Posted on: May 24, 2019
A Lancaster man serving decades for killing a young father four years ago will not get a new trial, a local judge ruled this week.
Stefon Landing fatally shot 22-year-old Devonte Gantt during a drug robbery on a Lancaster city street on Jan. 4, 2015. Landi...
May 24, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: May 22, 2019
A Lancaster man was recently convicted of having two loaded guns - including a stolen pistol - and cocaine and marijuana while driving on a suspended license last year.
Dwayne T. Wright, 39, will be sentenced on several felonies and related charges after a...
May 22, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: May 20, 2019
A Boot Camp program is available to select individuals sentenced, upon conviction, to a Pennsylvania state prison.
The State Correctional Institution program is similar to the military drill-and-routine format for which it is named.
About three-quarters of ...
May 20, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: May 16, 2019
Volunteers are needed to serve on Youth Aid Panels in Lancaster Township, Manor Township and the Ephrata area.
Youth Aid Panels are diversionary programs for select juvenile offenders charged with non-violent offenses.
Volunteers must complete training to s...
May 16, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: May 15, 2019
A New York man was recently convicted in Lancaster County Court of groping a woman last year at Root’s Country Market.
Zhong Wu Shan, 38, will be sentenced on a misdemeanor indecent assault charge after a background investigation is completed, in...
May 15, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: May 14, 2019
A Lancaster man was recently convicted of bringing metal knuckles to the Lancaster County Courthouse last year.
A Lancaster County jury convicted 50-year-old Roshe Robinson of possessing an offensive weapon, a misdemeanor charge.
Lancaster County Judge Merr...
May 14, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: May 13, 2019
A repeat DUI offender is facing a state prison sentence after a Lancaster County jury convicted her this week of having a blood-alcohol level four times the legal limit last year in Ephrata Township.
Lisa M. Cochran, 38, was convicted of two counts of DUI ...
May 13, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: May 10, 2019
Residents are warned to be on alert for an online scam with the perpetrator(s) claiming to be from the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office.
The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office has received several reports, from outside of Lancaster County, about the scam w...
May 10, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: May 3, 2019
A Lancaster man will serve up to five years in prison for posting court documents and other content on Facebook in attempts to intimidate an individual involved in the Eddie Cameron murder case.
Tyeke Holcomb pleaded guilty Wednesday to intimidation and cr...
May 3, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: May 2, 2019
A Lancaster man will serve up to 10 years in prison for beating a pregnant woman last year – a violation of his probation for a prior conviction of assaulting another woman.
Luis A. Betemit, 25, pleaded guilty to felony strangulation, aggravated ...
May 2, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: May 1, 2019
A Bedford County man will serve up to 11 years in prison for having 300 grams of methamphetamine and a loaded pistol with a round in the chamber last year in East Donegal Township.
Adam Lawson, a convicted felon, had the 9-mm pistol and the 11-ounce meth s...
May 1, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: April 30, 2019
As the national conversation continues about legalization of marijuana, we encourage all residents, leaders and legislators to be fully informed when taking a stance on the issue.
We offer some data-supported analysis of today’s marijuana, trends...
April 30, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: April 29, 2019
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Thursday the arrests of 17 individuals and indictments of numerous people under “Operation Save Milton” – the sting named for a trafficking network that prompted increases in ove...
April 29, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: April 26, 2019
A Lancaster man serving life in prison for burning a man to death 20 years ago will not get a new trial, a local judge has ruled.
Derrick Burnside was convicted in 2004 of second-degree murder and related charges for the killing of James Bell.
On Dec. 22, 1...
April 26, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: April 25, 2019
A Lancaster man who burglarized two homes during the same overnight in January – stealing a gun from one home – will serve up to 12 years in prison.
Kevin Reyes-Molina, 28, pleaded guilty to felony burglary counts and related charges fo...
April 25, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: April 24, 2019
A man‘s request for relief from consecutive life sentences for killing a pair of disabled brothers is “wholly frivolous,” a state appellate court has ruled.
