GUILTY PA - Three bodies found in New Castle Home, 16 Oct 2018 *Arrests*

[Niner]

Thursday, October 13th:
*Trial continues (Day 2) (@ 1:30pm ET) - PA – Nichole Pumphrey (31), her daughter, Ameriah Emery (10) & Lawrence Cannon (31) possibly BF (Oct. 16, 2018, New Castle) – *Steven Procopio (19/now 23) arrested & charged (10/17/18) with 3 counts of criminal homicide, 3 counts of criminal conspiracy, attempted murder & gun offense. Plead not guilty. Bail denied.
Trial began on 10/11/22. (10/13 @ 1:30pm & 10/14 @ 9:30am) but might go into to next week.
Court info from 7/8/19 thru 10/71/22 reference post #356 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...astle-home-16-oct-2018-arrests.394845/page-18
10/11/22 Tuesday, Trial/Jury Selection Day 1: A jury was chosen and seated Tuesday for the trial. Trial begins on 10/12/22.
10/12/22 Wednesday, Trial Day 1: Opening statements by District Attorney Joshua Lamancusa & Procopio’s court-appointed defense attorney, John Bongivengo.
Testimony began Wednesday morning. State witnesses: New Castle police detective Branddon Hallowich was on the witness stand for the rest of the day, describing the crime scene, the investigation and the discovery of the shell casings in the house.
for more info see post #360 (article) here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...astle-home-16-oct-2018-arrests.394845/page-18
Trial continues on 10/13/22. DA Lamancusa said the trial is likely to extend into next week.
*Anthony Lavon “Mook” Cooper, Jr. (19/now 23) – Plead guilty on 1/18/22 & was sentencing to 15 to 30 years in prison.
*Jody Lynn Hammer - 4/1/19: All charges are dismissed.

 

[Niner]

Trial for man accused of killing a 10-year-old New Castle girl is underway

Youngstown, Ohio's #1 Locally owned, locally connected television news station.

www.wfmj.com

Oct. 13, 2022
The trial is underway for a man accused of killing a 10-year-old child in New Castle.
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On Thursday, an interview between a detective and Procopio was played, where he admitted to being at the home when the death occurred but denies that he shot her.
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The trial is expected to last throughout the week.


Not much in this article on yesterday's trial. Maybe someone can find more? Unless they played the interview for the whole day. TIA!

 

[Niner]

Friday, October 14th:
*Trial continues (Day 3) (@ 9:30am ET) - PA – Nichole Pumphrey (31), her daughter, Ameriah Emery (10) & Lawrence Cannon (31) possibly BF (Oct. 16, 2018, New Castle) – *Steven Procopio (19/now 23) arrested & charged (10/17/18) with 3 counts of criminal homicide, 3 counts of criminal conspiracy, attempted murder & gun offense. Plead not guilty. Bail denied.
Trial began on 10/11/22. (10/14 @ 9:30am)
Court info from 7/8/19 thru 10/7/22, Jury Selection (10/11/22) & Trial Days 1-2 (10/12 to 10/13/22) reference post #361 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...astle-home-16-oct-2018-arrests.394845/page-19
10/13/22 Thursday, Trial Day 2: State witness: New Castle police detective Branddon Hallowich.
for more info see post #362 here:
360https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...astle-home-16-oct-2018-arrests.394845/page-19
Trial continues on 10/14/22.
*Anthony Lavon “Mook” Cooper, Jr. (19/now 23) – Plead guilty on 1/18/22 & was sentencing to 15 to 30 years in prison.
*Jody Lynn Hammer - 4/1/19: All charges are dismissed.

 

[Niner]

@Lorenathered - since the court site only went to 10/14 for trial, has it been updated with additional dates?

TIA!

 

[Lorenathered]

They sure have. I also looked for any new articles/news but nothing yet.

 

[Niner]

They sure have. I also looked for any new articles/news but nothing yet.

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Thanks!

 

[Niner]

I believe this article is for Wednesday's trial date.

Father of deceased recalls birthday of tragedy

Birthdays will never be the same again for Lawrence Williams.

www.ncnewsonline.com

 

[Niner]

This is still for Thursday, 10/13 - but it does have who will/was on the stand for Friday. Can not find any articles for Friday yet.

