Maryland Man Who Helped Lure Teen To Waldorf Before Fatal Ambush Learns Prison Fate Maryland Man Who Helped Lure Teen To Waldorf Before Fatal Ambush Learns Prison Fate
Maryland Man Who Helped Lure Teen To Waldorf Before Fatal Ambush Learns Prison Fate A Maryland man who set a deadly plan in motion that ended with a teenager shot in the head has been sentenced in Charles County, prosecutors said. Ricardo Kevon Colbert-Lyles, 24, of Waldorf, was handed a 25-year prison term, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the 2022 killing of 19-year-old Aden Christopher Garcia, according to Charles County State’s Attorney Tony Covington. Garcia was ambushed on Oct. 23, 2022, during a planned drug deal that never happened.  Prosecutors said Colbert-Lyles, along with co-defendant Dalvin Devonte Risi and an unidenti…
$2.1M Hidden In PA Man's Taxes, Here's How He Skipped Prison Time: DOJ $2.1M Hidden In PA Man's Taxes, Here's How He Skipped Prison Time: DOJ
$2.1M Hidden In PA Man's Taxes, Here's How He Skipped Prison Time: DOJ Vincent Minervini hid more than $2.1 million in income using bogus business expenses — and now he’s serving his sentence at home with an ankle monitor, federal officials say. Now, instead of heading to prison, he’s serving his sentence at home — wearing an ankle monitor. Minervini, 50, of Reedsville in Mifflin County, was sentenced to five years of probation and 540 days of home detention after pleading guilty to filing a false tax return, Acting U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus announced on Wednesday, July 2. From 2014 to 2018, Minervini operated a web of companies — VM Holdings, Supreme St…
Decade Of Child Sex Assaults Lands Lancaster Man Years Behind Bars, Lifetime As Offender Decade Of Child Sex Assaults Lands Lancaster Man Years Behind Bars, Lifetime As Offender
Decade Of Child Sex Assaults Lands Lancaster Man Years Behind Bars, Lifetime As Offender A man who repeatedly sexually assaulted a child over the course of nearly a decade has been sentenced to state prison, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, June 27. Michael Everett Hollingsworth, 53, of Fulton Township, was handed a sentence of six to 16 years in prison, followed by three years of probation, after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a girl who was about 9 years old when the abuse began. He pleaded guilty on Wednesday, June 12 to a series of charges, including: Two counts of Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse with a Person Less than 1…
62-Year-Old Man Gets Fatal Cocaine-Fentanyl Overdose From Neighbor In Kutztown 62-Year-Old Man Gets Fatal Cocaine-Fentanyl Overdose From Neighbor In Kutztown
62-Year-Old Man Gets Fatal Cocaine-Fentanyl Overdose From Neighbor In Kutztown A drug dealer was sentenced this week in the 2022 overdose death of his Springfield Township neighbor, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, June 26, 2025. William Randall Wright, 39, formerly of Springfield and most recently residing in Kutztown, pleaded guilty before Common Pleas Judge Wallace H. Bateman Jr. to three charges: Drug Delivery Resulting in Death, Criminal Use of a Communication Facility, and Involuntary Manslaughter, prosecutors said. He admitted to selling the combination of cocaine and fentanyl that killed Steven Newhart, 62, inside the Scenic V…
Lancaster Dad Assaulted His Wife Days Before Her Death—Now He’s Sentenced And Expecting A Baby Lancaster Dad Assaulted His Wife Days Before Her Death—Now He’s Sentenced And Expecting A Baby
Lancaster Dad Assaulted His Wife Days Before Her Death—Now He’s Sentenced And Expecting A Baby To say Jordan Antonio Ortiz is starting a new life would be an understatement. The Lancaster County man once charged with strangulation in a domestic assault days before his wife’s death has been sentenced to probation, according to newly posted court records. And, next month, he's expecting a new baby with a new girlfriend. Ortiz was originally arrested in April 2023 and charged with Felony Aggravated Assault, Felony Strangulation, and two counts of Misdemeanor Simple Assault after his wife, 23-year-old Kylee Carroll Ortiz, told police he had choked her. Due to the medical find…
Skateboarder Killed In Levittown Hit-And-Run; Driver Learns Fate: DA Skateboarder Killed In Levittown Hit-And-Run; Driver Learns Fate: DA
Skateboarder Killed In Levittown Hit-And-Run; Driver Learns Fate: DA A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to 3 to 6 years in state prison for a deadly hit-and-run that killed a Bucks County skateboarder, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, June 18. Tajair Anthony Delbridge, 26, pleaded guilty to accidents involving death or personal injury, hindering apprehension or prosecution, tampering with physical evidence, and criminal solicitation to commit false reports, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said. The crash happened around 10:16 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, when Joel Steven Moreau, 28, was struck and killed while skateboarding along the 1500 b…
