Philadelphia Social Worker Charged in 3-Year-Old's Death: DA Philadelphia Social Worker Charged in 3-Year-Old's Death: DA
Philadelphia Social Worker Charged in 3-Year-Old's Death: DA A Philadelphia social worker faces murder charges after authorities said she failed to report the abuse of a foster child.  District Attorney Larry Krasner charged 25-year-old Jendayi Mawusi with third-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, and child endangerment related to the July death of three-year-old Hope Jones, In a statement released Tuesday, Oct. 11. According to prosecutors, Mawusi had been assigned Jones' caseworker by the city Department of Human Services in November 2020. From then until the child's death on July 12, Mawusi was tasked with monitoring Jones' pla…
Maryland Motel Shooter Sentenced For Attempting To Kill Woman Peeking Through Window Maryland Motel Shooter Sentenced For Attempting To Kill Woman Peeking Through Window
Maryland Motel Shooter Sentenced For Attempting To Kill Woman Peeking Through Window A man who opened fire at a woman inside a Maryland motel will spend decades in prison following his sentencing, the Howard County State’s Attorney’s Office announced. Laurel resident Christopher Shan Mason, 47, was sentenced to 37 years in prison on Friday, Sept. 23, after being found guilty of attempted second-degree murder, use of a firearm in a crime of violence, and illegal possession of a firearm by a Howard County jury over the summer. He will be eligible for parole after 30 years.  Prosecutors said that on April 17, 2021, Mason fired three shots at a woman he was with at a mote…
24-Year-Old From Region Dies In Crash Months After Sister Killed By Alleged Drunk Driver 24-Year-Old From Region Dies In Crash Months After Sister Killed By Alleged Drunk Driver
24-Year-Old From Region Dies In Crash Months After Sister Killed By Alleged Drunk Driver Just months after losing their daughter to a suspected drunk driver, a Capital District family is again in mourning, this time over the loss of their 24-year-old son. Greene County resident Luke Niosi, of Coxsackie, was killed in a single-vehicle crash in the town of Hunter on Sunday, Aug. 28, according to police. Earlier Report: 24-Year-Old Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash In Hunter Investigators determined that Niosi had been riding a 2022 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle westbound on State Route 23A when he crossed the center line and struck a guardrail. Paramedics transported him to Columbia M…
Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Long Beach Shooting Of 37-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Long Beach Shooting Of 37-Year-Old
Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Long Beach Shooting Of 37-Year-Old A suspect has been charged nearly three months after a fatal Long Island shooting. It happened on Saturday, March 19 at around 2:20 a.m. in Long Beach. The victim was shot in the vicinity of 425 East Broadway and sustained severe injuries, Nassau County Police said.  On Thursday, March 24, Nassau County Police said the man, identified as Manuel Francis Hernandez, age 37, of St. Albans, Queens, was pronounced dead by South Nassau Hospital staff on Wednesday March 23. Police announced early Tuesday morning, June 14, that a suspect has been apprehended in connection to th…
Massachusetts Woman Five Months Pregnant Killed In Double Murder Massachusetts Woman Five Months Pregnant Killed In Double Murder
Massachusetts Woman Five Months Pregnant Killed In Double Murder Details have been released in the Memorial Day Weekend double murder in Pennsylvania involving a woman from Massachusetts. Mamadou Kallie, 23, took his 22-month-old child out of the Toyota Corolla after killing the boy's mother and a woman who was five months pregnant Sunday, May 29, Coatesville, Chester County DA Deb Ryan said. Kallie gave the baby to relatives and then carjacked someone he knew before leading police on a pursuit in a bloodied shirt just before 11 p.m. He was found holding a gun to his head before being arrested in Valley Township in Pennsylvania. He was later ch…
Man, 29, Arrested In Fatal Shooting Caught On Video In Central Jersey: Prosecutor Man, 29, Arrested In Fatal Shooting Caught On Video In Central Jersey: Prosecutor
Man, 29, Arrested In Fatal Shooting Caught On Video In Central Jersey: Prosecutor A 29-year-old man from Central Jersey has surrendered to police in the fatal daytime shooting of another man in his car last week.  Yhakeem Kornegay, 29, of Carteret turned himself in on Sunday, May 22, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Carteret Police Chief Dennis McFadden. Kornegay was charged with murder, attempted murder and weapons charges, they said. Malik Pandy, 27, of Carteret was killed in the shooting. It occurred at 1:09 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18 on Lincoln Avenue.  The shooting was captured by surveillance video.  …
