News and Announcements

The Monroe County Board of Commissioners will hold a public auction on Friday, May 21, 2021, at 10:00 A.M. at Auto in Motion, 1142 Route 390, Cresco, PA for the purpose of selling county-owned and Read more…

Lamont Bacchus Amanda Green Tony Kristiansen Michael Mancuso First Assistant District Attorney has approved new charges on three individuals previously arrested in connection with the March 19 death of a two-month-old female child. Lamont Bacchus, Read more…

MCDA CID investigative report … Full video presentation w/ audio … Recorded livestream of press conference Today, First Assistant District Attorney Michael Mancuso announced the findings of the investigation into the December 30,  2020, police-involved Read more…

Today, March 26, 2021, Mr. Thomas Yanac Jr. the duly-elected Coroner of Monroe County, has issued a Certificate of Death with respect to Ryann Bacchus, a female infant, aged two months, born on January 12, Read more…

Update:  This press conference was held on March 30, 2021.  The livestream, video presentation, and investigative report from the Criminal Investigations Division of the Office of the District Attorney are available at http://monroecountyda.com/news/district-attorneys-office-releases-investigative-report-police-videos-in-christian-hall-case. Michael Mancuso, Read more…

Randy Halterman Recently charges of murder and attempted murder were held for court following a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Michael Muth in the case of Commonwealth vs. Randy Halterman. The charges were filed Read more…

Anthony Gudino In a recent written Opinion from the Pennsylvania Superior Court the Appeal of Anthony Gudino has been denied. Gudino was found guilty of Third Degree Murder, Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and Read more…

Barbara Rogers On February 23, 2021, the Pennsylvania Superior Court issued its ruling on the appeal of Barbara Rogers.  Rogers had been convicted in Monroe County following a jury trial of Murder in the Third Read more…

On Friday, December 25, 2020, at approximately 1:30 AM, members of the Pocono Township Police Department responded to the scene of a single motor vehicle accident with entrapment on Lower Swiftwater Road. Officers discovered a Read more…

Danny Makaveli ZAYAS, Jr. Danny Makaveli ZAYAS, Jr., 23, of Walbert Drive in Hamilton Township, was arrested Friday and charged with sharing images of child pornography on Snapchat. Last week, detectives from the Criminal Investigations Read more…

Nachelle Davis Nachelle Davis, 50, of Stroudsburg, has been arrested and charged with drug delivery resulting in death, involuntary manslaughter, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and criminal use of a communication facility Read more…

James Bell The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that James R. Bell, age 28, of Newark, New Jersey, was indicted on July 14, 2020, by a federal grand jury Read more…

The Monroe County Office of the District Attorney, Criminal Investigations Division, is requesting the public’s assistance in locating James R. BELL in connection with a drug delivery-related death. Bell is described as a 28 year Read more…

Hillary James Charges have been filed and a warrant issued for the arrest of Hillary James, 27, from Cambridge Springs, PA, in the May 27, 2018, drug-related death of Cody Heller of Chestnuthill Township. James, Read more…

The Monroe County District Attorney’s Office and the Pennsylvania State Police have conducted an investigation into the death of Matthew Adam Miller which occurred on Saturday, March 7, 2020, within A Pocono Country Place, in Read more…

Vincent Ingino The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Vincent Ingino, age 28, of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was found guilty of two counts of unlawfully distributing a controlled substance resulting Read more…

Manuel Rodriguez Manuel Rodriguez, 64, of Bronx, NY, faces charges of making knowingly false statements about his residence in order to seek reelection as a Constable in Delaware Water Gap. Rodriguez, who has served as Read more…

Vincent James Cefarello Vincent James Cefarello, 64, of Chestnuthill Township, has been charged in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain appointment to the office of Pennsylvania State Constable in Polk Township. Cefarello formerly served Read more…

Ryan John Smith Ryan John Smith, 23,  of Hemet, California, has been arrested and charged in connection with threats he made on Facebook directed at the Monroe County Courthouse and county employees. Smith, formerly of Read more…

Shukri Talipov Nadzhibe Barzeva A Tobyhanna couple were arraigned today on charges related to filing a fraudulent document with the Monroe County Recorder of Deeds in 2017. Nadzhibe Barzeva, 32, and Shukri Talipov, 35, appeared Read more…

Philip Marshall CASTNER Jennifer Ann AMELLA Philip Marshall Castner, 37, of Bath, and Jennifer Ann Amella, 40, of East Stroudsburg, have both been charged in connection with the theft of a 2016 Passport Haulmark trailer Read more…

Robert Joseph DEHARDER Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division of the Monroe County Office of the District Attorney recently charged Robert Joseph Deharder, 70, formerly of Montandon, Northumberland County, for his role in defrauding an Read more…

