DC Felon Used Baby Bottles To Sell PCP While On Probation, Feds Say DC Felon Used Baby Bottles To Sell PCP While On Probation, Feds Say
DC Felon Used Baby Bottles To Sell PCP While On Probation, Feds Say A convicted felon nicknamed “Roach” is heading back to prison after getting caught selling PCP in baby bottles while illegally carrying a loaded handgun in DC. District resident Francisco Roche, 35, was sentenced to 110 months in prison for trafficking distribution-level quantities of liquid PCP and for illegally possessing a loaded firearm—all while still on probation for four separate felony convictions, according to the US Attorney’s Office. The drugs were sold in DC’s Petworth neighborhood, including on multiple occasions in December 2023, where Roche used baby bottles to package liquid…
Tires Slashed On Dozens Of Cars, Kitchen Burgled At Clinton Retreat, Police Say Tires Slashed On Dozens Of Cars, Kitchen Burgled At Clinton Retreat, Police Say
Tires Slashed On Dozens Of Cars, Kitchen Burgled At Clinton Retreat, Police Say A man has been charged with burglary after dozens of vehicles were found with slashed tires at a well-known retreat center in Dutchess County, police said.  The incident began on Tuesday, June 17, at approximately 11:53 a.m. at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, located at 140 Lake Dr. in Clinton, New York State Police announced on Thursday, June 19.  Troopers responded to a report of criminal mischief and found about 30 vehicles on the property, each with at least one slashed tire. Police also discovered signs of a break-in at the institute’s kitchen.  Investiga…
‘To-Do List’ Exposed Cumberland County Man’s Plot To Frame Neighbors For Attempted Murder: DA ‘To-Do List’ Exposed Cumberland County Man’s Plot To Frame Neighbors For Attempted Murder: DA
‘To-Do List’ Exposed Cumberland County Man’s Plot To Frame Neighbors For Attempted Murder: DA A Pennsylvania man is headed to prison after he tried to frame his neighbors for attempted homicide — and kept a handwritten “to-do list” of how to pull it off, authorities announced on Tuesday, June 18. Terry Sipe, 63, of Cumberland County, was sentenced to over seven months in prison followed by consecutive probation periods after pleading guilty to several charges in what the DA called an elaborate scheme. The sentence, handed down by Judge Michelle H. Sibert, went beyond the aggravated range of the sentencing guidelines due to the disturbing nature of the crimes, according to the Cumber…
Karen Read Acquitted Of Murder In Death Of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe: Reports Karen Read Acquitted Of Murder In Death Of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe: Reports
Karen Read Acquitted Of Murder In Death Of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe: Reports Karen Read — who has been the subject of national headlines and was the face of an HBO documentary — has been vindicated. On Wednesday, June 18, a jury acquitted Read, 45, of the most serious charges she was facing in connection with the death of Boston police officer John O'Keefe, whose body was found in a snowstorm after being struck by a vehicle. @cnn The Massachusetts woman had been accused of striking her off-duty police officer boyfriend and leaving him to die in January 2022 during a drunken rage, according to authorities. O’Keefe, 46, died of blunt force trauma to the head,…
Catskill Child Sex Offender Had Explicit Images Of Kids, Including Infants: Police Catskill Child Sex Offender Had Explicit Images Of Kids, Including Infants: Police
Catskill Child Sex Offender Had Explicit Images Of Kids, Including Infants: Police A convicted child sex offender in the Hudson Valley is facing a new felony charge after being caught with disturbing images of children on his phone, police said. Matthew Maurer, 38, of Catskill, was re-arrested Tuesday, June 10, following a months-long New York State Police investigation into reported materials depicting child sexual exploitation. The case began in late January, when Maurer arrived for a mandatory meeting with his parole officer. During the meeting, the parole officer discovered explicit images and videos involving minors on his phone, police said. Some of the material all…
High On PCP, Booze, Weed: Mechanicsville Man Who Stabbed Driver In Car Learns Prison Fate High On PCP, Booze, Weed: Mechanicsville Man Who Stabbed Driver In Car Learns Prison Fate
High On PCP, Booze, Weed: Mechanicsville Man Who Stabbed Driver In Car Learns Prison Fate Fueled by PCP, marijuana, and alcohol, a Maryland man who stabbed another man during a bizarre ride dispute is now heading to prison. James Mark Kimble, 39, of Mechanicsville, was convicted by a jury in April and sentenced this week to 15 years in prison for first-degree assault and weapons offenses, the Charles County State's Attorney's Office announced on Thursday. The stabbing happened on Dec. 27, 2023.  That night, officers were called to University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center in La Plata after the victim showed up with serious injuries.  He told investigator…
