A former McDonald’s employee in Clearfield County, PA, has been accused of sexual assault against former underaged work colleagues. The teen plaintiffs claimed that the defendant, Taylor English, 29, sexually assaulted them...
An Altoona resident faces multiple charges after a domestic violence call led police to uncover a large stash of illegal substances in his home. After an initial police response, a series of warrants led to more and more evidence...
Altoona Resident Pleads Guilty to Numerous Offenses After Meeting Minor Who Lied About Age
July 9, 2024
A 32-year-old Altoona man is facing up to twenty years behind bars after pleading guilty to numerous sexual offenses involving a minor child. Steven James Ellis met his victim on Tinder’s dating application, initially...
Federal and Pennsylvania authorities charged a York man with child porn exploitation and possession in April of 2024. The charges arose out of Project Safe Childhood, which is a federal initiative that works to end the...
Police have charged a 76-year-old Chester County resident with a slew of offenses, including first-degree murder after a family dispute turned deadly in April. Roger Hanks shot and killed his wife and adult daughter in their home,...
Sometimes, a plea deal is the best option. Defendants agree to plea deals for a variety of reasons. The evidence may be sufficient to make it unlikely they would be acquitted. They may prefer to have a say in sentencing or would...
In April 2024, a Greene County court sentenced a Harrisburg man to 60 to 120 years in prison for domestic violence. The man was found guilty of several felonies and misdemeanors, including aggravated assault, strangulation, and...
The juvenile justice system has good intentions, aiming to educate and rehabilitate youthful offenders so that they might become productive members of society. Unfortunately, the system often proves to be ineffective at best and...
An Arkansas mortician pleaded guilty in 2024 to multiple counts of wire and tax fraud after attempting to sell human body parts to an “oddity” dealer in Pennsylvania. Federal authorities charged the mortician with mail...
Argument Over Tools Ends in Stabbing
June 25, 2024
A man in Luzerne County is facing charges of aggravated assault, simple assault, and reckless endangerment. After an argument over tools escalated, the man is alleged to have stabbed another man in the chest and hand. Everyone...
Megan’s Law protects the public welfare, especially a community’s children, from victimization by sex offenders through multiple means of information tracking. States have the freedom to adopt the law and establish...
When a hit-and-run incident occurs, individuals are thrust into a world of legal complexities and uncertainties. As the repercussions of charges loom, the importance of a dedicated legal team to advocate for justice and fair...
Licensed professionals—whether they are teachers or work in other industries—are subject to two sets of lawful codes: the typical criminal code and the code of conduct related to their license. Unfortunately, when allegations...
It’s an isolating situation to fulfill career responsibilities when you are wrongly accused of violating a restraining order—known in Pennsylvania as a Protection from Abuse Order (PFA). No one is immune to that...
The digital age has transformed how law enforcement agencies gather evidence. In some instances, law enforcement officers and agents may be investigating one crime when they find evidence of other crimes on a suspect’s...
A recent dispute at a Sunoco gas station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, demonstrates how quickly situations can escalate from seemingly trivial disagreements to serious legal consequences. A confrontation that started with a banana...
In a plot that seems borrowed from an episode of Law and Order, law enforcement arrived at a home to find a five-month-old baby and a dead body. Authorities later identified a woman, Heaven Maez, as the child’s caretaker....
On March 21, 2022, 24-year-old Jayana Webb killed two state troopers and a pedestrian in South Philadelphia on I-95. Her blood alcohol level when the crash occurred was nearly thrice the legal limit at .211. Local media outlets...
Criminal Conviction of Funeral Director Escalates Into Civil Lawsuit and Professional Risks
June 7, 2024
On March 20, 2024, a funeral director in Allegheny County was found guilty of abusing a corpse by leaving it out to decay for over a week. Michael Aldrich, the guilty party, worked as a funeral director since 1977 and did not...
C.J. Rice of Philadelphia was convicted in 2011 for participating in a shooting he has always denied being part of. Rice’s conviction caused him to spend more than a dozen years behind bars. Rice’s...