Florida Man Used Fake Utility Worker Ruse To Rob Elderly PA Homeowners With Son: AG
A Florida man who posed as a utility worker to rob elderly Pennsylvanians alongside his son has been sentenced to state prison, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Wednesday, July 16.
Steve Nichols, 57, of Fort Lauderdale, will serve 2½ to 20 years in state prison for leading a father-son burglary ring that hit homes in Butler, Erie, Indiana, Lackawanna, and Westmoreland counties, state investigators say.
Nichols and his son, Archie Marino, allegedly pulled off a string of distraction-style break-ins, targeting elderly residents—some in their 80s—who were home alone during the crimes, co…
Bay Shore Man Used Woman's Drug Addiction To Force Her Into Sex Work, DA Says
A Bay Shore man is facing sex trafficking charges after forcing a woman into sex work, prosecutors said.
Daniel Soto, 37, was indicted in Suffolk County Court on Monday, July 14, after investigators determined he used violence and manipulation to force the victim into sex work for his personal profit, according to the district attorney’s office.
Soto arranged sexual encounters between the victim and paying clients throughout 2024 and into 2025—keeping all the money for himself, prosecutors said.
When the woman tried to stop, Soto either physically assaulted her or withheld drugs, knowing …
83-Year-Old PA Man Murdered Over $30K Scam; Killer Gets Life Sentence, Here's What Happened
A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering an 83-year-old he swindled out of $30,000, Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele announced on Friday, July 11.
Norman Fred Pennington, 67, was found guilty of First-Degree Murder in the April 2024 killing of Anthony Decenzo, a retired father and grandfather from Brownsville. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole immediately following the verdict.
Decenzo had last been seen leaving his home around 5 p.m. on Friday, April 12, 2024, to look at real estate. He never returned.
His family reported him missin…
Justin Mohn Of Levittown Found Guilty Of Beheading Gov’t Worker Dad, Sentenced To Life
A Bucks County judge found Justin D. Mohn guilty on all counts on Friday, July 11, in the brutal shooting and beheading of his father, a federal engineer, in their Levittown home.
Judge Stephen A. Corr, who presided over the bench trial, sentenced Mohn, 33, to two life sentences in prison without the possibility of parole, plus 47 years, immediately after delivering the verdict in Courtroom 410 of the Bucks County Justice Center.
Mohn shot his father, 68-year-old Michael F. Mohn, in the bathroom of their home in the 100 block of Upper Orchard Drive, Middletown Township, on Jan. 30, 2024, pr…
Man Brought Condoms, Candy, Cash To Meet ‘12-Year-Old Girl,’ PA AG Says
A Western Pennsylvania man is accused of trying to rape a child after showing up with condoms, candy, and cash to a pre-arranged meeting with someone he believed was a 12-year-old girl, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Tuesday, July 8.
Lane Alan Simpson, 40, of Pitcairn, thought he was communicating with the girl’s mother when he arranged to pay for sexual contact, prosecutors said. But it was an undercover agent with the Office of Attorney General’s Child Predator Section.
Simpson agreed to pay cash and traveled to meet the “child,” bringing the agreed-upon amount, condoms, and ca…
