A Pennsylvania jury found a mother guilty on two counts relate to the death of her 17-month-old daughter last year. According to the New York Post, 23-year-old Jhenea Pratt was convicted on Tuesday of involuntary manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child. “That baby was getting in the way of her enjoying her pastime,” …
Authorities in Pennsylvania are investigating after anti-Semitic and racist pamphlets were reportedly found around Pittsburgh neighborhoods. Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s CEO, Jeff Finklestein, told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that he reviewed the fliers on Facebook and that they contained “recruitment information for the Ku Klux Klan.” Though it’s unclear where exactly the fliers were found, …
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 …
One of the 11 congregants fatally shot at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Saturday morning was a retried family man devoted to “the love of his life” — a 1-year-old grandson named Henri. According to the New York Post, Steven Halle, the nephew of 71-year-old Daniel Stein, described a void he …
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, …
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was among the Israeli officials who reacted to the Saturday morning mass shooting that left 11 dead and six others — including four police officers — wounded in Pittsburgh. According to Reuters, he said he was “heartbroken and appalled” upon hearing the news. “The entire people of Israel grieve with the …
Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich provided an update on the victims of a deadly mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue on Saturday morning. A total of 11 people were confirmed dead. Though earlier reports indicated the shooting occurred during a baby-naming ceremony, he said no children were among the fatalities. “Additionally, six …
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 …
