When Pittsburgh police charged Tyler Sherrell with homicide, claiming he was the getaway driver in a fatal shooting, the only evidence they had was the self-serving word of the man who orchestrated the hit. Matthew Lambert waited two years after his arrest before giving detectives Sherrell’s name. He met with
Two prosecutors in the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office said earlier this month that they couldn’t withdraw criminal charges in one case or make a plea deal in another because of politics. In both instances, the assistant district attorneys cited the upcoming primary election between their boss, six-term incumbent District
A North Side man who, in 2019, unintentionally shot his stepbrother during a melee between two groups of teens following the July 4 fireworks in Pittsburgh, pleaded guilty Thursday to third-degree murder. Camerin Caldwell, 20, will be sentenced by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Susan Evashavik DiLucente on June 23.
A Penn Hills man pleaded guilty Monday morning to homicide by vehicle and leaving the scene of a fatal accident in the death and dragging of a man two years ago. Surron Burch, 24, faces a mandatory penalty of 3 to 6 years in prison when he is sentenced by
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Allegheny County Common Pleas President Judge Kim Berkeley Clark
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President Judge Kim Berkeley Clark said in an open letter posted on the court’s website that it is time for Allegheny County’s judicial system to recognize systemic racism and work to combat it.
The longtime prosecutor turned family court judge posted the letter to the community on Thursday the eve of Juneteenth National Freedom Day with the goal of engaging citizens and reassuring them that they will be treated fairly in the court system.