William Eichelsdoerfer Members of the Monroe County Office of the District Attorney, Criminal Investigation Division, and the NEPA Auto Theft Task Force, took William EICHELSDOERFER, age 52, of Brodheadsville, into custody, charged with receiving stolen Read more…

Steven Mertz E. David Christine, Jr., District Attorney of Monroe County, and Chief Christopher Wagner, Chief of Police for the Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department, announced the arrest Steven Mertz, 53, formerly a corporal with Read more…

Marsy’s Law fact sheet Currently, in the United States, the U.S. Constitution and every state constitution has enumerated rights for individuals accused of a crime and those convicted of a crime.  Yet, the U.S. Constitution Read more…

Joseph Ortiz The Monroe County Office of the District Attorney, Criminal Investigations Division, is continuing efforts to combat human trafficking and prostitution in the Poconos. As a result, Joseph ORTIZ, 37 of Brooklyn, NY, was Read more…

Justin David Gomez, 23, of East Stroudsburg Borough, was arrested today on child pornography charges following a several month long investigation by County Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division of the Monroe County Office of Read more…

Christopher Jeremy Loysen, 20, of Stroud Township, was arrested today on child pornography charges following a several month long investigation by County Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division of the Monroe County Office of the Read more…

Detectives from the Monroe County Office of the District Attorney have charged Jourden James Battle, 19, of Tobyhanna, with the online stalking and harassment of several young women, most of with whom he attended high Read more…

Jason Griffin Jones, 34, of Smithfield Township, was arrested this morning by County Detectives and charged with 200 counts of possessing child pornography. In June of this year, detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division (CID) Read more…

The Monroe County District Attorney’s Office announces the addition of a new detective assigned to its Criminal Investigation Division (CID).  Robert Sebastianelli, a retired Pennsylvania State Trooper with more than twenty-five years of experience in law Read more…

Phillip Londono, 40, of Slatington, was arrested and charged today by detectives from the Monroe County Office of the District Attorney following an undercover sex sting where he had arranged to pay to have sex Read more…

On Wednesday, May 15, 2019, detectives Wendy Bentzoni Serfass and Craig VanLouvender appeared before President Judge Margherita Patti-Worthington to be sworn in to their new positions with the Monroe County Office of the District Attorney. Read more…

On May 14, 2019, as part of an undercover operation, detectives from the Monroe County Office of the District Attorney arrested Tammy Curran, 49, of Florida, for prostitution related charges. Detective Kim Lippincott learned that Read more…

Valnn Dayne Spears was recently sentenced by the Honorable President Judge Margherita Patti-Worthington to a total of 44 to 168 years’ incarceration in a state correctional facility.  Spears was found guilty of all criminal charges Read more…

After receiving multiple tips from the public on the whereabouts of fugitive Robert William Scifo, Jr., deputies from the Schuylkill County Sheriff’s Department and officers from the Pottsville City Police Department located SCIFO at his Read more…

The Report and Recommendations of the Eighth Monroe County Investigating Grand Jury involving the Pleasant Valley School district has been released to the public.  The Report dated September 25, 2018, was under review by the Read more…

Jesus Castrodad Colleen Kasdaglis Jesus Castrodad, 49, and his girlfriend, Colleen Kasdaglis, 32, both of Scotrun, were arrested this morning and charged with making multiple bomb threats targeting the Monroe County courthouse between July 9, Read more…

Detectives from the Monroe County Office of the District Attorney are again requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the individual or individuals responsible for the recent spate of bomb threats towards the Monroe County courthouse Read more…

Shaheed Muhammad Rasheed Muhammad Quamir Lindsay Shaheed Muhammad, 19, Rasheed Muhammad, 19, and Quamir Desean Lindsay, 20, all of Philadelphia, were arrested today following an early morning operation conducted by the Monroe County Drug Task Read more…

The Monroe County Investigating Grand Jury has issued a Presentment recommending criminal charges against Carole Geary and Christopher Fisher, two former members of the Pleasant Valley School Administration. Geary is a former superintendent and Fisher was Read more…

Registration for the 2019 Mid-Atlantic Association of Women in Law Enforcement conference is now open! Download your registration form here. Early bird registration is $165 until November 1, 2018.  After November 1 the registration fee is Read more…

Join State Representative Jack Rader for a Concealed Carry Seminar at the Pocono Mountain Volunteer Fire Company on Thursday, October 4, 2018, at 6:00 pm. This seminar will discuss Pennsylvania concealed carry laws and the Read more…

An investigation conducted by the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office Detectives has led to the arrest of Tabitha Golembeski, 23, of Swoyersville, PA.  Golembeski was taken into custody on an arrest warrant for stalking and Read more…

Scott M. Marinelli, age 46, of Annandale, NJ, an attorney whose New Jersey license to practice law is under administrative suspension, was arraigned on Friday before Magisterial District Judge Kristina Anzini on a number of Read more…

