Off-Duty PA Cop Who Killed Witness At Walmart Shooting Scene Gets Probation Off-Duty PA Cop Who Killed Witness At Walmart Shooting Scene Gets Probation
Off-Duty PA Cop Who Killed Witness At Walmart Shooting Scene Gets Probation An off-duty police officer whose violent takedown of a bystander at a Walmart shooting scene led to the man’s death has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to probation, authorities announced Tuesday, July 15. John J. Hawk, 38, was sentenced to five years of probation after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter, simple assault, and reckless endangerment in Beaver County Court, according to Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday. “This sworn officer’s actions contributed to the death of a man who was not a threat to anyone,” AG Sunday said. 'The Glue That Held Their Family Together' T…
Marijuana Birthday Cake Found With NY Dad, Infant Daughter, Teen Son In Car On PA Road: DA Marijuana Birthday Cake Found With NY Dad, Infant Daughter, Teen Son In Car On PA Road: DA
Marijuana Birthday Cake Found With NY Dad, Infant Daughter, Teen Son In Car On PA Road: DA A marijuana-laced birthday cake with a man’s name on it — and two children in the car — has landed a New York father on probation in Pennsylvania, officials said. Rylan Matthew Manuel LaForest, 22, of Lockwood, New York, was sentenced to 24 months of probation for Corruption of Minors, Bradford County District Attorney Richard Wilson announced on Sunday, July 6. The charges followed a November 2024 investigation by Athens Township Police Officer Thomas J. VanFleet Jr., who found LaForest parked with his 21-month-old daughter and a 14-year-old boy. Inside the vehicle, police discovered mari…
Online Ad Lures Lancaster Man To Pay For Sex With 14-Year-Old: DA Online Ad Lures Lancaster Man To Pay For Sex With 14-Year-Old: DA
Online Ad Lures Lancaster Man To Pay For Sex With 14-Year-Old: DA A Caernarvon Township man was sentenced to state prison after he tried to pay for sex with a 14-year-old girl — but was arrested in a human trafficking sting, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, July 10. Luke R. Martin, 62, of the 1800 block of East Main Street, responded to an online advertisement in February 2024 and agreed to pay money for 30 minutes of sex with a teen girl, prosecutors said. He arrived at a hotel in Ephrata Township, where he thought he’d meet the child — but instead, he was taken into custody by the Lancaster County Human Trafficking …
Roslindale Man Sentenced For 120 MPH Racing Crash That Killed Father Of 2 On I-93 In Braintree Roslindale Man Sentenced For 120 MPH Racing Crash That Killed Father Of 2 On I-93 In Braintree
Roslindale Man Sentenced For 120 MPH Racing Crash That Killed Father Of 2 On I-93 In Braintree A Roslindale man will spend up to five years in state prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter for killing another driver during a high-speed street race on I-93 in Braintree, authorities said.  Hedweens Quetant, 21, admitted in court to driving more than 120 miles per hour with his headlights off before smashing into an SUV and killing its driver, 46-year-old Michael Wojdag of Hanson, authorities said. Wojdag was married with two children.  The deadly crash happened on I-93 North near Exit 6 on Feb. 19, 2023. Massachusetts State Police said Quetant was racing another ca…
East Haven Mom Sentenced In Fatal Hit-Run Crash With Son in the Car: State East Haven Mom Sentenced In Fatal Hit-Run Crash With Son in the Car: State
East Haven Mom Sentenced In Fatal Hit-Run Crash With Son in the Car: State A Connecticut woman is going to prison for more than four years after fatally crashing into a pedestrian last year, then driving home without stopping or calling for help. Her son was in the vehicle during the crash, authorities said. Elizabeth Cronk, 46, was sentenced Thursday, July 10, to 10 years behind bars. She'll serve 51 months, with the remainder of the sentence suspended, followed by five years of probation, according to state prosecutors. Judge Frank A. Iannotti handed down the sentence following a plea agreement. Cronk hit 47-year-old Gina LaVacca as she walked on Main Street in…
Driver Found Passed Out Behind Wheel After Driving Wrong Way In Putnam Valley Guilty Of DWI: DA Driver Found Passed Out Behind Wheel After Driving Wrong Way In Putnam Valley Guilty Of DWI: DA
Driver Found Passed Out Behind Wheel After Driving Wrong Way In Putnam Valley Guilty Of DWI: DA A Dutchess County man has been found guilty of driving drunk after allegedly traveling the wrong way up a Taconic Parkway exit ramp and later being found unconscious behind the wheel in Putnam County, prosecutors said. Nicholas Nappi, age 33, of Hopewell Junction, was convicted of driving while intoxicated following a bench trial on Tuesday, July 8, before Judge Robert Nachamie in Putnam County Court, Putnam District Attorney Robert Tendy announced on Thursday, July 10.  Nappi’s arrest stemmed from an incident on October 11, 2024, when a concerned 911 caller reported a vehicle driving …
