'Tiger Lady' Has A Name: Mysterious NJ, PA Cold Case Victim ID'd 30 Years Later 'Tiger Lady' Has A Name: Mysterious NJ, PA Cold Case Victim ID'd 30 Years Later
'Tiger Lady' Has A Name: Mysterious NJ, PA Cold Case Victim ID'd 30 Years Later The family of a teen whose body was found 30 years ago at a New Jersey truck stop finally has some closure. Known only as "Tiger Lady" since her remains were found in a gravel parking lo along Route 94 in Warren County, Wendy Louise Baker has been identified as the 16-year-old homicide victim, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer announced Friday. The Coatesville, PA girl's body were discovered near the Travel Centers for America rest stop on Oct. 26, 1991, when she was nicknamed "Tiger Lady" due to a large tattoo of a Bengal tiger on her left calf. "Tiger Lady's" death was…
NJ Cold Case Victim Known As 'Tiger Lady' Identified As Missing Pennsylvania Teen NJ Cold Case Victim Known As 'Tiger Lady' Identified As Missing Pennsylvania Teen
NJ Cold Case Victim Known As 'Tiger Lady' Identified As Missing Pennsylvania Teen Authorities in New Jersey have identified the homicide victim of a 30-year-old cold case as a missing teen from Pennsylvania, authorities said. The victim, who was found slain in Knowlton Township, NJ in October 1991, was identified as a missing 17-year-old girl from Coatesville (Chester County), according to the Warren County prosecutor's office. The unnamed teen was given the nickname "Tiger Lady" because of a large tattoo of a Bengal tiger on her left calf, which investigators hoped would help them identify her quickly, according to New Jersey State Police. She was found dumped near a r…
Penn State Grad, ChesCo Native Jonathan 'JT' Sweeney Dies At 27 Penn State Grad, ChesCo Native Jonathan 'JT' Sweeney Dies At 27
Penn State Grad, ChesCo Native Jonathan 'JT' Sweeney Dies At 27 Chester County native Jonathan Thomas "JT" Sweeney died on Oct. 25 at the age of 27. Sweeney, who was born in Coatesville, graduated from Henderson High School in 2012 and earned a civil engineering degree from Penn State University in 2016, according to his obituary. The Bridgeport resident was remembered for his love of sports and for being a skilled home cook. He is survived by his parents, sister, and her fiance, and many other loved ones. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother and paternal grandparents. Memorial services are set for Nov. 4 at DellaVecchia, Reilly, Smit…
Chester County Man Charged For Stealing Police Impounded ATV Chester County Man Charged For Stealing Police Impounded ATV
Chester County Man Charged For Stealing Police Impounded ATV A jury found a 20-year-old Chester County man guilty of stealing an ATV impounded by police, authorities said. Ivan Nunez-Hurtado, of Coatesville, was charged with theft of a motor vehicle, receiving stolen property, conspiracy, and related offenses, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. On May 19, 2020, police were called to Martin Luther King Boulevard in Coatesville for a report of suspicious activity, authorities said. A witness reported seeing two men pushing a black Honda 400EX ATV out of the City of Coatesville impound lot, the DA's office said. Offi…
Enraged PA Dad Who Killed Infant Over Video Game Sentenced Enraged PA Dad Who Killed Infant Over Video Game Sentenced
Enraged PA Dad Who Killed Infant Over Video Game Sentenced A 22-year-old Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 31 to 62 years in prison for killing his infant daughter in a rage over a video game, authorities said. Zion Shockley, of Coatesville, pleaded guilty to 3rd-degree murder, aggravated assault, and endangering the welfare of a child for the 2018 murder of his 5-month-old daughter, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. The baby's mother told investigators that on Feb. 9, she took the baby for a weekend visit with the infant's father, who was staying at his grandparents’ house on Harmony Street, authorities said. The mother …
Chester County Man Faces Decades In Prison For Sexually Abusing Young Girl For Years, DA Says Chester County Man Faces Decades In Prison For Sexually Abusing Young Girl For Years, DA Says
Chester County Man Faces Decades In Prison For Sexually Abusing Young Girl For Years, DA Says A 61-year-old Chester County man is facing over a decade of state prison time for sexually abusing a girl beginning when she was six years old, authorities said. Ronald Humphries Jr., of Coatesville, pleaded guilty to involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and aggravated indecent assault for the sexual abuse of a child under the age of 13 from 2012 to 2019, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. In Feb. 2020, the girl and a parent told West Caln police that she had been sexually abused by Humphries for over seven years, beginning at age six, authorities said. Humphris …
