Posted on: January 18, 2019
A Lancaster man is charged after a recent raid at his home and vehicle search uncovered heroin, cocaine, cash and a loaded pistol.
Dante Felipe, 40, is at Lancaster County Prison on $200,000 bail regarding three felonies and related misdemeanors.
The Lancas...
Jan. 18, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: January 17, 2019
A Lancaster man was convicted Wednesday of felony strangulation for the attack on his girlfriend last summer on a city street.
Jose I. Velez, 45, will be sentenced, after a background investigation, regarding the June 11, 2018, incident in the 400 block of...
Jan. 17, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: January 17, 2019
A Berks County woman is charged after giving birth to an infant who police found unresponsive and partially submerged in a toilet at a Warwick Township assisted-living facility restroom.
Northern Lancaster County Regional police charged 23-year-old Emmanue...
Jan. 17, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: January 15, 2019
A team of local investigators will be revitalizing the reviews of years-old unsolved homicides – cold cases – with oversight from the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office.
A prosecutor and three Lancaster County Detecti...
Jan. 15, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: January 8, 2019
A Lancaster man will serve the rest of his life in prison for the killing and sexual assault of Christy Mirack 27 years ago in her East Lampeter Township home.
Raymond Rowe pleaded guilty Tuesday in Lancaster County Court to first-degree murder, rape, and ...
Jan. 8, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: January 7, 2019
At least 30 individuals were charged last year with felony drug delivery resulting in death regarding fatal overdoses in Lancaster County.
The felony charge has resulted in state-prison sentences for nearly every defendant convicted of the charge &ndas...
Jan. 7, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: January 4, 2019
A man was killed and a woman injured when their vehicles collided late Thursday night on Route 30 in West Hempfield Township.
The man was driving the wrong way on Route 30 West at the time of the crash, a preliminary investigation has shown.
West Hempfield ...
Jan. 4, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: January 3, 2019
A Lancaster man was recently convicted of attempting to use a phony $20 bill for a meal at a Manheim Township Burger King.
Lancaster County President Judge Dennis E. Reinaker convicted 24-year-old Joshua Marti of felony forgery following an afternoon trial...
Jan. 3, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: December 28, 2018
A Lancaster man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for the execution-style murder of a man last year.
Raymond Torres provided no reason in court Thursday for why he shot 22-year-old Austin Peters on a Lancaster city street on Dec. 10, 2017.
Lancast...
Dec. 28, 2018
District Attorney
Posted on: December 27, 2018
K9 Bear, a chocolate Lab who works alongside detectives with the Lancaster County Drug Task Force, had a busy first year on the job.
Since December 2017, Bear has accompanied the Task Force, mostly on search details detecting locations of narcotics.
In 2018...
Dec. 27, 2018
District Attorney
Posted on: December 20, 2018
A Lancaster man was convicted Thursday afternoon of first-degree murder for what a prosecutor called the “execution” last year of 22-year-old Austin Peters.
Raymond Torres faces a mandatory life-in-prison term when he is sentenced Dec. ...
Dec. 20, 2018
District Attorney
Posted on: December 20, 2018
An investigative grand jury that led to charges in four Lancaster County homicides cases closed earlier this month.
Lancaster County District Attorney Craig Stedman empaneled the county’s fifth-ever investigative grand jury last year, with their ...
Dec. 20, 2018
District Attorney
Posted on: December 18, 2018
A Lancaster man is charged with numerous felonies after a Lancaster County Drug Task Force search of a West Donegal storage unit uncovered nearly 80 pounds of marijuana and wax, along with $60,000 cash.
Drug Task Force detectives, following an investigatio...
Deb. 18, 2018
District Attorney
Posted on: December 17, 2018
Four individuals in recovery from addiction recently graduated from Lancaster County’s Drug Court at an emotional ceremony where they discussed their difficult journeys and embraced the judge who presided over their path.
Ryan Forbes, also in rec...
Dec. 17, 2018
District Attorney
Posted on: December 11, 2018
A Lancaster man was convicted Monday of first-degree murder and all other charges regarding the fatal shooting last year of 35-year-old Hugo Garcia-Hernandez.
A Lancaster County jury returned its verdict Monday afternoon, finding Jose S. Ferrufino acted on...
Dec. 11, 2018
District Attorney
Posted on: December 7, 2018
The former CEO and controller of a Manheim-based energy business were ordered this week to be tried in Lancaster County Court for years-long, alleged misuses of company funds covering the CEO’s personal credit debt.
