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bookmark_borderInternet Crimes Against Children

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In cooperation with the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, Major Crimes Unit and the East Norriton Township Police Department have joined efforts to protect children from internet predators. In addition to his regular duties as an East Norriton Township Police Department Detective, Detective Michael Henricks was recently sworn as a Special Montgomery County Detective by District Attorney Ferman. His specific enforcement focus, relating to ICAC, involves detecting and arresting child predators who utilize the internet as a tool to meet and sexually assault child victims.

In January 2015 Detective Henricks became involved in an undercover, electronic communication exchange with defendant Kurt Krumpholz. It was immediately apparent Krumpholz’s intent was to commit illegal acts.

On Monday, January 19, 2015 the ongoing undercover communications resulted in Krumpholz requesting to meet with whom he thought to be a 14 year old boy and his 13 year old male friend. Krumpholz’s proposed purpose for this meeting was for him to perform oral sex on two underage children.

On Monday, January 19, 2015 at 4:25 PM Krumpholz arrived at the agreed upon meet location, the Friendly’s Restaurant, 150 West Germantown Pike, East Norriton Township, Montgomery County. Upon his arrival at the Friendly’s Restaurant, he entered the restaurant in search of the two victims he believed he was meeting. After not finding them, Krumpholz quickly left but was met by law enforcement before he could re-enter his vehicle.

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Charges Filed in Pottstown Murder and Related Robberies

Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman and Pottstown Borough Police Chief F. Richard Drumheller announce the arrest of three defendants, Derrick Jackson, Andre Jackson and Jourdan Harper for December 1st robberies in Pottstown and West Pottsgrove and the arrest of defendant Derrick Jackson for the murder of Lori Marie Sheridan. The victim was a 47 year old woman that resided on King Street in Pottstown. Ms. Sheridan was killed by a close range shotgun blast to abdomen while she was lying in her bed in her apartment.

Shortly after the victim was found on Monday, December 1, 2014, members of the Pottstown Police Department and the Montgomery County Detective Bureau commenced an investigation into the murder of Lori Marie Sheridan. Through extensive witness interviews and multi-agency cooperation, detectives were able to identify Derrick M. Jackson as the person responsible for Lori Sheridan’s murder.

During the investigation detectives found and seized a black pistol grip style pump shotgun that was used in the murder as well as shotgun shells that contained “birdshot” from the rear yard of Derrick Jackson. The autopsy conducted by the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office determined that Lori Marie Sheridan was killed with “birdshot.”

Additionally, Derrick Jackson was linked to this weapon as far back as a month before the killing when he texted a picture that police recovered of the same shotgun.

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Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman and Montgomery County Correctional Facility Warden Julio M Algarin announce the arrest and filing of charges against Raehib Hankerson for Escape from the county correctional facility.

The defendant is and was an inmate being housed at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility on a Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole Violation. The defendant was incarcerated at the correctional facility on August 24, 2014 and was housed in the Community Corrections Center at the time of this incident. On September 1, 2014 the defendant was permitted to participate in outside yard activities. While outside in the secured yard, the defendant was able to manipulate the wire fencing. By doing so, the defendant was able to crawl through the fence and escape outside the correctional facility’s confines. Immediately upon learning of the escape, prison officials contacted the local police and county detectives and a county wide bulletin alert was issued for the defendant.

In response to this incident, local police from Lower Providence, Plymouth, Collegeville, West Norriton as well as Detectives from the Montgomery County Detective Bureau worked together with prison officials in apprehending the defendant. A perimeter was set up and an individual fitting the defendant’s description was seen by Lower Providence Police Chief Francis (Bud) Carroll. Chief Carroll saw the defendant near the wooded area around
Eagleville Road and Ridge Pike in Lower Providence. Plymouth Township Police Officer Jonathan Monaghan and K9 Fox, along with Corporal Matthew Kuhnert, Lower Providence Police Department, were able to locate and apprehend the defendant, who was hiding in the thick brush near the area where he was sighted by Chief Carroll. The defendant was taken into custody without incident and returned to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility
within two and a half hours of his escape.