Murder Suspect Captured Minutes After Reward Issued In Deadly Pottstown Stabbing (Update)
A man wanted for murder in the fatal stabbing in a Pennsylvania apartment was captured just minutes after authorities announced a cash reward for information leading to his arrest, officials said in an update on Thursday afternoon, May 7.
Ryan Scott Grace, 37, is now in police custody on charges of First-Degree Murder, Third-Degree Murder, and Possessing Instruments of Crime in the killing of Shaquille Kare Nicholas, 33, of Pottstown, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele, Pottstown Police Chief Mick Markovich, and court documents.
Earlier Wednesday, the Montgome…
Second Gun In Two Days Found At St. Charles High School, Student Taken Into Custody: Sheriff
For the second straight day, officers from the Charles County Sheriff's Office were called to St. Charles High School to investigate reports of a student with a gun.
On Thursday, April 30, an administrator in the building spotted a student acting suspiciously and holding a backpack in a "manner that appeared unusual," investigators said.
When the student placed the bag in a locker, the administrator conducted a search, which led to the recovery of a fully-loaded handgun.
The 15-year-old never displayed the weapon, according to the sheriff's office, the firearm was safely secured, and a Sch…
Cause Of Death Released For PA Woman Pulled From Susquehanna River In Maryland
The cause and manner of death have been released for Rebecca “Becky” Shanice Beamer-Hicks, whose body was found in the Susquehanna River more than a month after she vanished from Harrisburg’s riverfront.
Beamer-Hicks, 35, of Harrisburg, drowned, and her death was ruled accidental, according to Stephanie Moore, Special Assistant to the Chief at Maryland’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner on Friday, April 4, 2025.
Her body was recovered near Glen Cove in Harford County, Maryland — more than 60 miles downriver from Harrisburg — by Maryland Natural Resources Police on Tuesday morning, April…
Mom Justified In Fatal Shooting Of Myerstown Son During Break-In: DA
A Berks County woman who shot and killed her son after he broke into her home acted in self-defense, authorities announced on Tuesday, Dec. 17.
Sean M. Clemens, 32, of Myerstown, was shot multiple times by his 64-year-old mother during a confrontation at her residence on Little Mountain Road in Bethel Township, Berks County, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, according to the Berks County District Attorney’s Office.
The incident began around 7:50 a.m. when the woman called 911 to report that she had shot her son after he forcibly entered her home, officials said.
Investigators said Clemens, who had a h…
Drugs, Sex, Arson: Two PA Men Wanted In Ex-GF's Twisted Revenge Plot: Affidavit
Two men wanted for arson and attempted homicide in York County allegedly set a Dover Township home ablaze and fired bullets into a neighbor’s house in a twisted revenge plot apparently orchestrated by the homeowner’s ex-girlfriend, police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 27.
Authorities are searching for Nicholas Lee Burtner, 31, and Jacob Lamar Adams, 28, in connection with an Oct. 4, arson and shooting in Dover Township. Police allege the crime was orchestrated by Leighanne Enders, 37, as part of a revenge plot against her ex-boyfriend a 38-year-old man who had recently obtained a Protection F…
Quadruple Murder: Matthew Locke Guilty Of Vicious Slaying Of West Brookfield Family
A jury convicted a Massachusetts man of the brutal quadruple murder of his cousin's wife and her three young children at their Worcester County home, prosecutors said.
Matthew Locke, 38, formerly of Ware, was found guilty of four counts of first-degree murder in the slayings of Sara Bermudez, 38, Madison Bermudez, 8, James Bermudez, 6, and Michael Bermudez, 2, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said.
Locke, a cousin of Moses Bermudez, committed the March 1, 2018, murders while Moses was out of town in California, authorities said.
The trial lasted four weeks and included…
Felon On PCP Crashes Into Home, Attempts Break-In To PA Home: Police
A convicted felon allegedly high on PCP, crashed into an occupied home before trying to break into another residence, Manheim Township police announced on Monday, Nov. 11. Felix Daniel Ortiz Jr., 42, was arrested after officers found him fleeing the crash scene and later admitted to hallucinating from drug use, police said.
Felix Daniel Ortiz Jr., 42, was charged with DUI-Controlled Substance, Criminal Trespass, DUS-DUI Related, Accident-Damage Attended, Reckless Driving, Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, and other offenses. The incident unfolded on Nov. 4 in the 400 block of Atkins Avenue.
Of…
Meet Michael Ray Richardson, Who Played For Knicks, Nets, In Ridgewood
Michael Ray Richardson was a four-time NBA All Star who starred for the Knicks and Nets before being banned for drug use, starting him on a road to redemption.
Richardson is signing copies of his new book "Banned: How I Squandered an All-Star NBA Career Before Finding My Redemption," at Bookends in Ridgewood on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 6 p.m.
On the Knicks, Richardson led the league in assists and steals, and made the All-Defensive team twice, while also playing for the Nets and Warriors.
In 1986, Richardson was banned from the NBA for repeated drugs and alcohol violations. Richardson played fo…
Couple Charged In 6-Year-Old Norristown Boy's Overdose Death: DA
A man and a woman are charged in connection with the overdose death of a 6-year-old Norristown boy over the summer, say Montgomery County prosecutors.
Kristen Sabatino, 31, and Matthew Santiago, 35, were the only adults in their Willow Street home when Dominic Lyons was found unresponsive on the morning of July 16, according to the District Attorney's Office.
The 6-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene, and the Coroner's Office later determined he died from "drug intoxication from fentanyl and xylazine," authorities said.
Sabatino, the boy's mother, initially tol…
DUI Driver Who Fatally Pinned Atlantic County Worker's Van Gets Time In State Slammer
A 36-year-old South Jersey woman has been sentenced to six years in New Jersey State Prison for a fatal crash in which she was found to be using numerous drugs, authorities said.
Bao “Joanna” Huynh, of Brigantine, was sentenced on the charge of vehicular homicide on Thursday, Sept. 21, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. She must serve 85% of the sentence before being eligible for parole.
At 12:17 p.m. on June 26, 2021, Hector Salgado, 54, of Lindenwold was killed when a motor vehicle operated by Huynh struck his Dodge work van in Brigantine, the prosec…
PA Stepdad Who Watched Porn, Masturbated While Driving Daughter Gets Prison Time
A Chester County stepdad will spend up to five years behind bars for watching pornography and performing sex acts while driving his teen stepdaughter to work, say prosecutors.
Joseph Schell, a 44-year-old Phoenixville resident, was previously convicted of indecent exposure, endangering the welfare of children, and corruption of minors in January, said District Attorney Deb Ryan in a release.
The investigation began in March 2021, when Uwchlan Township police were alerted to potential abuse, the DA said. The 16-year-old victim told detectives that in 2020, while driving her t…
4-Week-Old Infant Murdered By PA Parents, Police Say
A Central Pennsylvania couple has been "charged with murder and endangering the welfare of a child," police said in a release on Thursday, March 23, 2023.
The child killed was the 4-week-old son of now 26-year-old Corey Dale Robbins, and 25-year-old Breanna L. Witten, 25, Harrisburg police detailed in the release.
Witten was arrested on Monday, March 20 at 12:30 p.m. followed by Robbins on Tuesday, March 21 at 7:45 a.m., according to the police.
The pair have been held in the Dauphin County Prison after being denied bail due to the nature of the charges per state law, both the …
