Fairfax, VA
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Former Cop Who Killed Shoplifting Suspect In Fairfax County Gets Prison Time Former Cop Who Killed Shoplifting Suspect In Fairfax County Gets Prison Time
Former Cop Who Killed Shoplifting Suspect In Fairfax County Gets Prison Time A former Fairfax County police officer will spend three years behind bars for fatally shooting a man outside Tysons Corner Center Mall, officials announced. Wesley Shifflett, 36, was sentenced on Friday, Feb. 28, after being convicted of reckless firearm handling in the 2023 death of 37-year-old Timothy Johnson, according to Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano. The shooting happened on Feb. 23, 2023, when Johnson was killed outside Tysons Corner Center Mall following a shoplifting incident and subsequent pursuit that ended with shots fired and the suspect down. “This case …

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by Zak Failla
Potomac, MD
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'Real Housewives' Star Karen Huger Learns Fate In Court After Maryland DUI 'Real Housewives' Star Karen Huger Learns Fate In Court After Maryland DUI
'Real Housewives' Star Karen Huger Learns Fate In Court After Maryland DUI Karen Huger, who made her name starring on Bravo's "The Real Housewives of Potomac" had her day in court on Wednesday and learned her fate for a Maryland DUI. The 61-year-old was found guilty by a jury of driving under the influence, negligent driving, and other offenses following a March 2024 crash in Montgomery County. On Wednesday, Feb. 26, a judge sentenced Huger to two years, with one suspended, followed by five years probation. She has been on the show since it premiered in 2016. She is also a graduate of the University of Virginia, and is the "Grand Dame of Potomac," according to Br…

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by Zak Failla
Aberdeen, MD
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Police Impersonator Who Posed As State Trooper Learns Prison Fate In Harford County Police Impersonator Who Posed As State Trooper Learns Prison Fate In Harford County
Police Impersonator Who Posed As State Trooper Learns Prison Fate In Harford County A Baltimore man who impersonated a Maryland State Trooper and illegally possessed firearms has been sentenced to prison following a trial in Harford County, officials announced. Edward Renard Kyler Sr., 42, was convicted of possession of a firearm with a felony conviction after a two-day jury trial before Judge Alex Allman, according to the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office. The conviction stems from a search warrant executed in June 2022 at Kyler’s residence in the 1100 block of Iron Bark Court in Bel Air. Deputies discovered a black backpack containing three BB guns, a Glock 9mm m…

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by Zak Failla
Hamden, CT
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Berlin Man Sentenced To 2.5 Years For Sexually Assaulting Helpless Woman Quinnipiac Dorm Berlin Man Sentenced To 2.5 Years For Sexually Assaulting Helpless Woman Quinnipiac Dorm
Berlin Man Sentenced To 2.5 Years For Sexually Assaulting Helpless Woman Quinnipiac Dorm A Connecticut man convicted of sexually assaulting a physically helpless woman in a Quinnipiac University dorm in 2020 was sentenced to prison earlier this week, authorities said.  Daniel Cervoni, 23, was found guilty in November of sexually assaulting a woman after a night out in New Haven, prosecutors said. A judge sentenced him to 10 years in prison, but it will be suspended after two and a half years, the state prosecutor's office said. He must serve 15 years of probation after being released.  Original Report: Man Guilty Of Sexually Assault Unconcious Woman At CT Dorm Eviden…

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by Josh Lanier
Leesburg, VA
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Rideshare Driver Beaten In Dulles Airport Carjacking Attempt—Attacker Learns His Fate Rideshare Driver Beaten In Dulles Airport Carjacking Attempt—Attacker Learns His Fate
Rideshare Driver Beaten In Dulles Airport Carjacking Attempt—Attacker Learns His Fate A DC man will spend more time behind bars after attacking a rideshare driver at Washington Dulles International Airport in a violent attempted carjacking, officials announced. Lindsey Robinson, 36, was sentenced to six years in prison this week after being convicted of attempted carjacking in Loudoun County Circuit Court, prosecutors said. The charges stem from an attack on Jan. 14, 2023, when Robinson was picked up by a rideshare driver at the airport's arrivals area.  As they began to drive away, Robinson demanded the driver’s phone and vehicle before punching him multiple times in …

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by Zak Failla
Harrisburg, PA
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Shaken Toddler, Alcohol Given To Minors Lands Foster Father Jail Time: PA AG Shaken Toddler, Alcohol Given To Minors Lands Foster Father Jail Time: PA AG
Shaken Toddler, Alcohol Given To Minors Lands Foster Father Jail Time: PA AG A Bedford County foster father will serve up to eight years in prison for violently shaking a toddler, leaving the child with a brain bleed, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced. Anthony Plotts, 40, of Hopewell, was sentenced on Friday, Feb. 7, after pleading no contest to felony aggravated assault of a child and endangering the welfare of a child, authorities said. The victim, one of three foster children in Plotts’ care, was hospitalized on July 31, 2022, with severe head trauma. Medical professionals determined the child’s injuries were consistent with a "violent shaking" …

