Tag: childs

Johnstown woman receives two to four years in prison for child’s fatal overdose

Feb. 19—EBENSBURG, Pa. — A Johnstown woman accused of exposing her daughter to fentanyl while living in a drug “stash house” in 2022 will head to state prison after pleading guilty Monday to involuntary manslaughter. Volaura Askew, 27, admitted to being “reckless or grossly negligent” in the 5-year-old child’s death overdose death during a point […]

Man charged with child’s death seeks reduced bond

Feb. 12—CENTERVILLE — An attorney for a man charged in the death of a child in his care is asking the court to lower his client’s bond. Roger Gillespie, of Centerville, remains in custody on a $1 million cash-only bond and faces charges of child endangerment resulting in death, a class B felony. Gillespie’s court-appointed […]