Pennsylvania legislators are moving forward with a bill that will impose stiffer penalties on repeat drunk driving offenders if they kill someone while driving under the influence. On Wednesday, the Senate voted 45 to 4 to send Bill 961 to the House. Current law gives a mandatory three-year prison term to a drunk driver that…
Continue reading ›Four men and a woman were indicted in Pittsburgh by a federal grand jury for trafficking in fentanyl and heroin. Charged are twins Brad and Greg Reed, age 26, of Pittsburgh, Richard Ruby, age 31, of Pittsburgh, and Justin and Antoinette McBride, ages 26 and 29, of Munhall. Ruby and Justin McBride are cousins to…
Continue reading ›According to news reports, a former radiologist from UPMC has been charged with health care fraud and distributing narcotic pain pills. The charges are federal charges and are the result of an investigation brought by UPMC police. Accused is Marios Papachristou, age 43, of Hampton. He has been charged with 46 counts of illegally distributing…
Continue reading ›There have been three fatal accidents in Ross in the past half-year. PennDOT, along with township officials, admit that there are some things they can do to increase the safety of pedestrians. However, the behavior or drivers and pedestrians can be the best and most effective method. Todd Kravits, a PennDOT traffic engineer, says that…
Continue reading ›I read an article today about Pennsylvania’s prison system and its ability to take care of inmates who have mental health issues. The article states that the non-profit Treatment Advocacy Center, based in Washington, D.C., gave the Commonwealth a “D” grade. The reason for the low score is largely due to the persistent lack of…
Continue reading ›The Pennsylvania Department of Health continues to fight a ruling that it must identify the members of a panel that evaluated applications for state medical marijuana permits. “Releasing this information puts these state employees at personal risk for harassment or worse, and the regulations specifically protect this information, as best practices from other states support…
Continue reading ›The coordinator of the Washington County DUI Court, John Ridge, would like people to use the term “first conviction” instead of “first offense” when talking about the changes made recently to Pennsylvania’s driving while intoxicated law. Typically, the first time a driver is picked up for a DUI that does not involve a crash, he…
Continue reading ›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…
Continue reading ›The Pittsburgh criminal defense attorneys at Logue Law Group are noticing that the District Attorney’s Office seems to be cracking down on Drug-Related Offense. There have been a few well-publicized police raids over the past few months statewide. Every now and then, the D.A.’s Office will work with local and state Law Enforcement to shake…
Continue reading ›Drunk-driving accidents can wreak havoc on the lives of many people, including victims, communities and family members. State police recently announced that a Washington County man is facing homicide charges after he struck and killed a Moon Township man early in a head-on car crash in Robinson Township, Washington County. George Raymond Jucha Jr., 50,…
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