Pennsylvania Criminal Defense

Colleges and universities that accept federal funding are required to notify students of criminal activity that represents “a threat to students and employees.” They are also required to collect and provide campus crime data...

A Pennsylvania woman faces DUI charges after driving under the influence while on the clock. At the time of her arrest, she was transporting four students. DUIs can negatively impact anyone’s career. This is doubly so for...

When parents send a child off to college, it may feel like proof of successful parenting. They’ve raised a child for 18 years who is on track to getting a college degree and entering the workforce. Finding out that their...

Mistakes happen. What we do after that mistake can change the outcome. When a mistake carries potential criminal charges, how we react plays an even larger role. In September 2023, a Pennsylvania college student crashed into a...

The Supreme Court of the United States recently heard arguments in a case that could confirm the right of the government to prohibit gun owners from having their weapons if they have been served with what’s known in...

Being a parent is the most challenging job in the world. Ensuring your child gets to school daily can be a huge feat; sometimes, it just isn’t possible. Maybe your child doesn’t wake up in the morning and frequently...

The Los Angeles Dodgers player Julio Urías is facing domestic abuse charges following an incident at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. The claim is that Urías was taking photos with a few women during a Major League Soccer match...

Pennsylvania’s Pittston Township Police Department has reported that a six-year-old girl was unlawfully taken and was reported missing over the weekend. The child who was playing at Luzerne County SkyZone was removed from...

A Pennsylvania mother has been charged with child abuse of her two children after the Pennsylvania State Police responded to a ChildLine report. The specific charges that the mother was charged with include aggravated assault,...

A former York County, Pennsylvania resident, Wyatt Andrew Jones, has been sentenced to 45 years in prison following the sexual abuse of his infant daughter and the solicitation and receipt of sexually explicit photos from a...

Pennsylvania’s own Perkiomen Valley School District has received a series of threats following the release of its schools’ bathroom policy permitting transgender students to utilize the bathroom of their sexual...

If you’re facing domestic violence charges, it can be devastating to your career and also your reputation and standing in the community. Without a vigorous defense, you could lose so much. That’s what Houston Rockets...

A 22-year-old Punxsutawney man has been brought up on 484 felony charges for allegedly possessing and disseminating child pornography. Brendon Eugene Troutman is accused of uploading child porn to the social media website Discord,...

Pennsylvania residents who have been granted a Protection from Abuse (PFA) order to protect them from domestic violence—and the law enforcement officers tasked with enforcing those orders—now have a new technological tool on...

Eric Hill, a Plymouth man, was sentenced to ten years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute between 400 and 1.2 kilos grams of fentanyl in Luzerne County in 2019 and 2020. The United States Attorney’s...

A 17-year-old male was recently charged in the stabbing death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend and her mother in North Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, just north of Allentown. According to police, the 17-year-old then stole the...

Even though you have talked to your teen about the dangers of drinking and driving, some teens may make bad choices and end up with a DUI arrest. While some tough love is in order for a teenager charged with DUI, the consequences...

Crimes against children are often the most vigorously prosecuted in the U.S., and Pennsylvania police are no exception. When someone prominent in the community faces an accusation, it can ruin a reputation and have lasting...

A man who left on a recent flight from O’Hare to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton as a passenger landed as a defendant in a federal criminal case after exposing himself and masturbating “throughout the flight,” according to federal...

The story of a Philadelphia man who allegedly kicked police officers after they arrested him serves as an excellent reminder of what to do — and what not to do — if you get arrested in Pennsylvania. No matter the...