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UPDATE: Trial date set for woman charged in fatal stabbing
Krystle Sue Weaver’s trial on charges she stabbed a Greene Township man to death in an attack last year in Greenville that left his daughter critically wounded is set to begin May 11.
Ms. Weaver, 21, Fowler, Ohio, is accused of stabbing Thomas Lorigan, 44, of 183 Ray Road, Greene Township, and Heather Turk, 22, on May 20 in Ms. Turk’s former apartment at 94 Clinton St.
The trial date was set Tuesday during a meeting between Mercer County District Attorney Robert G. Kochems, Ms. Weaver’s attorney Stephen Misko of Butler, and county Judge John C. Reed.
According to police, Ms. Weaver and her boyfriend, Ronald Victor Machado, 21, Jamestown entered Ms. Turk’s apartment and waited in the dark for her to come home. When she did, accompanied by her father, police say Ms. Weaver and Machado attacked Ms. Turk and Lorigan, stabbing them repeatedly.
Ms. Weaver claims Machado was the only one who stabbed anyone.
Machado hanged himself May 24 in his cell at Trumbull County Jail, Warren, while awaiting extradition to Mercer County.
Authorities have not disclosed a motive for the crime but the couple had once lived with Ms. Turk in her apartment.
A pre-trial conference was scheduled for May 7 in Reed’s chambers, when prosecutors and Misko will review evidence in the case, Kochems said.
Ms. Weaver is charged with homicide, attempted homicide, conspiracy to commit homicide, aggravated assault, burglary and two counts of robbery.
Ms. Turk was released from the hospital in December and is recovering with relatives while she undergoes physical and speech therapy.
Her two young daughters were with her and Lorigan when the attack happened, but the girls were not harmed.
Ms. Turk’s mother Brenda Agbley, Forest Hills, Pa., had been helping care for her and the girls until tragedy struck the family again.
Mrs. Agbley, 40, was strangled Jan. 23 in her home by her husband, Jude Agbley, 34, police have said.
Agbley, a Ghanian national who married the former Greenville woman in August, is facing a homicide trial in Allegheny County, where he’s being held without bond.
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League sets debate date; Dahlkemper ad questioned
Local political junkies, mark your calendars.
Third District Congressional rivals Kathy Dahlkemper and Mike Kelly will face off at a League of Woman Voters of Mercer County forum from 7 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 26 at the Sharon City Building.
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Are you going to Stoneboro Fair?
“I want some fries, straight off the bat,” a teen said as she strolled amid a seemingly endless stream of people running from the parking lot to the midway Saturday at the Stoneboro Fairgrounds.
The aroma of scrumptious fair food wafted through the fairgrounds on a cool afternoon that felt more like autumn than the waning days of summer.
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Court backs warrantless search that turned up gun
Superior Court issued a ruling recently that the Mercer County District Attorney believes will enhance the safety of policemen and women.
The court ruled Aug. 26 in a Mercer County Juvenile Court case that stemmed from an arrest made by Southwest Mercer County Regional police. -
Hood surfer back home, recovering
Natalie Huff, the 17-year-old girl critically hurt in a hood-surfing accident, made it home Friday for the first time since she was run over by a friend’s car last month.
David Huff, Natalie’s father, said she was in excellent spirits.
“She just wants to come home,” he said. “She wants out of the hospital. She’s doing really well.”
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Kelly: Jobs are the key to restoring economy
When businesses are healthy, they hire people, and everyone wins, according to Congressional candidate Mike Kelly
The Republican challenger announced his “Pathways to Prosperity” job plan Friday in time for Labor Day weekend at JFS Wealth Advisors in Hermitage. He also made stops in Butler, Crawford, and Erie counties.
Kelly, who faces U.S. Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper, Erie, D-3rd District in November, said he’s been up and down the county and hears about two concerns: jobs and the economy.
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Couple restoring a local landmark
The gardens were renowned and the house was a resting stop for future presidents.
Now, Dan Briceland and his wife Kristin are restoring the structure at 379 state Route 7 in Brookfield to its original glory.
Built in 1816 by Navy Capt. James Christy, the dilapidated house went up for sale this spring. The Bricelands, who have always wanted to restore an historic house, put in a bid and won.
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Cleanup planned for 2nd city neighborhood
The Irvine Avenue cleanup in Sharon was so successful that similar efforts are being planned for another part of the city.
The Sharon Beautification Commission is organizing a cleanup for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 2 for Meek Street and several surroundings streets, Sharon City Manager Tom Lavorini told council Thursday.
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Lock up vehicles, police urge
Residents should be alert for suspicious activity and keep their cars and homes locked in the wake of a recent rash of thefts from cars — some of which were left unlocked, Southwest Mercer County Regional Police Chief Riley Smoot said.
The most recent thefts were reported Wednesday in the Dogwood Lane, Oak Hill Drive and Kiwanis Road area of West Middlesex.
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Blue Streak thrills again
“It was great. What else can I say?” Dave Hahner said Thursday, just moments after taking his second ride on the Blue Streak.
That’s right. For the first time since 2006, Conneaut Lake Park’s historic roller coaster is back up and running. Once again ready, as Jack Moyers, chairman of the board of trustees of Conneaut Lake Park, put it, “to bring thrills and chills to children of all ages.”
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3 Ohio men in county jail accused of Walmart theft ring
Three Ohio men are in Mercer County Jail for allegedly running a theft ring that stole video games and systems from Walmart stores and then sold them for cash.
Thomas “Tommy” Hamilton, 42, of Ashtabula; Alex Plitt, 34, of Jefferson; and Christopher Patton, 25, address unknown, were caught Aug. 25 after hitting up Walmart stores in Ohio and Pennsylvania for at least several months, Hempfield Township patrolman Daniel McCloskey said Wednesday.
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