Lancaster Killer Loses Appeal Seeking New Trial In Street Shooting: DA Lancaster Killer Loses Appeal Seeking New Trial In Street Shooting: DA Lancaster Killer Loses Appeal Seeking New Trial In Street Shooting: DA
Lancaster Killer Loses Appeal Seeking New Trial In Street Shooting: DA A Pennsylvania killer serving life in prison for fatally shooting a man on a city street has lost his bid for a new trial, prosecutors announced on Thursday, Oct. 1. The Superior Court of Pennsylvania rejected an appeal from Wilberto Melendez, who was convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting death of 31-year-old William Earl Cooper Jr., according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Melendez had sought a new trial after a Lancaster County jury convicted him following a four-day trial in April 2025. The conviction came after two earlier trials, in 2019 and 2021, ended …
New Year’s Party Killing Ends In Guilty Plea After 2 Convictions Overturned In Allentown New Year’s Party Killing Ends In Guilty Plea After 2 Convictions Overturned In Allentown New Year’s Party Killing Ends In Guilty Plea After 2 Convictions Overturned In Allentown
New Year’s Party Killing Ends In Guilty Plea After 2 Convictions Overturned In Allentown Two men from New Jersey were shot at a New Year’s Eve party in Pennsylvania; one was seriously wounded, and another was killed  — the double shooting has now ended with a guilty plea after nearly nine years and two overturned convictions. Vyante Green, 31, of Allentown, pleaded guilty Friday to third-degree murder and aggravated assault before Lehigh County Judge Robert L. Steinberg, according to District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan’s office. Green has been jailed since his 2018 arrest.  The case stems from the shooting death of Kenyatta Eutsey, 23, of Bethlehem, originall…
Maryland Man Convicted Of Killing Girlfriend's Father, Trying To Influence Her Testimony Maryland Man Convicted Of Killing Girlfriend's Father, Trying To Influence Her Testimony Maryland Man Convicted Of Killing Girlfriend's Father, Trying To Influence Her Testimony
Maryland Man Convicted Of Killing Girlfriend's Father, Trying To Influence Her Testimony Killing his girlfriend's father wasn't the end of it, prosecutors say. A Maryland jury convicted Corey Conaway this week of first-degree murder in the 2024 shooting death of 67-year-old Perry Comeau, then found him guilty of trying to influence Comeau's daughter before trial. Comeau was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds inside his home on Half Dollar Court in Columbia at around 10:49 p.m. on Feb. 8, 2024. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators quickly zeroed in on Conaway, who was dating Comeau's daughter at the time and had been involved in an earlier conflict with…
DC Man Admits Killing 3-Year-Old Honesty Cheadle After Opening Fire On Family's Car DC Man Admits Killing 3-Year-Old Honesty Cheadle After Opening Fire On Family's Car DC Man Admits Killing 3-Year-Old Honesty Cheadle After Opening Fire On Family's Car
DC Man Admits Killing 3-Year-Old Honesty Cheadle After Opening Fire On Family's Car More than a year after 3-year-old Honesty Cheadle was shot in the head while sitting in a car with her family in DC, the man who pulled the trigger has admitted to killing her. Charles Rucker, 25, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Oct. 1 to first-degree murder while armed and three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon in connection with the July 2025 shooting, according to federal prosecutors. Under the plea agreement, Rucker is expected to spend 35 years behind bars. Honesty had spent the Fourth of July with her family at cookouts and watching fireworks before they returned to Southeast DC…
NYT Games Exec's Troubled Family History Emerges After Killing: Reports NYT Games Exec's Troubled Family History Emerges After Killing: Reports NYT Games Exec's Troubled Family History Emerges After Killing: Reports
NYT Games Exec's Troubled Family History Emerges After Killing: Reports A New York Times Games executive allegedly killed by his parents-in-law in a California sports complex parking lot over the weekend was charged with child abuse offenses stemming from accusations involving two young children in 2025, according to published reports. Jonathan McKinsey, 40, of Dublin, was charged in Alameda County in 2025 with two misdemeanor counts of child abuse after his wife reported that he struck her 6-year-old son in the face with an open hand, KTVU reports. She also told authorities that McKinsey had grabbed her arm during a 2018 domestic violence incident, leaving a br…
‘Crime Junkie’ Arrested Outside Lindsay Clancy Trial Says Filming Jurors Was Misunderstanding ‘Crime Junkie’ Arrested Outside Lindsay Clancy Trial Says Filming Jurors Was Misunderstanding ‘Crime Junkie’ Arrested Outside Lindsay Clancy Trial Says Filming Jurors Was Misunderstanding
‘Crime Junkie’ Arrested Outside Lindsay Clancy Trial Says Filming Jurors Was Misunderstanding The attorney for a self-described “crime junkie” accused of filming jurors outside the Lindsay Clancy murder trial called the incident a “misunderstanding.” Dawn Light, 56, of Sutton, was charged with aggravated intimidation of a juror on Tuesday, Sept. 1, after police said she entered a restricted area and recorded members of the deadlocked jury, Plymouth Assistant District Attorney Nicole Piacentini told the court. Light pleaded not guilty Wednesday and was released on personal recognizance.  Click here to watch video of Wednesday's hearing.  Lindsay Clancy is accused of killi…