Juan Cristo-Munoz pleaded guilty last year to two counts of first-deg...
April 24, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: April 23, 2019
A Lancaster man was recently convicted of felony drug-dealing regarding the seizure of over 1,000 bags of heroin.
Angel Galarza Sr., 61, was not present for his trial last week in Lancaster County Court.
A local jury deliberated 20 minutes before returning ...
April 23, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: April 18, 2019
A prison inmate re-sentenced to at least 80 years for the torture-killings of his adoptive parents 18 years ago will not get a new sentence, a state court has ruled.
Michael Bourgeois was 17 when he and an accomplice (Landon May) repeatedly stabbed, shot, ...
April 18, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: April 16, 2019
A Lancaster man convicted of fleeing after causing a multi-vehicle crash that injured several school students will get no relief from a state appellate court.
James P. Irvin III was sentenced last year to 5 to 20 years in prison regarding his trial convict...
April 16, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: April 22, 2019
At the 20-year mark since the mass shooting at Columbine High School and we should all take time to reflect on the pain and loss experienced by that community – and the many others scarred since then by acts of violence at schools.
We offer some ...
April 22, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: April 15, 2019
A Denver man will serve at least six years in prison for a pair of weapons and drug-related convictions – one involving an arrest after he posted bail.
James C. Simmons, 49, pleaded guilty in January to several felonies and misdemeanors regarding...
April 15, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: April 11, 2019
A Downingtown man will serve up to 8 years in prison for fleeing the scene after driving intoxicated and causing a crash last year in Lancaster County that seriously injured a woman.
Mark Harvey, 29, was illegally passing vehicles on Lincoln Highway East (...
April 11, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: April 10, 2019
What qualifies as effective and successful is subjective when discussing police practices at Lancaster County school districts – no district’s student body is like any other, so there is a variety of approaches employed across the coun...
April 10, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: April 8, 2019
A Lancaster man was convicted Wednesday of sexual assault of a woman two years ago in Manheim.
A Lancaster County jury deliberated about 30 minutes before returning guilty verdicts against 24-year-old Jordan A. Mayes to six sex-abuse offenses – f...
April 8, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: April 5, 2019
“How about we pay attention for this? This is actually happening; it’s every day and it’s happening right here.”
That was the message about human trafficking relayed by an Assistant U.S. Attorney at the Lancaster Cou...
April 5, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: April 4, 2019
A Lancaster man pleaded guilty Tuesday and was sentenced for the accidental discharge of a firearm last year at a city apartment building that resulted in his neighbor’s death.
Allante Floyd, 25, pleaded guilty to five misdemeanors, including inv...
April 4, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: April 4, 2019
A Washington woman was recently sentenced for her role in an online scam that cost a Lancaster County man over $17,000.
The victim was contacted by a “friend” via Facebook Messenger about a federal grant program. The “friend&a...
April 4, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: April 1, 2019
A West Lampeter Township man was recently sentenced to 50 years of supervision for rape and other sexual abuse of a girl that went on for about 10 years.
Joseph Valentin Jr., 36, pleaded guilty to numerous felonies – including rape of a child - F...
April 1, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: March 28, 2019
A Lancaster man convicted of murdering a local school teacher was resentenced Wednesday, but the new terms are not likely to impact how much time he spends behind bars.
Marcus Rutter was originally sentenced to 54 to 109 years in prison for the 2014 killin...
March 28, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: March 26, 2019
A former Lancaster man will serve up to 36 years in prison for killing his young son, who was shaken in 2009 and died two years ago.
Antonio Flores-Feliciano was originally convicted in 2012 of aggravated assault and related charges for seriously injuring ...
March 26, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: March 22, 2019
A Maryland pilot was sentenced Friday in Lancaster County Court for attempting to fly from the Lancaster Airport last year after drinking whiskey.
Seth Dapaah, 42, pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of flying while impaired – for being unde...
March 22, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: March 18, 2019
A Lancaster man who worked as a local Christian radio host will serve at least a decade in prison for sexual abuse of a female that endured several years.
