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Raid Of Allentown Man's Home Finds Drugs, Gun, Police Say
An Allentown man was arrested Thursday after a raid of his home found drugs, a gun, and more, authorities said.
The search warrant was served at 43-year-old Tomas Santiago-Rivera's home in the 200 block of North 5th Street, Allentown police said.
The search yielded an unspecified quantity of cocaine, a loaded firearm, an unspecified amount of cash, and drug packaging material, according to police.
Santiago-Rivera was charged with person not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of a c…
DA: Allentown Man Accused Of Killing Mom, Sister Pleads Guilty But Mentally Ill
An Allentown man charged with killing his mother and sister in 2018 has entered a guilty plea, authorities announced.
Zakiiy Carson, 37, on Tuesday pleaded guilty but mentally ill to two counts of murder in the third degree, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin.
Carson called 911 himself on Oct. 28, 2018, and told dispatchers he had shot his mother and sister, identified as Newark, NJ natives Latricia Ezell and Ashley Campfield, authorities said.
When officers took Carson into custody, he explained he had argued with his mom earlier that day about the treatment…
