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Campbell man going on trial for Farrell murder
A trial is scheduled to get underway Wednesday in Mercer County for a Campbell man arrested in connection with a homicide in Farrell. Twenty-eight-year-old Darrell Daurice Harrison Jr. is charged with first-degree murder for the shooting death of 21-year-old Jayson Burns of Sharon in April of last year. Police say...
Pennsylvania man accused of killing, dismembering trans teen he met through dating app
A Pennsylvania man accused of killing and dismembering a transgender teenager he met through a dating app has been charged with murder and related counts. DaShawn Watkins, 29, of Sharon, was arraigned earlier this month and is being held without bail at the Mercer County Jail. He was represented at the hearing by the county public defender’s office, according to court documents, but that office declined to comment on the case Tuesday or say whether it was still representing Watkins, noting it doesn’t discuss pending cases. Watkins is charged in the death of Pauly Likens, 14, of Sharon, a transgender girl who...
Dashawn Watkins Accused Of Dismembering Pauly Likens
Dashawn Dale Depree Watkins, 29 of Sharon, is in the Mercer County Prison after bloody clothes and surveillance videos linked him to the brutal dismembering of 14-year-old Pauly Likens, the Pennsylvania State Police explained in a press release and court documents. Likens was reported missing by "his" father (who does...
'It hit the panic alarm': Trans teen's killing in Pennsylvania shocks LGBTQ+ community
SHARON, Pa. — A Pennsylvania community is mourning the death of a transgender teenager whose remains were found dismembered in the area of Shenango River Lake, near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, late last month. Pennsylvania State Police have charged DaShawn Watkins, 29, with first-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, aggravated...
Public hearing held over potential Mercer County solar energy facility
The Coolspring Board of Supervisors held the public hearing and Sunrise Babcock Road LLC, township officials, residents and the "People of Coolspring Township for the Responsible Zoning of Solar Generation Activities" were all there.
Bishop pens letter on local teenager’s murder
SHARON, Pa. (WKBN) — A Sharon native and the youngest leader of the Episcopal Church is speaking out about the murder of a Sharon teenager. Bishop Sean Rowe issued a letter Wednesday to the people of his dioceses about the killing of 14-year-old Pauly Likens of Sharon. Likens’ dismembered remains were found near Shenango Lake on June 26.
Missing transgender teen's body found dismembered; suspect charged
Pennsylvania authorities confirmed that dismembered human remains found late last month are those of a transgender teenager who had been reported missing. The Mercer County Coroner’s Office and Pennsylvania State Police confirmed last week that body parts found June 25 in Shenango River Lake, a reservoir in western Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio, were those of Pauly Likens Jr., 14.
'I know I'm going to jail': Mercer County man accused of raping 11-year-old girl for vape products
WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find disturbing. Reader discretion is advised. A Mercer County man is facing charges after allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl in exchange and pay her and buy her vape products in return. According to a criminal complaint, 50-year-old Charles Byrne of Sandy Lake...
Missing transgender teen’s body found dismembered; suspect charged
Pennsylvania authorities confirmed that dismembered human remains found late last month are those of a transgender teenager who had been reported missing. The Mercer County Coroner’s Office and Pennsylvania State Police confirmed last week that body parts found June 25 in Shenango River Lake, a reservoir in western Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio, were those of Pauly Likens Jr., 14.
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