PA Dad Who Brought Gun To Fistfight Over Snapchat Post Heading To Prison: DA PA Dad Who Brought Gun To Fistfight Over Snapchat Post Heading To Prison: DA
PA Dad Who Brought Gun To Fistfight Over Snapchat Post Heading To Prison: DA A Pennsylvania father has been sentenced to serve up to seven years in prison for his role– of bring a gun to a fistfight, turned shooting– that all started as an argument on Snapchat, authorities announced on Friday. Mark Ivie Sr., 44, of Ephrata, pleaded nolo contendre, meaning he has accepted conviction but is not admitted guilt, to a felony charge of criminal conspiracy to commit aggravated assault and a misdemeanor of simple assault in a negotiated guilty plea, leading to a three-and-a-half to seven-year sentence, according to a release by the Lancaster County district attorney’s office…
PA Parent Parks Car With Visible Gun In School Parking Lot PA Parent Parks Car With Visible Gun In School Parking Lot
PA Parent Parks Car With Visible Gun In School Parking Lot A central Pennsylvania mother left a car in a school parking lot with a visible firearm, according to a release by police. An officer noticed the unoccupied vehicle parked in the parking lot of Warwick high school on Friday around 11:46 p.m., according to the release by Lititz borough police. The officer "observed a loaded handgun attached to the center console of the vehicle," as stated in the release. A central Pennsylvania parent, Heather Nicole Barr, 38, of Ephrata, was later identified as the owner of the vehicle and later arrived in a separate vehicle, according to police. Barr was…
Central PA Man Slams Into Tree At 90+ MPH Injuring 4: Police Central PA Man Slams Into Tree At 90+ MPH Injuring 4: Police
Central PA Man Slams Into Tree At 90+ MPH Injuring 4: Police A Lancaster County man slammed into a tree, seriously injuring four passengers while traveling up to 93 mph, Ephrata police said. Matthew Hill of Ephrata was charged Thursday in connection with the crash with aggravated assault by vehicle and recklessly endangering another person, police said. The crash occurred at 11:29 a.m. on Sept. 6, 2021, near Parkview Heights and Bethany roads, police said. All four passengers were seriously hurt. A crime scene investigation found that Hill was traveling between 57 mph and 93 mph on a stretch of road posted at 35 mph maximum, according to police…
Man With BAC 3X Legal Limit Crashes Into Barn In PA: Police Man With BAC 3X Legal Limit Crashes Into Barn In PA: Police
Man With BAC 3X Legal Limit Crashes Into Barn In PA: Police A man crashed into a barn while driving drunk with a blood alcohol level more than three times the legal limit, according to a release by police. New Holland police were called to a vehicle crash in the 900 Block of Martindale Road of Earl Township in Lancaster County on Jan. 7 around 1:30 p.m., according to a release by the department. Upon arrival police found a vehicle crashed into the side of a barn, according to the release. Andrey Fleyta, 40, of Ephrata, was identified as the driver and sole occupant to the vehicle, according to police. Fleyta was not injured, but was so intoxicated…
PA Dad Hoping For Sex With Teen Girl Got Undercover Officer Instead: Report PA Dad Hoping For Sex With Teen Girl Got Undercover Officer Instead: Report
PA Dad Hoping For Sex With Teen Girl Got Undercover Officer Instead: Report A central Pennsylvania man was arrested after arranging a meeting for sex with a teen girl who turned out to be an undercover police officer, Lancaster Online reports citing a criminal complaint filed by police. Fekadu Fersha Gebre, 37, of Ephrata, began texting with the undercover officer -- thinking he was a 15-year-old girl -- discussing oral sex on Tuesday around 3 p.m., according to the affidavit of probable cause obtained by the outlet. Gebre is originally from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and is a father of two, according to his social media. He posted photos about how much he loves his wi…
PA Man Sentenced In July 4th Snapchat Shooting That Injured 4 PA Man Sentenced In July 4th Snapchat Shooting That Injured 4
PA Man Sentenced In July 4th Snapchat Shooting That Injured 4 A 21-year-old Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 24 to 50 years behind bars for a Fourth of July shooting over a fight that began on Snapchat in 2020, authorities announced Thursday. Mark Ivie Jr., of Ephrata, was convicted of five counts of aggravated assault and multiple other charges after opening fire at a group of men with an AR-15 at his family's home on July 5, the Lancaster County DA said. Sentencing Judge Donald Totaro said he was not giving a “volume discount” due to there being multiple victims in the shooting, and ordered consecutive sentences for each victim.  A …
