Tag: Bucks County District Attorney's Office
Strip Club Shooter From NJ Sentenced For Murder In Morrisville
A New Jersey man will spend decades behind bars for fatally shooting a Good Samaritan outside a Pennsylvania strip club, prosecutors announced on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026.
Pedro E. Rodriguez, 29, of Trenton, was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in state prison for the killing of 28-year-old Mekhi Norman at The Border Gentlemen’s Club on South Pennsylvania Avenue on Aug. 29, 2024, Bucks County District Attorney explained.
Rodriguez entered guilty pleas before Common Pleas Judge Charissa J. Liller to third-degree murder, discharging a firearm into an occupied structure, possession of …
Harrison Jones Sentenced After Driving 700+ Miles To Torch Bensalem Home, Kill Dogs: DA
A Michigan man who drove more than 700 miles to torch a Pennsylvania home while six people were inside—killing two dogs and nearly taking multiple lives—has been sentenced, prosecutors announced on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026.
Harrison Jones, of Rockford, Michigan, was convicted of six counts of attempted homicide, arson, risking catastrophe, and related offenses for the early morning fire on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025.
Flames consumed the two-story home on the 5200 block of Merganser Way in Bensalem just before 5:30 a.m., resulting in a total loss. Six adult residents were injured while escaping the…
$80K Home Improvement Scams In Bucks County Have Police Searching For More Victims
A Delaware man is accused of scamming multiple Bucks County homeowners out of more than $80,000 for home repairs he never finished, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 27.
John D. Paoletti, 46, of Millsboro, Delaware, allegedly took advance payments to fix hail-damaged homes before disappearing without completing the work, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office.
Paoletti, who owns "Choice Remodeling and Restoration", has been charged in four separate cases of home improvement fraud, theft by deception, and related offenses. Warrants for his arrest remain active, police…
Driver On Phone Caused Double Fatal Fiery 4‑Car Crash, Injuring Pregnant Woman And Child: PA AG
A woman was speeding and on her cellphone in the rain when she caused a four-car crash that killed a Pennsylvania couple and injured a pregnant woman and a child, authorities announced.
Tori Gutshall, 29, of Quakertown, has been charged with two counts each of homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, and accidents involving death while not licensed, along with related offenses, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday and Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday, Oct. 16.
The crash happened at 8:35 p.m. on Jan. 31 along John Fries Highway (Route 663) in Milford Township. Inves…
Levittown Wife Who Shot Husband In Head After Calling Boyfriend To Pick Up Their Son Sentenced
A Pennsylvania mom executed her husband at a crowded waterfront park following a violent confrontation — then calmly phoned her boyfriend with a chilling confession and asked him to pick up their son.
Sammar Khan, 42, of Levittown, was sentenced to 10 to 30 years in state prison for killing her husband, 38-year-old Faisal Iqbal, at the Bristol Borough Wharf on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. She appeared before Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey L. Finley for sentencing on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, after pleading guilty to third-degree murder in July. She also pleaded guilty to possession of an inst…
‘I Deserve Justice’: Girl’s Courtroom Words Help Put King Of Prussia Rapist Behind Bars
A girl who was repeatedly raped by a family acquaintance from the age of 9 told a Bucks County courtroom, “I am not here for pity. I am here because I deserve justice,” as her abuser was sentenced to up to 36 years in prison, authorities said Wednesday, Aug. 6.
Powerful Victim Statement
Charles J. Sylvester, 39, of King of Prussia, was sentenced to 18 to 36 years in state prison for raping and sexually assaulting the girl over a three-year period in Bristol Township, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced.
The girl, who is now a teenager, delivered a powerful impact statement…
Bensalem Man Molests 12-Year-Old Girl, Gets State Prison Sentence: DA
A Bensalem man who molested a 12-year-old girl has been sentenced to state prison more than two decades after the abuse, prosecutors announced on Monday, July 21, 2025.
Sean R. Greer, 42, admitted to molesting the child during incidents between May and October 2002, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said.
Greer was sentenced to 21 to 44 months in a state correctional facility, followed by a consecutive five-year probationary period, according to Common Pleas Judge Charissa J. Liller.
The investigation began in May 2002 after a referral about Greer’s sexual assault of the girl, Be…
Homicide ID: 89-Year-Old Woman Killed Inside PA Home, Bucks County Coroner Says
An 89-year-old woman was found shot to death in her Hilltown Township home, Bucks County officials confirmed on Tuesday, July 15.
Anne Turner was discovered unresponsive inside her residence on the 2500 block of Rickert Road at approximately 7:20 p.m. on Thursday, July 10, according to the Bucks County Coroner's Office. She had been shot in the back and the chest, officials said.
A neighbor made the grim discovery and called police, prompting a homicide investigation led by Hilltown Township Police, Bucks County Detectives, the District Attorney’s Office, and the Bucks County Coroner’s Offi…
Justin Mohn Of Levittown Found Guilty Of Beheading Gov’t Worker Dad, Sentenced To Life
A Bucks County judge found Justin D. Mohn guilty on all counts on Friday, July 11, in the brutal shooting and beheading of his father, a federal engineer, in their Levittown home.
Judge Stephen A. Corr, who presided over the bench trial, sentenced Mohn, 33, to two life sentences in prison without the possibility of parole, plus 47 years, immediately after delivering the verdict in Courtroom 410 of the Bucks County Justice Center.
