Pa. bride guilty in wedding day shooting death
What was supposed to be the happiest day of defendant Christina George-Harvan's life soon devolved into the worst. This, after an alleged alcohol-fueled argument with her 21-year-old niece over who should drive home following the wedding reception took an unexpectedly fatal turn.
The question for the Beaver County, Pa., jury was whether the 30-year-old, newly married defendant, George-Harvan, exercised the care necessary to absolve her of negligence in the shooting death of her niece.
In the jury's eyes, the new bride did not, and found her guilty of involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment in the case, according to KDKA in Pittsburgh.
Background according to KDKA:
Defendant George-Harvan, 30, and Francis were celebrating after the former's wedding at a bar in New Brighton. Then, the celebration turned sour when the two started arguing about who was going to drive home. Meanwhile, the accused bride's new husband, Jeremy Harvan, had been tossed out of the bar after over-imbibing.
The gun was in a glove box in her new husband's truck. As the argument with the niece continued inside the truck, the accused bride testified that she tried to move the gun from the glove box to the middle console. However, the gun went off, killing the niece.
The bride's story produced this courtroom exchange, according to KDKA:
Defense Attorney: "Did you deliberately squeeze the trigger?"
George-Harvan: "No."
"Everything freezes," George-Harvan testified. "Jeremy says, 'You just shot your [expletive] cousin. He steps over her dying body and he runs. I put pressure on [Katelyn's[ wound and I screamed and dialed 911."
On the stand, she added, "I felt devastated. It was like a nightmare. Your wedding day is supposed to be the best day of your life and my niece is dead."
George-Harvan faced either third-degree murder or involuntary manslaughter in the trial.
Prosecutors expressed disappointment with the lesser verdict in the case.
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Heroin found in Pa. bakery's bread dough
You've heard of marijuana cookies, but heroin-laced hearth bread?
Don't look for the latter product on the shelves anytime soon. This, despite the fact that a Luzerne County bakery allegedly had a recent problem with heroin packets being found in a batch of bread dough being mixed for baking.
The website, PAHomepage.com, reports that the find brought the production line at the Aryzta baking plant in the Hazleton area to an abrupt stop recently. This, after an employee spotted a packet of heroin in dough moving through the production line.
With production halted, more suspected bags of heroin were found, the website reports, adding that all remaining dough was destroyed.
No word yet on how the heroin got into the dough. State Police investigating the case tell PAHomepage that the baking plant has 143 employees.
Meanwhile, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is slated to inspect the operation, the website adds.
DUI for on-duty Pa. cop caught in damaged police cruiser
The downward spiral for a 6-year veteran of the Philadelphia police department accelerated at 12:20 a.m. Saturday when 26-year-old Officer Darryl Cathey allegedly pulled up to 12th district headquarters after his shift in a marked police vehicle with three flat tires and bent rims, ABC6 is reporting.
Then a police sergeant on the scene allegedly smelled alcohol on the on-duty officer's breath, ABC6 writes. Cathey also had bloodshot eyes and was very talkative, indicating he did not know the cruiser's tires were flat, the station reports.
Next, the sergeant attempted to take the officer into custody, but a struggle ensued between Cathey, the supervisor and other officers, ABC6 writes.
Now, Cathey is facing charges of DUI, aggravated assault, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person for assaulting the supervisor, ABC6 says, adding:
The officer also been suspended for 30 days with intent to dismiss.
Background according to ABC6:
In 2011, a 23-year-old Cathey was accused of assaulting his former girlfriend and charged with robbery but prosecutors reportedly dropped the charges because the victim did not show up in court.
Documents reveal he was fired in January of 2012 but the Fraternal Order of Police fought and got him reinstated in February of 2014.
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