Tag: Recklessly Endangering Another Person
Woman With Bloody Clothes Sentenced In Cleaver Attack In Doylestown: Police (Update)
A violent cleaver attack inside a Doylestown apartment has now led to a conviction and prison sentence, Bucks County prosecutors announced.
Robin McClain McNamara, 51, of Doylestown, was sentenced in Bucks County Court to 364 days to 728 days in the Bucks County Correctional Facility, followed by three years of probation, Judge Charissa J. Liller ordered on Wednesday, April 16.
The sentence follows McNamara’s conviction in a waiver trial on Monday, April 7, where she was found guilty of aggravated assault and several related offenses, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office…
Man Shoots Himself While Cleaning Gun With Child Nearby: Lancaster County Regional Police
A firearm accidentally discharged inside a Lancaster County home while a child was present, leading to criminal charges, Northern Lancaster County Regional Police announced on Tuesday, April 7.
Shawn Michael Merkey, 48, of East Petersburg, was charged following the incident at a residence on the 2300 block of Valley Road, according to the release.
Officers were first called to UPMC Lititz on Friday, Jan. 2, after a man arrived with a gunshot wound to his hand. Police identified that man as Merkey, who told officers he was cleaning his firearm when it discharged inside his home, authorities …
Strip Club Shooter From NJ Sentenced For Murder In Morrisville
A New Jersey man will spend decades behind bars for fatally shooting a Good Samaritan outside a Pennsylvania strip club, prosecutors announced on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026.
Pedro E. Rodriguez, 29, of Trenton, was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in state prison for the killing of 28-year-old Mekhi Norman at The Border Gentlemen’s Club on South Pennsylvania Avenue on Aug. 29, 2024, Bucks County District Attorney explained.
Rodriguez entered guilty pleas before Common Pleas Judge Charissa J. Liller to third-degree murder, discharging a firearm into an occupied structure, possession of …
PA Gov. Shapiro’s Mansion Firebomber Cody Balmer Sentenced — Watch New Video Evidence
Cody A. Balmer has pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro in a firebombing attack that endangered 22 people inside the Governor’s Mansion in Harrisburg, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Oct. 14.
Balmer admitted to all charges, including attempted murder, aggravated arson, 22 counts of arson (one for each person endangered), burglary, and related offenses, according to Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo.
The Sentence
Judge Deborah E. Curcillo accepted a plea agreement in which Balmer, 38, was sentenced to a state correctional institution for 2…
Levittown Wife Who Shot Husband In Head After Calling Boyfriend To Pick Up Their Son Sentenced
A Pennsylvania mom executed her husband at a crowded waterfront park following a violent confrontation — then calmly phoned her boyfriend with a chilling confession and asked him to pick up their son.
Sammar Khan, 42, of Levittown, was sentenced to 10 to 30 years in state prison for killing her husband, 38-year-old Faisal Iqbal, at the Bristol Borough Wharf on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. She appeared before Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey L. Finley for sentencing on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, after pleading guilty to third-degree murder in July. She also pleaded guilty to possession of an inst…
Road Rage: Son Sentenced After Shotgun Chase With Father In PA
A man who fired a shotgun at another driver while chasing him through the streets of Mount Pleasant with his father has been sentenced to state prison, the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday, Sept. 30.
Paul Caletri III, 30, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault for his role in the December 2024 incident that authorities say unfolded like a scene out of an action movie — involving two armed men, separate vehicles, multiple gunshots, and a truck chase through town.
The Incident: A Broad Daylight Pursuit
At around 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, Pennsylvania…
Rape, Strangulation, Attempted Homicide In West Chester: Police
A West Chester man is accused of brutally assaulting and sexually attacking another person during an incident at his home, police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 16.
Ariel Delgadillo, 43, was arrested after West Chester police were dispatched to the 500 block of West Biddle Street around 4:15 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13, for a report of an assault with injuries, according to court documents.
Officers found a woman with severe swelling and bruising to her face and head. She reported that Delgadillo, identified by passport and by her directly, had attacked her outside the residence. The affidavit …
Cold Case Murder Of ‘Reputed Mob Affiliate’ In PA Solved 26 Years Later: Police
A 26-year-old cold case has been cracked with the arrest of a South Philadelphia man accused of gunning down Guerino “Gino” Marconi outside his home in 1999, court documents say.
Richard Leidy, 60, was arrested at his Girard Estates home on Monday, Aug. 25, and charged with murder, attempted murder, and multiple related offenses, according to Philadelphia court records.
On Saturday, April 10, 1999, Guerino “Gino” Marconi Sr., 42, an auto body shop owner and reputed low-level mob associate, was ambushed outside his house on the 2400 block of South 20th Street. His longtime girlfriend, Patric…
Arson: Landlord Admits Breaking Into Tenant's Home; Starting Fire, Lancaster County DA Says
An Akron landlord admitted to setting fire to his tenants’ apartment in an effort to force them out, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Aug. 19.