Mohn shot his father, 68-year-old Michael F. Mohn, in the bathroom of their home in the 100 block of Upper Orchard Drive, Middletown Township, on Jan. 30, 2024, pr…
Warminster Man Steals Girl's Underwear, Makes AI Child Porn, Bucks DA Alleges
He created child sex abuse images using artificial intelligence and broke into a home to steal a girl's underwear, Bucks County authorities said on Thursday, July 3.
Christopher L. O'Neill, 46, of Warminster, is facing multiple felony charges for allegedly saving, uploading, and sharing hundreds of child pornography files, including AI-generated images, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office.
Detectives said they uncovered 694 images and videos from O’Neill’s Google Photos account and two AI-generated images from PicsArt.
The investigation began on June 10 after the Natio…
62-Year-Old Man Gets Fatal Cocaine-Fentanyl Overdose From Neighbor In Kutztown
A drug dealer was sentenced this week in the 2022 overdose death of his Springfield Township neighbor, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, June 26, 2025.
William Randall Wright, 39, formerly of Springfield and most recently residing in Kutztown, pleaded guilty before Common Pleas Judge Wallace H. Bateman Jr. to three charges: Drug Delivery Resulting in Death, Criminal Use of a Communication Facility, and Involuntary Manslaughter, prosecutors said.
He admitted to selling the combination of cocaine and fentanyl that killed Steven Newhart, 62, inside the Scenic V…
NJ Man Extradited, Arraigned In Murder Of Girlfriend Found Shot In Bensalem Hotel
Orenthia Upshur, 51, has been extradited to Pennsylvania and formally arraigned for the murder of his girlfriend, 49-year-old Maisha Coon, who was found shot to death in a Bensalem hotel room on Jan. 15, 2025, authorities announced Tuesday, June 23.
Upshur was transported from a New Jersey prison to Bensalem by the Bucks County Sheriff's Department after waiving extradition. He was arraigned before District Justice Falcone and remanded to the Bucks County Correctional Facility after being denied bail.
He is now charged with Criminal Homicide, Kidnapping, Unlawful Restraint, Weapons Violatio…
Woman Stabbed With Vape Pen, Trapped In Wawa, Threatened Not To Testify: Bucks DA
A woman was stabbed with a vape pen, blocked from leaving a Wawa, and terrorized for months by a man who later pressured her not to testify—now, he’s going to state prison, Bucks County prosecutors announced on Tuesday, June 11, 2025.
Anthony Ortiz, 34, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 4 years and 5 months to 13 years behind bars after pleading guilty to a violent series of domestic assaults and attempts to silence his victim.
Three Months Of Brutality
The attacks began on June 29, 2024, when Falls Township Police responded to a domestic call and found Ortiz actively assaulting his girlfri…
Masked Robbers Beat, Zip-Tie Feasterville Comic Shop Owner, Steal Pokémon Cards: DA
Gotta Catch 'Em All? A pair of Michigan truckers who posed as comic book fans before brutally beating and robbing a beloved Feasterville shop owner have admitted to their crimes, authorities said.
Caleb James-Lorenze Simpson, 36, of Clarklake, was sentenced to 10½ to 25 years in state prison on Friday, May 2, 2025, following his March guilty plea to robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, and aggravated assault, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. He also received a concurrent 20-year probation term.
Common Pleas Judge Stephen A. Corr said Simpson deliberately traveled …
‘Angel Of Death’ Man Shot After Terrorizing Neighborhood: Bucks DA
A Philadelphia man who called himself the "angel of death" was shot after terrorizing a Bucks County neighborhood with a metal chain and box cutter, authorities announced on Tuesday, April 29.
William Francis Campbell, 50, was charged with multiple offenses, including Aggravated Assault, Burglary, Terroristic Threats, and Recklessly Endangering Another Person, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office.
The chaos began around 3:36 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, when Campbell crashed his GMC Savana van into a parked pickup truck on Redfield Road in Buckingham Township, authorities…
Middletown Nursing Student Jailed For Faking Attempted Rape, Kidnapping: DA
A 20-year-old nursing student has been sentenced to jail for fabricating an attempted rape and kidnapping that falsely accused an innocent man, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.
Anjela Borisova Urumova, of Bristol Township, admitted to seven misdemeanor charges, including false alarm to an agency of public safety, tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, false reports, and unsworn falsifications to authorities, the DA's office said.
Common Pleas Judge Stephen A. Corr sentenced Urumova to 45 days to 23 months in Bucks County Correctional…
NJ Man Helps Cousin Kill Girlfriend’s Brother In Morrisville, PA, Sentenced To Decades
A Pennsylvania man was gunned down while sitting in a parked car with his family, and two men—including his sister’s abusive boyfriend and his cousin—have now been sentenced to decades in prison for his murder, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday, March 14, 2025.
Breon D. McRae, 34, of Morrisville, PA, and Pacqi S. Lassiter, 29, of Trenton, New Jersey, were each sentenced to 40 to 80 years in state prison for conspiring to kill Clifton “CJ” Burgess-Williams Jr., 26, on Dec. 22, 2022, prosecutors said. McRae received an additional 4 ½ to 9 years for witness intimid…
