Arrests

Image for English, Teagan   - ENDANGERING WELFARE OF CHILDREN and 3 additional charges
Arrest
Jul 29, 2026
Milford, Pa .-Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin announced the arrest of a Matamoras Borough man on charges of endangering the welfare of children on July 28, 2026. Detectives from the District Attorney’s office charged [1] Teagan English, age 25, of Matamoras Borough wi...
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Image for McGuire, Michael   - CRIMINAL ATTEMPT IN TRAFFICKING IN INDIVIDUALS and 4 additional charges
Arrest
Jul 28, 2026
Milford, PA .-Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin announced charges against a New Jersey man for attempted trafficking of a fourteen-year-old child. Michael McGuire, age 49, with a last known address of Rockaway, New Jersey, was arrested on July 23 rd , 2026. Detectives f...
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Image for Sidener, Jason   - CRIMINAL ATTEMPT IN TRAFFICKING IN INDIVIDUALS and 4 additional charges
Arrest
Jul 28, 2026
Milford, PA .-Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin announced charges against an Erie, Pennsylvania man for attempted trafficking of a twelve-year-old child. Jason Sidener, age 51, with a last known address of Erie, Pennsylvania, was arrested on July 21 st , 2026. Detective...
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Image for Erkert, Joseph   - MANUFACTURING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL and 3 additional charges
Arrest
Jul 1, 2026
Milford, Pa .-Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin announced charges against a Dingmans Ferry in Pike County for numerous criminal charges regarding the sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of two minors.   In the first case, a detective from the District Attorney’s O...
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Image for Christopher, Paul Stanley  - CRIMINAL ATTEMPT TRAFFICKING IN INDIVIDUALS and 4 additional charges
Arrest
Apr 8, 2026
Milford, Pa .-Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin announced charges against a Honesdale resident for attempted trafficking and unlawful contact with a minor, a sixteen-year-old child.  Detectives from the District Attorney’s Office Criminal Investigation Division cha...
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Image for Murphy, Christian Adam  - INDECENT ASSAULT OF A PERSON LESS THAN 13 YEARS OF AGE; CORRUPTION OF MINORS and 1 additional charge
Arrest
Mar 16, 2026
Milford, Pa .-Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin announced charges against a North Carolina man for indecent assault upon a minor.  Detectives from the District Attorney’s Office Criminal Investigation Division charged [1] Christiam Adam Murphy, age 49, of Gastonia,...
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Image for Dalessio, John Patrick  - SEXUAL EXTORTION and 2 additional charges
Arrest
Mar 16, 2026
Milford, Pa .-Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin announced charges against a Pike County man for Sexual Extortion.  Detectives from the District Attorney’s Office Criminal Investigation Division charged [1] John Dalessio, age 41, of Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania, wit...
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