This article was originally published on GoErie.com by Madeleine O’Neill on Jan 8, 2018 The homicide case before Erie County jurors this week is not a “whodunit.” That’s according to the lawyer for 27-year-old Merle A. Page Jr., the defendant on trial in the Jan. 15, 2017, fatal shooting of Marcell Flemings. Page’s lawyer, Eric Hackwelder, told […]

This article was originally published on GoErie.com by Madeleine O’Neill on Jan 5, 2018 A fatal shooting that was largely caught on surveillance video will be the focus of a homicide trial in which testimony is set to begin next week in Erie County Court. Jury selection is scheduled to start Friday in the trial of 27-year-old

This article as originally published on GoErie.com by Madeleine O’Neill on Jan. 4, 2018 The former chief executive of a local nonprofit pleaded guilty in August to embezzling more than $65,000 from the organization, which provides housing services for people with disabilities. He now claims he can’t be housed in a work-release facility while he serves his

This article was originally published on GoErie.com by Madeleine O’Neill on Jan. 3, 2018 A 23-year-old Erie homicide case will make its way back into an Erie County courtroom in the coming months. The Erie County District Attorney’s Office is proceeding with a new trial against 48-year-old Vance L. Haskell, in accordance with a 3rd U.S. Circuit

This article was originally published on GoErie.com by Madeleine O’Neill on Jan. 1, 2018 A new ruling in a complex health care fraud case could split the charges against an Erie oral surgeon accused of overbilling insurance companies. The charges filed in an indictment against the surgeon, David E. Palo, are logically inconsistent, Senior U.S. District Judge

This article was originally published on GoErie.com by Madeleine O’Neill on December 28, 2017 The case against a 17-year-old girl accused of delivering a fatal dose of drugs will be considered for transfer into adult court in January. The girl was charged as a juvenile in November on counts including drug delivery resulting in death in the

This article was originally published on GoErie.com on Dec. 17, 2017 Erie police charged a city man with theft, receiving stolen property and driving under the influence after officers said they found him behind the wheel of a stolen car early Sunday morning. Jerome O. Hardmon, 36, was placed in the Erie County Prison on $25,000 bond

This article was originally published on GoErie.com on Dec. 26, 2017 CORRY — A city man wrapped up Christmas in the Erie County Prison after police accused him of breaking into a neighbor’s apartment, throwing eggs and stealing electronics. Charles R. Earls, 19, was in prison on $10,000 bond Tuesday after he was arraigned Monday

This article was originally published on goerie.com on December 22, 2017 by Madeleine O’Neill  A defendant who pleaded guilty in a fatal shooting has been allowed to withdraw that plea and instead go to trial. Grover H. Lyons, who was charged with homicide in the Dec. 31 shooting death of 28-year-old Darrin Germany Jr., pleaded guilty in

This article was originally published on GoErie.com on December 21, 2017 Erie police took a 16-year-old boy into custody following a car chase and foot chase late Wednesday night on the city’s east side. Police said the car chase started when officers spotted a suspected stolen vehicle near East 21st and French Streets. The ensuing car chase