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Fayette officials consider housing federal prisoners

Fayette CountyÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ commissioners voted in favor of entering into a contract with the U.S. Department of Justice to house federal prisoners at the county jail. Commissioner Scott Dunn said the jail will be used to house prisoners who are awaiting trial. According to the proposed contract, U.S. ...

Father of teen girl killed by drunk driver advocates for stricter sentencing

When a Fayette County judge sentenced Mark Lucic to prison earlier this month for killing a teenage girl while driving drunk, his sentence did not sit well with the victimÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ father. While LucicÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ total sentence was six to 20 years, the sentence for the homicide by vehicle while driving ...

Connellsville man sentenced to prison for COVID-19 relief fraud

The owner of a Connellsville car dealership was sentenced in federal court to 10 months in prison for conspiracy to commit mail and bank fraud. According to the Department of Justice, Joshua DeWitt, 38, will also have two years of supervised release following his sentence. DeWitt was the ...

Officials say the inmate transfer to the new Fayette County Jail to happen soon

As county officials get ready to transfer inmates in the new Fayette County lockup, they’re also considering what will become of the existing prison. Now more than 130 years old, the prison next to the courthouse on East Main Street is part of the Uniontown Downtown Historical District, ...