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Lower Paxton, PA
News
PA Sex Offender Who Failed To Register Under Megan's Law Recaptured: Police
A Pennsylvania sex offender has been recaptured after he failed to comply with the terms of his probation. Larry Robert Williams, 73, of Elizabethtown, was wanted for failure for Megan's Law violations, Highspire Borough police say. Highspire police were made aware of the warrant for his arrest on Tuesday, Mar. 1, according to a release by the police. He was captured in the morning of Friday, Mar. 4, police say. He was charged with Failure to Comply With Registration of Sexual Offender Requirements, according to updated court records. He is being held in the Dauphin County Prison in l…
Lancaster, PA
News
PA Teacher's Aid Punches Pregnant Woman's Belly After Assaulting Hospital Staff: Reports
“I’ll kill you and your baby!” a teaching assistant yelled before beating a pregnant woman and her mom, just weeks after spitting on and biting hospital staff while COVID-19 positive, authorities say. Margarita Maldonado, 30, of Enola, was told by the woman that she would have to wait 20 minutes for a ride back to her home in Enola moments before she yelled and attacked the woman in the 300 block of West Broad Street in Williamstown, Dauphin County around 3:40 p.m. Feb. 26, PennLive reports citing the affidavit. Maldonado allegedly punched the woman in the face and stomach, the outlet …
Lower Paxton, PA
News
Happy Birthday, You're Under Arrest: Man Left Starving Puppy In PA Hotel, Report Says
A man was arrested on a warrant for abandoning an 8-week-old puppy -- despite a "no pets allowed" rule -- without food or water in a central Pennsylvania hotel for 14 hours, according to a report by PennLive citing police and court documents. William J. Minnick, of Marietta in Lancaster County, spent his 50th birthday in prison after being charged with animal cruelty in connection with the Dec. 29 incident at the Hershey Travel Lodge, according to his court docket and the outlet's report citing an affidavit of probable cause filed by Derry Township police. Hotel staff reported the inci…
Lower Paxton, PA
Schools
Former High School Swim Coach Arrested On Child Porn Charges In Central PA, Again: Police
A former swim and diving coach has been arrested on child pornography charges after he served time for child pornography and corrupting minors in a neighboring county, according to police and court documents. Patrick Eugene Fatta, 49, most recently of Harrisburg, previously worked as the swimming assistant coach and served as the diving coach for Hempfield High School and Manheim Township School District for several years through fall 2014, according to Manheim School District officials at the time. In 2015 he pleaded guilty in two separate cases for the following charges, according to cou…
Lower Paxton, PA
News
Arrest Made In Shooting Of Harrisburg 4-Year-Old: Police
A Harrisburg man has been charged in connection with the shooting of a 4-year-old on Sunday, according to a release by police. Phillip Woods, 49, of Harrisburg, was charged following a shooting in the 300 Block of South 13th Street in the Allison Hill neighborhood on Dec. 19 around 10:15 a.m., according to an updated release by the Harrisburg bureau of police. Woods was the caretaker in the home at the time of the shooting, according to police. He has been charged with the following, according to court documents: F1 Aggravated Assault - Victim Less Than 13 and Defendant 18 or older…
Lower Paxton, PA
News
Central PA High School Senior Killed In DUI Crash, Relative Charged
A high school senior was killed by a relative in a crash on Sunday, according to Swatara Township police. Sajan Basnet, 22, Harrisburg, has been charged with vehicular homicide, DUI and related charges following the head-on crash. Basnet was drunk and speeding when he crashed at the intersection of 61st and Ann streets around 11:40 p.m., according to police and as Daily Voice previously reported. His exact blood alcohol level and speed have not been released. Pujan Basnet, 18, was in the passenger seat. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Basnet’s death was ruled accidental as a resul…
Lower Paxton, PA
News
US Marshals Nab Harrisburg Stabber
A suspect wanted for stabbing two men in Harrisburg was apprehended by US Marshals on Wednesday, according to area police. Mark Bethune, 40, of Harrisburg, has been arrested in connection with a summer stabbing in Harrisburg. Bethune is accused of stabbing two men at Bill's Cafe located at 2312 Derry Street on Aug. 5. around 8:30 p.m., as Daily Voice reported at the time. The stabbing suspect and his white SUV; Bill's Cafe in Harrisburg.Harrisburg Police/Google Maps He fled the scene in a white SUV. The victims were treated at a local hospital and released the same day. Bethune has b…
Lower Paxton, PA
News
Man Kills Roommate During Argument, PA State Police Say
A man in Wiconisco Township fatally shot his roommate on Monday, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Robert Ernest Thomson, 56, of the 200 Block of Williamstown was arrested after he called 911 stating he shot his roommate. Police arrived to find Thomson in the yard waiting from them on Monday around 1:30 p.m. His roommate James Leshko, 39, was found dead at the scene. Where he was found and his official cause and manner of death have not been released. An argument is thought to have led to the shooting. The two men were living with Leshko’s mother, no word has been released on her…
Lower Paxton, PA
News
Lower Paxton Police Release Details In 33- Hour Standoff
After approximately 33 hours, the gunman has been arrested and the hostages are safe, according to Lower Paxton Township police. The standoff started Monday at Pennswood apartments in Lower Paxton Township after a violent domestic assault in one of the apartment units. Derrick Hutcherson, 36, of Harrisburg, has been arrested and is facing numerous felony charges, including attempted criminal homicide for shooting his 25-year-old girlfriend, as Daily Voice previously reported. His girlfriend has been identified as Mariah Lewis. Lewis lived in the apartment with her grandmother, Wanda Jacks…
Lower Paxton, PA
News
NJ Man Arrested With 29 Bricks Of Heroin In Pennsylvania, Say State Police
Twenty-nine bricks of heroin and eight grams of fentanyl were found by Pennsylvania State Police during a traffic stop of a New Jersey man, according to state police. Altamir Baldwin, 28 of Woodbridge, was stopped for a traffic violation near mile marker 68.2 on Interstate 81 near Harrisburg on May 27, say PSP. In the passenger's side of the vehicle, 25 bricks of suspected heroin and eight grams of suspected fentanyl were found. An additional four bricks of heroin were found on Baldwin. Baldwin has been charged with the following: F Manufacture, Delivery, or Possession With Intent to M…
Lower Paxton, PA
News
Jury Convicts Harrisburg Man Of 3 Rapes
Dauphin County jury convicted a Harrisburg man of raping three women between 2016 and 2017 following a three-day trial. Sage Ifill, 28, was found guilty of multiple counts of felony rape. The first rape he was found guilty of dates back to Oct. 16, 2016. Ifill raped a unconscious woman during a late night gathering at a home on Hummel Street in the City of Harrisburg, according to police. The woman had passed out from drinking too much alcohol and reported the sexual assault to the hospital, but she declined to report it to the police at the out of embarrassment, say police. …
Lower Paxton, PA
Police & Fire
Harrisburg Man Shot Texas Truck Driver Dead Over 'Stupid Argument,' Police Say
Harrisburg police have arrested a man in connection with the fatal shooting of a Texas truck driver. Charles E. Anderson, 29, has been arrested and is facing charges of criminal homicide and carrying a gun without a concealed permit, according to police. Anderson was released from the Dauphin County Prison Wednesday when he made bail, but Thursday police arrested him on newly-filed homicide charges. The new charges are both felony counts of homicide and carrying a firearm without a license. The shooting death of Christopher “CJ” Hill on March 6 happened after what police call a 'stup…
