The two men who pleaded guilty in connection with the shooting of a Scranton Police detective in 2024 are in court Tuesday morning to be sentenced.
Aiden Deininger of Old Forge, pleaded guilty to 28 criminal charges filed against him, including three counts of attempted murder of a law enforcement official. Deininger was accused of shooting into a Scranton police vehicle occupied by Deputy Chief Joseph Lafferty, Detective Kyle Gilmartin and Detective Jason Hyler on Jan. 11, 2024. Gilmartin was shot twice in the head.
Jeremiah Cleveland of Mayfield, who was livestreaming on Instagram with Deininger at the time of the shooting, pleaded guilty to criminal solicitation, criminal conspiracy, carrying a firearm without a license, criminal use of a communication facility and recklessly endangering another person, according to court records.
Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas Judge Michael Barrasse will impose the sentences.
Following the shooting, Gilmartin was rushed to Geisinger Community Medical Center, where doctors performed emergency surgery. He survived, but his life was irrevocably altered.
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