Investigators Seize 39 Illegal Handguns, Assault Rifles from Drug Ring Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced charges against eight Monroe and Carbon County drug and illegal gun dealers who sold $1.3 million in heroin, crystal Read more…

Detectives from the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office have charged Sonny Louis Harper, 38, of East Stroudsburg, with possession of heroin and transporting that heroin into the Monroe County Correctional Facility following his arrest in Read more…

Luis Manuel Montero Evelyn Sanchez A multi-state investigation has resulted in child pornography, stalking, and drug trafficking charges against Luis Manuel Montero, 19, of Cresco.  His mother, Evelyn Sanchez, 52, also of Cresco, is also Read more…

The Monroe County Office of the District Attorney is pleased to announce that we will be hosting the Mid-Atlantic Association of Women in Law Enforcement (MAAWLE) conference in April of 2019! The Mid-Atlantic Association of Read more…

Detectives from the Monroe County Office of the District Attorney and the Morris County (NJ) Prosecutor’s Office ran a joint operation with assistance from the Pocono Township and Pocono Mountain Regional Police Departments in the Read more…

Cesar Aponte-Ortiz Stephan Warren Matthew Russo Three men were arrested by detectives from the Monroe County Office of the District Attorney during an online child predator sting on Friday, April 20, 2018. In separate incidents, Read more…

Detectives from the Monroe County Office of the District Attorney, in conjunction with the  Pennsylvania State Police, the Luzerne County Office of the District Attorney, and The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, invite you Read more…

Joshua L. Leap of Effort, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 90 months to 244 months incarceration in a state correctional facility today. This sentence was imposed by the Honorable Judge Jonathan Mark after Leap was found Read more…

Join us at Monroe County Community For Families‘ 2018 Community Night in Pocono Hall at the Northampton Community College’s Monroe Campus located at 2411 PA-715, Tannersville, PA 18372. This year’s theme is “Serving Your Community”. Read more…

On Tuesday, February 27, 2018, defendant Robert Scifo waived his preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Daniel Kresge on charges filed against him from November 1, 2017, alleging the theft of $28,116.75 from six victims. Read more…

Join State Representative Jack Rader for a Concealed Carry Seminar at the Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Company on Thursday, April 26, 2018, at 6:00 pm (doors open at 5:30 pm). This seminar will discuss Pennsylvania Read more…

On February 16, the detectives from the Monroe County Office of the District Attorney, in conjunction with agents from the Pennsylvania Office Of Attorney General, the US Department of Homeland Security, and the Stroud Area Read more…

Ron Gorman, 52, formerly of Stroud Township and currently of Marietta, Georgia, was sentenced today in two separate criminal cases filed in March 2017. Sentencing comes after Gorman tendered a plea of guilty in both Read more…

The investigation into allegations of unlawful retaliation, official oppression, bribery, and wiretap violations is ongoing. The response of potential witnesses to this investigation has been encouraging. We are requesting anyone who believes they have information Read more…

On Friday, February 2, 2018, at approximately 1:45 p.m. the Monroe County Correctional Facility was notified that an inmate, James Arthur Bock, 45, of Stroudsburg, was being returned to the facility from a special furlough. Read more…

Justin Reynolds, 33, of Eldred Township was arrested this morning and charged with possessing and disseminating child pornography. Earlier this month, detectives from the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office discovered a computer on a peer-to-peer Read more…

Monroe County District Attorney Detectives charged Gregory S. Schlegel, 43, of Polk Township, for allegedly making threats on January 11, 2018 to assassinate the first person who bids on his property during a Sheriff’s sale Read more…

On Friday, January 26, 2018, before MDJ Daniel Higgins the defendant, Joshua Ryan Krebs, gave up his rights to a preliminary hearing and the felony wiretap charges were sent to the Court of Common Pleas. Read more…

On January 11, 2018, Joshua L. Leap, of Effort, Pennsylvania, was found guilty after a three day jury trial on one count of Rape by Forcible Compulsion, graded as a Felony of the First Degree; Read more…

In December of 2017 Monroe County District Attorney detectives received information about illegal wiretapping at Mountain View Vineyards, a local winery, brewery and distillery, located in Hamilton and Jackson Townships in Monroe County. Linda Rice Read more…

Monroe County District Attorney’s Office Detectives along with help from Monroe County Domestic Relations Investigators and officers from the East Stroudsburg University Police Department arrested Keith Tompkins, 52, of East Stroudsburg, at a local hotel. Read more…

** WANTED FUGITIVES ** UPDATE: Golom and Goldsmith were captured in New York City on January 17 The Monroe County Office of the District Attorney, Detective Unit, is seeking the public’s help in locating John Read more…