Three Repeat Offenders Arrested In Murder Of Baltimore Man Three Repeat Offenders Arrested In Murder Of Baltimore Man
Three Repeat Offenders Arrested In Murder Of Baltimore Man Three people including some violent offenders have been arrested in connection to a homicide that happened earlier this year, authorities said. Ronnie Harris Jr., 38, Janay Barksdale, 33, and Morgan Reed, 40 have all been arrested in connection to the murder of 31-year-old James Moore. Both Barksdale and Reed are repeat offenders and Harris is a repeat violent offender. Police were called to the unit block of Morris Road for a reported shooting shortly before 2 a.m. on January 31, 2022. Upon arrival, officers found Moore had died after suffering from multiple gunshots. Harris was charged…
Suspect Detained In Double Fatal Lakewood Shooting: Prosecutor Suspect Detained In Double Fatal Lakewood Shooting: Prosecutor
Suspect Detained In Double Fatal Lakewood Shooting: Prosecutor A judge has ordered that a suspect in a double fatal shooting on the Jersey Shore remain detained, authorities said. Tyshaun Drummond, 39, of Toms River, shall remain in the Ocean County Jail pending trial on two counts of murder, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said on Friday. Drummond is charged in connection with the shooting deaths of Nicholas Hardy, 36, of Toms River, and Sergio Chavez-Perez, 32, of Lakewood, in the early morning hours of Dec. 19, 2021,  in Lakewood Township, the prosecutor said. Drummond also is charged with burglary and weapons offen…
Mom Stabs 5-Month-Old Daughter Dead: Salem County Prosecutor Mom Stabs 5-Month-Old Daughter Dead: Salem County Prosecutor
Mom Stabs 5-Month-Old Daughter Dead: Salem County Prosecutor A 26-year-old Penns Grove mom has been charged in the stabbing death of her 5-month-old child, authorities announced Saturday. Kristhie I. Alcazar, 26, was arrested on murder charges after her daughter was found with stab wounds on Friday, Dec. 3, the Salem County Prosecutor’s Office said in a news release. Police responded to an open 911 call with audible disturbance in the background. Investigators arrived at Alcazar’s home on Helms Cove Lane in Penns Grove, where they found her arguing with another person and the body of the infant with visible stab wounds to the chest, authorities …
DA Announces Arrest Of Philadelphia Man, Horrifying Details In Lansdale Killing Of Ebony Pack DA Announces Arrest Of Philadelphia Man, Horrifying Details In Lansdale Killing Of Ebony Pack
DA Announces Arrest Of Philadelphia Man, Horrifying Details In Lansdale Killing Of Ebony Pack A months-long investigation into the killing of 30-year-old Ebony Pack ended this week with the arrest of a Philadelphia man, authorities announced Friday. Ricky Vance, 52, was charged with first-degree murder and other offenses after having been accused of shooting Pack dead driving to her girlfriend's house in Lansdale on Nov. 28, 2020, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said Friday. Vance followed Pack on the Pennsylvania Turnpike into Montgomery County -- a route she drove regularly -- before shooting her while stopped at a light in Lansdale, Steele said along…
Suspect Nabbed After Woman Found Dead In Long Island Home Suspect Nabbed After Woman Found Dead In Long Island Home
Suspect Nabbed After Woman Found Dead In Long Island Home A suspect has been apprehended after a missing woman was found dead in a Long Island home, authorities announced. Frania Espinal, age 22, of Dix Hills, was reported missing on Monday, April 12. Following an investigation by the Suffolk County PD Homicide Squad and Second Squad detectives, Espinal was found dead inside a home in Bay Shore, on Heckscher Avenue,  at about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 14, according to police. On Friday, April 16, Suffolk PD detectives arrested Darren Mansfield, age 22, of Bay Shore, and charged him with second-degree murder.  He will be held over…
Driver Stabbed Dead In Schuylkill County Road Rage Incident, PSP Say Driver Stabbed Dead In Schuylkill County Road Rage Incident, PSP Say
Driver Stabbed Dead In Schuylkill County Road Rage Incident, PSP Say A road rage incident ended with a one person stabbed dead and another in custody in Schuylkill County, according to Pennsylvania State Police. George Marcincin, 38 of Orwigsburg, was driving his red Dodge Ram southbound on Route 61 near Orwigsburggot around 2 p.m.on Monday when the driver of a silver Honda Accord pulled over after an unknown issue on the road between the two drivers, according to a release from state police. Marcincin got out of his car and so did another driver, an altercation ensued, ending when the other driver stabbed Marcincin to death and fled the scene according to P…