School class hears tape of Procopio interviews

A class of about 20 Shenango Area High School seniors listened in court Thursday as Steven Procopio changed his story a couple of times during recorded police interviews.

www.ncnewsonline.com

Oct. 13, 2022
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A jury of seven women, five men and two women alternates for two days have listened to several hours of the taped interviews with Procopio.

District Attorney Joshua Lamancusa, who is prosecuting the case, said there are three hours left to be played on Friday for the jury of the back and forth questioning of the suspect.

After that, the detective on the witness stand, New Castle police detective Branddon Hallowich, will be cross-examined by Procopio’s court-appointed defense attorney, John Bongivengo.

He anticipates calling an 11-year-old eyewitness, Emery’s younger sister, to the witness stand on Monday, along with the forensic pathologist who conducted the autopsies.

 

[Niner]

Jury hears more taped interrogation in triple homicide

Detectives gave Steven Procopio every opportunity to tell the truth during many hours of questioning about a triple homicide that occurred Oct. 15, 2018.

www.ncnewsonline.com

Oct. 14, 2022
Detectives gave Steven Procopio every opportunity to tell the truth during many hours of questioning about a triple homicide that occurred Oct. 15, 2018.

During those recorded interviews, Procopio changed his story multiple times about where he was that night and whether he was inside of the house where 31-year-old Nichole Pumphrey, her friend 31-year-old Lawrence Cannon, and her daughter 10-year-old Amariah Emery, were found dead of gunshot wounds the morning of Oct. 16 that year.
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The entire recorded interviews were played for a jury this week during Procopio’s trial in the Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas. President Judge Dominick Motto is presiding over the proceedings.
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New Castle police Detective Branddon Hallowich was on the witness stand for the third day Friday as three more hours of recordings were played for the jury of the interview with Procopio. During the interview, Hallowich, and then-detective David Cumo tried to reason with Procopio to tell the truth.
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Procopio’s court-appointed defense attorney, John Bongivengo, spent Friday afternoon cross-examining Hallowich about the recordings.

The trial will resume after 9 a.m. Monday, with the 7-year-old witness, now 11, taking the witness stand to tell first-hand what she saw that night. Also testifying next week will be the forensic pathologist who conducted the autopsy, and a former jail inmate to whom Procopio reportedly told the entire story of what happened that night during their incarceration.

 

[Niner]

Monday, October 17th:
*Trial continues (Day 4) (@ 9:30am ET) - PA – Nichole Pumphrey (31), her daughter, Ameriah Emery (10) & Lawrence Cannon (31) possibly BF (Oct. 16, 2018, New Castle) – *Steven Procopio (19/now 23) arrested & charged (10/17/18) with 3 counts of criminal homicide, 3 counts of criminal conspiracy, attempted murder & gun offense. Plead not guilty. Bail denied.
Trial began on 10/11/22. (10/17, 10/18 & 10/19 all @ 9:30am). Jury: 7 women & 5 men & 2 women alternates.
Court info from 7/8/19 thru 10/7/22, Jury Selection (10/11/22) & Trial Days 1-2 (10/12 to 10/13/22) reference post #363 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...astle-home-16-oct-2018-arrests.394845/page-19
10/14/22 Friday, Trial Day 3: State witnesses: New Castle police detective Branddon Hallowich, was on cross-examined.
District Attorney Joshua Lamancusa, who is prosecuting the case, played the three hours left of the interview with Hallowich & Detective David Cumo on Friday for the jury of the back & forth questioning of the suspect.
for more info see post #368 & 369 (articles) here:
360https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...astle-home-16-oct-2018-arrests.394845/page-19
Trial continues on Monday, 10/17/22.
*Anthony Lavon “Mook” Cooper, Jr. (19/now 23) – Plead guilty on 1/18/22 & was sentencing to 15 to 30 years in prison.
*Jody Lynn Hammer - 4/1/19: All charges are dismissed.

