Thomas G. Stanko was arraigned Tuesday in connection with the death of Cassandra Gross of Unity, the first of many court hearings her mother Kathe Gross plans to attend in the homicide case. “I’m going to every one,” Gross said outside the courtroom after Stanko, 52, of Unity, was denied
For 1,662 days, Kathe Gross waited for Thursday. It was the day state police charged the man they believe killed her daughter, Cassandra Gross, of Unity. Since April 9, 2018 — the day Kathe Gross reported her daughter missing — she pushed for homicide charges against Thomas G. Stanko, 52.
Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli said solving the 2018 disappearance of Cassandra Gross is a priority for prosecutors. “This is one of the cases that was at the forefront of my mind when I took office (in January),” Ziccarelli said. “We are very committed to this case.” She’s had
Federal judge says shotgun was seized without probable cause in Pa. man’s weapons case
Updated 10:13 PM;
WILLIAMSPORT – An unregistered sawed-off shotgun found in a Potter County cabin in 2019 cannot be used as evidence because a judge has ruled probable cause was lacking to issue a search warrant.
That weapon is the basis of three firearms charges in U.S. Middle District Court against the cabin owner, Thomas G. Stanko, 50, of Unity. Judge Matthew W. Brann on Tuesday ruled that nothing in the search warrant affidavit can be reasonably construed as implying the existence of firearms in the cabin.
The judge in his opinion provided this background on the case: