Convicted Felon, Wife Sentenced In Lancaster County Armed Robbery Spree: DA
A convicted felon and his wife who carried out three armed robberies across Lancaster County in a single morning have each been sentenced to up to a decade in state prison, prosecutors announced on Thursday, May 22.
Emily Ann Brown, 39, of Marietta, was sentenced to five to 10 years after pleading guilty on Tuesday to three counts of robbery and three counts of criminal conspiracy to commit robbery, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Her husband and co-defendant, Michael Allen Brown, 48, pleaded guilty to the same charges in February and received an identical sente…
Armed Robbery Of 11-Year-Old Near Elementary School Lands Lancaster Teen In State Prison
A Lancaster teen who lured an 11-year-old to a late-night meeting and pulled a gun on them during a botched robbery near a local elementary school has been sentenced to state prison, authorities announced on Feb. 14, 2025.
Jadriel Perez-Quinones, 17, of the 800 block of South Duke Street, was sentenced to two-and-a-half to six years in state prison after pleading guilty on Jan. 27 to robbery, firearms not to be carried without a license, and possession of a firearm by a minor, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office.
The attempted robbery happened on Feb. 16, 2024, outs…
North Philly Lotto Player Wins Top Prize In 'Millionaire Raffle'
A Pennsylvania Lottery player in North Philadelphia earned the jackpot prize playing the New Year's Millionaire Raffle on Saturday, Jan. 6, according to state gaming officials.
The lucky player won one of four million-dollar prizes in the final drawing for the game, said lotto representatives. The Shell Gas Station at 6200 North Broad Street will receive a $5,000 selling bonus, officials said.
The other three big winners were sold at:
Sheetz, 356 New Castle Road in Butler;
7-Eleven, 999 Greentree Road, Pittsburgh;
BJ’s Wholesale Club, 6720 Northway Drive, Pitt…
Infant Son Strangled By PA Dad, Maryland Native: ADA
In one day in a Gettysburg courtroom, a 37-year-old man changed the life of his family, by pleading guilty to strangling his infant son, Adams County Assistant District Attorney Kyle Reuter explained to Daily Voice.
Jonathan Ray Moats, originally of Oakland, Maryland, mostly recently of Palmyra, PA, was arrested in October following an incident involving his 5-month-old boy, court records show.
Moats has admitted to covering his son's nose and mouth using a blanket when he wouldn't stop crying, while at a home on High Street in New Oxford on Oct. 11, a…
Convict, Wife Commit Armed Robberies Driving Getaway Car To Their PA Home, Police Say
A convicted felon and his wife are in the Lancaster County Prison following a series of armed robberies across Lancaster County, police explained in a release on Tuesday, Nov. 28.
Former felon, Michael Allen Brown, 48, and his wife, Emily Ann Brown, 37, both of Marietta have been arrested in connection with the robberies of three gas station convenience stores in one day, according to the Susquehanna Regional police.
The first armed robbery set the standard for the day. Emily allegedly ran in with a gun demanding cash from the clerk at the Rutter's located at 1155 River Road in …
Prize Winning Powerball Ticket Sold At Central Pennsylvania Turkey Hill
A prize-winning Powerball ticket with Power Play, just won $100,000 (before taxes), according to the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission.
The winning ticket sold at the Turkey Hill, 12 North Harrisburg St., Oberlin, which will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
The winning ticket matched all four of the five balls drawn with the numbers 9-25-27-53-66, and the red Powerball 5 and the Power Play in the drawing on Monday, September 11. Without the $1 Power Play option, the ticket would only have been worth $50,000.
More than 43,200 other PA Lottery Powerball tickets won prize…
$530K Lottery Won By Pennsylvania Player
A winning lottery ticket for Match 6 Lotto drawing on Thursday, April 27, 2023, sold in Dauphin County according to lottery officials.
The ticket matched all six balls: 5-7-19-24-30-39, to win $530,000, less applicable withholding.
It sold at Turkey Hill, 240 Hershey Road, Hummelstown, which will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
Earlier this week another PA player won $6.6 million with a Match 6 Lotto ticket; you can read all about it here.
Thousands of other PA Lottery Mega Millions tickets won prizes of various amounts in the drawing.
Players find…
Suspect Ripped TASER Darts From Body, Fought Police In Macungie: Authorities
What began in a Macungie Turkey Hill ended with a struggle in the street on Thursday, after police say a man assaulted gas station customers and then led officers on a brief chase.
Ryan J. Jacobs, 44, of Temple, is charged with fleeing law enforcement, resisting arrest, simple assault, and related counts, Macungie police wrote in a release.
Officers were called to the Turkey Hill at 141 W. Main St. on April 6, where an employee said Jacobs had "grabbed her" and "smashed her cell phone to prevent her from calling police," the department said.
Two customers at the stor…
Shallow Grave Unearthed 'Missing Mary Ann' Not Found, But Husband Charged With Homicide: DA
New evidence, including handwriting analysis testing, and "decades of hard work and dedication by law enforcement personnel" has led to the arrest of a woman's estranged husband 38 years after she went missing, authorities announced in a release and at a press conference on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022.
Mary Ann Bagenstose, 25 years old at the time of her disappearance, was last seen at her home located at 167 Willow Street, Pequea Township on June 5, 1984, authorities say.
Bagenstose was last seen by her estranged husband, Jere Musser Bagenstose the morning she disappeared, he&…