Maryland Man Who Helped Lure Teen To Waldorf Before Fatal Ambush Learns Prison Fate Maryland Man Who Helped Lure Teen To Waldorf Before Fatal Ambush Learns Prison Fate
Maryland Man Who Helped Lure Teen To Waldorf Before Fatal Ambush Learns Prison Fate A Maryland man who set a deadly plan in motion that ended with a teenager shot in the head has been sentenced in Charles County, prosecutors said. Ricardo Kevon Colbert-Lyles, 24, of Waldorf, was handed a 25-year prison term, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the 2022 killing of 19-year-old Aden Christopher Garcia, according to Charles County State’s Attorney Tony Covington. Garcia was ambushed on Oct. 23, 2022, during a planned drug deal that never happened.  Prosecutors said Colbert-Lyles, along with co-defendant Dalvin Devonte Risi and an unidenti…
$2.1M Hidden In PA Man's Taxes, Here's How He Skipped Prison Time: DOJ $2.1M Hidden In PA Man's Taxes, Here's How He Skipped Prison Time: DOJ
$2.1M Hidden In PA Man's Taxes, Here's How He Skipped Prison Time: DOJ Vincent Minervini hid more than $2.1 million in income using bogus business expenses — and now he’s serving his sentence at home with an ankle monitor, federal officials say. Now, instead of heading to prison, he’s serving his sentence at home — wearing an ankle monitor. Minervini, 50, of Reedsville in Mifflin County, was sentenced to five years of probation and 540 days of home detention after pleading guilty to filing a false tax return, Acting U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus announced on Wednesday, July 2. From 2014 to 2018, Minervini operated a web of companies — VM Holdings, Supreme St…
Decade Of Child Sex Assaults Lands Lancaster Man Years Behind Bars, Lifetime As Offender Decade Of Child Sex Assaults Lands Lancaster Man Years Behind Bars, Lifetime As Offender
Decade Of Child Sex Assaults Lands Lancaster Man Years Behind Bars, Lifetime As Offender A man who repeatedly sexually assaulted a child over the course of nearly a decade has been sentenced to state prison, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, June 27. Michael Everett Hollingsworth, 53, of Fulton Township, was handed a sentence of six to 16 years in prison, followed by three years of probation, after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a girl who was about 9 years old when the abuse began. He pleaded guilty on Wednesday, June 12 to a series of charges, including: Two counts of Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse with a Person Less than 1…
62-Year-Old Man Gets Fatal Cocaine-Fentanyl Overdose From Neighbor In Kutztown 62-Year-Old Man Gets Fatal Cocaine-Fentanyl Overdose From Neighbor In Kutztown
62-Year-Old Man Gets Fatal Cocaine-Fentanyl Overdose From Neighbor In Kutztown A drug dealer was sentenced this week in the 2022 overdose death of his Springfield Township neighbor, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, June 26, 2025. William Randall Wright, 39, formerly of Springfield and most recently residing in Kutztown, pleaded guilty before Common Pleas Judge Wallace H. Bateman Jr. to three charges: Drug Delivery Resulting in Death, Criminal Use of a Communication Facility, and Involuntary Manslaughter, prosecutors said. He admitted to selling the combination of cocaine and fentanyl that killed Steven Newhart, 62, inside the Scenic V…
Lancaster Dad Assaulted His Wife Days Before Her Death—Now He’s Sentenced And Expecting A Baby Lancaster Dad Assaulted His Wife Days Before Her Death—Now He’s Sentenced And Expecting A Baby
Lancaster Dad Assaulted His Wife Days Before Her Death—Now He’s Sentenced And Expecting A Baby To say Jordan Antonio Ortiz is starting a new life would be an understatement. The Lancaster County man once charged with strangulation in a domestic assault days before his wife’s death has been sentenced to probation, according to newly posted court records. And, next month, he's expecting a new baby with a new girlfriend. Ortiz was originally arrested in April 2023 and charged with Felony Aggravated Assault, Felony Strangulation, and two counts of Misdemeanor Simple Assault after his wife, 23-year-old Kylee Carroll Ortiz, told police he had choked her. Due to the medical find…
Skateboarder Killed In Levittown Hit-And-Run; Driver Learns Fate: DA Skateboarder Killed In Levittown Hit-And-Run; Driver Learns Fate: DA
Skateboarder Killed In Levittown Hit-And-Run; Driver Learns Fate: DA A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to 3 to 6 years in state prison for a deadly hit-and-run that killed a Bucks County skateboarder, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, June 18. Tajair Anthony Delbridge, 26, pleaded guilty to accidents involving death or personal injury, hindering apprehension or prosecution, tampering with physical evidence, and criminal solicitation to commit false reports, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said. The crash happened around 10:16 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, when Joel Steven Moreau, 28, was struck and killed while skateboarding along the 1500 b…