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Statements made to police by a State Line, Pa., man charged in the slaying of a Hagerstown woman will be admissible during trial under a judge's opinion issued last month. Jeffrey E. Miles Sr., 48, is charged with criminal homicide in the April 2010 stabbing death of 29-year-old Kristy Dawn Hoke. Her body was found in a wooded area in the southern edge of the Borough of Waynesboro. Defense attorneys argued for suppression of statements made when police first came in contact with Miles, who was threatening suicide on an Interstate 81 bridge.

The defense attorney for a man charged with the shooting death of a Pennsylvania wildlife conservation officer asked a judge Tuesday in Adams County Court to suppress statements the defendant made to state police after his arrest. But Pennsylvania State Trooper Nil Navitsky testified Tuesday that Christopher Lynn Johnson was  “coherent, collected, calm, courteous, respectful” following his arrest in the 2010 slaying of Wildlife Conservation Officer David L. Grove. Assistant Public Defender Kristin Rice asked Judge Michael George to keep statements Johnson made the day after Grove was killed out of his first-degree murder trial.

The Smithsburg boys lacrosse team gave Thomas Johnson a bit of an anatomy lesson on Thursday. Dylan Layman kept his eyes opened, Cullan Ganley showed some heart and the Leopards presented a body of work at the end to come away with a hard-fought 10-6 victory over the Patriots. “We played a partial game,” Smithsburg coach Joe Dietrich said. “We ran off and on, but came up big in the end. The talent showed through.” Layman showed his talent in goal while Ganley scored four times — the last coming on a critical goal with 1:16 remaining — to move Smithsburg to 5-1 on the season.

Attorneys for a man charged with killing a police informant a year ago have asked a Franklin County, Pa., judge to move the location of the trial and suppress some of the defendant's statements. A hearing is scheduled for April 26 on motions filed by the defense for Jeffrey Eldon Miles Sr., a State Line, Pa., man charged with criminal homicide in the death of Kristy Dawn Hoke. The Hagerstown woman's body was found a year ago today in a wooded area in Waynesboro. Contained in pretrial motions is a request to change the venue of the trial due to media coverage and Internet content that has "reached virtually every household in Franklin County.

A teenager's statements to police about the accidental shooting of his 2-year-old brother will not be used at the youth's trial after a Washington County Circuit Court judge ruled his rights were violated during questioning. Marcus Deon Longus, 17, is charged as an adult with obstructing police, making false statements, leaving a firearm accessible to a minor and other firearm violations in the Sept. 27, 2010, incident in which Mario Longus shot himself in the chest with a stolen handgun.

The case of a 17-year-old Hagerstown boy charged in the accidental shooting of his 2-year-old brother will remain in adult court, but whether his statement to police after the shooting will be admitted at trial will have to be answered by Washington County Circuit Judge Donald E. Beachley. Marcus Longus is charged with obstructing police, making false statements, leaving a firearm accessible to a minor and firearms violations, according to court records. Hagerstown Police said Mario Longus shot himself in the chest with a stolen handgun he apparently found under a bed. The shooting in an apartment on Little Elliott Drive was reported at 1:16 a.m. on Sept.

Avoiding the three-year prison term recommended by prosecutors, a Montgomery County man was sentenced Tuesday in Washington County Circuit Court to 30 days in jail on gun charges. Jeffrey Hanan, 48, of Gaithersburg pleaded guilty to making a false statement on an application to purchase a firearm and to having a loaded handgun in a vehicle. The false statement charge was prosecuted by Maryland Assistant Attorney General Clarence Goetz, while Assistant State's Attorney Brett Wilson prosecuted the charge of having an illegal handgun in a vehicle.

The Maryland State Highway Administration issued the following news release just after 11 a.m. Thursday: ---- In the aftermath of the winter storm, the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) and the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) remain fully deployed and continue storm clean up operations. “One hundred percent of SHA’s personnel and equipment have been out since before the storm hit Wednesday afternoon. While there have been dramatic improvements in the last several hours, motorists need to know that hazards still linger,” said SHA Administrator Neil J. Pedersen.

    Editor’s note: This is copy of a statement issued Monday night by the Chambersburg Area School Board: CASD School Board Extends Fair Offer to Teachers January 11, 2011 Talks between the Chambersburg Area School District Board of Directors and the Chambersburg Area Education Association began in December 2009. A four year contract with the Education Association expired on June 30, 2010. After more than a year of negotiations, efforts to resolve the contract have not been successful.