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May 11, 2026
Milford, PA – The Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin announced on April 28 th , 2026, the Pennsylvania Superior Cour upheld the jury verdict that found Andrew J. Dougan guilty of twenty-three charges related to sexual abuse of a minor in October and November 2017. Dougan...
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May 11, 2026
Milford, PA .-The Pike County District Attorney’s Office announced the sentence of a Pike County man who was wanted in connection with charges related to the sexual abuse of children and was arrested in November of 2025 by Seaside Heights Police Department in New Jersey. ...
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May 5, 2026
Milford, Pa .- Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin announced the sentencing of a Pike County man for violations relating to Absentee/Mail-in Ballots. Jerome Covart, age 67, of Matamoras, Pennsylvania, previously pleaded guilty to Violations Relating to Absentee/Mail-in Ba...
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May 4, 2026
Milford, PA .-Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin announced the sentence of a Luzerne County man who traveled to Pike County to engage in sexual acts with two children ages 5 and 10. John Gately, age 46, with a last known address of Hughestown, Pennsylvania, was previousl...
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Mar 18, 2026
Milford, PA .-Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin announced the conviction of a York County man for attempted trafficking and rape of a ten-year-old child. Jayson William Miller, age 54, with a last known address of Red Lion, Pennsylvania, was originally arrested in Febru...
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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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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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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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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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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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