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Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man 7 Life Sentences: USDOJ Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man 7 Life Sentences: USDOJ
Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man 7 Life Sentences: Usdoj More than eight years after a triple homicide in Pennsylvania, a Maryland man has been brought to justice, according to ta release by the US Department of Justice on Fiday, July 19, 2024.  Christopher Van Johnson, 36 of Baltimore, MD was sentenced to seven consecutive life in prison sentences by United States District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner, "who also sentenced to concurrent 10, 20, and 30-year terms of imprisonment on companion robbery, firearms, and conspiracy charges" on July 17, 2024, as stated in the release. His sentencing was for his role in the execution-style…
Man Killed In Head-On 3 Vehicle Crash, Woman MedEvac'd: PSP Chambersburg Man Killed In Head-On 3 Vehicle Crash, Woman MedEvac'd: PSP Chambersburg
Man Killed In Head-On 3 Vehicle Crash, Woman MedEvac'd: PSP Chambersburg A 66-year-old man is dead and a woman was seriously injured in a crash in Guilford Township on Tuesday, authorities announced on Jan. 31. Rodney Sebring of Chambersburg, died at Chambersburg Hospital on Jan. 30 following a serious three-vehicle crash, according to the Pennsylvania State Police.  It all started when Margaret Cole was heading south along Falling Spring Road, SR-2029, near the Briar Lane intersection. Suddenly, she drove her black Jeep Renegade into the northbound lane — side-swiping Brendan Finucane's silver Volvo S60. Then she crashed head-on into Sebring's silver Linco…
Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man Life In Prison: USDOJ Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man Life In Prison: USDOJ
Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man Life In Prison: Usdoj More than seven years after a triple homicide in Pennsylvania, a Maryland man has been brought to justice.  Johnny Jenkins-Armstrong, 26 of Baltimore, MD was sentenced to life in prison and an additional consecutive 20 years for a "companion robbery charge," the United States Department of Justice stated in a release on Tuesday, Dec. 5.  His December 4th sentencing was for his role in the execution-style slayings of Wendy Ann Chaney, 39 of Hagerstown, MD; Brandon Cole, 47 of Fayetteville, PA; and Phillip Matthew Jackson, 36 of Mercersburg, PA, United States Attorne…
2 PA Men Plead Guilty In Largest US Factory-Farm Abuse Case In History 2 PA Men Plead Guilty In Largest US Factory-Farm Abuse Case In History
2 PA Men Plead Guilty In Largest US Factory-Farm Abuse Case In History A dozen men were involved in animal abuse at seven farms across Pennsylvania– and two of them have now entered guilty pleas, court records show.  Juan Carlos Turi Baeza and Jose Enrique Turi Baeza pleaded guilty to charges of cruelty to animals before Judge Jessica E. Brewbaker on Thursday, June 15, 2023, court records detail.  The men worked at Plainville Farms to capture and crate turkeys that were destined for food processing plants, state police previously explained.  The investigation launched in August 2021 came on the heels of a complaint filed by the People…
Hotboxing Teen Drives Car On PA Highway With Stoned Woman Police Say Hotboxing Teen Drives Car On PA Highway With Stoned Woman Police Say
Hotboxing Teen Drives Car On PA Highway With Stoned Woman Police Say A woman and a teenager hotboxed, or smoked marijuana in a car, and then the unlicensed teen drove on the highway and on main streets in Wormsleyburg, police say.  The teen committed a traffic violation on the Harvey Taylor Bypass and North Front Street, Wormleysburg on Valentine's Day just after 1 a.m., according to the East Pennsboro Township police.  The 24-year-old passenger, Miranda Joy Remata of Fayetteville, had allowed the 15-year-old to smoke and then drive the vehicle, according to the police.  Marijuana was also found on Remata, who had also been smoking, acco…
Six Franklin County Businesses Burglarized In One Morning, Reward Offered For Suspects: PSP Six Franklin County Businesses Burglarized In One Morning, Reward Offered For Suspects: PSP
Six Franklin County Businesses Burglarized In One Morning, Reward Offered For Suspects: PSP Pennsylvania state police are searching for two men who robbed six businesses in Franklin County on Saturday, Nov. 19.  PSP troopers from Chambersburg were called when an alarm went off at Maria and Sal's Pizzeria located on Lincoln Way East in Guilford Township, just over 30 minutes after midnight. The two men pictured "forced entry into the business and removed U.S. currency from the register. The same suspects had committed five additional burglaries throughout Franklin County during the early morning hours," the police stated in a release on Wednesday, Nov. 23.  Only three of the busi…
Turkeys Kicked, Stomped, Beaten At 7 Farms Across Pennsylvania: PSP Turkeys Kicked, Stomped, Beaten At 7 Farms Across Pennsylvania: PSP
Turkeys Kicked, Stomped, Beaten At 7 Farms Across Pennsylvania: PSP A dozen men were involved in animal abuse at seven farms across Pennsylvania, state police allege. The men worked at Plainville Farms to capture and crate turkeys that were destined for food processing plants, police stated in a release on Thursday, Oct. 6.  The investigation launched in August 2021 following a complaint filed by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, after a PETA employee "witnessed the actions of the turkey catchers," police say.  Corporal Michael Spada, animal cruelty officer in the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Investigative Servi…
Death Sentence Sought For Man Charged With Arson, Double Homicide In PA Death Sentence Sought For Man Charged With Arson, Double Homicide In PA
Death Sentence Sought For Man Charged With Arson, Double Homicide In PA A request for a possible death penalty sentence has been filed against one of two men who were arrested in connection with the arson and double homicide of two victims in central Pennsylvania by the Cumberland County district attorney's office.  Larry Burns, was arraigned in connection with two shooting deaths and an arson in a home in the 100 block of Neil Road in South Hampton Township near Shippensburg on Feb. 23 around 6 a.m. before the Honorable Michelle H. Sibert on Monday, July 11, authorities say. Frankie Dean Thomas, 37, of Fayetteville, and Eddie Lee Shaw, 54, …
Men Killed In Central PA House Fire Were Shot First Coroner Says Men Killed In Central PA House Fire Were Shot First Coroner Says
Men Killed In Central PA House Fire Were Shot First Coroner Says Two men have been identified as the victims of a deadly shooting and arson at a home in central Pennsylvania, according to the Cumberland County coroner's office. The men have been identified as Frankie Dean Thomas, 37, of Fayetteville, and Eddie Lee Shaw, 54, of Chambersburg, according to the coroner's office. Both men were shot before the home was light on fire, officials say. This announcement comes over a month after the fire but it is just a day after the suspects were identified and captured by the US Marshal service. Cordaryl Burns was found and arrested in Detroit, Michigan a…
PA Man Wanted By Police For Strangulation Flees At Over 90 MPH PA Man Wanted By Police For Strangulation Flees At Over 90 MPH
PA Man Wanted By Police For Strangulation Flees At Over 90 MPH A central Pennsylvania man is wanted for two crimes in two counties, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. Tyston Fickes, 19, of Fayetteville, is wanted by police after fleeing speeds over 90 miles per hour during an attempted arrest for strangulation on Nov. 30 just before 5 p.m., according to the release. During a traffic stop in Biglerville borough Fickes sped off at speeds greater than 90 miles per hour-- going over 14 miles to the 2000 of Wenksville Road in Menallen Township, according to police. Fickes then ran to a wooded area where the police pursuit concluded, a…