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A man wanted in connection with the February slaying of a North Hills honors student was apprehended Wednesday in California, according to Pittsburgh police.
Howard Hawkins, 46, of Pittsburgh was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service in North Hollywood on a homicide warrant for the shooting of 18-year-old Ahmir Tuli, Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said.
Authorities say Hawkins has been on the run since the Feb. 21 shooting in Pittsburgh’s Strip District.
According to court documents, Hawkins, who also goes by the name Mark McClendon, is charged with criminal homicide and firearms violations.
York murderer pleads guilty, tried to have opioids smuggled into prison
York Dispatch
A York City man serving a state prison sentence for third-degree murder has admitted to trying to have a narcotic drug smuggled into York County Prison.
George Toot Rainey pleaded guilty Wednesday in York County Court to one count of conspiracy to possess prison contraband, a second-degree felony, according to court records.
He was sentenced to three to six years in prison and given 519 days credit for time served, according to defense attorney Heather Reiner.
That sentence runs concurrently with his state prison sentence of 21½ to 43 years for the 2008 murder of Dion Williams in York City.