Northampton County creates major crimes task force to handle mass shootings and other complex cases
Northampton County District Attorney Terry Houck says a new major crimes task force will give law enforcement an edge in big investigations.
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Northampton County District Attorney Terry Houck says a new major crimes task force will give law enforcement an edge in big investigations.
Joshua Leone’s attorney, Robert Goldman, called the killing “a classic case of self defense” and asked that homicide charges against his client be thrown out. A judge disagreed, and held Leone for trial.
A 42-year-old man who was killed Monday morning in Moore Township was shot by his neighbor during an ongoing dispute over a water drainage pipe, state police said.
Moore Township homicide victim identified as probe into neighbor dispute continues Updated Mar 16, 2021; The person shot and killed during a neighbor dispute on Monday morning in Moore Township was identified as Christopher Robbin Debellis, 42, of the 1100 block of Moser Road, Northampton County District Attorney Terry Houck reports. Debellis died from being shot near his home and the manner of his death is homicide, meaning someone else killed him, Houck added. The neighbor was also shot, but it has yet to be determined how, Houck said. The dispute was between the two men and there is no da...
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