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Image for Joint Law Enforcement Drug Trafficking Investigations Lead to Two Arrests and Seizure of Cocaine, Guns and Methamphetamine
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Mar 10, 2026
Milford, Pa .-Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin and Wayne County District Attorney A.G. Howell announced a joint effort in two separate drug trafficking investigations. The first case led to an arrest and the seizure of over twelve ounces of cocaine and firearms.  ...
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Image for Pike County Couple Charged with Attempted Sexual Intercourse with a Minor
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Feb 25, 2026
Milford, Pa .-Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin announced charges against a Pike County couple for attempted sex crimes against a fifteen-year-old.  Detectives from the District Attorney’s Office Criminal Investigation Division charged [1] Cara Godbold, age 31, of ...
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Image for Forest City Man sentenced up to 10 years for Seeking to have Sex With Minor
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Feb 5, 2026
Milford, Pa .-A man from Forest City, Pennsylvania was sentenced at Pike County Court for traveling to Pike County to engage in sexual intercourse with a minor. Philip Brown Jr., age 31, of Forest City, PA, previously entered a plea of guilty to the crimes of Unlawful Contact ...
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Image for Pike County Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Two Murders
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Dec 3, 2025
Milford, Pa .- Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin announced the sentencing of a Pike County man for the murder of his parents. Colin Winkler, age 33, of Milford, Pennsylvania, previously pleaded guilty to the two counts of Murder in the Third Degree for the killing of bo...
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Image for Luzerne County Man Convicted of Attempted Rape of Children in Pike County
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Nov 20, 2025
Milford, PA .-Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin announced the conviction of a Luzerne County man who traveled to Pike County to engage in sex with two children ages 5 and 10. John Gately, age 46, with a last known address of Hughestown, Pennsylvania, was originally arre...
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Image for Joint Law Enforcement Drug Trafficking Investigation Leads to Several Charged
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Aug 11, 2025
Milford, Pa .-Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin and Wayne County District Attorney A.G. Howell announced a joint operation between each of their offices, the Pennsylvania Attorney General Bureau of Narcotics Investigation, and the Pennsylvania State Police, with assista...
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Image for Bushkill Man Sentenced Up To 27 Years for Abusing Child Over Several Years
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May 12, 2025
Milford, Pa .- Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin announced the sentence of a Bushkill man for a conviction by a Pike County jury for as series of crimes of abuse of a child over several years. Timothy Paul Lawrence Jones, age 48, of Bushkill, Pennsylvania, had been prev...
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Image for Pike County Man Sentenced for Murder and Arson
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May 12, 2025
Milford, Pa .- Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin announced the sentencing of a Pike County man for the murder of his grandmother and arson of her home. George Sisco, age 29, of Milford, Pennsylvania, previously pleaded guilty but mentally ill to the crimes of Murder in ...
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Image for Bushkill Man Convicted of Abusing Child for Several Years
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Mar 24, 2025
Milford Pa.- Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin announced a guilty verdict in a child abuse case from a Pike County jury in Pike County Court last week.  The jury convicted Timothy Paul Lawrence Jones, age 48, of Bushkill, Pennsylvania, of a series of crimes related...
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Image for Pike County Man sentenced for Possession with Intent to Deliver Cocaine
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Mar 10, 2025
Milford, Pa .-A Pike County resident was sentenced in Pike County Court for possession with the intent to deliver cocaine. Neville Hancock, age 57, of Dingman Township previously entered a plea of guilty to three charges of Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substa...
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