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An off-duty state trooper from the Uniontown barracks is accused of forcing his way into a Connellsville home and assaulting a man, according to state police. James T. Stevenson Jr., 29, of Connellsville, was charged Tuesday with felony aggravated assault and trespassing. According to a criminal complaint, Stevenson arrived at
A 75-year-old Redstone Township man is in Fayette County Prison after fatally shooting a friend inside his home Friday morning. Edmund Parson, of 2011 Second St. in Cardale, allegedly shot and killed James Tucker after reaching into a lockbox, pulling out a gun and shooting Tucker twice. Tucker was flown to Ruby Memorial Hospital in […]
For the 157 inmates lodged in the Fayette County Prison, Wednesday was moving day, as law enforcement officials oversaw their transfer to the county’s new jail. Prison Warden John Lenkey said the way the move went was “outstanding.” “It was completely uneventful, the way you want it to be uneventful,” said the jail’s Deputy Warden […]
A Brownsville couple charged with abusing their 6-year-old daughter, starving her and locking her in a cage will stand trial in Fayette County Court. Jacob Weight, 37, and Mimi Ann Frost, 33, also “basically hog tied” the girl with zip ties, according to the Tuesday testimony of a 17-year-old who was living with the family […]
Warning: Details of this story may be disturbing to some. FAYETTE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Two Pennsylvania parents are facing charges after allegedly abusing their 6-year-old daughter, making her sleep naked in a dog cage and feeding her only dog food. Mimi Frost, 33, and Jacob Weight Sr., 37, both of Brownsville, were arrested and […]