Posted on: November 12, 2019
The Lancaster County Drug Task Force arrested an upper-level dealer after a lengthy investigation that uncovered nearly a kilogram of cocaine, quantities of heroin and cash, and stolen handguns.
Detectives called Jordan Luis Morales’ trafficking an “enterp...
Nov. 12, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: November 8, 2019
A Lititz man will serve up to a decade in prison for dealing fentanyl and cocaine – despite his efforts to flush the drugs when detectives raided his apartment.
Miguel Vializ was convicted at a nonjury trial in August of two felony drug-dealing c...
Nov. 8, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: November 7, 2019
A sentencing judge called serial rapist Tony Cruz a “fraud” for continuing to deny his guilt and accuse the victims of making false allegations.
A survivor’s mother called Cruz a “monster” for stealing the innocence from six girls who were abused as pre-te...
Nov. 7, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: November 4, 2019
A Lancaster man was recently convicted of all counts regarding sexual abuse of a pre-teen girl several years ago at a city apartment.
Teddy Bernard, 50, will be sentenced in January following a background investigation.
A local jury deliberated for several ...
Nov. 4, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: November 1, 2019
An Ephrata man will serve at least nine years in prison for setting fire to his own house – risking the lives of first responders who rescued him from a bedroom.
Michael T. Matthews will serve 9 to 27 years in prison for felony aggravated arson a...
Nov. 1, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: October 28, 2019
A Manheim Township man already serving a probation term regarding his daughter’s death was convicted this week in Lancaster County Court of raping two pre-teen girls.
A local jury convicted 47-year-old Geoffrey Bussard of all counts Wednesday aft...
Oct. 28, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: October 25, 2019
A New Holland man was sentenced to three years of probation – and a property ban - for threatening to bring a gun to a local retirement community after he was denied volunteer work at the facility.
Mark Wingerd, 66, was convicted at trial last mo...
Oct. 25, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: October 24, 2019
An Akron man will serve up to 25 years in prison for years of sexual abuse against a girl.
Shamgar Itwaru, 43, pleaded guilty in August to eight felonies and two misdemeanors regarding the abuse between 2012 and 2018.
On Monday, Lancaster County Judge Jeffe...
Oct. 24, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: October 23, 2019
A man is charged with stabbing three people Monday night inside a coach bus on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Rapho Township.
Pennsylvania State Police charged 31-year-old Philip Giletto with several offenses, including two counts of attempted homicide, rega...
Oct. 23, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: October 21, 2019
The drug trafficking landscape is always evolving, as many drug dealers respond like legitimate entrepreneurs to supply and demand trends to maximize their profits.
The Lancaster County Drug Task Force tracks that changing climate while also paying attenti...
Oct. 21, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: October 18, 2019
A Manheim man was convicted at trial this week of pointing a gun at a motorist when he believed the victim changed lanes too closely behind him last year in Manheim Township.
Ronald Shirley Jr., 30, was found guilty of three misdemeanors following a nonjur...
Oct. 18, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: October 16, 2019
The Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office is distributing its last remaining prescription medication lockboxes – a giveaway initiative aimed at educating residents and raising awareness of prescription drug abuse.
Sarah Fritz, com...
Oct. 16, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: October 11, 2019
A Lancaster woman was convicted this week of causing her daughter’s permanent injuries when the child nearly drowned in a bathtub in 2008 – her mother having left her alone to smoke marijuana.
A Lancaster County jury convicted 32-year-o...
Oct. 11, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: October 8, 2019
A Manheim Township man will serve at least a decade in prison for years of sexual abuse of a pre-teenage girl.
Thomas Irwin, 71, recently pleaded guilty in Lancaster County Court to rape of a child, aggravated indecent assault and several other felonies.
La...
Oct. 8, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: October 7, 2019
A Delaware man is charged with arranging to meet a 15-year-old girl for sex, then driving to Lancaster County for the meeting to find a man had posed online as the girl.
Pennsylvania State Police charged 34-year-old Michael David Towner with nine felonies ...
