‘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…
Woman Found Injured, Whitehall Man Caught With Zipper Down After Bar Ride: DA
A Lehigh County man accused of raping and kidnapping a woman after a night at a bar is headed to trial, District Attorney Gavin Holihan announced on Monday, July 21.
Erik Contes, 42, of Whitehall Township, is charged with:
Felony Rape.
Felony Kidnapping To Facilitate A Felony.
Felony Sexual Assault.
Misdemeanor Indecent Assault.
His preliminary hearing was held before District Judge Jacob Hammond earlier in the day, and all charges were held for court. Contes is currently free after posting $100,000 bail.
The incident occurred just after 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 2, 2024, when a South Whi…
Child Abused By Mom's Live-In BF Lands NJ Man Decades In PA Prison: Lehigh DA
A New Jersey man who sexually abused a 13-year-old Pennsylvania girl while living with her mother in Lehigh County has been sentenced to decades in state prison, authorities announced on Monday, April 22.
Spartak A. Fedorovich, 38, of Phillipsburg, began sexually abusing the girl in Upper Saucon Township when she was 12, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office. At the time, he was living in the same household as the victim.
Police were dispatched to the home for a report of suspicious activity on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, and the girl later disclosed she had been in a sexua…
NJ 'Hot Shot' Murderess Found Dead In PA Prison Cell 3 Days After Probation Violation Arrest
A New Jersey woman convicted of murder, who admitted to injecting a man with a fatal mix of cocaine and bleach, was found dead in her cell at the State Correctional Institution at Muncy, officials announced.
Lisa Marie Stavish, 41, a Passaic, NJ native, was discovered unresponsive in her cell on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, according to Wendy Nicholas, superintendent of SCI Muncy. Prison staff attempted life-saving measures until emergency responders arrived, but Stavish was pronounced dead at 6:07 a.m.
Stavish was serving a 7-to-20-year sentence for third-degree murder in the death of David…
Columbia Convict Sentenced For Fatally Shooting Mississippi Man At Manheim Night: DA
Club23 may have closed nearly a year ago, but a deadly shooting at the Lancaster County nightclub will never be forgotten by a Mississippi family.
Jatavis Devonte Scott, 25 of Mound Bayou, MS, died at Lancaster General Hospital on March 19 not long after he was shot by Tyler Jamel Wilson, now 29 of Columbia, PA, the Lancaster County District Attorney's office announced.
Wilson was sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, according to the Lancaster DA's office.
Wilson "was found guilty by [a] jury of third-degree murder, persons not to possess a firearm, carrying a …
Long Island Man Admits Gunning Down, Killing 25-Year-Old, DA Says
A Long Island man man has pleaded guilty to murder for the shooting death of a 25-year-old during an argument.
Ryan Hamilton, age 24, of Hempstead, admitted to the murder of Trendabi Reid in May 2021, on Thursday, Feb. 15, said Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly.
Hamilton, age 24, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon. He is expected to be sentenced to 19 years to life in prison, the DA's Office said.
“This defendant brutally gunned down Trendabi Reid during an altercation at a backyard gathering in Hempstead,” said Donnelly. “Gun vio…
'Things Will Get Ugly': Gambling Debt Collector From Long Island Convicted, Usao Says
Two men, including one 86-year-old Long Islander, have been convicted for extorting money from someone who owed them a gambling debt, authorities have announced.
Anthony Romanello, age 86 of Franklin Square, was convicted alongside his co-conspirator Joseph Celso, 50 of Queens on Monday, Dec. 11, according to the United States Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of New York,
Romanello and Celso, along with another Queens resident named Luan Bexheti, conspired from March to June 2017 to collect a gambling debt from an unnamed victim and a family member (named John Doe 1 and John Doe 2…
Rapist Dead-Bolted Facebook Date Inside Her Own Maryland Apartment - Now He's Locked Away
A man who preyed on a woman he met through social media will spend decades in prison after raping his would-be date, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday.
Silver Spring resident Rome Hill, 32, was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison with all but 30 years suspended after persuading his victim to meet him after just two days, then assaulting her at gunpoint in September 2020.
At the time Hill reached out to his future victim, she was a stranger to him, prosecutors said.
According to court documents, on Sept. 9, 2020, "CC," the victim, and Hill were comple…
'Meet Me Outside': Heated Phone Call Led Long Island Man To Gun Down 37-Year-Old, Jury Finds
What began as an argument over the phone ended with a 37-year-old Long Island man shot to death, and now, two years later, his killer is facing decades in prison.
A Suffolk County jury found Michael Gilbert, age 29, of Riverhead, guilty of murder and related charges Tuesday, Sept. 26, in the shooting death of Tyrell Durham in Moriches.
According to prosecutors, on Nov. 26, 2021, Gilbert overheard a phone call in which his girlfriend, Lashonda Coles, asked Durham’s girlfriend why she was with “the guy that knocked her teeth out.”
The conversation was also overheard by Durham, who began yel…
Hammer Attack: Man Brutally Beat Woman Locked Inside His Capital Region Home, Jury Finds
A man accused of brutally attacking a woman with a hammer inside his home in the region, leaving her with a cracked skull and broken bones, has been convicted by a jury.
Demar Reinfurt, age 43, was found guilty of multiple felonies by a Schenectady County jury on Thursday, July 6, in connection with the March 2020 attack inside his Schenectady apartment.
The victim managed to call 911 at around 2 a.m. on March 27, 2020 and dispatchers heard her say, “unlock the door” 14 times.
Schenectady Police officers were initially unable to locate the victim, but showed up to Reinfurt’s door after the…
Man Gets Over Decade In Jail For Using Pellet Gun In Armed Robbery In Yonkers
A man will spend more than a decade in prison for committing an armed robbery in Westchester during which he held a victim at gunpoint with a loaded pellet gun.
Yonkers resident Shawn Lucas, age 37, was sentenced on Friday, June 16 to 12 years in state prison for taking part in a 2021 armed robbery in the city, according to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office.
On the day of the robbery, Dec. 27, 2021, just before 8 p.m., Lucas followed the victim as he was entering an apartment building in Yonkers, brandished a loaded pellet gun that looked like a firearm, and …
