Havertown Trooper Pleads Guilty To AI Porn, State Databases, Secret Recordings (Update)
A Pennsylvania State Police corporal who used government computers to create AI-generated pornography, secretly recorded women, and possessed child sexual abuse material has been sentenced to prison and designated a sexually violent predator, authorities announced on Monday, Nov. 2.
Stephen M. Kamnik, 40, of Havertown, was sentenced to five to 10 years in state prison, followed by seven years of probation, by a Montgomery County judge, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced.
The judge also designated Kamnik a sexually violent predator, requiring him to register as a sex offende…
Same Date, Same Jail, Same Inmate: Fairfax Man Attacked Two Female Deputies One Year Apart
A Virginia inmate attacked two female jail deputies exactly one year apart, on the same date, inside the same detention center, prosecutors say.
Shane David Lucas, 23, of Fairfax, has been sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison for the violent encounters at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center, where he was being held on unrelated charges.
The first attack happened on May 16, 2025, when Deputy Hayden was conducting a security check in one of the jail's housing pods.
According to the Loudoun County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office, Lucas was using an inmate telephone when he ap…
Spotsy Driver Doing Donuts Leads Deputies On Chase Before Crashing Into Ditch: Sheriff
A driver doing donuts on a Northern Virginia roadway wound up behind bars after a hit-and-run, a police pursuit, a crash into a ditch, and one last unsuccessful attempt to escape on foot, authorities said.
Stephon Wilkins-Booker, 36, of Spotsylvania, was arrested following the incident, which began around 9:40 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, when deputies from the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office were called to the area of Patriot Highway and Orchard Ridge Drive.
According to the sheriff's office, callers reported that two Dodge Chargers were driving recklessly and performing donuts in the roa…
Explosives Found In Colchester Man's Home After Knife Attack With Child Nearby: Police
Police found explosives inside a Connecticut man's home after he allegedly held a knife to another person's throat while a 4-year-old was nearby, authorities said.
Christian Eric Fricker, of Colchester, was arrested Saturday, Oct. 31, and charged with possession of explosives, possession of exploding fireworks, risk of injury to a child, assault with serious injury, and breach of the peace, Connecticut State Police said.
Troopers responded to a Colchester home shortly after 10 p.m. following a report that Fricker had held a knife to the throat of a 44-year-old household member, causing an u…