News: SENTENCING

June 27, 2025

‘Pure Evil’: Northampton County Gang Member Jailed for Life for Stabbing, Setting Man on Fire

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Alkiohn Dunkins has been sentenced to a lifetime in prison — plus 23 to 50 years — for killing 18-year-old Tyrell Holmes in 2018.

Owner of Berks County Home Care Agency Sentenced to Prison, Ordered to Pay More Than $235K in Restitution After Pleading Guilty to Medicaid Fraud Scheme

June 13, 2025

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that the owner of a Berks County-based home care agency was sentenced to terms of prison, parole, and probation — and ordered to pay $235,778 in restitution — for collecting Medicaid reimbursement related to fraudulent claims submitted by his company.

Northampton County Judge Sentences Gang Member up to 60 Years in Prison for his role in Stabbing, Setting Man on Fire

June 3, 2025

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a Northampton County Judge sentenced a Collegeville man to 27½ to 60 years in prison for his role in killing 18-year-old Tyrell Holmes in 2018 after he entered a plea on Monday.

CASE UPDATE: Former Butler County Jehovah’s Witnesses Member Sentenced up to 34 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting Young Child

June 3, 2025

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Shaun Sheffer has been sentenced to 14 to 34 years in prison for sexually assaulting a pre-teen child, beginning when the victim was seven-years-old.

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