On March 23, 2026, Judge Edward M. Marsico sentenced Jyheir Mosley-Williams, age 22, to a term of imprisonment of between 18 and 40 years in state prison after he pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and illegal firearm possession. The factual plea for the plea establish...

Today, Cody A. Balmer pleaded guilty to attempted murder of Governor Josh Shapiro, aggravated arson, 22 counts of arson, one for each of the 22 victims within the residence endangered by the arson, burglary, and related offenses. Judge Deborah E. Curcillo accepted a plea agree...

After consultation with his counsel, Cody A. Balmer waived the preliminary hearing scheduled for Wednesday, September 3, 2025, before Magisterial District Judge J. Matthew Pianka. The Court of Common Pleas accepted the waiver and scheduled formal arraignment for October 3, 202...

On August 20, 2025, Judge William T. Tully sentenced Brianna Smith, Michael Roberts, Jr., and Kani Little following their convictions by a jury in a June 2025 trial for attempted murder and related offenses. Before proceeding to sentencing, the Court received vi...

Fine Line Homes has offered a $10,000 reward for information which successfully identifies the perpetrators of the burglary which badly damaged the newly built home at 100 Wolfe Circle, Lower Paxton Township, off Devonshire Heights Road, on the afternoon of Saturday, June 28, ...

On June 25, 2025, after approximately three hours of deliberation, a Dauphin County jury convicted Davon Hairston of second-degree murder. At 8:53 p.m. on March 21, 2023, Hairston, who goes by the street name “Boogz”, entered an apartment building at 3 N. 16 th Street, to coll...

On June 13, 2025, the fifth day of his jury trial, defendant Kani Little took the stand during his case-in- rebuttal. During his testimony, he admitted to playing a role in the shooting at 4913 Cumberland Street, Swatara Township, Dauphin County, on August 11, 2022, that ...

On May 8, 2025, Odin Rathnam pleaded no contest and guilty to 28 crimes of child sexual abuse that spanned an approximately 11-year period. The court accepted his pleas including rape of a child causing serious bodily injury. The District Attorney's Office entered the ple...

On Friday, May 9, 2025, following a week-long trial, a Dauphin County Jury convicted Deu Kumar Chhetri of rape, stalking, and loitering and prowling at nighttime. The jury acquitted him of a second count of rape and of burglary. The victim gave eight hours of testimony under d...

On April 13, 2025, an individual attacked the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg while Governor Shapiro and his family were within the residence. The video surveillance showed the perpetrator surveilling the residence and then unlawfully entering the grounds over a wall in the...