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by Jillian Pikora
Mount Joy, PA
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Church Finds Lewd, Threatening Messages: Mount Joy Borough Police Church Finds Lewd, Threatening Messages: Mount Joy Borough Police
Church Finds Lewd, Threatening Messages: Mount Joy Borough Police A Lancaster man with a long history of harassment-related charges is accused of bombarding a Mount Joy church with obscene voicemails and threats, police announced on Thursday, Feb. 6. Crist Allen Wolf, 67, allegedly called a church on the 800 block of Bruce Avenue and left more than 30 messages containing profane and vulgar language over several weeks, Mount Joy Borough police said. Investigators did not disclose the content of the messages or the church’s name, but Google Maps shows the only church in the area to be "Florin Church". Wolf has an extensive criminal record, including mu…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lexington Park, MD
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Security Guard Who Caused TBI Shoving Patient At CalvertHealth Medical Center Learns Fate Security Guard Who Caused TBI Shoving Patient At CalvertHealth Medical Center Learns Fate
Security Guard Who Caused TBI Shoving Patient At CalvertHealth Medical Center Learns Fate A former Maryland security guard was sentenced for manslaughter after shoving a man outside a hospital, causing a fatal brain injury, prosecutors announced. Joshua Walter Messick, 36, of Lexington Park, was sentenced this week to 10 years in prison, with one year of active time and three years of supervised probation, according to the Calvert County State’s Attorney’s Office. The deadly incident happened in 2024 while Messick was working security at CalvertHealth Medical Center in Prince Frederick.  Officials said he was escorting the victim out of the hospital lobby when he forcefull…

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by Zak Failla
Haverstraw, NY
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Former NYPD Officer Admits Role In Husband's Death After Driving Over 100 MPH In Haverstraw Former NYPD Officer Admits Role In Husband's Death After Driving Over 100 MPH In Haverstraw
Former Nypd Officer Admits Role In Husband's Death After Driving Over 100 MPH In Haverstraw A former New York City police officer from the Hudson Valley has pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide after driving drunk at over 100 mph and causing the crash that killed her husband in Rockland County, authorities announced.  Bernadine Thomas, age 36, of Maybrook in Orange County, entered the guilty plea on Monday, Feb. 3 before Rockland County Court Judge Kevin Russo, according to New York Attorney General Letitia James.  Thomas admitted to driving with a blood alcohol content of .10 while reaching speeds of up to 109 mph on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Havers…

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by Ben Crnic
Lancaster, PA
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Amish Dad Convicted In Death Of 3-Year-Old Daughter Crushed By Horse-Drawn Wagon In Lancaster Amish Dad Convicted In Death Of 3-Year-Old Daughter Crushed By Horse-Drawn Wagon In Lancaster
Amish Dad Convicted In Death Of 3-Year-Old Daughter Crushed By Horse-Drawn Wagon In Lancaster A Lancaster County father has been convicted after his 3-year-old daughter fell from a horse-drawn cart and was crushed by the wagon in a fatal 2022 farm accident, authorities announced on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. Christopher Hoover Martin, 31, of Clay Township, was found guilty of felony child endangerment by Judge Jeffery Wright following a bench trial on Jan. 14, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office said. Martin had allowed his 3-year-old daughter and her 4-year-old brother to ride on a small horse-drawn cart pulling a large tobacco wagon on Aug. 26, 2022. The child fell from the…

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by Jillian Pikora
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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4-Year-Old Abused By Jehovah's Witness Gets Justice: PA AG 4-Year-Old Abused By Jehovah's Witness Gets Justice: PA AG
4-Year-Old Abused By Jehovah's Witness Gets Justice: PA AG A Jehovah’s Witness member from Philadelphia who sexually assaulted a 4-year-old child has been sentenced to up to four years in prison, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Friday, Jan. 31. David Balosa, 62, was convicted in September 2024 of aggravated indecent assault and related charges after a Philadelphia County jury found he used his position in a Jehovah’s Witnesses congregation to befriend a family and later abuse their child in 1998. On Friday, a judge sentenced Balosa to two to four years in state prison, followed by six years of probation. He will also be required…

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by Jillian Pikora
Brick, NJ
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$9K Theft Gets Former Brick Rec Director Probation: Prosecutor $9K Theft Gets Former Brick Rec Director Probation: Prosecutor
$9K Theft Gets Former Brick Rec Director Probation: Prosecutor A former Brick Township recreation official, once celebrated as a top professional in his field, was sentenced to three years probation on Friday, Jan. 31 after he admitted to stealing more than  $10,000 in township recreation fees, authorities said. Daniel Santaniello, 46, pleaded guilty last month to theft, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Santaniello was previously the recreation director for Brick Township. The New Jersey Recreation & Park Association gave him their "Professional of the Year Award" in 2016. Investigators said Santaniello abused his position to c…

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by Sam Barron