Realtor Who Killed Her Father, His Girlfriend In Jersey Shore Home Sentenced: Prosecutors Realtor Who Killed Her Father, His Girlfriend In Jersey Shore Home Sentenced: Prosecutors
Realtor Who Killed Her Father, His Girlfriend In Jersey Shore Home Sentenced: Prosecutors A Pennsylvania realtor convicted of killing her father and his girlfriend on the Jersey Shore will spend the rest of her life in state prison, authorities said. Sherry Lee Heffernan, 57, of Landenberg, PA, received two life sentences on Friday, May 10, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced in a news release. After a four-week trial, a jury found her guilty of two murder charges on Friday, Mar. 1. Prosecutors said Heffernan killed 87-year-old John Enders of Surf City and 75-year-old Francoise Pitoy of Manchester back in September 2021. "This defendant will …
'Father-Figure' From MD Who Repeatedly Raped, Abused Girl Under His Care Gets Life In Prison 'Father-Figure' From MD Who Repeatedly Raped, Abused Girl Under His Care Gets Life In Prison
'Father-Figure' From MD Who Repeatedly Raped, Abused Girl Under His Care Gets Life In Prison A man who repeatedly raped and sexually abused a young girl he helped raise in Maryland has been sentenced to life in prison, federal authorities in DC announced on Wednesday. Waldorf resident Charles Clark, 67, was sentenced on April 3 for sexually abusing a child who was entrusted to his care hundreds of times over the course of several years. According to court documents, beginning in June 2017, Clark targeted a child under the age of 17, subjecting the girl to repeated rape and sexual abuse for five years.  Despite being a “father-figure” to this girl, and despite having helped ra…
Blake Scanlon Given Life In Prison For Stabbing Girlfriend To Death: DA Blake Scanlon Given Life In Prison For Stabbing Girlfriend To Death: DA
Blake Scanlon Given Life In Prison For Stabbing Girlfriend To Death: DA Blake Scanlon, the 27-year-old Westfield man found guilty of killing his girlfriend, will spend the rest of his life in prison following his conviction last week.  A judge sentenced Scanlon to life without parole for the 2019 stabbing of Alexis Avery, the Hampden County District Attorney said on Tuesday, April 2. The couple had an infant child together.  A jury found him guilty last week of stabbing Avery multiple times on Jan. 13, 2019.  Police were called to the home they shared on White Street after Scanlon called 911 to report he had been attacked. Police found Aver…
Shooter Gets Life In Prison For Murdering Baltimore Police Officer: State's Attorney Shooter Gets Life In Prison For Murdering Baltimore Police Officer: State's Attorney
Shooter Gets Life In Prison For Murdering Baltimore Police Officer: State's Attorney One of the shooters convicted of murdering Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley and Justin Johnson will spend the rest of his life behind bars without the opportunity to be released, State's Attorney Ivan Bates announced on Thursday. Travon Shaw was sentenced on March 28 to life in prison without the possibility of parole - plus 20 years - for the fatal ambush-style attack that left both victims dead in 2021. "Today's sentencing of Travon Shaw ensures that he will never be able to commit another ruthless act of violence in our city ever again," Bates said in a statement.  "Officer Ke…
MD Getaway Driver Gets 8 Year's For Role In 17-Year-Old Boy's Murder: Officials MD Getaway Driver Gets 8 Year's For Role In 17-Year-Old Boy's Murder: Officials
MD Getaway Driver Gets 8 Year's For Role In 17-Year-Old Boy's Murder: Officials A 22-year-old Maryland man has been sentenced for his role in a 2020 murder of a 17-year-old. Tyliek Anthony Spence, of Waldorf, was sentenced to life in prison with all but eight years suspended for his role in a murder on Thursday, March 7, State’s Attorney for Charles County Tony Covington said. Upon release, Spence will be on supervised probation for five years. The sentence means Spence must serve eight years in prison but he could spend the rest of his life in jail for any violation upon release. Anthony Edward Small robbed the teen 17-year-old boy of marijuana and then sho…
Man Gets Multiple Life Sentences For 'Rage Killing' Two Women In Maryland Home Man Gets Multiple Life Sentences For 'Rage Killing' Two Women In Maryland Home
Man Gets Multiple Life Sentences For 'Rage Killing' Two Women In Maryland Home Deon Watkins will never see the light of day again after a judge sentenced him to two life sentences without the possibility of parole for murdering a pair of women in Maryland, the Charles County State's Attorney's Office announced. Last summer, it took a jury days to convict the 52-year-old man of the murders of Kandeon Niravanh and Genesis Garrett, both 22, in Waldorf, and on Thursday, he was sentenced to a lifetime in prison. Charles County State's Attorney Tony Covington said that shortly before 1 a.m. on Jan. 21, 2021, officers were called to the 2400 block of Hanover Court in Wa…
