{"id":116317,"date":"2026-02-17T19:34:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/116317\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T19:34:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:34:07","slug":"men-involved-in-scranton-officer-shooting-sentenced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/116317\/","title":{"rendered":"Men involved in Scranton officer shooting sentenced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE\/WYOU) \u2014 The men who pleaded guilty in the attempted murder of a Scranton police officer have been sentenced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Scranton Police Detective Kyle Gilmartin was hospitalized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.2822news.com\/news\/crime-courts\/scranton-police-officer-shot\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:after being shot in January 2024.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">after being shot in January 2024.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Two men involved in the shooting, Jeremiah Cleveland, 21, and Aiden Deininger, 22, were arrested and charged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Aiden Deininger pled guilty to the following charges:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Three counts of criminal attempt to murder a law enforcement officer<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Three counts of aggravated assault \u2013 attempts to cause serious bodily injury or causes injury with extreme indifference<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Three counts of aggravated assault \u2013 attempts to cause bodily injury to designated individuals<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Three counts of criminal attempted murder<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Three counts of assault of a law enforcement officer \u2013 firearm discharged<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Carrying a firearm without a license<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Discharging a firearm into an occupied structure<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Two counts of criminal use of a communication facility<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Four counts of recklessly endangering another person<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Theft from a motor vehicle<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Three counts of receiving stolen property<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Possession of an unauthorized access device<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Deininger has been sentenced to 300 months (25 years) to 1000 months (83+ years) in a state correctional facility, plus 8 years probation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jeremiah Cleveland pled guilty to the following charges:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Criminal solicitation \u2013 aggravated assault \u2013 attempts to cause SBI or causes injury with extreme indifference<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Criminal conspiracy aiding \u2013 Discharge of a Firearm into an occupied structure<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Firearms not to be carried w\/o license<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Criminal use of a communication facility<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Recklessly endangering another person<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cleveland has been sentenced to 240 months (20 years) minimum to 516 months (43 years) maximum in a state correctional facility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A press conference will be held regarding the sentencing shortly after it. It can be viewed in the player above when it begins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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