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Arsonist Who Killed 81-Year-Old Bucks Man Learns Sentence Arsonist Who Killed 81-Year-Old Bucks Man Learns Sentence
Arsonist Who Killed 81-Year-Old Bucks Man Learns Sentence The convicted arsonist who torched a Bucks County home and killed its 81-year-old owner will spend the rest of his life behind bars, a court has ruled.  Christopher Gillie, 62, of Lackawanna County, pleaded guilty in exchange for a life sentence without the possibility of parole on Tuesday, Feb. 7, said District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a statement.  The charges stemmed from the 2021 fire that killed his girlfriend's father, 81-year-old Julius Drelick, in his Buckingham Township home. First responders were called to Drelick's 5777 Private Drive residence at 3 a.m. on Dec. 5 a…

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by Mac Bullock
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Bucks Woman Sentenced In Drunken Thanksgiving Crash That Left Motorcyclist Severely Injured Bucks Woman Sentenced In Drunken Thanksgiving Crash That Left Motorcyclist Severely Injured
Bucks Woman Sentenced In Drunken Thanksgiving Crash That Left Motorcyclist Severely Injured A 41-year-old Bucks woman was sentenced to two and a half to seven years behind bars for driving drunk and crashing into a motorcyclist, leaving him temporarily wheelchair-bound, authorities said. Police arrived on the scene of the crash to find a motorcycle lying in the westbound lane of East Bristol Road and 62-year-old Joseph Caruso lying on the side of the road next to a telephone pole, around 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 28, 2019, Deputy District Attorney Megan A. Hunsicker said in court Friday. A witness reported seeing a tan Ford Fusion, driven by Robin Duffy, of Northampton Town…

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by Nicole Acosta