Tag: Harrisburg
Durante King-Mclean, Firearms Trafficking, Pennsylvania 2023
⏱ 2 min read Durante King-Mclean, a 27-year-old Canadian, was busted in a traffic stop in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on September 2, 2023, with 65 handguns hidden in the trunk of his rental car. The guns, individually concealed in socks, were destined for Canada. King-Mclean had been in the US illegally since April 2023, when…
Yaroslav Vishnevski, Manufacturing Unregistered Firearms, Illinois 2026
⏱ 2 min read Yaroslav Vishnevski, a 33-year-old former Harrisburg, Illinois resident, was convicted of manufacturing and possessing unregistered short-barreled rifles, silencers, and a shotgun with an obliterated serial number. The conviction came after a two-day trial and roughly 30 minutes of jury deliberation on June 9, 2026. Vishnevski’s troubles began in May 2024 when…
Luigi Esposito, Illegal Reentry, Pennsylvania 2026
⏱ 2 min read Luigi Esposito, a 60-year-old Italian national, was caught in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on April 21, 2026, after sneaking back into the United States. Esposito had been previously removed from the country in 2019, but he didn’t get permission to return, which is a federal crime. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
Aaron Williams, Cocaine Trafficking, Pennsylvania 2023
⏱ 2 min read Aaron Williams, 54, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for peddling over 500 grams of cocaine in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In May 2023, Williams sold 80 grams of crack to an undercover buyer. Later that month, police raided Williams’ Harrisburg home and seized over 400 grams of powder cocaine, 300 grams…
Earnest Morant, SNAP Benefits Fraud Conspiracy, Pennsylvania 2022
⏱ 2 min read A brazen scheme to rip off the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has landed two men in hot water. Randy Welch, 46, of Michigan, and Earnest Morant, 58, of Harrisburg, are accused of conspiring to submit phony SNAP benefits applications and exchange the electronic benefits transfer cards for cash. Welch allegedly…
Bernard Johnson, Trafficking and Gun Possession, Pennsylvania 2023
⏱ 2 min read A Harrisburg, PA man, Bernard Johnson, was just locked up for 15 years for peddling cocaine and crack, and waving a gun at people. Johnson’s troubles started in 2017 when cops responded to a report of burglars at his apartment, only to find Johnson himself with a cache of cocaine and…
