A Pennsylvania man who used his shotgun to drunkenly shoot at non-existent clowns in his second-floor apartment was sentenced to prison this week. Nathan A. Matthias, 35, will spend 22 months to five years behind bars for a December 2016 incident that occurred in his Reading apartment. At the time, Matthias told responding officers that …
A Pennsylvania store owner narrowly escaped death Saturday after reportedly being shot in the face by a man who used his own gun against him. According to the Delco Times, Upper Darby police arrested Pablo Quintanilla, 24, Monday for allegedly shooting at the 57-year-old owner of Aaron Beer Distributor four times after he confronted him …
A Pennsylvania mother is facing criminal homicide charges for allegedly killing her 11-week-old son by breastfeeding him while using drugs. According to a criminal complaint obtained by CNN, Samantha Jones, 30, of Bucks County, killed her son, R.J., with a “combination of fatal drugs [injested] through breast milk.” An autopsy determined the infant had traces of methadone, …
Authorities in Pennsylvania have arrested a suspect following the murder of a model at her home last week. According to WPVI, 30-year-old Johnstown resident Jonathan Wesley Harris was arrested on suspicion of charges including first-, second- and third-degree murder, robbery and theft. Christina Kraft, whose work as a model has appeared in a variety of …
Two minors were arrested this week in connection with a shooting that left a promising college-bound athlete dead. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, 15-year-old Byron Vinson and 16-year-old Taron Small were arrested after they allegedly forced their way into the home of victim Kristian Marche. Philadelphia police investigators say the 18-year-old was inside the residence …
Authorities in Pennsylvania say an officer was shot during what started as an ordinary traffic stop over a speeding violation. According to the New York Post, two law enforcement officers were involved in the incident, which occurred last year. New footage of the incident reveals what transpired just prior to a gunfight that left state …
The slain girl’s relatives alleged the courts were fully aware of her father’s violent tendencies — and the girl herself said she was afraid of him
A Pennsylvania woman is facing homicide charges in connection to her infant son’s death earlier this year. According to Fox News, 30-year-old Samantha Jones said she had been battling an addiction to pain medication and had been taking prescribed methadone throughout her pregnancy and while breastfeeding her newborn. The 11-week-old child, R.J., died on April …
Authorities in Pennsylvania say a DUI suspect led officers on a two-mile high-speed car chase through Manchester Township on Wednesday. The pursuit ended when the man slammed the Mini Cooper he was driving into a residence at roughly 80 miles per hour. Jennifer Smith said she heard the disruption when the vehicle careened into her …
After over 60 suspects were excluded for the 1992 murder and rape of a beloved Pennsylvania teacher, detectives may have finally found the person responsible for her death. Washington Post reports that 25-year-old Christy Mirack, of Lancaster was brutally raped and murdered in her home on December 21, 1992. The school teacher had just finished wrapping …
Authorities in Philadelphia say one of two suspects in an explosion at a Philadelphia ATM this week is in custody. According to Fox News, the incident took place at around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday at a cash machine inside a beer distributor near the intersection of Jasper Street and Allegheny Street. “The business was open,” …
A woman in Pennsylvania was ordered to report to Dauphin County prison next week after she was sentenced to two days behind bars for causing the suffocation death of her 2-month-old son. According to WATE, the infant was found dead on Dec. 30, 2016 at a residence in Middletown. Arissa K. Ward, 24, pleaded guilty …
