's pickup truck with Massachusetts registration heading south on the highway in Franklin County Thursday, Oct. 20, PSP said.  The girl was unharmed in the vehicle and her dad arrested without incident. McClure was being held in the Franklin County Jail pending extradition t…
NJ Murder Suspect Who Dumped Body In Woods Nabbed In Philadelphia: Prosecutor NJ Murder Suspect Who Dumped Body In Woods Nabbed In Philadelphia: Prosecutor
NJ Murder Suspect Who Dumped Body In Woods Nabbed In Philadelphia: Prosecutor A man who shot his victim and then apparently dumped his victim's body in a wooded area of Central Jersey was captured nearly two years later in Philadelphia, authorities announced. Juaquan S. Fitzgerald, 33, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Duane S. Banks, 27, whose body was found in a wooded area in Franklin Township on April 29, 2020, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said.  Banks' body was found in a wooded area toward the back of a home near Park Street around 6:40 p.m. that day, police said. The medical examiner's office rule…