Family Dispute Turns Deadly: 25-Year-Old Charged In Woodbridge Stabbing (UPDATED) Family Dispute Turns Deadly: 25-Year-Old Charged In Woodbridge Stabbing (UPDATED) Family Dispute Turns Deadly: 25-Year-Old Charged In Woodbridge Stabbing (UPDATED)
Family Dispute Turns Deadly: 25-Year-Old Charged In Woodbridge Stabbing (Updated) One man is dead, and a family member is behind bars after a https://dailyvoice.com/article/family-feud-turns-fatal-as-virginia-man-is-stabbed-to-death-relative-charged-police/ turned deadly in Northern Virginia. Ryheim Darnel Harrington, 25, is being held without bond following an investigation into an early Sunday morning stabbing that ended with Maliek Raykwon Harrington, 27, dead, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Both men are from Woodbridge. Officers were called shortly before 6:15 a.m. on Aug. 30 to a home in the 4600 block of Whitaker Place in Woodb…
Family Feud Turns Fatal As Woodbridge Man Is Stabbed To Death, Relative Charged: Police Family Feud Turns Fatal As Woodbridge Man Is Stabbed To Death, Relative Charged: Police Family Feud Turns Fatal As Woodbridge Man Is Stabbed To Death, Relative Charged: Police
Family Feud Turns Fatal As Woodbridge Man Is Stabbed To Death, Relative Charged: Police One man is dead, and a family member is behind bars after a domestic dispute turned deadly in Northern Virginia. Ryheim Darnel Harrington, 25, is being held without bond following an investigation into an early Sunday morning stabbing that ended with Maliek Raykwon Harrington, 27, dead, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Both men are from Woodbridge. Officers were called shortly before 6:15 a.m. on Aug. 30 to a home in the 4600 block of Whitaker Place in Woodbridge where there were reports of a domestic dispute involving a stabbing. Upon arrival, officers found…
Third Arrest Made After Two Related Attacks 12 Minutes Apart In St. Mary's County: Sheriff Third Arrest Made After Two Related Attacks 12 Minutes Apart In St. Mary's County: Sheriff Third Arrest Made After Two Related Attacks 12 Minutes Apart In St. Mary's County: Sheriff
Third Arrest Made After Two Related Attacks 12 Minutes Apart In St. Mary's County: Sheriff The fallout from a violent night in Southern Maryland isn't over yet. A third person has now been arrested in connection with two related attacks at separate Lexington Park homes on Thursday, Aug. 13, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. Katina Marie Knott, 39, of Lexington Park, was arrested on Saturday, Aug. 15, as detectives continued investigating the pair of incidents that unfolded just 12 minutes apart. Her arrest comes after Tina Marie Tippett, 37, who has no fixed address, and Lexington Park resident Javone Lawrence Warrick, 35, were taken into custody following the…
Fatally Stabbed New Haven Woman Names Ex-Boyfriend As Attacker, Police Say Fatally Stabbed New Haven Woman Names Ex-Boyfriend As Attacker, Police Say Fatally Stabbed New Haven Woman Names Ex-Boyfriend As Attacker, Police Say
Fatally Stabbed New Haven Woman Names Ex-Boyfriend As Attacker, Police Say A Connecticut man has been arrested after police say he fatally stabbed his ex-girlfriend inside her apartment.  Matthew Almontes, 39, was arrested and charged with murder and tampering with evidence in the Wednesday, Aug. 12, New Haven homicide, police said.  Tisha Marinoccio, 42, called New Haven police just after 3:30 p.m. to say Almontes had stabbed her before running out of her sixth-floor apartment with the knife, authorities said. Almontes also lived in the 358 Orange St. apartment building.  Marinoccio was responsive when police arrived, but her condit…
Double Murderer Gets 100 Years For 2021 Killings Inside New Haven Home: State Double Murderer Gets 100 Years For 2021 Killings Inside New Haven Home: State Double Murderer Gets 100 Years For 2021 Killings Inside New Haven Home: State
Double Murderer Gets 100 Years For 2021 Killings Inside New Haven Home: State A man convicted of carrying out a deadly double murder inside a Connecticut home will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Octavius Kindred, 42, was sentenced on Thursday, Aug. 6, to 100 years in prison followed by 20 years of special parole for the 2021 murders of Jeffrey Dotson and Alfreda Youmans in New Haven, the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice announced. A New Haven Superior Court jury found Kindred guilty on May 21 of two counts of murder and one count of criminal possession of a firearm. Prosecutors said the evidence showed Kindred and an unidentified accomplice entered …
Maryland Gang Member Convicted After Innocent Man Mistaken For Rival In Deadly DC Hit: DOJ Maryland Gang Member Convicted After Innocent Man Mistaken For Rival In Deadly DC Hit: DOJ Maryland Gang Member Convicted After Innocent Man Mistaken For Rival In Deadly DC Hit: DOJ
Maryland Gang Member Convicted After Innocent Man Mistaken For Rival In Deadly DC Hit: DOJ One wrong walk home turned into a death sentence. A Maryland man was among four members of a violent Southeast Washington street crew convicted Monday, Aug. 3, for running an armed drug operation that used machine guns to defend territory and ultimately gunned down an innocent bystander, federal prosecutors said. Markquette Rajon Cowan, 27, of Maryland, was found guilty alongside Washington, DC residents Christopher Jordan Broady, 26; Joshua Nicholas Stephenson, 25; and Larry Duncan, 35, following a four-week trial in US District Court. Prosecutors said the men belonged to the "Push Dat Sh…