Dozens Of Guns Bought, Then Vanished—Now He’s Going To Prison: Bucks DA Dozens Of Guns Bought, Then Vanished—Now He’s Going To Prison: Bucks DA
Dozens Of Guns Bought, Then Vanished—Now He’s Going To Prison: Bucks DA A Philadelphia man who funneled dozens of guns into the hands of criminals is heading to state prison for up to 30 years, Bucks County prosecutors said. Anthony Jackson, 28, was sentenced to 12 ½ to 30 years after pleading guilty to charges connected to a major gun trafficking operation. Prosecutors say Jackson used his clean record to buy 29 handguns, mostly 9mm pistols, which he then sold to people who weren’t legally allowed to own them. Gun Bought In Bucks County Found With Felon Weeks Later The case began unraveling after investigators recovered multiple firearms used in crimes. One of…
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…
Road Rage: Man Pulls Pellet Gun On Driver, Throws It Near Sidewalk In Rye, Police Say Road Rage: Man Pulls Pellet Gun On Driver, Throws It Near Sidewalk In Rye, Police Say
Road Rage: Man Pulls Pellet Gun On Driver, Throws It Near Sidewalk In Rye, Police Say A 63-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly pointing a pellet gun at another driver during a road rage incident in Westchester, police said. The incident happened around noon on Thursday, June 19, near the entrance to the Rye Golf Club on Boston Post Road, the City of Rye Police Department announced.  A driver told police that another motorist stopped his vehicle in front of him, prompting the victim to honk his horn. That’s when the suspect allegedly pointed what appeared to be a black handgun at him, according to the department. The victim recorded the suspect’s license plat…
Armed Man Caught At Church In Haymarket Before Mass Shooting Sentenced: 'Closest Of Calls' Armed Man Caught At Church In Haymarket Before Mass Shooting Sentenced: 'Closest Of Calls'
Armed Man Caught At Church In Haymarket Before Mass Shooting Sentenced: 'Closest Of Calls' A Fairfax County man who planned to carry out a mass shooting during Sunday services at a Prince William County church has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison, officials announced. Rui Jiang, 36, was sentenced on Tuesday, June 18, after being convicted earlier this year of attempting to carry out a mass shooting Park Valley Church in Haymarket, the US Attorney’s Office confirmed. Federal prosecutors said Jiang began posting threats online on the evening of Sept. 23, 2023, making it clear he planned to kill churchgoers the following morning. According to court documents, Jiang was …
Lyft Driver Heard Sex Offender Loading Bullets Into Mag Before North Arlington Standoff: Cops Lyft Driver Heard Sex Offender Loading Bullets Into Mag Before North Arlington Standoff: Cops
Lyft Driver Heard Sex Offender Loading Bullets Into Mag Before North Arlington Standoff: Cops Authorities have released new details in the police-involved shooting of a suspected carjacker whose violent rampage stretched across North Jersey. Emmanuel Etienne, 42, a registered sex offender from Bayonne, was identified Monday, June 16, by Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella as the suspect behind the incident, which began in Kearny and ended in North Arlington on Saturday, June 14. According to the criminal complaint, the victim — a Lyft driver in a gray 2012 Honda Accord — picked up Etienne at an address in Bloomfield, with a destination of Jersey City. When the driver arrived, he …
Man Who Murdered Longtime Friend Outside Mastic Home Gets Decades Man Who Murdered Longtime Friend Outside Mastic Home Gets Decades
Man Who Murdered Longtime Friend Outside Mastic Home Gets Decades A Long Island man could spend the rest of his life in prison for fatally shooting his longtime friend in a chilling act of violence outside his home. James Brown, 45, was sentenced to 25 years to life behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Monday, June 16. It followed his May jury conviction for second-degree murder and related charges in the killing of Umar Elquhir. Brown and Elquhir were seen on surveillance video arguing on the evening of Nov. 7, 2023, on the Poospatuck Reservation, where the two men had lived as friends for years, the Suffolk County DA’s office said. After a brief phys…
Hagerstown Officer Shot In Face, Head, Arm With 20-Gauge Shotgun Identified: Police Hagerstown Officer Shot In Face, Head, Arm With 20-Gauge Shotgun Identified: Police
