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Sep 17, 2026
Milford, PA .-Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin announced the guilty plea of a New Jersey man for attempted statutory sexual assault of a fifteen-year-old child. Christopher Epperly, age 32, with a last known address of Sussex, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to the charges ...
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Sep 16, 2026
Milford, Pa .-Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin announced the sentence for possessing child sexual abuse materials filed against a Pike County man in October of 2025. Investigators from the District Attorney’s office charged Adam Rufrano, age 41, of Dingman Township, pr...
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Sep 8, 2026
Milford, Pa .-Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin announced charges of possessing and distributing child sexual abuse materials filed against a Pike County man on October 23, 2024. Investigators from the District Attorney’s office charged Patrick Veasey, age 46, of Westfa...
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Sep 7, 2026
Milford, Pa .- The Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin announced the sentence of a Hawley resident for possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine. Ryan Cartwright, age 37, of Hawley, PA, previously entered a plea of guilty to one count of Possession with Intent to ...
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Jun 28, 2026
Milford, PA .-Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin announced the sentencing of a York County man for attempted trafficking and rape of a ten-year-old child. Pike County President Judge Gregory H. Chelak sentenced Jayson William Miller, age 54, with a last known address of ...
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Jun 25, 2026
NEPA District Attorneys Commend Senate for Addressing Felony Murder Sentencing Issue On March 26, 2026, our Supreme Court overturned decades of precedent and ruled life without parole for felony murder is cruel and unusual absent an assessment of culpability. Further, the Cour...
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Jun 1, 2026
Milford, Pa .-Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin announced the sentence of a Pike County man for multiple offenses against children. Juan Torres Alvarado, age 73, of Blooming Grove Township, previously entered a plea of no contest to the crimes of Possession of Child Sex...
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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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