Bethesda Teen Who Fired Gun During Park Brawl Near High School Gets Jail Time Bethesda Teen Who Fired Gun During Park Brawl Near High School Gets Jail Time
Bethesda Teen Who Fired Gun During Park Brawl Near High School Gets Jail Time Nicholas Blanco waved a loaded handgun, pointed it at a crowd of teens, and fired a round during a chaotic street fight just steps from a Montgomery County high school.  Now, a Bethesda teen is going to jail. The 18-year-old was sentenced on Monday, June 9, to four years in prison with all but 11 months suspended, followed by three years of supervised probation, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office. The case stems from a wild scene that unfolded in broad daylight in February, at Chase Avenue Urban Park, across from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. According t…
North Branford Dad Who Stabbed Dog To Death In Living Room Sentenced To Prison: State North Branford Dad Who Stabbed Dog To Death In Living Room Sentenced To Prison: State
North Branford Dad Who Stabbed Dog To Death In Living Room Sentenced To Prison: State A North Branford man has been sentenced to 17 months behind bars after he admitted to repeatedly stabbing his daughters' dog to death inside their home, authorities said.  Arnaldo Silva, 53, was sentenced to five years in prison, with all but 17 months suspended, followed by three years of probation, the State's Division of Criminal Justice said. He pleaded guilty in April to cruelty to animals, falsely reporting an incident, and violating conditions of release. North Branford police were called to Silva’s home on Nov. 13, 2023, for reports of domestic abuse. When office…
North Haven Man Admits To Sexually Abusing Teen Repeatedly, Gets 8 Years In Prison: State North Haven Man Admits To Sexually Abusing Teen Repeatedly, Gets 8 Years In Prison: State
North Haven Man Admits To Sexually Abusing Teen Repeatedly, Gets 8 Years In Prison: State A North Haven man who repeatedly abused a teenage boy for a year learned this week he will spend nearly a decade, authorities said.  Ronald Iannucci Jr., 53, was sentenced to 40 years in prison, but it will be suspended after eight years served, the Connecticut State Prosecutor's Office said.  He must spend 20 years on probation after he's released.  Iannucci pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual assault and three counts of risk of injury to a minor. He was facing more than a dozen charges of sexual abuse and child endangerment.  Judge Thomas V. O’Keefe Jr.,…
North Adams Man Admits To Slamming 6-Year-Old, Forcing Them To Kneel On Dry Ice, Gets 2.5 Years North Adams Man Admits To Slamming 6-Year-Old, Forcing Them To Kneel On Dry Ice, Gets 2.5 Years
North Adams Man Admits To Slamming 6-Year-Old, Forcing Them To Kneel On Dry Ice, Gets 2.5 Years A Western Massachusetts man who admitted to violently beating a 6-year-old child has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison, authorities said.  Jesriel Morales, 36, of North Adams, pleaded on Thursday, June 5, to a string of disturbing crimes involving a 6-year-old child. The assaults happened in 2022 and included slamming the child into a wall and window, hitting them with a belt, slapping them, and forcing them to kneel on dried rice, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. Related: North Adams Man Guilty Of Raping 3-Year-Old Child The abuse led to three co…
Haskell Bookkeeper Pleads Guilty To Stealing From Two Catholic Churches: Prosecutor Haskell Bookkeeper Pleads Guilty To Stealing From Two Catholic Churches: Prosecutor
Haskell Bookkeeper Pleads Guilty To Stealing From Two Catholic Churches: Prosecutor A 60-year-old Haskell resident pleaded guilty on Monday, May 19, to taking money from two Roman Catholic parishes where she worked as bookkeeper, authorities said. Melissa Rivera pleaded guilty to two counts of theft, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll and Chief of Detectives Robert McNally said. Per the terms of a plea agreement she is expected to be sentenced to 364 days in the Morris County Correctional Center followed by probation, authorities said. Between May 2018 and January 2024, Melissa Rivera stole $192,000 while employed as a bookkeeper at Our Lady of Mountain Parish in Wash…
DUI Driver Who Had Wife Blow Into Interlock Gets Max Sentence In Crash That Killed MD Woman DUI Driver Who Had Wife Blow Into Interlock Gets Max Sentence In Crash That Killed MD Woman
DUI Driver Who Had Wife Blow Into Interlock Gets Max Sentence In Crash That Killed MD Woman A Maryland man on probation for a DUI conviction got drunk, had his wife blow into his court-ordered interlock system — and hours later, killed an 80-year-old woman in a head-on crash.  Now they're going to prison for it. Jared Anzelc, who had been ordered by the court to stay sober after a prior DUI, was sentenced to the maximum 15 years in prison for negligent manslaughter by motor vehicle, prosecutors in Harford County announced. The deadly crash happened on May 7, 2023, after Anzelc spent several hours drinking at the bar at Mountain Branch Golf Club, despite being on probation fo…