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The trial for three men charged in a 2017 double homicide began Monday in Somerset County, following a lengthy jury selection last week. In total, four men are

The trial for three men charged in a 2017 double homicide began Monday in Somerset County, following a lengthy jury selection last week. In total, four men are

cillig@altoonamirror.com Two additional people have been arrested in connection with a 2017 double homicide in Somerset County, the state Attorney General’s office said. Marekus Benson and Deandre Callender face several charges for conspiring with two previously arrested members of the Ohio-based East Main Money Gang to kidnap and murder Portage residents Damien Staniszewski and James Smith. “Drug trafficking is a dangerous and violent enterprise,” Attorney General Josh Shapiro said. “T...

Pennsylvania State Police Hunters found the bodies of James Smith, 32, of Portage, Cambria County, and Damian Staniszewski, 19, of Duncansville, Blair County, in a wooded area of rural Somerset County on Sept. 29, 2017.   TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Two more people were arrested for their involvement in a double homicide that occurred in rural Somerset County in 2017, officials with the Attorney Generals...