Tag: Montgomery County Correctional Facility
Child Sex Assault Charges Spark Re-Arrest Of Pottstown Out Under Sanctuary Policies By ICE
A man accused of sexually assaulting a child was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Pottstown days after Montgomery County officials released him under sanctuary policies, ICE announced on Tuesday, July 29.
Oscar Adalberto Penate, 56, a citizen of El Salvador, was taken into custody on Sunday, July 27, by ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations Philadelphia, Homeland Security Investigations Philadelphia, and IRS Philadelphia.
Penate had been arrested on Tuesday, July 22, by Pottstown Township Police and charged with multiple felonies, including involuntary deviate sexu…
PA Man Arrested For Voorhees Bank Robbery: Prosecutor
A 35-year-old Bucks County man was arrested and charged with robbing a bank in Voorhees, authorities announced Monday, July 7.
On Friday, June 27, at 11:45 a.m., police responded to the Bank of Princeton at 133 Route 73 after a man, later identified as Phu Nguygen, passed a demand note to the teller and reportedly showed that he had a firearm in his waistband, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Voorhees Township Police Chief Louis Bordi said.
Nguygen received an undisclosed amount of money and fled the area, authorities said.
He was taken into custody on Thursday, July 3…
Norristown Dad Killed, Infant Suffers Brain Injury, Wife Airlifted After 95 MPH DUI Crash: DA
A father was killed, his 5-month-old baby suffered a brain injury, and the child’s mother was airlifted after a driver high on marijuana slammed into their car at 95 mph in Norristown, authorities announced on Friday, June 27.
Allan Tariq Cole, 22, of Norristown, was arrested on Homicide by Vehicle and DUI-related charges in the June 1 crash that claimed the life of 29-year-old Mahilamandiram Chiku, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele.
Chiku had been crossing DeKalb Street with his wife and two children around 10:35 a.m. when Cole’s silver BMW collided with their K…
15-Year-Old Ejected, Killed In Salford Crash; Telford Teen Charged With Homicide: PSP
A 15-year-old boy was killed in a violent rollover crash, and his teen friend is now facing vehicular homicide charges, Pennsylvania State Police in Skippack announced on Monday, May 5.
Logan Freed, 18, of Telford, was driving a Kia Sorrento south on White’s Mill Road between Reeler Road and Badman Road in Salford Township when he lost control, struck an object, and flipped the SUV onto its roof just after midnight on Thursday, April 24, according to troopers.
The 15-year-old male passenger, also from Telford, was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle. He died at the scene…
$3.7M Stolen From PA Elderly Woman’s Estate, Blown On Luxury Travel, Plastic Surgery: DA
A Flourtown man is accused of exploiting an elderly woman with dementia and stealing more than $3.7 million from her estate to fund a lavish lifestyle, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced on Wednesday, April 23.
James Batt, 66, was charged with Felony Financial Exploitation of an Older Adult, Felony Theft by Unlawful Taking, Felony Receiving Stolen Property, Felony Misapplication of Entrusted Property, and Felony Theft by Failure to Make Required Dispositions, according to court documents.
Prosecutors say Batt abused his position as executor and trustee of the late…
Inmate's Norristown Murder-For-Hire Plot Using Instagram Foiled
A Montgomery County Correctional Facility (MCCF) inmate and a Norristown man are accused of orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot targeting the inmate’s former girlfriend, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced on Thursday, Jan. 30.
Zunir Wilson-Walker, 22, and Jadan Uriah Jones, 20, are charged with criminal solicitation of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, and criminal use of a communications facility. Wilson-Walker faces additional charges, including terroristic threats, stalking, simple assault, and strangulation related to his ex-girlfr…
Suspects ID'd For Shooting Man In Face, Killing In Norristown: Montco DA
Marquan “Trey” Banks, 25, of Brookhaven, has been arrested for the first-degree murder of 37-year-old Jermaine Pierce in Norristown, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele and Norristown Acting Police Chief James Angelucci announced on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.
The shooting occurred on Saturday, Jan. 11, at 7:34 p.m. on the 500 block of Noble Street, as Daily Voice reported at the time. Pierce was found unresponsive with a fatal gunshot wound to the face, and an autopsy confirmed the manner of death was homicide. Detectives recovered four fired shell casings and two live rounds…
Albany Driver, 24, Was On Phone In Deadly I-90 Wreck: State Police
An Albany man has been arrested in connection with a collision on I-90 in Canajoharie that killed a 61-year-old Rome resident earlier this month, State Police said.
Jose M. Prieto Cole, 24, was taken into custody on Jan. 9, following an investigation into the Jan. 4 incident that left David Bonaparte, 61, dead, police said.