Hagerstown Officer Shot In Face, Head, Arm With 20-Gauge Shotgun Identified: Police A Maryland police officer who was shot in the face, head, and arm during a domestic violence barricade has been identified as K9 Officer Langley Dean, a 19-year veteran of the Hagerstown Police Department, authorities said. Dean was critically injured Thursday, June 12, when Daniel Matthew Anderson, 40, allegedly fired a 20-gauge shotgun at close range during a standoff on Forrest Drive, according to new information released by HPD on Friday, June 13. During a post-arrest search of the home, detectives and members of the Western Maryland Regional Crime Lab recovered the shotgun used in the …
Standoff Triggered In North East Woods After Man Fires Shot During Welfare Check: Sheriff Standoff Triggered In North East Woods After Man Fires Shot During Welfare Check: Sheriff
Standoff Triggered In North East Woods After Man Fires Shot During Welfare Check: Sheriff A tense police operation that shut down a stretch of Route 199 in Dutchess County ended with the arrest of an armed man who allegedly fired a warning shot, authorities said.  The events leading up to the incident began on Monday, June 9, at around 12:40 p.m., when Dutchess County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a home in Amenia to conduct a welfare check, the Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday, June 10.  When deputies arrived, the man was not at the residence. Authorities soon learned he was in a wooded area near the intersection of Route 199 and Route 44 in the Town of North East, w…
Dundalk Man Pulls Gun In Traffic, Busted With Cocaine And Guns: MSP Dundalk Man Pulls Gun In Traffic, Busted With Cocaine And Guns: MSP
Dundalk Man Pulls Gun In Traffic, Busted With Cocaine And Guns: MSP A Maryland man pulled a gun in a road rage blow-up—then got caught with cocaine and a stash of firearms at his job and home, state police say. Travis Dontray Thomas, 26, of Dundalk, was arrested on Thursday, June 5, after troopers say he flashed a gun at another driver during a traffic fight on I-695 near I-95 in Baltimore County. The drama started around 11 a.m. Wednesday, when troopers from the Golden Ring Barrack got a 911 call about a road rage incident. A driver pointed a silver firearm at them and their passenger during an apparent road-rage interaction while traveling on outer loop …
10-Month Manhunt Ends With Arrests Of Virginia Trio Tied To Alexandria Shooting: Police 10-Month Manhunt Ends With Arrests Of Virginia Trio Tied To Alexandria Shooting: Police
10-Month Manhunt Ends With Arrests Of Virginia Trio Tied To Alexandria Shooting: Police A 10-month manhunt, ballistic testing, and multi-agency teamwork finally brought down a trio of violent suspects accused of spraying bullets into a Virginia home last year, police said. It took nearly a year, but all three suspects in a 2024 Alexandria shooting that rocked a residential neighborhood are now behind bars, according to police. Justin McKnight, 22, of Alexandria; Demetrius Charlton, 22, of Fairfax; and Jhamal Muskelly, 20, of Alexandria, have each been charged with shooting into an occupied dwelling, the Alexandria Police Department announced Tuesday, June 3. The charges stem …
Teens Packing Rifles, Handguns, Pills, Ammo Charged As Adults In Baltimore, Police Say Teens Packing Rifles, Handguns, Pills, Ammo Charged As Adults In Baltimore, Police Say
Teens Packing Rifles, Handguns, Pills, Ammo Charged As Adults In Baltimore, Police Say Four teens are facing adult charges after Baltimore police busted them with a full-blown arsenal of firearms, ammunition, and suspected drugs — including a device that turns handguns fully automatic. A group of teens is behind bars after Baltimore Police recovered multiple weapons, extended magazines, ammunition, and suspected drugs during a bust in the 800 block of North Curley Avenue, officials announced. The arrests were reported on Sunday, June 1, around 6 p.m., when Southeast District Action Team Members were investigating individuals believed to be involved in drug deals, police said.…
2 Feet Of Intestine Removed For Lost DoorDash Driver Shot By Chester Highway Boss: Officials 2 Feet Of Intestine Removed For Lost DoorDash Driver Shot By Chester Highway Boss: Officials
2 Feet Of Intestine Removed For Lost DoorDash Driver Shot By Chester Highway Boss: Officials An Orange County town official has been arraigned on attempted murder and assault charges after allegedly shooting a lost DoorDash driver who came to his home asking for directions, and who later needed two feet of his small intestine removed, prosecutors said.  John J. Reilly III, 48, the Highway Superintendent for the Town of Chester, was arraigned on Monday, June 2, in Orange County Court on a 13-count indictment related to the Friday, May 2 shooting of delivery driver Alpha Oumar Barry, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler.  Reilly is facing a host of …