Death Penalty Sought For PA Dad Accused Of Raping, Killing 2-Year-Old Son: DA
Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a father accused of raping and killing his 2-year-old son, McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer announced on Monday, Nov. 24.
Tyler Lee Prescott, 32, is charged with criminal homicide, rape of a child, incest, aggravated indecent assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and related offenses in the death of his toddler son in August, according to the McKean County District Attorney’s Office and newly filed court records.
Prescott has been in custody since Aug. 14, when EMS and police were called to a Sherman Stre…
Murder: Avon Son, 31, Stabbed Dad Dead In Farmington Living Room, Cops Say
A Connecticut man is accused of fatally stabbing his father inside his Farmington home, authorities said.
Joshua Popielarczyk, 31, of Avon, repeatedly stabbed his father, David Popielarczyk, on Friday, Nov. 14, inside a Birch Street home, Farmington police said. Joshua was arrested the following day.
Farmington police said they received a call around 4 p.m. about a suspicious death.
Connecticut State Police, the Avon Police Department, the Office of the State’s Attorney for the Litchfield Judicial District, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner all assisted in…
Murder-For-Hire: Wife, Ex-GF, Gunman All Sentenced In Husband’s Whitehall Killing
All three defendants charged in a murder-for-hire plot that ended with a man gunned down in a Whitehall Township parking lot have now pleaded guilty and received state prison sentences, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced Wednesday, Nov. 5.
Brenda Rodriguez Sentenced
Brenda Rodriguez, 52, of Palmerton, was sentenced to 2½ to 10 years in state prison for her role in the killing of her husband, Hector Garcia Gomez. She pleaded guilty in September to Conspiracy – Aggravated Assault, a felony of the first degree, and was sentenced by Judge Robert L. Steinberg.
Rodriguez…
Second Victim Dies After Harrisburg Shooting Spree That Killed Teen: Police
A second man has died following a pair of Harrisburg shootings that began with the killing of 18-year-old Rakeeb “Jaqai” Watson, authorities announced on Monday, Oct. 27.
Both victims were shot by the same suspect, Javar Dejuan Geter, 32, who is now jailed without bail, police said. The Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office is expected to review the case for additional charges.
Suspect Identified
Police identified Geter as the suspect responsible for both shootings. He faces multiple charges, including Murder, Attempted Homicide, Robbery of a Motor Vehicle, Possession of Firearm Prohibi…
Infant Home During AR‑15 Fatal Shooting Of Allentown Mom; Ex‑BF Exited Through Fire Escape: DA
A 22-year-old Pennsylvania mother was fatally shot inside her Allentown apartment while her infant son was in the next room — and her ex-boyfriend, accused of entering through a fire escape and opening fire with an AR‑15-style rifle, has been held for trial.
Jerkera B. Battle, a Bethlehem native and Liberty High School graduate, was found dead at 6:06 a.m. Tuesday, July 22, in the hallway of her home in the 700 block of W. Turner Street, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. She had been shot in the head, and her death was ruled a homicide.
Her 3-month-old son, Noah, was inside t…
Waterbury Man Killed Parents In Double Shooting: Police; Has Long Criminal History
A Waterbury man has been charged with murdering his parents in what police call a double shooting.
Javian Adams, 25, faces multiple charges, including murder with special circumstances, reckless endangerment, and criminal possession of a firearm, Waterbury police said. A judge set his bond at $6 million.
During a press conference on Wednesday, Oct. 8, police identified the victims as Carlene Williams, 52, and Marc Adams, 55, both of Waterbury. Officers found them inside their 176 Beverly Avenue home with gunshot wounds. They were pronounced dead at the scene.
Authorities said Adams h…