Oct. 7, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: October 4, 2019
A Columbia man was convicted this week in Lancaster County Court of threatening to stab his probation officer.
A local jury deliberated about 15 minutes before convicting 34-year-old Steven L. Andrews Jr. of misdemeanor terroristic threats.
Assistant Distri...
Oct. 4, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: October 2, 2019
A Lancaster-based heroin dealer who was on the lam since his April trial was captured Friday in Philadelphia.
Angel “Fly” Galarza Sr. appeared Monday in Lancaster County Court when Judge David Ashworth formally imposed the sentence he o...
Oct. 2, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: October 1, 2019
A West Lampeter Township man was recently sentenced in Lancaster County Court for beating his puppy last year with a piece of wood.
Damon Bronstetter, a Lancaster city police officer at the time of the incident, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor animal cruelty...
Oct. 1, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: September 25, 2019
A Marietta couple was sentenced this week to serve state prison sentences for a sequence of abuse and torture of a pre-teenage girl who was deprived of food and bathroom.
Kenneth Greenly III and Jodie Hudson-Greenly were convicted in July of also having th...
Sept. 25, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: September 24, 2019
A prison inmate’s attempt to clear his friend and fellow inmate was not a genuine confession – but rather a ploy for both men to avoid consequences, a local judge ruled.
Kalvin McCullough is serving a 38-to-76-year sentence for shooting...
Sept. 24, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: September 20, 2019
A Lancaster woman was recently sentenced for bringing her 6-year-old child to a home occupied by three registered sex offenders.
Tabetha L. Mitchell repeatedly brought her child to the Manor Street home where her boyfriend lived, along with two other men r...
Sept. 20, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: September 19, 2019
A Florida man was recently convicted of sexual abuse against four children in Lancaster County over a period of 20 years, starting in 1984.
Tony Cruz was convicted of numerous felonies, including several counts of rape of a child, following a three-day tri...
Sept. 19, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: September 16, 2019
A pair of Lancaster County heroin dealers were recently sentenced to state prison terms for providing fentanyl-laced heroin that caused the overdose deaths of two men.
The investigations were separate and not related. Both men were determined to be dealers...
Sept. 16, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: September 13, 2019
Prosecutors have filed a notice of intent to seek death sentences against a man charged with killing his sister and niece in a Lancaster home in July.
James Sterbinsky is charged with two counts of criminal homicide regarding the stabbing deaths of the wom...
Sept. 13, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: September 12, 2019
A Lancaster man was recently convicted of sending hundreds of lewd texts to whom he believed to be a 15-year-old girl – then attempting to meet the “girl” at a location in Lancaster city.
A private citizen’s work &am...
Sept. 12, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: September 11, 2019
A New Holland man was recently convicted of threatening to bring a gun to a local retirement community and shoot after he was denied volunteer work at the facility.
A Lancaster County jury deliberated about 20 minutes before finding 66-year-old Mark Winger...
Sept. 11, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: September 6, 2019
Lancaster County District Attorney Craig Stedman announced Thursday recent happenings in the unsolved murder of Lindy Sue Biechler, found killed in her Manor Township home in 1975.
Biechler was 19 when she was stabbed to death in her Kloss Drive apartment....
Sept. 6, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: September 3, 2019
A Lancaster man will serve up to 15 years in prison for providing a fentanyl-laced heroin batch that caused a Conestoga Township man’s death.
Jose O. Morillo, 30, had pleaded guilty to felony counts of drug delivery resulting in death and crimina...
Sept. 3, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: August 29, 2019
A group of Lancaster County School Resource Officers and school administrators recently gathered to discuss threat assessment, what prompts students to perpetrate targeted violence, and how to reach students who might be in turmoil.
Deb McCoy, a Student As...
Aug. 29, 2019
District Attorney
Posted on: August 26, 2019
A habitual offender was sentenced Monday in Lancaster County Court for drag racing last year when he caused a three-vehicle crash that killed a teenager and seriously injured the victim’s teenage passenger.
Kristopher Martinez-Roman was driving about 65 mi...
Aug. 26, 2019
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