Ronald Edgar Frisbie III, 29, of the 300 block of South 9th Street, admitted on Monday, July 29 before Judge Dennis Reinaker to two counts of arson, one count of burglary, and two counts of recklessly endangering another person, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office.
Frisbie illegally entered and set fire to the apartment in the 300 block of South 10th Street in Akron Borough during the early morning hours of Sunday, March 23,…
Maryland Man Tried To Kill Woman Sitting In Car On Lancaster Street, Police Say
A Maryland man is accused of firing two rounds at a woman as she sat in her car in Lancaster, police announced.
David Terrell Porter Jr., 29, of Bowie, Maryland, allegedly approached the victim shortly after midnight on Sunday, June 29, as she sat in the driver’s seat of her vehicle in the first block of Caroline Street, according to the Lancaster City Bureau of Police.
Porter is accused of firing a gun twice into the car, with both rounds striking the driver’s side of the vehicle, investigators said. The woman was not injured.
Porter was charged with felony attempted criminal homicide, fe…
Lancaster Man Fires Gun, Attempts Homicide Of Family Member During Destructive Dispute: Police
A Lancaster man is accused of attempting to shoot a family member after recklessly firing a stolen gun into the air, police announced on Thursday, July 31.
Rodrigo Valdez-Martinez, 24, was taken into custody after officers responded to the 200 block of North Shippen Street around 2 a.m. on Wednesday, July 30, Lancaster City police said in a release.
Investigators said Valdez-Martinez had been in a dispute with a family member when he attempted to fire at them. The gun, however, was no longer loaded, having just been discharged recklessly into the air, police detailed. No one was struck in e…
Evicted Woman Sparks House Fire, Injures 2 Firefighters In Trainer Borough: State Police
A woman sparked a house fire that injured two firefighters after being evicted from the Delaware County home, Pennsylvania State Police announced.
Kristin Mae Dolores Bennett, 40, of Marcus Hook, was charged with felony risking catastrophe, misdemeanor criminal trespassing, misdemeanor criminal mischief, and misdemeanor recklessly endangering another person, court documents show.
The fire broke out just after 1 a.m. on Monday, May 20, at 4412 Post Road in Trainer Borough, according to Pennsylvania State Police and Aston Township Fire Department officials.
Bennett had been legally evicted f…
Blood-Covered Woman Stabs Elderly Man In Face, Chest, Kicks Cop: Mt. Poconos Police
A woman was found walking through a quiet Poconos neighborhood, drenched in blood, moments after stabbing an 71-year-old man in the face and chest and assaulting a police officer, authorities announced on Tuesday, July 22.
Colleen B. Hall, 56, of Tobyhanna, launched a brutal, unprovoked attack on the elderly man she lived with at a home on Starlight Terrace around 9:50 p.m. on Monday, July 21, according to the Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department.
While officers were responding to the stabbing call, dispatchers received a report of a blood-covered woman wandering nearby on Winding Way…
Man Tries Running Over Neighbor; Stabs Him With 6-Inch Knife: Lancaster DA
A Lancaster man tried to mow down his neighbor with a truck before stabbing him in the arm with a 6-inch knife during a wild chase, police in Manheim Township announced on Tuesday, July 1.
Alfredo Santiago-Tirado, 37, is facing charges of aggravated assault, terroristic threats, and recklessly endangering another person after the terrifying ordeal outside a home on the 900 block of North Queen Street, according to authorities.
It started around 9 a.m. on Friday, May 31, when Santiago-Tirado's neighbor accused him of breaking into their apartment, police said. Santiago-Tirado said “no,” hopp…
Teen Killers Sentenced In Lancaster Armed Robbery: DA
A pair of teens who launched a deadly robbery in Lancaster have now been sentenced to decades in state prison, authorities announced on Monday, June 16, 2025.
Jayziah Echevarria, 18 at the time of the shooting but now 20, of the 900 block of North Lime Street, was sentenced to 14 to 28 years after pleading guilty to Third-Degree Murder, Conspiracy to Commit Robbery, Firearms Not to be Carried Without a License (two counts), and Recklessly Endangering Another Person.
Jomar Santos, 14 at the time of the crime, was sentenced in April to 17 to 34 years for his role in the killing of Johan Parra…
PA Dad Murders Son Over Cat; Watches Religious Videos For 12 Hours Before Calling 911: DA
A Pennsylvania father has been convicted of murder after he shot and killed his son during a bizarre argument over a cat and a car — then sat in the home for nearly 12 hours watching religious videos before calling 911, court documents detail.
John Francis Gustites, 67, of Sheppton, was found guilty on Wednesday, June 11 of Third-Degree Murder, Aggravated Assault, Recklessly Endangering Another Person, and Simple Assault in the death of his 42-year-old son, John Andrew Gustites, according to Schuylkill County District Attorney Michael O’Pake and court records.
🔫 The Shooting
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