According to State Police, Bonaparte’s vehicle had experienced a mechanical brake issue, causing him to stop on the shoulder of the roadway. He exited the vehicle and was struck by a westbound car driven by Prieto Cole.
Investigators determined that Prieto Cole was alle…
2nd Suspect Arrested In Murder Of Lower Merion Man During Home Invasion
Kelvin Roberts, 42, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the fatal Lower Merion home invasion that left Andrew Gaudio dead and his mother, Bernadette Gaudio, critically injured, Montgomery County officials announced on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024.
Roberts, of Philadelphia, was taken into custody by Upper Moreland Police after arriving at his workplace, Junkluggers in Willow Grove. He was in possession of a loaded 9mm semi-automatic handgun at the time of his arrest, authorities said.
Roberts and his co-defendant, Charles Fulforth, 41, are accused of carrying out the violen…
Fight Over Cat Kills 85-Year-Old Pottstown Wife, Husband Coated In Blood: DA
A cat fight, more specifically a fight over a cat's veterinary care, left an 85-year-old woman dead in Pottstown on Tuesday afternoon, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele explained.
Barton Lewis Seltmann, 84, has been arrested for the homicide of his 85-year-old wife, Margaret Seltmann, as stated in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.
Mr. Seltmann called 911 call to report "an unresponsive female" found in the 1900 block of North Keim Street at 2:26 p.m., the DA said. He added that the woman was "bleeding from the head" and their home was "ransacked," ac…
How JFK Airport Customs Agents ID'd Ghost Gun Manufacturing Ring Out Of Suburban Philly Home
Three men from Montgomery County have been arrested for their roles in trafficking and manufacturing ghost guns and suppressors, authorities said.
Tony Phan Ho, 32, ran the operation out of his Hatfield home with help from Rithga Ngoy, 36, of Hatfield and Michael Phan Nguyen, 32, of Lansdale, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said.
A search of Ho’s property found all of the tools needed to privately manufacture firearms, numerous AR-15 rifle parts, firearm sights, firearm sight tools, a Polymer80 tool kit, weapon mounted lights, a Glock pistol barrel, a Sig Sauer…
US Marshals Capture Trio In Silver Spring Parking Garage Gunpoint Robbery
Montgomery County Police have arrested and charged three suspects accused of an armed robbery and separate shooting incident that occurred back in June 2022, authorities say.
Nathan Elijah Barnes, 21, of Washington DC, Brian Odell Brown, 19, of Suitland, and Demonte Martez Hewitt, 21, of Washington DC are accused of being involved in an armed robbery and separate shooting that occurred within a week in June 2022 in the Montgomery County area, according to Montgomery County police.
Investigators say n Thursday, June 9, a man was robbed at gunpoint by four suspects, in a parking garage locate…
Double Murder: Fugitive Wanted In MontCo Teens' Killings Surrenders, Police Say
The fugitive wanted in the killings to two Montgomery County teens has surrendered himself to authorities, officials announced.
Deonte Kelly, 23, of Philadelphia, surrendered to police in Pottstown at around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25, said Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele in a statement.
Investigators believe Kelly acted with 17-year-old Dominic Carboni in the Monday, Oct. 17 shootings of Skyler Fox, 17, and Brandon Bacote-Byer, 18, in Pottstown.
DA Steele has described the murders as a drug deal gone wrong.
After Carboni's arrest last week, author…
5 Suburban Philly Child Predators Arrested In Undercover Prostitution Sting
Five child predators were arrested in Montgomery County as part of an undercover prostitution sting, authorities announced.
The following men contacted children on social media for sex and arrived at a location in Conshohocken, where they were met by undercover detectives instead:
Onesimo Rodriguez Campos, 27, of Norristown
David G. Kohlmeier, 46, of Devon
Allan R. Lattanzi, 57, of Lower Providence
Kenneth Sugalski, 49, of Conshohocken
Ashish Verma, 37, of Norristown
The undercover operation began last week as part of an ongoing effort with the Internet Crimes Against Childr…
Trio Charged With Selling Montco Woman Deadly Drug Combo Of Fentanyl, Horse Tranquilizer
Three people were arrested in connection with the overdose death of a Montgomery County woman, authorities said.
Jonathan Heffren, 27, of Reading; Michael Lavelle, 23, of Plymouth Meeting; and Marrissa Roman, 29, of Douglassville, have been charged with drug delivery resulting in death, possession with intent to deliver and related charges stemming from the May death of 41-year-old Jessica Martin, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said in a joint release.
Officers responded to a report of a cardiac arrest at a home on Providence Forge Road in Upper Providence Township…