Teen Facing Charges For Making Racially Motivated Threat At Coatesville Schools, Police Say Teen Facing Charges For Making Racially Motivated Threat At Coatesville Schools, Police Say
Teen Facing Charges For Making Racially Motivated Threat At Coatesville Schools, Police Say A student is facing charges for making a social media threat against  Coatesville schools, authorities in Chester County said Friday. The threat forced Coatesville Area schools to close early Thursday and hold classes virtually Friday. Caln police said they were made aware of the "racially motivated threat" around 7 a.m., which claimed a shooting would take place next week at an unspecified school district building. The teenager admitted to creating the post and told investigators it was intended as a "joke", according to local police. The exact contents of the post were not made public …
Shooting Threat Forces Early Dismissal Of Coatesville Area Schools Shooting Threat Forces Early Dismissal Of Coatesville Area Schools
Shooting Threat Forces Early Dismissal Of Coatesville Area Schools Coatesville Area School District officials decided to close schools early Thursday after receiving a threat on social media. "No specific school has been identified in the threat and the threat claims a shooting will occur next week," school district officials said in a statement posted to Facebook around 9:30 a.m. All Coatesville Area School District schools are dismissing this morning out of an abundance of caution, after the... Posted by Coatesville Area School District on Thursday, October 7, 2021 Schools were dismissed "out of an abundance of caution," they said. Parents were inf…
Comfort Dogs Allowed For Some During Criminal Trials, PA Supreme Court Rules Comfort Dogs Allowed For Some During Criminal Trials, PA Supreme Court Rules
Comfort Dogs Allowed For Some During Criminal Trials, PA Supreme Court Rules Comfort dogs will be allowed in criminal trials, but only under certain conditions, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. To avoid any potential prejudice to the defendant's right to a fair trial, a comfort dog may accompany a trial witness if the animal will allow the witness to testify in a reliable and truthful manner. The ruling stems from a 2018 murder trial in Chester County where Melody, a comfort dog, was allowed to sit next to a child witness during testimony, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Sheron Jaeln Purnell was found guilty of the 2016 mu…
Coatesville Man Who Lured Children With Candy Convicted Of Sexual Assault, DA Says Coatesville Man Who Lured Children With Candy Convicted Of Sexual Assault, DA Says
Coatesville Man Who Lured Children With Candy Convicted Of Sexual Assault, DA Says A Coatesville man who lured children with candy was convicted of sexually abusing them, authorities said. A jury found Marshone Steele, 31, guilty of sexually abusing two children under age 10 at his mother’s house between 2014 and 2019, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Investigators learned in October 2019 that a nine-year-old child had been sexually abused over three years between the ages of six and nine by Steele inside his mother’s Coatesville home, authorities said. Steele initially used candy to lure the child into the bedroom and then threatened that…
Jury Finds Coatesville Dad Guilty Of Using Son As Shield Against Police, DA Says Jury Finds Coatesville Dad Guilty Of Using Son As Shield Against Police, DA Says
Jury Finds Coatesville Dad Guilty Of Using Son As Shield Against Police, DA Says A jury found a Coatesville father guilty of using his son as a shield against police in a domestic violence incident, authorities said. Kenneth Cole, 43, was found guilty of endangering the welfare of a child and resisting arrest, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. As officers arrived at a home on Rosemont Avenue on May 23, 2019, they spotted Cole going into the house. Officers followed him into the home to find him standing at the top of the stairs with his 11-year-old son nearby, the DA's office said. After refusing to comply with numerous orders from police, aut…
ChesCo Thief Stabbed Officer In Head After Being Let Off Easy, Authorities Say ChesCo Thief Stabbed Officer In Head After Being Let Off Easy, Authorities Say
ChesCo Thief Stabbed Officer In Head After Being Let Off Easy, Authorities Say A 20-year-old Lancaster County man who was let off easy by police after stealing from his employer turned around and stabbed the arresting officer in the head Friday, authorities in Chester County said. Officers were in the process of arresting Michael White, of Manheim, for stealing approximately $200 from the Turkey Hill store on Kings Highway in Coatesville, where he worked, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said. White told police he would return the money, along with the $3,000 he had in a safe at his house, Ryan said. Officers told him White he was free to leave and get the m…