Lancaster County Judge Jeffery Wright sentenced 52-year-old Philip Smith on Monday to 10 to 20 years ...
March 18, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: March 14, 2019
A Carlisle man was recently convicted of groping a Lancaster County girl during a door-to-door sales trip last year when he attempted to sell replacement windows.
The Lancaster County jury deliberated just over an hour before returning guilty verdicts Frid...
March 14, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: March 13, 2019
Five men were recently sentenced in Lancaster County Court for child pornography offenses and other crimes involving children.
The men each pleaded guilty and were sentenced at separate hearings. Their crimes were unrelated.
Assistant District Attorney Jani...
March 13, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: March 12, 2019
A Lancaster man is charged with dealing heroin after K9 Casper assisted Manheim police in finding over 400 bags during a weekend traffic stop.
Sadi Corretger, 28, is charged with possession with intent to deliver (heroin), resisting arrest and driving on a...
March 12, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: March 8, 2019
A Penn Township woman was convicted at trial this week of providing a bundle of fentanyl-laced heroin to a 48-year-old Manheim man who died in 2017.
A Lancaster County jury deliberated 15 minutes before convicting 57-year-old Justina Heisey of three feloni...
March 8, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: March 6, 2019
Two alleged suppliers of fentanyl were arrested after the Lancaster County Drug Task Force found 7,880 bags of fentanyl during a raid in Lancaster city.
Joshua Flores, 27, and Jacob Delmonte, 21, are charged with bringing the fentanyl supply from Philadelp...
March 6, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: February 25, 2019
A Lancaster man pleaded guilty Friday to shooting two brothers - killing one of them – after a “petty dispute” last year at a Lancaster city bar.
Alexander Cruz, 35, will serve the rest of his life in prison for what a prosecu...
Feb. 25, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: February 25, 2019
Two men pleaded guilty Friday in Lancaster County Court regarding the 2015 killing of 30-year-old Edward Cameron – their charges resulting from a grand jury session.
Niziere J. Dean, 22, and Kyaire Thompson-Brown, 19, were shackled together in co...
Feb. 25, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: February 21, 2019
A Columbia man serving up to 62 years in prison for shooting at police will get no relief from a state appellate court.
The Pennsylvania Superior Court found the punishment - 30½ to 62 years in prison – was appropriate for what Marquell Rentas did in Colum...
Feb. 21, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: February 21, 2019
The founder of a Millersville non-profit swimming club is charged with taking nearly $40,000 from the club and using the funds for personal expenses - including a trip to Hawaii - and his other professional ventures.
Kyle Almoney, since removed by the boar...
Feb. 21, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: February 15, 2019
The Lancaster County Drug Task Force recorded its largest-ever single seizure of methamphetamine with a recent bust at a city home.
Detectives found over 2½ pounds of methamphetamine while executing searches of 31-year-old Johnathan Torres&r...
Feb. 15, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: February 13, 2019
A new statute recently in effect makes it illegal to record, photograph or broadcast a court proceeding – or happenings within a time or location proximity of a courtroom.
A Lancaster woman is believed to be the first charged locally with the sec...
Feb. 13, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: February 11, 2019
A Manheim Township couple pleaded guilty Friday in Lancaster County Court to charges regarding the drowning death of their 3-year-old daughter.
On April 28, 2017, the girl, unsupervised, wondered out of a Farmstead Lane home and into the family’s...
Feb. 11, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: February 4, 2019
A convicted killer hoping for a re-trial will get no such relief after a Pennsylvania appellate court denied his claims.
Lucas Newnam, 33, was convicted of first-degree murder – and sentenced to life in prison - for the May 27, 2016, shooting of ...
Feb. 4, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: January 25, 2019
A series of training courses hosted by digital forensics company Cellebrite will be held in comings months in Lancaster County.
The three multi-day courses will be at the Lancaster County Public Safety Training Center on Champ Boulevard in Manheim.
The cour...
Jan. 25, 2019
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