News: SENTENCING

June 12, 2026

Attorney General Dave Sunday Announces Philadelphia Man Sentenced up to 18 Years For Straw Purchasing 31 Firearms, Murder for Hire Plot

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a Philadelphia-based man will serve 9 to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to solicitation of murder, the straw-purchasing of 31 firearms and related charges.

Schuylkill County Man Jailed up to 50 Years for Possessing More than 400 Files of Child Sexual Abuse Material

May 13, 2026

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a Schuylkill County man was sentenced to 25-50 years in prison for possessing more than 400 files of child sexual abuse material.

York County Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Killing Bystander in Gang-Related Shooting at Park

May 8, 2026

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Sunday announced that Elijah Penn, of York, has been sentenced to a life in prison — without the possibility of parole — for killing 20-year-old Justin Griffith at a park in 2021.

Hazleton Man Jailed up to 30 Years for Shooting His Then-Girlfriend in the Chest

May 1, 2026

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a Luzerne County man has been sentenced to 14 to 30 years in prison for shooting his then-girlfriend in 2018.

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