When someone is charged with a crime, the law says that a person is innocent until proven guilty. But what happens when that alleged crime is surrounded by disturbing or salacious circumstances? Can those circumstances affect the...
Having the ability to assemble, protest, and speak one’s mind is one of the most valued and protected rights for all Americans. Americans of all political persuasions understand that being able to express dissent is...
Drug laws can be confusing because both state and federal drug laws can apply to a criminal act. Two men from Pennsylvania recently pleaded guilty and were convicted in West Virginia for their roles in a drug trafficking...
Bill Cosby came to fame as a comedian and beloved head of the Huxtable family in the long-running sitcom, The Cosby Show. But sexual assault allegations against him by dozens of women in 2015 rocked the nation. In 2017,...
Stalker fans are an unfortunate side-effect of superstardom. At just 18 years old, pop singer Billie Eilish is already learning that fame can draw out undesirable, and sometimes scary, behavior in fans. An Encounter with a Scary...
Most people believe in second chances. As a culture, we tend to believe that when someone has been punished for an offense, acknowledged the error of their ways, and gone on to live a better life, our society should welcome them...
Rape Suspect Released from Prison Due to COVID-19 Meets Fiery Death After Standoff with PA SWAT
June 26, 2020
It’s not clear when 48-year-old Curtis Fish went from being a guy people liked to hang out with to a guy who was accused of taking a woman hostage, raping her and beating her, and then engaging in not one, but two, police...
There’s regular hangry, and then there’s the kind of hangry that leads to legal trouble. One woman who couldn’t keep her hangry in check could face charges after her outburst at a Red Lobster in Springettsbury...
The spread of COVID-19 has upended virtually every facet of modern life. Now, new social distancing requirements in Pennsylvania make it illegal to enter convenience stores, pharmacies, and supermarkets without a mask or face...
In the early hours of April 23, 2014, ophthalmologist Paul Ezell was awakened by police. They’d been tipped off about his personal marijuana plant collection downstairs and were there to arrest him. Ezell, who had begun...
In recent weeks, news across the country and even around the world has been consumed with protests in response to a police officer in Minneapolis killing George Floyd, an unarmed African American man, by kneeling on his neck for...
For most of March, April, and May, many of us stayed at home on lockdown, sheltering from COVID-19 or Coronavirus. But for one New York man, the quarantine was an opportunity for a booming business transporting fentanyl. WFMZ 69...
Weeks of protests following the death of George Floyd, an African American man who was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis, have turned into weeks of arrests. Police in cities across the U.S. have arrested protesters when...
In May 2020 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, a four-year-old boy was found naked and covered in gasoline. Soon thereafter, authorities located and apprehended the boy’s father, 27-year-old Josiah James Macintosh reeking of...
The tragic death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the subsequent protests all over the United States have forced the entire nation to grapple with policies related to race and policing. In Pennsylvania, Governor Tom Wolf...
After spending 23 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, a Pennsylvania man walked free on Friday, June 5, the Guardian reports. Walter Ogrod, now 55, was accused of murdering his 4-year-old neighbor, Barbara Jean Horn, in...
When most people talk about the prospect of expungement, they are typically referring to the sealing of court proceedings and arrest records. There are countless reasons to seek this type of expungement, as prospective landlords...
If you are facing a potential protection from abuse (PFA) order, it is understandable if you have questions about what might happen next. The process can be confusing, especially for anyone that has never experienced it. It is...
If someone you live with gets a protection order against you, you may be required to move out, effective immediately. A Protection From Abuse (PFA) order can limit contact between the plaintiff and the defendant and it...
Allegations of domestic assault are not always cut and dried. In many cases, both of the parties involved in an accident might view how it occurred in very different light. Even when injuries occur, it might not immediately be...