Superior Court rejects Washington appeals
A state criminal appeals court has upheld the conviction against an Ohio gang affiliate found guilty of murdering two local men in 2017.
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A state criminal appeals court has upheld the conviction against an Ohio gang affiliate found guilty of murdering two local men in 2017.
HOLLIDAYSBURG — A state prison inmate now serving 21 to 80 years for third degree murder was sentenced Friday to additional 18 months to seven years because w
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. “Two men were murdered so these East Main Money Gang members could continue to operate and profit whil...