Tag: Felony Strangulation
Lancaster Man Kills Himself Before Sentencing For Brutal Double Stabbing: Police
A Lancaster man fatally shot himself hours before he was due in court for sentencing in a brutal 2021 double stabbing, authorities confirmed on Wednesday, July 2.
Scotty Lee Gebhard Jr., 38, called 911 around 5:30 a.m. on Friday, June 27, saying he was in Lancaster County Central Park and planned to harm himself. Officers from the Lancaster Bureau of Police responded and attempted to de-escalate the situation, but within seconds of making contact, Gebhard pulled the trigger, according to police.
He was taken to Lancaster General Hospital, where he died of the self-inflicted gunshot wound, t…
Twice-Deported Man Accused Of Abducting, Strangling Woman In Virginia: ICE
Wilmer Ramos-Giron was deported — twice. He came back — again. Now he's accused of choking and abducting a woman in Virginia.
A Guatemalan national who was previously deported twice is in custody again after being arrested in Chantilly and charged with abduction, assault, and felony strangulation, federal officials announced.
Wilmer Ramos-Giron, 34, was taken into custody on April 24 by officers from ICE Washington, DC and the Virginia State Police, according to ICE.
Ramos-Giron, who has a past federal firearms conviction, had already been deported from the US in 2012 and again in 2020, bu…
District Man Admits To Choking Child Until He Blacked Out During Violent Assault In DC: Feds
A 42-year-old man who choked a child to the point of blacking out in Washington, DC has admitted to the crime, federal officials say.
Keenan Smith pleaded guilty in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to his role in violently assaulting a child in November last year, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Feb. 7.
According to the government's evidence, on Nov. 17, 2023, Smith grabbed the child by his throat, using both of his hands, and slammed him to the floor, causing the child to hit the back of his head.
He also admitted to strangling the child by squeezing his throa…
