Pennsylvania
Pa. man, 55, once the target of ex-wife’s murder-for-hire plot, busted in Vegas with $100K after current wife, 26, found dead at home
A Pennsylvania man, who was once the target of a murder-for-hire plot, was arrested at a Las Vegas casino Tuesday after his 26-year-old girlfriend was found dead at their home — as officials believe he was prepared to flee the US.
Arthur Eugene Guty Jr. faces charges of criminal homicide and aggravated assault in connection to the death of his wife Franyerlys Nicold “Nicole” Zambrano Briceno, who died from a “gunshot wound to a vital part of the body,” according to WTAE.
Zambrano’s Nemacolin Woodlands Resort coworkers reported her missing on Dec. 24 in Farmington, PA, when the housekeeper failed to show up for work for several days, the outlet added.
Uniontown police were unable to make contact with her during a welfare check at her home last Friday and opened an investigation into Zambrano’s disappearance.
“Through the course of the investigation, we received more tips, followed up on all of those,” Uniontown Police Lt. Thomas Kolencik said. “With the help of some forensic evidence and some technology, we were able to ascertain a search warrant for the home (Monday), where we found our victim deceased.”
Zambrano was found in a bedroom at the house she shared with Guty on Monday and police recovered a .357 magnum revolver in a separate room.
Guty was named the case’s first, and only, suspect, as investigators were wary of him after their conversation with the man and issued an arrest warrant on Monday.
“He couldn’t explain the whereabouts of his wife, when he did give us information it wasn’t accurate,” Kolencik added.
Guty had left the Pennsylvania town days before his wife was reported missing, telling neighbors he and Zambrano were on a cross-country road trip.
“Three days before Christmas and he disappeared and I don’t know where he went or what he was doing,” Bob Luick told WTAE, with the neighbor remembering a phone call he had with the suspected killer.
“I said ‘Art where are you?’ but we didn’t know about Nicole yet, and he said ‘I’m in Kansas and we’re going up to Grand Canyon.’ he said we’re going up to Grand Canyon,” Luick recalled.
Police captured Guty while he ate breakfast at the Mardi Gras Hotel and Casino on Tuesday.
Guty carried approximately $100,000 in cash on him when he was arrested as officials believed he was preparing to leave the US.
“It’s an obvious homicide. And he was clearly not willing to come in to speak to us,” said Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele told KDKA-TV. “He was on his way, we believe, out of the country, with a significant amount of cash and was going to try to avoid any responsibility for what happened here. So, I would say there’s absolutely a level of callousness here.
A photo taken by police in Las Vegas captured Guty sitting outside, handcuffed with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth following his arrest at the casino.
Zambrano was Guty’s second marriage after his now ex-wife attempted to hire a hitman to kill him in 2019.
Roxanne Guty was arrested in 2019 after offering the hitman a split of a $50,000 life insurance policy to kill her husband, who she co-owned a Marathon Gas Station with, WTAE reported at the time.
She was sentenced to lesser charges and is being held at Fayette County Prison, according to the outlet.
Guty is scheduled to make an appearance in front of a fugitive judge on Thursday morning, according to court records.
Pennsylvania
Police hunt for masked suspects who looted a Pennsylvania Lululemon overnight
Pennsylvania police are searching for at least two masked suspects believed to have looted a Lululemon store overnight.
At least two masked men broke into a Lululemon in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, around 2 a.m. Tuesday, police told NBC 10 Philadelphia. Ardmore, a suburb of Philadelphia, is home to about 14,000 people.
The suspected thieves used a sledgehammer to break the glass on the store’s front door, according to police.
Once they gained access, the masked individuals grabbed handfuls of merchandise, security footage shows. The men went in and out of the store several times, grabbing handfuls of items that included coats, vests and shirts from the men’s section, police told local outlet WPVI.
“This is taking it to another level,” Lower Merion Police Superintendent Andy Block told WPVI.
The suspects then loaded the merchandise into a U-Haul truck. Their truck was last seen at the intersection of Bryn Mawr Avenue and Woodbine Avenue, just a few miles from the store, police said.
The entire incident lasted about five minutes, which Block said is longer than usual for this type of burglary.
“Usually, it is because in a smash-and-grab situation they want to get in and get out before they’re identified or anybody’s notified on it,” Block told CBS Philadelphia.
Block told WPVI the store is a popular target for robbers, given that many of its items cost more than $100. Now, he expects the alleged thieves have sold or exchanged the items.
“They’re using it on the market, maybe they’re exchanging it for drugs, or they’re selling it on the black market. It’s a highly sought-after item,” he told WPVI.
Even though police say Lululemon is a popular target, Lt. Michael Keenan of the Lower Merion Police Department still called the incident “out of character.”
“This is an out of character, out of type incident where we don’t normally see people smashing windows in the middle of the night. But, certainly this is something that is distinct,” Keenan told NBC 10 Philadelphia.
The store still opened Tuesday, with a banner covering the smashed glass on the door, according to Fox 29. Gina Picciano, a general manager at a restaurant across the street, said it was a frightening incident.
“I walked out here with my bartender and we looked, and it’s scary that it’s happening right across the way from us,” Picciano told Fox 29.
The same store was previously robbed in May 2024. Thieves stole more than $10,000 worth of merchandise during that incident, NBC 10 Philadelphia reports.
The Independent has contacted the Lower Merion Police Department and Lululemon for comment.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro has $30 million for his reelection bid, a new state record
Pennsylvania
3 winning scratch-off lotto tickets totaling $7.5M sold in Pennsylvania
RADNOR TWP., Pa. (WPVI) — Three winning scratch-off tickets totaling $7.5 million were sold in Pennsylvania, lottery officials announced on Monday.
One winning “MONOPOLY Own It All” ticket worth $5 million was sold in Delaware County at the GIANT on the 500 block of East Lancaster Avenue. The grocery store will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
“MONOPOLY Own It All” is a $50 game that offers top prizes of $5 million.
In Erie County, a $1.5 million-winning “Cash Spectacular” scratch-off was purchased at a Sheetz on Perry Highway. “Cash Spectacular” is a $30 game that offers top prizes of $1.5 million.
And in Luzerne County, a $1 million-winning “Millionaire Loading” scratch-off was sold at Schiel’s Family Market in Wilkes-Barre. “Millionaire Loading” is a $20 game that offers top prizes of $1 million.
Scratch-off prizes expire one year from the game’s end-sale date posted at palottery.com.
Winners should immediately sign the back of their ticket and call the Pennsylvania Lottery at 1-800-692-7481.
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