Tuesday, April 2, 2013
A Philadelphia drug trafficker who sold drugs between June 2010 and July 2011 from Bensalem and Northeast Philadelphia was sentenced to 12 years in prison.
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Tuesday, April 2
A Philadelphia man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for a drug conspiracy and for possession of two firearms as a convicted felon, according to information from the United States Attorney's office. Junell Osborne, 29, was sentenced on Monday, April 1, for a drug conspiracy that included trafficking in heroin, crack cocaine and marijuana, and for possession of two firearms as a convicted felon. Osborne pleaded guilty to these charges on June 25, 2012. He sold drugs between June 2010 and July 2011 from an apartment at 9404 Lansford Street in Northeast Philadelphia, as well as a location in Bensalem. The Bucks County Violent Gang Task Force raided an apartment at 2500 Knights Road in Bensalem, on July 7, 2011, at which time Osborne was …
Friday, October 26, 2012
Marvin Landaverry, formerly of Bensalem, was found hanging in his cell in Graterford State Prison Tuesday morning. He was convicted of sexual assault against a woman and a girl.
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Friday, October 26, 2012
A convicted sex offender that used to live in Bensalem committed suicide in prison this week. According to PhillyBurbs.com, Marvin Landaverry, 53, formerly of Arrowhead Drive, was found hanging in his cell at the State Correctional Institution at Graterford in Montgomery County Tuesday morning. A Montgomerynews.com report said Graterford Superintendent Mike Wenerowicz reported the inmate’s death. He was pronounced dead by the institutional medical staff after attempting to revive him. An investigation into the death (required by law in prison suicide cases) is under way. Landaverry had just begun serving a 10-year sentence for sexual assault and related offenses on Sept. 24. He committed sex crimes against two victims -- a woman and a …
Sunday, May 29, 2011
A moratorium was issued on paroling inmates and prison officials moved inmates to Michigan and Virginia to avoid situations that could arise because of overcrowding.
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Sunday, May 29, 2011
More than 1,000 inmates have returned to Pennsylvania prisons after being housed in Michigan since February 2010, Corrections Secretary John E. Wetzel announced Friday. “Returning these inmates home is important because it eases the burden on inmates’ families and also keeps taxpayer money in Pennsylvania rather than spending it elsewhere,” Wetzel said, in a release. “Ninety percent of our inmates will return home after incarceration and helping them to maintain their family support is vital to their successful return into society.’’ Over the past several months, Pennsylvania’s prison population has continued to level off, making it possible to return the 1,111 inmates back to state facilities. “While the population decrease is slight, it …
concerned citizen
9:40 pm on Tuesday, April 2, 2013
One loser down several million to go!!! These idiots never learn do they? crack is whack!! more ›