Pair Could Face Death Penalty For Killing PA Convenience Store Worker, Report Says Pair Could Face Death Penalty For Killing PA Convenience Store Worker, Report Says
Pair Could Face Death Penalty For Killing PA Convenience Store Worker, Report Says A prosecutor in Pennsylvania is apparently seeking the death penalty for two men arrested for killing a convenience store worker while he made a sandwich last February, according to a new report by the Observer Reporter. Sidney Devon McLean, 32, of McKeesport, and Devell Dexter Christian, 32, of White Oak, were arraigned Friday on various charges including homicide. If convicted, McLean and Christian could face capital punishment being sought by Washington County Prosecutor Jason Walsh, the Observer Reporter says. McLean and Christian were wearing face masks and black clothing when they wa…
PA Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence Of Police Officer's Killer PA Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence Of Police Officer's Killer
PA Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence Of Police Officer's Killer The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday again upheld the death sentence of a Bucks County man convicted of killing a police officer over a decade ago, authorities said. Robert Anthony Flor, 54, fatally shot Newtown Borough police officer Brian Gregg on Sept. 29, 2005, while at St. Mary Medical Center in Middletown Township, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Since pleading guilty to first-degree murder and no contest to 39 other counts in 2006, Flor has tried to lessen his sentence multiple times. The death sentence was affirmed by the Pennsylvania…
Massachusetts Governor Backs Biden Push For Death Penalty In Boston Marathon Case Massachusetts Governor Backs Biden Push For Death Penalty In Boston Marathon Case
Massachusetts Governor Backs Biden Push For Death Penalty In Boston Marathon Case Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is backing the Department of Justice and President Joe Biden as they seek to reinstate the death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. This week, the Department of Justice encouraged the Supreme Court to reinstate the death penalty for Tsarnaev, calling it "one of the worst” acts of terrorism in the US since the Sept. 11 bombings. Though Biden has publicly opposed capital punishment, his administration threw its support behind the DOJ, which filed a 48-page brief to overturn a previous decision from a lower court that vacated Tsarnaev’s dea…
Duo Nabbed For Kidnapping, Murder Of Massachusetts Man Found In Connecticut Duo Nabbed For Kidnapping, Murder Of Massachusetts Man Found In Connecticut
Duo Nabbed For Kidnapping, Murder Of Massachusetts Man Found In Connecticut Two men have been charged for their alleged involvement in the kidnapping and murder of a Massachusetts man whose body was found in a burning vehicle in Connecticut. Bradon Batiste, 33, of Spring, Massachusetts, and Calvin Roberson, 38, of Waterbury, were arrested Thursday, Feb. 11, for the Dec. 26 death of a Massachusetts man found in Hartford, said John Durham, U.S. States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.  Batiste was arrested in Athens, Georgia, and Roberson was arrested in Waterbury.  Shortly before 9 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 26, Hartford police and fire personnel resp…
Feds Seek NY's First Executions In 66 Years For MS-13 Gang Members Who Killed Two Teen Girls Feds Seek NY's First Executions In 66 Years For MS-13 Gang Members Who Killed Two Teen Girls
Feds Seek NY's First Executions In 66 Years For MS-13 Gang Members Who Killed Two Teen Girls Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a pair of alleged MS-13 gang members who are charged with murdering two Long Island teenagers. It is alleged that Jairo Saenz, 24, one of the leaders of MS-13's Brentwood chapter, killed Brentwood High School students Kayla Cuevas and Nisa Mickens in 2016, as well as several others following a disagreement with the teen girls. Over the summer, prosecutors also announced they would seek capital punishment for Saenz’s brother, 25-year-old Alexi Saenz, for his alleged role in the murders. It is alleged that Cuevas and Mickens were murdered w…
Serial Killer From Trenton Dies In State Prison: 'A Down Elevator Awaits Him' Serial Killer From Trenton Dies In State Prison: 'A Down Elevator Awaits Him'
Serial Killer From Trenton Dies In State Prison: 'A Down Elevator Awaits Him' A notorious killer from Trenton, convicted of killing people outside -- as well as inside state prison -- died behind walls on Tuesday, authorities said. Ambrose Harris, who murdered a young artist in the state capital 28 years ago, and then killed a fellow inmate while on Death Row, was 68 years old. The state Department of Corrections confirmed Harris' death, but did not disclose a cause. Harris had been incarcerated at New Jersey State Prison in Trenton since 1994. Harris kidnapped, raped and killed Bucks County, Pennsylvania artist Kristin Huggins in 1992. The 22-year-old was in Trent…
New Indictment Served To Ex-Cop In Westchester Accused Of Killing Four New Indictment Served To Ex-Cop In Westchester Accused Of Killing Four
New Indictment Served To Ex-Cop In Westchester Accused Of Killing Four A new indictment has been filed against a former police officer in three Westchester municipalities and one in Dutchess who may face the death penalty after allegedly being involved in the murders of four men in Orange County in 2016. Late in 2016, Nicholas Tartaglione, a former Briarcliff Manor police officer, was charged in a five-count indictment for his participation in a drug conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine and for the murders of four men, all of whom lived in Middletown. This week, a new indictment was filed against Tartaglione, charging him with four cou…
Ex-Area Police Office May Face Death Penalty For Quadruple Murder, Report Says Ex-Area Police Office May Face Death Penalty For Quadruple Murder, Report Says
Ex-Area Police Office May Face Death Penalty For Quadruple Murder, Report Says Federal prosecutors will reportedly seek the death penalty against Nicholas Tartaglione, a former police officer in the lower Hudson Valley who is accused of murdered four men in Orange County in 2016. Late in 2016, Tartaglione, a former Briarcliff Manor police officer, was charged in a five-count indictment for his participation in a drug conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine and for the murders of four men, all of whom lived in Middletown. Prosecutors will be seeking the death penalty when his case heads to trial, according to a lohud report. Tartaglione’s defense t…
In Solidarity With Pope, Cuomo Moves To Remove Death Penalty From State Law In Solidarity With Pope, Cuomo Moves To Remove Death Penalty From State Law
In Solidarity With Pope, Cuomo Moves To Remove Death Penalty From State Law Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New Castle said he will advance legislation to permanently remove the death penalty "and its ugly stain in our history -- from state law once and for all." Cuomo, who is running for re-election to a third term, said he action is in solidarity with Pope Francis and in honor of his father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo. "By declaring the death penalty inadmissible in all cases and working to end the practice globally, Pope Francis is ushering in a more righteous world for us all. The death penalty is morally indefensible and has no place in the 21st century,'' Cu…