Lawyers for a Brackenridge man who faces a potential death penalty for the alleged murder of his 9-year-old son in New Kensington claim prosecutors violated the state’s standard for a speedy trial. They asked a Westmoreland County judge Tuesday to dismiss homicide and other related charges against Jean Charles, 44,
A New Kensington man accused in a drive-by shooting pleaded guilty Tuesday while his co-defendant got a new lawyer. Isaac A. Weihrauch, 20, was sentenced to five to 10 years in a state prison under a plea agreement with Westmoreland County prosecutors. He pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, attempted aggravated
Attorneys for an Allegheny County man facing a potential death penalty for the alleged murder of his 9-year-old son in New Kensington told a Westmoreland County judge that prosecution delays have left them unable to move forward with preparing their defense. The case has languished in the courts for nearly
One of about two dozen guns stolen from a New Kensington gun store was recovered when four young men were arrested Wednesday in Homestead, according to court records. All four men arrested were illegally carrying loaded 9 mm handguns, Homestead police said in criminal complaints. Only one of the guns
New Kensington police accused a woman of locking her two school-age children outside in the cold and leaving her naked toddler unattended with water boiling on the stove after getting drunk and falling asleep. Police said she also spit on an officer and threatened to kill another officer and his