A Pennsylvania man learned that his sentence had been upheld after he was convicted of several criminal counts last year related to a 2015 child abuse investigation. According to Penn Live, 27-year-old Enrique Soto had appealed the 38- to 76-month jail sentence as too lengthy. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Soto testified that he laughed as …
A Pennsylvania mother is accused of killing her 5-year-old daughter on Halloween by pushing her down a flight of basement stairs. Ciara Robinson, 25, was charged with third-degree murder in addition to voluntary and involuntary manslaughter for the October 31 death of Amatulah McLaughlin. According to WCAU, Robinson admitted to beating and punching McLaughlin while threatening to put her …
By MARK SCOLFORO, CLAUDIA LAUER and ALLEN G. BREED, Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tributes rolled in Sunday to the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre as authorities worked to piece together the background and movements of the suspected gunman, who authorities said expressed hatred of Jews as he opened fire with an AR-15 rifle and …
By MICHAEL BIESECKER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and MICHAEL BALSAMO, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The man arrested in the mass shooting Saturday at a Pennsylvania synagogue appears to have made virulently anti-Semitic posts on a social media platform popular with far-right extremists, including one made shortly before the attack. Police have identified the suspect as Robert Bowers, …
Authorities in Pennsylvania say a woman used an infant as a human shield against police when officers attempted to arrest her on suspicion of assault with a knife this week. According to LNP, 24-year-old Shelby Soberano is accused of stabbing an unnamed 32-year-old man during an early-morning incident in Lancaster on Saturday. The man suffered …
A Pennsylvania couple has filed a lawsuit, alleging their son endured relentless bullying due to five girls’ falsely accusing him of sexual assault According to WPXI, the boy’s parents said their son (identified as “TF” in the lawsuit) is no longer enrolled in the Seneca Valley School District due to harassment he suffered even after …
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A car exploded on a downtown street, killing at least one person and leading to a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents, and federal authorities are helping local officials in the investigation. The blast happened in Allentown around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Assistant Police Chief Gail Struss said early Sunday. “We can confirm …
A Pennsylvania man on the lam since last week after being charged with child rape and assaulting an officer was reportedly found Friday in the bedroom closet of an Aston home. According to Lehigh Valley Live, U.S. Marshals arrested David Allen Hamilton Jr., 47, without incident after receiving a tip indicating that he was staying with a family member. …
Authorities in Pennsylvania say a man was killed after he opened fire in a Masontown courthouse. According to Fox News, police received reports of gunshots at about 2 p.m. Wednesday near Judge Daniel Shimshock’s office inside the building. As of the latest reports available, it was unclear whether the suspected gunman was killed by his …
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, …
