Man Wanted For Raping Ex-Girlfriend, Kidnapping Another Nabbed In Western Mass
A wanted fugitive accused of heinous crimes against two of his former girlfriends has finally been arrested in Hampden County.
Neftali Marcial, age 24, was arrested at a home in Springfield Tuesday, April 26, after nearly three months on the run, Massachusetts State Police said.
He’s accused of assaulting and raping an ex-girlfriend in February of this year, and locking another former girlfriend in his basement and abusing her for nearly two weeks, police said.
Since then, state and local police had been on the hunt for Marcial, checking several different addresses of interest with no…
Third Suspect Charged In 2021 Murder Of DelCo 18-Year-Old: DA
A third suspect has been charged in the deadly shooting of an 18-year-old from Delaware County last year, authorities announced.
Hakeem Montes, 18, of Chester, was charged with criminal homicide, murder of the first, second, and third-degree, conspiracy, and several firearms offenses, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said Thursday, April 14.
Montes is the third suspect identified in connection with the murder of 19-year-old Samad Montgomery, who was found with several gunshot wounds in the 1200 block of Clover Lane in Chester and pronounced dead at the scene on Saturday, …
Bridgeport Man Admits To Committing Robberies In Stratford, New Haven
A convicted felon is facing life in prison after admitting to a pair of robberies in Connecticut, federal officials announced.
Latrell Moore, age 32, of Bridgeport, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty before US District Judge Jeffrey Meyer in New Haven to robbery and firearm offenses, US Attorney Leonard Boyle announced on Thursday, March 31.
Specifically, Moore pleaded guilty to:
Hobbs Act robbery;
Brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a robbery;
Bank robbery;
Unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
Boyle said that on Aug. 5, 2019, Moore committed an armed …
Pittsfield Man Sentenced For Multi-Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
A 54-year-old man from Western Massachusetts was sentenced for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy.
Berkshire County resident Edward Chapman, of Pittsfield, was sentenced on Thursday, March 10, to 11 years in prison and eight years of supervised release, according to an announcement from the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.
In March of 2020, he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, 400 grams or more of fentanyl, cocaine, cocaine base, oxycodone, and …
Passaic Sheriff: Ex-Con From PA Caught Carrying Loaded Gun In Crack Bust
An ex-con from Pennsylvania was carrying a loaded gun when Passaic County sheriff's detectives arrested him and a Paterson crack dealer, authorities said.
Suprena Whitaker, 54, had an ounce of the drug with her when she was busted along with Dante Day, 39, of Steelton, PA, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said.
Investigators also seized $382 in drug money, the sheriff said.
Whitaker was charged with various drug offenses and Day with weapons counts, including having hollow-point ammo and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, he said.
Both were sent to the Passaic County Jail…
Gunman Pleads Guilty To Attempted Murder For 2019 Shooting At Bucks County Park
One of two gunmen pleaded guilty Wednesday to attempted murder for his role in a 2019 shooting at a park in Bucks County, authorities said.
Taariq A. Norris, 26, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to attempted murder, aggravated assault, conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, persons not to possess a firearm, possession of a firearm without a license, and possession of an instrument of crime, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.
Norris was arrested in October 2019 after a months-long investigation into the March 28, 2019, attack that saw a man shot several times at a bas…
Trio Indicted For Armed Robberies Of Delaware County Wawa Stores
Three men have been indicted for their involvement in two armed robberies of Delaware County Wawa stores in which they made off with $7,800 and more in 2019, authorities announced.
The Indictment alleges that Quintel Martins, 27, of Drexel Hill, DeAndre Jackson, 23, of Newark, Deleware and Christopher Winfield, 22, of Wilmington, Delaware, committed an armed robbery of a Wawa in Wayne, Pennsylvania on June 17, 2019, Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said.
It is also alleged that the trio committed an armed robbery of a Wawa in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania…
