A Sugar Notch man will stand trial on criminal homicide charges alleging he murdered his mother in a drug-induced haze, a magistrate ruled Thursday.
Erik M. Watkins, 39, is accused of killing his mother, 60-year-old Patricia Watkins, during an attack at their home at 301 Maffett St. early the morning of Dec. 13.
Police said Erik Watkins admitted he woke up after smoking marijuana and heard a âhigher powerâ telling him to attack his mother. Erik Watkins said he blacked out during the assault but remembered striking his mother in the face repeatedly with his hands and feet, according to police.
Investigators found Patricia Watkins dead in a bathtub, her face âcaved inâ and barely recognizable.
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Four Philadelphians have been charged for allegedly passing $16,000 worth of counterfeit bills at casinos in Pennsylvania and New Jersey in April 2019, including 20 counterfeit $100 bills circulated at Harrahâs Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack in Chester.
Mahagany White, 33, of the 500 block of North Felton Street, Marcus Davis, 44, of the 600 block of North 13th Street, Nieem Johnson, 37, of the 4400 block of Leiper Street, and Kiara Kristin Purnell, 31, of the 1700 block of Watkins Street, each face charges of forgery, theft by deception, possessing instruments of crime and conspiracy. The charges were filed in Bucks County by the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General Bureau of Criminal Investigations Gaming Unit and troopers from the Pennsylvania State Policeâs Bureau of Gaming Enforcement.
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