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Whip/Nae Nae Rapper Silentó Pleads Guilty In Cousin’s Killing
A Georgia rapper who went viral for the Whip/Nae Nae dance pleaded guilty but mentally ill in the 2021 shooting death of his cousin, DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
Ricky Lamar Hawk, 27, best known by his stage name Silentó, admitted to killing Frederick Rooks III, 34, on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in the Panthersville area of unincorporated Decatur. He pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and concealing the death of another. A murder charge was dropped as par…
Dad Of 12 Killed Outside Coatesville Bar As Crowds Looked On, Weeks Later Suspect Arrested: DA
A father of 12 children was stabbed to death outside a Coatesville bar, and now a 54-year-old man is facing a first-degree murder charge, Chester County authorities announced on Thursday, June 5.
Stephen Marquis Johnson, 45, was fatally stabbed in the chest near his heart late Friday, May 16, outside the Midway Bar on East Lincoln Highway in Coatesville, according to a release from the Chester County District Attorney's Office. He died at Paoli Memorial Hospital on Saturday, May 17.
Officers were flagged down by bystanders and found Johnson lying on the ground with a puncture wound. Investi…
Strange Odor Leads To Trail Of Feces Left By Burglar: Manheim Twp Police
A Lancaster man is accused of breaking into a stranger’s home, leaving feces throughout the house, and crashing in a clean bed, Manheim Township police announced on Tuesday, June 3.
Daniel David Jones Jr., 36, was arrested for a bizarre burglary on the 1200 block of Pleasure Road that happened on Friday, May 23, according to Sgt. Barry Waltz.
The victim told police they heard what sounded like a cough that morning but assumed it was their cat. Upon leaving the home, they noticed a windshield wiper had been pulled away from the glass. When they returned, the house reeked of feces.
Police sa…
Newark Man Convicted Of Shooting Man In Back In Orange: Prosecutor
A 34-year-old Newark man was convicted on Wednesday, May 28, of murder in the first degree murder in a 2020 shooting death in Orange, authorities said.
On Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, Marcus Wright confronted 25-year-old Wisguen Marc near 193 Main St. in Orange and pulled a handgun on him, Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. Following a brief altercation, Wright shot Marc once in the back, fatally wounding him, Stephens said. The incident was captured on surveillance video, Stephens said.
Wright claimed self defense, authorities said. Wright is scheduled for sentencing in August, Step…
Jealous Ex-BF With Knife Tries Repeatedly To Run Over Romantic Rival In Bensalem: Police
Fueled by jealousy over a woman the victim was dating, a Bensalem man allegedly chased him with a knife and tried to run him over multiple times, police announced on Monday, May 26.
Jeffrey Santucci, 66, of Bristol Pike in Bensalem, was identified as the driver of a red GMC SUV who terrorized the man along Bristol Pike and Red Lion Road on Saturday, May 24, according to Bensalem Police.
Officers were first called around 4:10 p.m. for a disturbance. A man told police that a stranger in an SUV pulled up beside him, started yelling, then jumped out of the car wielding a large knife and chased …
Convicted Felon, Wife Sentenced In Lancaster County Armed Robbery Spree: DA
A convicted felon and his wife who carried out three armed robberies across Lancaster County in a single morning have each been sentenced to up to a decade in state prison, prosecutors announced on Thursday, May 22.
Emily Ann Brown, 39, of Marietta, was sentenced to five to 10 years after pleading guilty on Tuesday to three counts of robbery and three counts of criminal conspiracy to commit robbery, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Her husband and co-defendant, Michael Allen Brown, 48, pleaded guilty to the same charges in February and received an identical sente…
Woman Stabbed Ex To Death Outside Bay Shore Train Station, DA Says
A woman was captured on surveillance video stabbing her ex-boyfriend to death outside a Long Island train station, prosecutors said.
Nikeya Barker, 44, of Bay Shore, was arraigned on murder charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, May 19, in the killing of 47-year-old Shurvell Rush, of Central Islip.
The fatal stabbing happened around 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 3, when Suffolk County Police responded to Railroad Plaza and found Rush with a stab wound to the chest. He was taken to South Shore University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, as Daily Voice reported.
Surveillance video fr…
'Brazen' Metrobus Shooter Who Killed Maryland Teen In Front Of Packed Bus Faces Life In Prison
A man who opened fire on a crowded Metrobus in Maryland—killing one teen and shooting at another—is now facing life in prison, officials announced.
Trevon Hatcherson-Ross, 23, who has no known address, was convicted Wednesday, May 14, on first-degree murder and attempted murder charges for a February 2023 bus shooting in Silver Spring, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office said.
Hatcherson-Ross faces two potential life sentences plus another 45 years when he returns to court for sentencing in August, prosecutors said.
The deadly shooting happened on Feb. 17, 2023, on a Metro Tran…
Armed Robber Steals Laptop, Jewelry On Port Jervis Street: Here's His Punishment
A New Jersey man will spend years in state prison after admitting to robbing a victim at gunpoint in the middle of the night on a Hudson Valley street, prosecutors said.
Sussex County resident Douglas Hill, age 29, of Newton, was sentenced on Wednesday, May 7, to six years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced.
The robbery happened around 3:45 a.m. on December 30, 2023, when Hill and another suspect approached a victim on Ball Street in Port Jervis, displayed what appeared to be handguns, and forcibl…
Breaking: Suspects In High-Profile Armed Robbery Arrested In Overnight Bergen County Spree
Four suspects — including a 17-year-old boy and two men from a high-profile armed robbery last summer — have been charged in a string of overnight burglaries that victimized occupied homes across Bergen County, law enforcement officials announced Tuesday, May 6.
Jason N. Amador, 18, of Newark; Rahiem A. Maldonado, 23, of Newark; Altamir L. Thornton, 22, of Newark; and a 17-year-old from Woodbridge were identified as the individuals behind a burglary spree that hit homes in Englewood, Cresskill, Paramus, and Tenafly during the early morning hours of Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, Bergen County Prose…
Quakertown Man Claims Woman He Killed Is Alive, Gets Max 40 Years For PA Motel Murder: AG
A New York native who claimed his victim was still alive has been sentenced to the maximum prison term for beating her to death in a Luzerne County motel room, authorities announced.
Joseph Alan Sarmiento, 40, of Quakertown, was sentenced to 20 to 40 years in state prison on Thursday, May 1, for the third-degree murder of Helena Johnson, 38, of Massachusetts, according to Attorney General Dave Sunday.
Sarmiento had been staying with Johnson at the Red Carpet Inn on North Church Street in Hazle Township in June 2021 when, investigators say, he fatally beat her and left her body in the bathtu…
Baby, Toddler Stabbed In Brutal Abingdon Attack; Manhunt Underway: Sheriff
An infant and a toddler were among five people injured during a brutal stabbing spree inside a Maryland home, and the suspect is still on the run, authorities said.
Harford County Sheriff's deputies were called around 7:15 a.m. Sunday, April 27, to a home on Deerhill Circle in Abingdon for a domestic incident, according to the Sheriff's Office.
When deputies arrived, they found two victims outside the residence and three more inside — including an 8-month-old baby and a 2-year-old child.
The other victims were identified as Zeenat Jahan, 19, Rehana Rashid, 66, and Sana Zahid, 36.
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