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Attorneys for a disbarred Ephrata lawyer charged with driving to Washington, D.C., with guns, ammunition and a plan to kill Democratic U.S. senators want a federal judge to let him
An Ephrata lawyer charged with threatening to kill government officials in Washington, D.C. has been disbarred. The state Supreme Court's order on Wednesday prevents Kenelm Shirk III from practicing law. Though effective June 11, the Supreme Court noted Shirk has resigned. Acting United States Attorney Bruce D. Brandler announced in February a single charge of threatening to murder Democratic U.S. senators against Shirk, 71. A grand jury indicted Shirk on Feb. 3. Shirk has pleaded not guilty. He is scheduled for trial Aug. 2 and has been in federal detention since since shortly after his a...
Editor's note: This story has been updated to add comment from Shirk's attorney, who did respond earlier Wednesday to a reporter's message seeking comment, though the message was not immediately seen. Federal prosecutors have taken over the case of an Ephrata lawyer accused of threatening to kill government officials in the Washington, D.C., and have specified he planned to killed Democratic senators, though they did not identify his targets by name. Acting United States Attorney Bruce D. Brandler announced the single charge of threatening to murder Democratic U.S. senators against Kenelm ...
A court hearing for the Ephrata lawyer accused of threatening to kill government officials in the Washington, DC, area and his wife has been moved to March.
Perry County man convicted of fatal hit-and-run crash just before Christmas 2018 Updated Jan 16, 2021; Facebook Share A New Bloomfield man who hit and killed another man with his car in 2018 was convicted in November of multiple crimes from that incident, including one felony. Watson was found dead on West Main Street in New Bloomfield after an apparent hit-and-run in the early morning hours of Dec. 23 that year. State police tracked an automobile part found near the body back to Thebes’ 2009 Jeep Wrangler. “This one affected a lot of people in the community,” District Attorney Andrew ...