 

[Niner]

COVID suspends murder trial until next week

It’s a first for Lawrence County, District Attorney Joshua Lamancusa said.

www.ncnewsonline.com

Oct. 17, 2022

It’s a first for Lawrence County, District Attorney Joshua Lamancusa said.

The murder trial of 21-year-old Steven Procopio, accused of his involvement in three shooting deaths and of being the gunman who killed a 10-year-old girl, has been suspended until 9 a.m. Oct. 24.

Lawrence County Common Pleas President Judge Dominick Motto, who is presiding over the trial, advised the jurors they all had been exposed to COVID-19, because one of their fellow jurors tested positive for the virus.

Court was to have convened Monday, when key witnesses were expected to take the witness stand. However, when the jurors filed into the courtroom in the morning, one of them was missing.
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Cross-examination was to have continued this morning before Lamancusa called more witnesses, including an 11-year-old girl who reportedly was the eyewitness to her 10-year-old sister’s death. The child was 7 when she witnessed her sister being shot, according to court records.

 

[Lorenathered]

I was just coming to see if you has seen the latest news.

 

[Niner]

Monday, October 24th:
*Trial continues (Day 4) (@ 9am ET) - PA – Nichole Pumphrey (31), her daughter, Ameriah Emery (10) & Lawrence Cannon (31) possibly BF (Oct. 16, 2018, New Castle) – *Steven Procopio (19/now 22) arrested & charged (10/17/18) with 3 counts of criminal homicide, 3 counts of criminal conspiracy, attempted murder & gun offense. Plead not guilty. Bail denied.
Trial began on 10/11/22. (10/18 & 10/19). Jury: 7 women & 5 men & 2 women alternates.
Court info from 7/8/19 thru 10/7/22, Jury Selection (10/11/22) & Trial Days 1-3 (10/12 to 10/14/22) reference post #370 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...astle-home-16-oct-2018-arrests.394845/page-19
10/17/22 Monday, Trial: has been suspended until Monday, at 9am, 10/24/22. Lawrence County Common Pleas President Judge Dominick Motto, who is presiding over the trial, advised the jurors they all had been exposed to COVID-19, because one of their fellow jurors tested positive for the virus.
*Anthony Lavon “Mook” Cooper, Jr. (19/now 22) – Plead guilty on 1/18/22 & was sentencing to 15 to 30 years in prison.
*Jody Lynn Hammer - 4/1/19: All charges are dismissed.

 

[Niner]

Tuesday, October 25th:
*Trial continues (Day 5) (@ 9am ET) - PA – Nichole Pumphrey (31), her daughter, Ameriah Emery (10) & Lawrence Cannon (31) possibly BF (Oct. 16, 2018, New Castle) – *Steven Procopio (19/now 22) arrested & charged (10/17/18) with 3 counts of criminal homicide, 3 counts of criminal conspiracy, attempted murder & gun offense. Plead not guilty. Bail denied.
Trial began on 10/11/22. (10/18 & 10/19 all @ 9:30am). Jury: 7 women & 5 men & 2 women alternates.
Court info from 7/8/19 thru 10/7/22, Jury Selection (10/11/22) & Trial Days 1-4 (10/12 to 10/14/22) reference post #373 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...astle-home-16-oct-2018-arrests.394845/page-19
10/24/22 Monday, Trial Day 4: State witnesses: No info available. Trial continues on Tuesday, 10/25/22.
*Anthony Lavon “Mook” Cooper, Jr. (19/now 22) – Plead guilty on 1/18/22 & was sentencing to 15 to 30 years in prison.
*Jody Lynn Hammer - 4/1/19: All charges are dismissed.

 

[ekardh]

What was the alleged motive?

 

[Lorenathered]

The motive is said to be robbery. Latest article

Girl, 11, testifies about the deaths of her mother, sister

An 11-year-old girl testified in court Monday she did not remember who pulled the trigger of the gun that killed her 10-year-old sister.

www.ncnewsonline.com

 

[Niner]

The motive is said to be robbery. Latest article

Girl, 11, testifies about the deaths of her mother, sister

An 11-year-old girl testified in court Monday she did not remember who pulled the trigger of the gun that killed her 10-year-old sister.

www.ncnewsonline.com

I was going to say that - but wasn't too sure as I did not have it in my notes. Thanks for finding that article!

