DAMAGE TO THE PORCH AND AROUND THE WINDOWS. THE GOOD NEWS HERE, NOBODY WAS HURT. SEVEN MEN ACCUSED IN A SERIES OF ROBBERIES AT PENNSYLVANIA HIGHWAY REST STOPS HAVE NOW PLEADED GUILTY. THEY WERE SCHEDULED TO GO TO TRIAL THIS WEEK. THE MEMBERS OF THAT ROBBERY GROUP EACH PLEADED GUILTY TO FIVE COUNTS OF THIRD DEGREE FELONY ROBBERY. THE GROUP, POLICE SAY, TARGETED TRUCKERS AND OTHER MOTORISTS IN APRIL OF 23 AT REST STOPS ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE AND OTHER HIGHWAYS. NOW, THIS HAPPENED ACROSS WESTMORELAND, SOMERSET AND DAUPHIN COUNTIES. NO WEAPONS WERE USED IN THESE DISTRACTION STYLE ROBBERIES AND NO ONE WAS HURT. EACH MAN W
7 plead guilty years after multi-county robbery spree at several Pa. highway rest stops
Updated: 4:25 PM EST Mar 3, 2026
Seven men pleaded guilty Tuesday, years after police said they were involved in a multi-county robbery spree that occurred at several rest stops along the Pennsylvania Turnpike and other highways throughout the state.Attorney General Dave Sunday said in a release Tuesday that John Black, Wendell Compton, Robert Murphy, Darrell Noel, Robert Chandler, Adam Smith, and Danny Williams each pleaded guilty to five counts of third-degree felony robbery.They were each scheduled to go to trial this week, Sunday said. A joint investigation between the Office of Attorney General and Pennsylvania State Police found that the men targeted truckers and other drivers in April 2023 at rest stops on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and other highways in Somerset, Westmoreland, and Dauphin counties.Officials said no injuries were reported and no weapons were used in the robberies. A Westmoreland County Judge sentenced each man to at least three months in prison and a period of parole supervision, according to a release.Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.
PITTSBURGH —
Seven men pleaded guilty Tuesday, years after police said they were involved in a multi-county robbery spree that occurred at several rest stops along the Pennsylvania Turnpike and other highways throughout the state.
Attorney General Dave Sunday said in a release Tuesday that John Black, Wendell Compton, Robert Murphy, Darrell Noel, Robert Chandler, Adam Smith, and Danny Williams each pleaded guilty to five counts of third-degree felony robbery.
They were each scheduled to go to trial this week, Sunday said.
A joint investigation between the Office of Attorney General and Pennsylvania State Police found that the men targeted truckers and other drivers in April 2023 at rest stops on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and other highways in Somerset, Westmoreland, and Dauphin counties.
Officials said no injuries were reported and no weapons were used in the robberies.
A Westmoreland County Judge sentenced each man to at least three months in prison and a period of parole supervision, according to a release.
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