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Arrest made in Woodward Twp homicide

WOODWARD TOWNSHIP - Pennsylvania State Police have arrested Brian St. John, III, of Woodward Township, on charges of criminal homicide, aggravated assault and recklessly endangering another Person. State Police responded to a reported shooting at 330 Brewery Hollow Road at approximately ...

Coroner: Beech Creek man died of ‘close contact gunshot wound’

LOCK HAVEN - One local young man is dead and another is charged with criminal homicide following a shooting on Friday night. Jakob Lee Haines, 21, of Beech Creek, was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident by Clinton County Coroner Zach Hanna, who said Haines died of a "close contact gunshot wound to the chest," and ruled the manner of death as homicide following an autopsy Saturday at Mt. Nittany Medical Center in State College. Brian St. John III, 19, of 330 Brewery Hollow Road, has been charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault and recklessly endangering another ...

Arrest made in Woodward Twp homicide

WOODWARD TOWNSHIP - Pennsylvania State Police have arrested Brian St. John, III, of Woodward Township, on charges of criminal homicide, aggravated assault and recklessly endangering another Person. State Police responded to a reported shooting at 330 Brewery Hollow Road at approximately 8:30 Friday evening. The victim, identified by state police as 21-year-old Jakob Lee Haines of Beech Creek, was located at the residence having suffered a single fatal gunshot wound. St. John, 19, was arraigned Saturday morning by Magisterial District Judge Frank Mills, who ordered that the ...

Man, 21, dies from gunshot; suspect in custody

LOCKPORT - A 21 year-old Beech Creek man is dead and another another man is in jail. Jakob Lee Haines died of a single gunshot wound at a private residence at 330 Brewery Hill Road in Woodward Township, Clinton County, on Friday night. State police from Troop F in Montoursville said a known suspect was taken into custody at the scene “and will be charged with criminal homicide.” They had not identified the suspect as of Saturday morning but said he awaited arraignment from the Clinton County Correctional Facility on charges of criminal homicide, aggravated assault and reckless ...

DA seeks death penalty in murder of 9-year-old

LOCK HAVEN - Clinton County District Attorney David Strouse has filed formal notice that he intends to seek the death penalty against Jamie Lynne Jackson for the murder of 9-year-old Anson Stover in November. Strouse filed a Notice of Aggravating Circumstances in the case of Commonwealth v. ...

Fire crews battle blaze in Rauchtown home

PHOTO PROVIDED Fire crews were called to a fire at 3297 Rauchtown Road, Jersey Shore in Crawford Township around 11 a.m. Thursday morning. It was reported that the fire may have originated on the second floor of the home. Further information will be available in Friday's edition of The Express.