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Father Charged w/ Manslaughter in 2yo Death; Cape May Murder-Suicide; 5-years For Shooting Dog

by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/06/21 11:46 pm | updated: 01/06/21 11:46 pm

A Philadelphia father has now been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of his 2-year-old son in a Bucks County apartment last month. 27-year-old Jorddan Thornton had previously been arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child in the death of Julius Thornton. It happened on the evening of December 2 at the Racquet Club Apartments and Townhomes on Veterans Highway in Middletown Township. Police responded to a call of a boy with a cracked skull. Thornton told authorities that his son had fell and hit his head while jumping on the bed. An autopsy concluded he had died from a gunshot wound to the head. After executing a search warrant, officials found a loaded Glock handgun at the foot of a bed and a bottom dresser drawer open. The gun was registered to Thornton. The Bucks County District Attorney's Office said that Thornton's son "accessed a loaded firearm and then shot himself in the head in a reckless or grossly negligent manner." He is being held at Bucks County Correctional Facility.

SEE ALSO: Father Charged In 2yo's Gunshot Death

Officials in Cape May County, NJ, have released the identities of two people who were found shot to death in a Lower Township home in an apparent murder-suicide earlier this week. Police say that 45-year-old Rick Ryan shot his wife 39-year-old Kristin Ryan before turning the gun onto himself. Officers went to the couple's home on Cardinal Avenue in the Villas section to perform a well being check. Investigators believe the shooting stemmed from a domestic dispute. If you have any information, call the Cape May County Prosecutorâ€™s Office at 609-465-1135.

A South Jersey man has been sentenced to 5 years in state prison for shooting a neighbor's Pomeranian-poodle dog. 65-year-old William "Wild Willie" Stroemel of Maple Shade pled guilty to possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and animal cruelty back in April 2020. Toby, a Pomeranian-poodle mix, escaped from the owner's yard on September 17, 2019. Stroemel shot the toy-size dog as it wandered past his home. The owner's family went looking for Toby, and took him to the veterinarian when he was found. The vet found a bullet in the back of his head. He had to be euthanized the next day. Toby's owner, 74-year-old Bob Cook, is a Vietnam Veteran and Toby was part therapy dog helping to relieve post-traumatic stress disorder.

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