Jeffrey B. Lyons, former CEO o...
Dec. 7, 2018
District Attorney
Posted on: December 6, 2018
A Mount Joy woman is charged with two counts of third-degree murder and related charges for causing a multi-vehicle crash in October that killed two local students and injured other individuals.
Lititz Borough police, with approval from the Lancaster Count...
Dec. 6, 2018
District Attorney
Posted on: December 5, 2018
A Lancaster woman will serve up to 10 years in prison for robbing a man at gunpoint, then driving at police officers who responded to the robbery scene.
Jenine Morales, 18, previously pleaded guilty to felony robbery and aggravated assault, misdemeanor rec...
Dec. 5, 2018
District Attorney
Posted on: December 4, 2018
District Attorney Craig Stedman has extended a standing offer for safety-assessment consultation to any Lancaster County school – public or private.
The assessment consists of a review of school facilities blueprints and procedures, and, if requested, a wa...
Dec. 4, 2018
District Attorney
Posted on: December 4, 2018
The five individuals charged in a Lancaster County kidnapping-extortion case are all in custody, the most recent arrest happening Friday.
Four men and a woman are charged in connection with the kidnapping of a 40-year-old Columbia man, who was held at gunp...
Dec. 4, 2018
District Attorney
Posted on: December 3, 2018
An Iowa woman has been extradited to Lancaster County where she is charged with debarking four dogs earlier this year.
Denise L. Felling, 55, was arraigned Friday morning at a district court in Quarryville. District Judge Stuart Mylin set bail at $75,000.
P...
Dec. 3, 2018
District Attorney
Posted on: November 30, 2018
The Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office has completed its review of a police-involved shooting that resulted in the death of a 28-year-old Lancaster city man.
A Lancaster city police officer on Sept. 16 fired a shot that struck Ricardo Av...
Nov. 30, 2018
District Attorney
Posted on: November 28, 2018
The Lancaster County Drug Task Force – which targets mid- to upper-level dealers and monitors trends in trafficking and drugs of choice – is likely facing a funding crisis in the very near future.
District Attorney Craig Stedman is aski...
Nov. 28, 2018
District Attorney
Posted on: November 27, 2018
A New Jersey man will serve up to 36 years in prison for a human-trafficking ring he operated in Lancaster County, enticing the victims with drugs and only a small fraction of the profits.
Dominic Roach was convicted of all counts earlier this year during ...
Nov. 27, 2018
District Attorney
Posted on: November 16, 2018
A Virginia man who was intoxicated when he crashed into a tow-emergency scene last year on Route 222, killing two men, was recently sentenced in Lancaster County Court.
Anthony W. Caldwell will serve 6 to 12 years in prison for veering across a fog line in...
Nov. 16, 2018
District Attorney
Posted on: November 15, 2018
A Columbia man with repeat felony drug convictions will serve up to 15 years in prison for his latest arrest – regarding a seizure of 1½ pounds of cocaine.
Waldo Shepard, 46, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Lancaster County Court to felony...
Nov. 15, 2018
District Attorney
Posted on: November 13, 2018
An Iowa woman charged with debarking dogs in Lancaster County was taken into custody Friday afternoon.
Denise L. Felling, 55, was arrested by the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office about 4 p.m.
Felling is expected to be extradited to Lancaster County in...
Nov. 13, 2018
District Attorney
Posted on: November 9, 2018
A Lancaster man with several prior felonies will serve up to 25 years in prison for his latest crimes – dealing four different illegal drugs and having two stolen guns.
Javier Gomez, 43, had quantities of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana when...
Nov. 9, 2018
District Attorney
Posted on: November 7, 2018
A 23-year-old man is in custody regarding the Monday night shooting of a man in Penn Township.
Shawn Darionne Bergman is charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault and related counts for the shooting at an apartment in the 400 block of South Main ...
Nov. 7, 2018
District Attorney
Posted on: November 2, 2018
The Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office is teaming with the state Inspector General against a form of welfare fraud that involves store merchants paying cash for government-assistance benefits.
Specifically, officials are seeing holders of SNAP (Su...
Nov. 2, 2018
District Attorney
Posted on: October 12, 2018
A diversion program aimed at reducing student truancy has been launched for this school year at several Lancaster County districts.
The Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office offered the program as a pilot last year at Ephrata and Hempfield ...
Oct. 12, 2018
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