PSA: If you have any bench warrants for your arrest, there are a few ways to clean it up, like: One method that will definitely not work is falling for the latest scam that asks you to put down a “bond” by paying thousands of dollars into a Bitcoin terminal. Bitcoin was established over 15 […]
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DA Pledges to Charge Drug Dealers with First-Degree Murder
Last Thursday at a press conference, the District Attorney in Lycoming County announced two big arrests of drug dealers who were supplying much of north-central Pennsylvania with fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine. Like in most press conferences, he held up the mugshots of the two ringleaders and displayed an impressive assortment of drugs that they seized […]
Superior Court Reinstates Murder Conviction in DUI Case
In December of 2019, while I was still a prosecutor with the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, I got assigned to a horrific double-fatal DUI crash from I-95 in Bristol Township. A drunk driver, while traveling over twice the speed limit of 55 MPH, slammed into the back of a van that was carrying four […]
Cell Phone Ban while Driving will Become PA Law
Texting while driving has been illegal in Pennsylvania since 2012, but soon you won’t even be able to hold a phone while driving! On May 8th, 2024, the state legislature sent a bill to Governor Shapiro’s desk, and he’s going to sign it. This new cell phone ban won’t take effect for a year after […]
Expedited Pardon Program Expanded by PA Board of Pardons
In December of 2023, the Board of Pardons expanded their Expedited Pardon Review Program. A constant complaint about applying for a pardon is the length of the process. The Board itself says a typical application takes 3 to 4 years to hear. Every year the Board says this process will be sped up; however, with […]