Holiday Movies Set In Pennsylvania Holiday Movies Set In Pennsylvania
Holiday Movies Set In Pennsylvania A man who lived in Tennessee was heading for Pennsylvania when he came home for the holidays, as the song Home For The Holidays goes, which is perhaps why the state is such a popular location for holiday movies. Daily Voice has come up with a list of holiday movies set in Pennsylvania so no matter where you are in you can feel at home for the holidays. Grab the popcorn, and get ready to check out nine holiday films set in Pennsylvania in chronological order:  Remember the Night (1940) Screen legends Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray star in this timeless, heart-warming Christmas …
New Details Released In Lancaster County Murder-Suicide New Details Released In Lancaster County Murder-Suicide
New Details Released In Lancaster County Murder-Suicide New details have been released by officials regarding the apparent murder-suicide in Lancaster County on Monday. The victims of the shooting have been identified as Juan Dalmolin, 61, and Naralay Archibald, 19, according to Lancaster County coroner's office. Dalmolin was the uncle of Archibald, according to the coroner. Ephrata police were called to a shooting at a residence in the 200 block of Mortar Lane in Ephrata Borough on Monday around 4:20 a.m, according to a release by police. Dalmolin had a rifle in the home and active shots were reported by emergency dispatchers, according to …
Driver With Last Name 'Sheets' Passed Out In 'Sheetz' Lot Had Fentanyl: Manheim Police Driver With Last Name 'Sheets' Passed Out In 'Sheetz' Lot Had Fentanyl: Manheim Police
Driver With Last Name 'Sheets' Passed Out In 'Sheetz' Lot Had Fentanyl: Manheim Police A woman found passed out car in a Sheetz parking lot with fentanyl, according to Manheim police. Rebecca Faye Sheets, 40, of Ephrata, was reported by a citizen as passed out in a vehicle in the parking lot located at 1699 Oregon Pike, according to a police release. Upon arrival police found Sheets with a hypodermic needle, according to the release states. Sheets admitted to police that the needle contained Fentanyl, according to the release. A criminal complaint was filed for the offenses and Sheets was charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernal…
Girls Damage Ice Sculptures At Ephrata Rail Station Plaza: Police Girls Damage Ice Sculptures At Ephrata Rail Station Plaza: Police
Girls Damage Ice Sculptures At Ephrata Rail Station Plaza: Police Two girls might be on Santa's naughty list after they damaged ice sculptures at Ephrata Rail Station Plaza just a few days after they was installed for the holiday season, according to police. Ephrata Police were called to a report of girls damaging ice sculptures in the first block of East Main Street on Nov. 30 at 6:30 p.m., according to a release by police. The ice sculptures were put up as part of the annual celebration for the Ephrata Christmas Tree Lighting on Nov. 26, according to the release. The main sculpture damaged at the Ephrata Rail Station Plaza was depicting children visiti…
Central PA Woman Hit By School Van Dies, Police Say Central PA Woman Hit By School Van Dies, Police Say
Central PA Woman Hit By School Van Dies, Police Say A central Pennsylvania woman who was hit by a school van on Wednesday has died, according to area police. Judith M. Berger, 69, of Ephrata, died from her injuries on Saturday according to Ephrata police. Berger had been hit by the bus at the intersection of North State Street and Pine Street in Ephrata Borough on Oct. 20, at 4:57 p.m., as Daily Voice previously reported. A Boyo student transport van, which did not have students onboard, struck Berger while she was crossing North State Street in the crosswalk, as reported by police at the time. Berger sustained serious injuries and was tr…
School Van Strikes, Seriously Injures PA Woman, Police Say School Van Strikes, Seriously Injures PA Woman, Police Say
School Van Strikes, Seriously Injures PA Woman, Police Say A woman sustained "serious injuries" after being hit by a student van while legally crossing the street, according to police. The 69-year-old woman was hit at the intersection of North State and Pine streets on Wednesday, just before 5 p.m., according to a release by Ephrata police. "A Boyo student transport van, which did not have students onboard, struck a 69-year-old female, from Ephrata, who was crossing North State Street in the crosswalk," police said in the statement. The woman was seriously hurt and was transported to Lancaster General Hospital, police said Anyone who witnessed th…