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Police seeking alleged fugitive McKinney
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May 02, 2025
Bradford City Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Brandon James McKinney Sr., 38, wanted on two arrest warrants. A statement issued...
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Q&A with the DA: Part 2 — The law, open to interpretation?
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STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER McKean County District Attorney 
Apr 26, 2025
(Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...
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Bradford man convicted of strangulation
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Apr 25, 2025
SMETHPORT — A Bradford man was convicted at jury trial Thursday in McKean County Court for assaulting his then girlfriend last year. Ozzy Strait, 27, ...
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Baker sentenced to prison for rape of child
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Apr 24, 2025
SMETHPORT — A Westfield man convicted of raping an infant was sentenced in McKean County Court to 15 to 30 years in state prison. Steven Paul Baker, 2...
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Q&A with the DA: The law, open to interpretation?
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STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER McKean County District Attorney 
Apr 12, 2025
(Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...
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PD: Suspect found with cocaine en route to jail
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Mar 25, 2025
SMETHPORT — The OYO Hotel resident arrested last week for allegedly selling cocaine in Bradford was arraigned Tuesday for trying to smuggle drugs into...
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Fuller waives hearing in Ramos homicide
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Feb 07, 2025
The fourth person charged in the 2020 murder of Joshua Ramos in Potter County has waived a preliminary hearing in his case. Varley Fuller, 65, of Mans...
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Q&A with the DA: Jurisdiction and law enforcement
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STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER McKean County District Attorney 
Feb 01, 2025
(Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...
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Moore to serve at least 22 years in Ramos murder
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Dec 25, 2024
The last of the three defendants charged in the 2020 murder of Joshua Ramos in Potter County has been sentenced to at least 22 years in state prison. ...
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Moore pleads guilty to charges in Ramos murder
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Nov 29, 2024
The last of three defendants charged in the 2020 kidnapping, assault and murder of Joshua Ramos, 19, of Potter County, has pleaded guilty. Kyle Moore,...
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