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North Union man given life sentence in woman’s shooting death

A North Union Township man will spend the rest of his life in prison for fatally shooting a woman in her home in 2020. Following a trial last week, Joseph Michael Thomas Jr., 39, was convicted of first-degree murder for killing Meghan Masi, 28, on Nov. 20 at her home in North Union Township. ...

Three men sentenced for deer poaching

Three men from Washington were sentenced this week for poaching deer last year. According to the Pennsylvania Game Commission, Ezra McClelland, 20, Julian Marth, 21, and Grant Bamberger, 20, pleaded guilty to felony charges related to the two-day poaching spree. According to the game ...

Connellsville man sentenced to prison for COVID-19 relief fraud

The owner of a Connellsville car dealership was sentenced in federal court to 10 months in prison for conspiracy to commit mail and bank fraud. According to the Department of Justice, Joshua DeWitt, 38, will also have two years of supervised release following his sentence. DeWitt was the ...

Former Marianna tax collector sentenced for mail fraud

Marianna’s former tax collector was sentenced Monday to house arrest and probation after she pleaded guilty to stealing from the borough and taxpayers. Erica Pinkney, 39, began working at Marianna as the borough secretary in 2017, and was appointed to fill the vacant tax collector job in ...

Brownsville man sentenced on gun charges

A Brownsville man was sentenced to 27 months of prison in a federal court Friday following his conviction on gun charges. According to the Department of Justice, Deago Lee Eddings’ sentence will be consecutive with his state parole violation, and he will be incarcerated for at least 45 ...