DC Felon Used Baby Bottles To Sell PCP While On Probation, Feds Say DC Felon Used Baby Bottles To Sell PCP While On Probation, Feds Say
DC Felon Used Baby Bottles To Sell PCP While On Probation, Feds Say A convicted felon nicknamed “Roach” is heading back to prison after getting caught selling PCP in baby bottles while illegally carrying a loaded handgun in DC. District resident Francisco Roche, 35, was sentenced to 110 months in prison for trafficking distribution-level quantities of liquid PCP and for illegally possessing a loaded firearm—all while still on probation for four separate felony convictions, according to the US Attorney’s Office. The drugs were sold in DC’s Petworth neighborhood, including on multiple occasions in December 2023, where Roche used baby bottles to package liquid…
Tires Slashed On Dozens Of Cars, Kitchen Burgled At Clinton Retreat, Police Say Tires Slashed On Dozens Of Cars, Kitchen Burgled At Clinton Retreat, Police Say
Tires Slashed On Dozens Of Cars, Kitchen Burgled At Clinton Retreat, Police Say A man has been charged with burglary after dozens of vehicles were found with slashed tires at a well-known retreat center in Dutchess County, police said.  The incident began on Tuesday, June 17, at approximately 11:53 a.m. at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, located at 140 Lake Dr. in Clinton, New York State Police announced on Thursday, June 19.  Troopers responded to a report of criminal mischief and found about 30 vehicles on the property, each with at least one slashed tire. Police also discovered signs of a break-in at the institute’s kitchen.  Investiga…
‘To-Do List’ Exposed Cumberland County Man’s Plot To Frame Neighbors For Attempted Murder: DA ‘To-Do List’ Exposed Cumberland County Man’s Plot To Frame Neighbors For Attempted Murder: DA
‘To-Do List’ Exposed Cumberland County Man’s Plot To Frame Neighbors For Attempted Murder: DA A Pennsylvania man is headed to prison after he tried to frame his neighbors for attempted homicide — and kept a handwritten “to-do list” of how to pull it off, authorities announced on Tuesday, June 18. Terry Sipe, 63, of Cumberland County, was sentenced to over seven months in prison followed by consecutive probation periods after pleading guilty to several charges in what the DA called an elaborate scheme. The sentence, handed down by Judge Michelle H. Sibert, went beyond the aggravated range of the sentencing guidelines due to the disturbing nature of the crimes, according to the Cumber…
Karen Read Acquitted Of Murder In Death Of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe: Reports Karen Read Acquitted Of Murder In Death Of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe: Reports
Karen Read Acquitted Of Murder In Death Of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe: Reports Karen Read — who has been the subject of national headlines and was the face of an HBO documentary — has been vindicated. On Wednesday, June 18, a jury acquitted Read, 45, of the most serious charges she was facing in connection with the death of Boston police officer John O'Keefe, whose body was found in a snowstorm after being struck by a vehicle. @cnn The Massachusetts woman had been accused of striking her off-duty police officer boyfriend and leaving him to die in January 2022 during a drunken rage, according to authorities. O’Keefe, 46, died of blunt force trauma to the head,…
Catskill Child Sex Offender Had Explicit Images Of Kids, Including Infants: Police Catskill Child Sex Offender Had Explicit Images Of Kids, Including Infants: Police
Catskill Child Sex Offender Had Explicit Images Of Kids, Including Infants: Police A convicted child sex offender in the Hudson Valley is facing a new felony charge after being caught with disturbing images of children on his phone, police said. Matthew Maurer, 38, of Catskill, was re-arrested Tuesday, June 10, following a months-long New York State Police investigation into reported materials depicting child sexual exploitation. The case began in late January, when Maurer arrived for a mandatory meeting with his parole officer. During the meeting, the parole officer discovered explicit images and videos involving minors on his phone, police said. Some of the material all…
High On PCP, Booze, Weed: Mechanicsville Man Who Stabbed Driver In Car Learns Prison Fate High On PCP, Booze, Weed: Mechanicsville Man Who Stabbed Driver In Car Learns Prison Fate
High On PCP, Booze, Weed: Mechanicsville Man Who Stabbed Driver In Car Learns Prison Fate Fueled by PCP, marijuana, and alcohol, a Maryland man who stabbed another man during a bizarre ride dispute is now heading to prison. James Mark Kimble, 39, of Mechanicsville, was convicted by a jury in April and sentenced this week to 15 years in prison for first-degree assault and weapons offenses, the Charles County State's Attorney's Office announced on Thursday. The stabbing happened on Dec. 27, 2023.  That night, officers were called to University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center in La Plata after the victim showed up with serious injuries.  He told investigator…