At-Home Nurse Strangled By Patient In 2AM Attack, DA Says: West Chester Man’s Case GoesTo Trial
A West Chester man strangled his at-home nurse during a brutal 2 a.m. attack inside a Lancaster County home, prosecutors announced on Friday, June 27.
William Mathues, 64, allegedly ambushed the nurse at his then-residence on the first block of Mount Hope Road in East Drumore Township, Pennsylvania, during the early morning hours of Monday, Jan. 29, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office.
“She returned home around 2 a.m. when Mathues attacked her,” prosecutors said following a preliminary hearing. “He strangled me,” the victim testified. “He put his thumb on my throat.…
4-Year-Old Overdoses On Fentanyl While Sleeping Beside Lancaster County Mom: DA
A 4-year-old girl overdosed on fentanyl while sleeping next to her mother in Lancaster County, and the woman has waived her preliminary hearing, authorities announced on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Ashley Jordan Quattrochi, 39, allegedly admitted to using fentanyl in powdered form before napping beside the child at their East Drumore Township home on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Emergency responders arrived at the 900 block of Buck Road around 1:42 p.m. and administered Narcan after the child was found unresponsive, pale, and "breathing weird," according to…
Mount Joy Driver Who Killed Pedestrian Near Dutch Wonderland Out On Bail: DA
A Mount Joy Township man is out on bail after allegedly striking and killing a pedestrian in a hit-and-run near Dutch Wonderland in 2024, Lancaster County authorities announced in a release on Tuesday, June 24.
Brandon E. Shearer, 33, is accused of hitting John Randall Zimmerman, 72, in the 2200 block of Lincoln Highway East in East Lampeter Township just before 4:10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, according to East Lampeter Township police.
Zimmerman, originally from Lititz and most recently of Lancaster, was not using a crosswalk when he was fatally struck outside the Fairfield Inn near …
Lancaster Woman Killed In Crash, Coroner Says
A Lancaster County woman was killed in a car crash earlier this week at a busy intersection in Pequea Township, according to the coroner.
Patricia Wenzel, 79, of Manor Township, died on Sunday, June 16, 2025, after being transported from the scene of a motor vehicle collision at Long Lane and Marticville Road, the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office said.
At 10:17 a.m., a coroner investigator arrived at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital and found Wenzel in the trauma bay. She had been brought in as a patient following the crash. She was identified as a front-seat passenger in the vehic…
81-Year-Old Man Grabs, Kisses Woman Against Her Will At Lititz Senior Home: Police
An 80-year-old man is accused of grabbing and kissing a woman against her will at a Lancaster County senior living facility, police announced in a release on Wednesday, June 18.
Earnest Baer Martin, 81, of Lititz, allegedly approached the woman at Legend of Lititz on the 80 block of W. Millport Road, where both were staying, according to Northern Lancaster County Regional Police.
He allegedly hugged the victim to say goodbye, slapped her on the butt, and kissed her without consent, officers said. The woman reported the unwanted sexual contact immediately to police on Sunday, May 11.
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