Articles Posted in Violent Crimes

Police say an Ohio Township man was shot and killed as he walked to his car, right outside his home. The killer later died at the scene. He was shot at by a police officer after he raised his gun, but it’s not clear if he shot himself or if the officer’s bullet killed him.…

In 2017, three men were accused of killing a child and his father in Swissvale. Yesterday, the three men attended a preliminary hearing in the case. Brandon Barnett, age 26, of East Pittsburgh, his brother, Jacqua Barnett, age 30, of Homestead, and Donavan L. Wilson, age 23, of Rankin will face a jury on homicide…

It’s a subject I read about in the news entirely too often: Law enforcement officials using excessive force. Maybe I’m just particularly sensitive to the issue because of my vantage point as a Pittsburgh Criminal Defense Attorney, but this latest story stuck with me. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, two Pennsylvania constables have been charged with various…

As both a criminal defense lawyer and a voracious consumer of news, I can tell you this: When it comes to crime, few offenses garner as much public outcry as ones that involve abuse of animals. One such story is one that happened this past January, and it is again dominating headlines: The stabbing death…

The conviction of a California woman for conspiracy to commit homicide was reversed by the state Superior Court. The court decreed that the woman should receive a new sentence on other charges that came out of a series of burglaries that led to the death of her elderly neighbor. Diane McClelland, age 58, appealed her…