 

[Niner]

Girl, 11, testifies about the deaths of her mother, sister

Oct. 25—An 11-year-old girl testified in court Monday she did not remember who pulled the trigger of the gun that killed her 10-year-old sister. Her statement was contrary to accounts she gave a forensic interviewer after her mother, Nichole Pumphrey, 31, her mother's 31-year-old friend Lawrence...

www.yahoo.com

Oct. 25, 2022
Oct. 25—An 11-year-old girl testified in court Monday she did not remember who pulled the trigger of the gun that killed her 10-year-old sister.

Her statement was contrary to accounts she gave a forensic interviewer after her mother, Nichole Pumphrey, 31, her mother's 31-year-old friend Lawrence Cannon and her sister, Amariah Emery were shot to death inside Pumphrey's house the night of Oct. 15, 2018.

The child was called into court to recount her version of what happened that night when her sister was shot in front of her eyes on the steps of the house. Police in a report and through testimony in the courts determined Amariah was the last of the three shot that night after she witnessed two intruders in the living room, then her mother's and sister's deaths.
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Taking the witness stand in the morning was New Castle detective Branddon Hallowich, who testified Hammer, with whom Procopio and Cooper were living in Pulaski, initially was charged in the case, but her charges later were dismissed, because "we never had evidence that Hammer was at the house" later that night.
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He said through interviews, he learned Procopio's role in what is believed to have been an attempted robbery, was that of the lookout person.
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he judge recessed the trial just before 1 p.m. until Tuesday morning, so he and the attorneys could discuss a technical issue that had arisen.

 

[Niner]

Oops - got the days wrong...

Wednesday, October 26th:
*Trial continues (Day 7) (@ 9am ET) - PA – Nichole Pumphrey (31), her daughter, Ameriah Emery (10) & Lawrence Cannon (31) possibly BF (Oct. 16, 2018, New Castle) – *Steven Procopio (19/now 22) arrested & charged (10/17/18) with 3 counts of criminal homicide, 3 counts of criminal conspiracy, attempted murder & gun offense. Plead not guilty. Bail denied.
Trial began on 10/11/22. Jury: 7 women & 5 men & 2 women alternates.
Court info from 7/8/19 thru 10/7/22, Jury Selection (10/11/22) & Trial Days 1-4 (10/12 to 10/17/22) reference post #373 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...astle-home-16-oct-2018-arrests.394845/page-19
10/24/22 Monday, Trial Day 5: State witnesses: New Castle detective Branddon Hallowich. 11 year old girl, who was 7 at the time of the shootings.
for more info see post #378 (article) here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...astle-home-16-oct-2018-arrests.394845/page-19
Trial continues on Tuesday, 10/25/22.
10/25/22 Tuesday, Trail Day 6: State witnesses: No info available. Trial continues on Wednesday, 10/26/22.
*Anthony Lavon “Mook” Cooper, Jr. (19/now 22) – Plead guilty on 1/18/22 & was sentencing to 15 to 30 years in prison.
*Jody Lynn Hammer - 4/1/19: All charges are dismissed.

 

[Niner]

Former inmate relays Procopio's story from jail

A former inmate who befriended Steven Procopio in jail gave the jury a detailed description in court Tuesday of Procopio’s account of a robbery plan gone awry that resulted in

www.ncnewsonline.com

Oct. 25, 2022
A former inmate who befriended Steven Procopio in jail gave the jury a detailed description in court Tuesday of Procopio’s account of a robbery plan gone awry that resulted in his shooting a 10-year-old girl.
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Sides took the witness stand with conviction Tuesday during Procopio’s trial for the Oct. 15, 2018 shooting deaths of Nichole Pumphrey and Lawrence Cannon, both 31, and 10-year-old Amariah Emery. He told of how Procopio laid out his story of what happened the night the three were shot dead in Pumphrey’s West Side house at 319 North St.
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He told the jury that the prosecution made no special provisions for him to testify, nor did he have any prior knowledge of Procopio’s case, or any requirement to testify.



and that is all I have for witnesses for Tuesday...