4th Infant Found Dead After Eviction; Tenant Mom Slapped With New Charges: Affidavit (Update)
A fourth infant has been discovered dead inside a Pennsylvania home, where three others were previously found, after a landlord began cleaning the property following an eviction, according to new court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Sept. 18.
Jessica M. Mauthe, 39, of Ford City, is charged with criminal homicide, involuntary manslaughter, four counts of concealment of the death of a child, and four counts of abuse of a corpse, according to a newly filed criminal complaint and docket records.
The remains were discovered on Friday, Sept. 13, inside a home on Oak Avenue after t…
Masked Stranger Randomly Taser Attacks 68-Year-Old Lancaster County Woman
A 68-year-old Lancaster County woman was stunned in the chest and punched in the face during a random attack at her front door, Pennsylvania State Police said.
Benjamin Andrew Brinker, 34, of Salisbury Township, is accused of barging into the woman’s Paradise Township home on the 200 block of South Belmont Road on Monday, Aug. 19, around 3:45 p.m.
Brinker allegedly fired a stun gun at the victim, striking her near the heart, then punched her repeatedly as she fell to the floor. The masked attacker, dressed in all black clothing, fled on foot toward Strasburg Road when the woman’s husband ap…
Franklin County Crash On I-81 Kills Philadelphia Man: PSP
A Philadelphia man was killed after crashing along I-81 in Antrim Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 16.
Jason A. Pugh Jr., 37, was driving a 2022 Kia Sorento northbound on the exit 5 off-ramp of I-81 when he left his lane of travel around 7:38 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 15, according to the release.
Pugh’s vehicle went onto the right shoulder, down an embankment, and struck a tree at the 12 o’clock position, trooper's explained. The Kia spun and rolled onto its driver’s side before coming to rest facing southbound.
Pugh was pronounced dead at the s…
Riot At Abraxas Academy: Guards Injured, 7 Teens Charged, Caernarvon Township Police Say
A riot at Abraxas Academy in Berks County left guards injured and caused thousands of dollars in damage, Caernarvon Township Police announced on Monday, Sept. 15.
The incident happened around 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 1, at the juvenile detention center on Academy Drive in New Morgan Borough, according to police.
Ivan Morban, 18, was charged with felony aggravated assault along with riot, reckless endangerment, institutional vandalism, and disorderly conduct, investigators said.
Caernarvon Township Police
Multiple agencies, including Robeson Township, Brecknock Township, Cumru Township,…