Two confessions from a man charged with murder in connection with a fire in Jeannette were improperly obtained by investigators, a Westmoreland County judge has ruled. In a 27-page opinion, Common Pleas Judge Meagan Bilik-DeFazio said Brian Rendon, 38, of Jeannette was incapable of voluntarily waiving his rights to remain
A Greensburg teen charged with the attempted homicide of three people will be prosecuted as a juvenile, a judge ruled this week. Anthony Shook, 17, was originally charged as an adult with attempted homicide, aggravated assault and other offenses after he was arrested in June 2021 following a shootout in
A Latrobe man convicted more than a decade ago in two cases in which he and family members were accused of enslaving teenage girls was sentenced Thursday to serve up to 10 years in prison for sexual assault. Jonathan Pollard, 33, pleaded guilty to one felony count of aggravated indecent
A Unity man pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor sex charge this week after prosecutors agreed to dismiss more serious felony counts after he was accused of having sexual contact with a pre-teen girl in 2019. Christopher Simoncini, 36, was ordered to serve three years on probation, including a 12-month period
The president of the union that represents corrections officers at Westmoreland County Prison will remain off the job pending an internal investigation although charges related to a July domestic dispute were dismissed Wednesday. Scott Kennedy, 40, of North Irwin, was charged this month with strangulation, terroristic threats, simple assault and