Life Sentence For NJ Killer Who Dumped Victim's Body On PA Highway: Prosecutors Life Sentence For NJ Killer Who Dumped Victim's Body On PA Highway: Prosecutors
Life Sentence For NJ Killer Who Dumped Victim's Body On PA Highway: Prosecutors A man convicted in a 2020 Bristol Township murder received a life sentence in a Bucks County court on Tuesday, Jan. 23, according to the District Attorney's Office.  A jury found Robert S. Christie, 37, of Trenton, New Jersey, guilty in the first-degree murder of Joshua McRae back in October, prosecutors said.  Police found the body of McRae, 31, also of Trenton, on the shoulder of I-295 near the I-95 interchange early on Jan. 19, 2020, Daily Voice reported. Prosecutors said he had been shot five times.  Investigators later found that McRae, Christie, and two other men had v…
Baton-Wielding Robber Gets Life For Role In Murder Of Delivery Driver In Virginia Baton-Wielding Robber Gets Life For Role In Murder Of Delivery Driver In Virginia
Baton-Wielding Robber Gets Life For Role In Murder Of Delivery Driver In Virginia A man who killed a food delivery driver at a Denny's restaurant during an attempted robbery will be spending the rest of his life behind bars. Ryan Walker was sentenced by Judge Carroll A. Weimer, Jr. to 50 years and two life sentences in the Virginia state penitentiary, Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney Amy Ashworth said. Weimer suspended 35 years and all but two years of the life sentences for a total active term of incarceration of 17 years and placed Walker on probation for a period of five years following his release from prison. The sentence is conditioned upon Walker…
Jealous, Controlling Boyfriend Gets Life For Violently Killing Ex-GF In Maryland: AG Jealous, Controlling Boyfriend Gets Life For Violently Killing Ex-GF In Maryland: AG
Jealous, Controlling Boyfriend Gets Life For Violently Killing Ex-GF In Maryland: AG Forell Isaac will have a lifetime to think about his actions after he violently stabbed his girlfriend to death after tracking her from her home in Baltimore, the Maryland AG announced. Isaac, 39, was sentenced to life in prison without parole after he was convicted earlier this year of the first-degree murder of girlfriend Linique Green, 29, in September 2021 following what was described as a "tumultuous romantic relationship," where he showed concerning, controlling behavior. According to the investigation, Isaac and Green had been involved in a “tumultuous romantic relationship,” an…
Boston Man Guilty Of Killing Father Of 2 In 2021 Jury Rules: DA Boston Man Guilty Of Killing Father Of 2 In 2021 Jury Rules: DA
Boston Man Guilty Of Killing Father Of 2 In 2021 Jury Rules: DA A 51-year-old Boston man was convicted of first-degree murder on Wednesday, Nov. 15, in the stabbing death of Ricardo Garcia, a father of two, in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston in 2021, authorities said.  Karonn Brown, of Mattapan, is one of three people charged in connection with the fatal stabbing, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. Brown, Derrell Sanford, age 28, of Boston, and Dravon Robinson, age 38, of Everett, were all charged in the attack, the prosecutor said.  Their trials will begin next week, the same time that Brown is set to be sentenced to life with…
Gunman Gets Life In Prison For Murder Of Pennsylvania Dad Gunman Gets Life In Prison For Murder Of Pennsylvania Dad
Gunman Gets Life In Prison For Murder Of Pennsylvania Dad A Philadelphia man convicted of killing his mother's ex-boyfriend will spend the rest of his life in prison, a Bucks County judge ruled last week.  Kahlill Saleem Brown, 34, was convicted in July for the murder of 52-year-old Christopher M. Wilson.  Wilson and Brown's mother Joyce Brown-Rodriguez had been "romantically involved" since about 2018 before Wilson ended the relationship, authorities said previously.  The 52-year-old had confided in a co-worker that he was trying to get her to leave him alone and had said he was going to contact her estranged husband to let h…
Two Men Get Life Sentences For 'Execution-Style' Murder At Maryland Park: State's Attorney Two Men Get Life Sentences For 'Execution-Style' Murder At Maryland Park: State's Attorney
Two Men Get Life Sentences For 'Execution-Style' Murder At Maryland Park: State's Attorney Justice has been served for the family of a teenager who was murdered "execution style" in a St. Mary's County park while playing ball more than two years ago. State's Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced this week that Leonard Charles Hall, 29, and James Reginald Flanagan, 27, both of Lexington Park, have been sentenced for their roles in the June 2021 murder of 19-year-old Valdez Rico Baker III at the Chancellor's Run Regional Park in Great Mills. Specifically, Hall was sentenced to life in prison, while Flanagan was ordered to serve life behind bars with 35 years of active incarceration aft…