AG: Pennsylvania Press Releases

Zahmire Welcome Sentenced to Life for 2018 Stabbing and Arson

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Zahmire Welcome has been sentenced to life in prison without parole, plus 20 to 40 years, for the 2018 stabbing and arson that killed Tyrell Holmes. Welcome was convicted of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and kidnapping, and ordered to pay restitution for funeral costs.

Former Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Trainees

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Garrett Smead, a former corrections officer at SCI Forest, pleaded guilty to assaulting two correctional officers in training during hazing incidents. The plea includes charges of indecent assault, indecent exposure, and unlawful restraint.