Man Threatens PA Judges He'll Be Like 'School Shooter In Courtroom,' DA Says Man Threatens PA Judges He'll Be Like 'School Shooter In Courtroom,' DA Says
Man Threatens PA Judges He'll Be Like 'School Shooter In Courtroom,' DA Says A 28-year-old New York man who is awaiting the outcome of a court case, is facing additional charges after threatening two Berks County judges, authorities said. Tyrel R. Smith, 28, of the Bronx, is charged with terroristic threats and harassment for calling a judge's wife and court administrators on Nov. 9 because his court case is "taking too long," according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office. He told one judge's wife in a message that he knows their address, to which the wife responded by notifying Berks County court administration, authorities said. Soon after, he lef…
‘Horrifically Abusive’ PA Adoptive Parents Who Nearly Killed 1 Of Their 5 Children Enter Pleas ‘Horrifically Abusive’ PA Adoptive Parents Who Nearly Killed 1 Of Their 5 Children Enter Pleas
‘Horrifically Abusive’ PA Adoptive Parents Who Nearly Killed 1 Of Their 5 Children Enter Pleas Adoptive parents of five children have both entered their pleas for abusing their children as of Wednesday afternoon. Robert John Duncan, 44, and Stephanie Angelette Duncan, 43, of Lebanon, were apprehended in Feb. 2021 for “years of abuse in their home” located on the 2700 block of Cedar Run Road, according to District Attorney Pier Hess Graf. “It was one of the most horrific scenes I’ve been to and knowing that it was suffered by children makes it that much worse,” Graf told PennLive Wednesday. The abuse only came to an end for their five adoptive children on Jan. 13, when their 11-year…
PA Woman Charged For Abusing Corpse Of Child, Authorities Say PA Woman Charged For Abusing Corpse Of Child, Authorities Say
PA Woman Charged For Abusing Corpse Of Child, Authorities Say A 21-year-old woman from Dauphin County has been charged following an investigation into the death of a juvenile, according to police. Rachel Louise Hoffman, of Elizabethville, was charged with the following on Friday in connection with a child's death in Halifax Township on June 27, 2020: F Manufacture, Delivery, or Possession With Intent to Manufacture or Deliver M2 Tamper With or Fabricate Physical Evidence M2 Abuse Of Corpse Pennsylvania state law defines abuse of a corpse as a "person who treats a corpse in a way that he knows would outrage ordinary family sensibilities commits a…
DA: Grandmother Allowed PA Dad Unsupervised Contact With Baby At Time Of Brutal Beating DA: Grandmother Allowed PA Dad Unsupervised Contact With Baby At Time Of Brutal Beating
DA: Grandmother Allowed PA Dad Unsupervised Contact With Baby At Time Of Brutal Beating A 63-year-old grandmother from Florida has been charged in connection to the severe beating of the 2-month-old grandson in her care in Montgomery County, authorities said. Two-month-old Landon was taken to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where he was found to have “injuries to multiple organ systems including rib fractures, both new and healing, bilateral subdural hemorrhages, bruising and lacerations to his liver, and bruising on multiple areas of his body” on July 27, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said in a release. A follow-up investigation by the Montgome…
Pennsylvania Man Accused Of Attacking Police At Capitol Riot Temporarily Freed Pennsylvania Man Accused Of Attacking Police At Capitol Riot Temporarily Freed
Pennsylvania Man Accused Of Attacking Police At Capitol Riot Temporarily Freed A Manheim Township man accused of attacking a police officer breaking his body cam during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was released from prison while he awaits trial, federal officials said. Michael J. Lopatic, 57, was originally scheduled to have a hearing on whether he should be freed Thursday-- instead on Monday, the hearing was cancelled and he was released, according to court documents. U.S. District Judge Emmett Sullivan has been presiding over the case where Lopatic was a co-defendant with two other men, according to the US Department of Justice indictment. The men are fac…
Sullivan County Man Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter For Fatal Ulster County Stabbing Sullivan County Man Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter For Fatal Ulster County Stabbing
Sullivan County Man Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter For Fatal Ulster County Stabbing A 21-year-old Sullivan County man pled guilty to first-degree manslaughter nearly a year after he was arrested for stabbing a man to death in a driveway after an altercation in Ulster County, and is expected to serve a sentence of 18 years in prison.  Tiquan Underwood admitted during a digital court proceeding on Wednesday, Nov. 18 that he intended to cause serious injury to 24-year-old Jomar Gonzalez when he stabbed him in a parking lot near Route 209 in Wawarsing on Dec. 3 of 2019 at approximately 9 p.m., according to the office of Ulster County District Attorney Dave Clegg.  Af…