Chester County

DA to Seek Death Penalty for Couple Accused of Torture Murder of 12-Year-Old Girl Who Weighed 50 Pounds When She Died
Murder

A Pennsylvania district attorney announced Thursday he plans to seek the death penalty for a couple charged with the murder of a 12-year-old girl. Malinda Hoagland’s father, 52-year-old Rendell Hoagland, and his girlfriend, 45-year-old Cindy Warren, have been charged with first-, second-, and third-degree murder and involuntary servitude, WGAL reported. The girl died hours after …

Murder
June 30, 2024

Pennsy Man Punches Girlfriend’s Toddler So Hard He Kills Him: Prosecutors

A 30-year-old Pennsylvania man has been charged with punching a 21-month-old boy in the abdomen so hard that he killed the toddler. Chester County District Attorney Christopher de Barrena-Sarobe said the Enrique Lopez Gomez “brutally injured a toddler under his care, failed to get the child medical care, and caused his death.” “It’s difficult to …

Jail Breaks
September 6, 2023

School Districts Shut Down as Search for Fugitive Pennsy Murderer Expands

An escaped murderer is still on the run in Pennsylvania, where two school districts closed Wednesday for the second day after he was seen in their area. Danelo Cavalcante, 34, was sentenced to live in prison in August for killing his former girlfriend, Deborah Brandao, in 2021. He is also wanted in his native Brazil …

Manslaughter
August 21, 2023

Pennsy Parents Charged with Manslaughter in Fentanyl Death of 4-Year-Old Boy

A lengthy investigation into the death of a 4-year-old Pennsylvania boy led to the arrest of the child’s parents on charges of involuntary manslaughter, endangering the welfare of children, and recklessly endangering another person. An arrest affidavit says that the boy got into a baggie of fentanyl brought into the home the night before Jason …

AMBER Alert
October 26, 2022

Found Safe: Amber Alert Issued for Endangered 6-Year-Old Girl From Pennsylvania

Update: A missing 6-year-old girl from Pennsylvania and her mother were located in Virginia Thursday morning, and the mother was arrested. WGAL reported that Venessa Gutshall, 37, abducted Zoe Moss during a court-ordered supervised visit on Tuesday and fled with the girl in a gray Volkswagen Jetta. Police in McLean, Virginia, spotted a stolen Virginia …