Sunday, January 17, 2016

CAPTURED!



A man wanted in the stabbing death of a Columbia man Friday night is in custody.

Ronald Lee Sheetz, 41, was arrested Sunday morning at an undisclosed location in Columbia, according to Brett Hambright, spokesman for the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office.

He will be arraigned this afternoon and committed to Lancaster County Prison without bail.

Officials previously had warned that Sheetz "is presumed dangerous, so anyone who sees him or knows of his whereabouts, call police immediately at 684-2120. Do not try to confront or apprehend him."

Police were dispatched to 322 S. 2nd St. at about 11:35 p.m. Friday for a reported domestic incident in progress, Lancaster County District Attorney Craig Stedman reported in an earlier press release. Allison Oberdorff told police her husband needed help in an upstairs master bedroom. Police found Michael Oberdorff Sr. on the floor of that bedroom with an apparent stab wound to his chest.

Oberdorff told an officer, “Help me! Help me! I’m dying. Ronald stabbed me,” according to Stedman. Oberdorff died a short time later at Lancaster General Hospital.

Saturday, January 16, 2016

Ronald Lee Sheetz charged with Criminal Homicide

Docket sheet for Ronald Lee Sheetz:



Info from the DA's office on Columbia murder

Police are investigating the death a Columbia man stabbed late Friday night, Jan. 15, in his home.

Columbia police have charged Ronald Lee Sheetz, 41, with criminal homicide regarding the death of 44-year-old Michael Oberdorff Sr.

At the time of this release, Sheetz is not in custody. He is presumed dangerous, so anyone who sees him or knows of his whereabouts, call police immediately at 684-2120. Do not try to confront or apprehend him.

Investigators, including Columbia police and Lancaster County detectives, are actively pursuing Sheetz, whose last known address is in Columbia.

Police were dispatched to 322 South Second Street on Friday about 11:35 p.m. for a reported domestic incident in progress.
Police were met by a woman who lived there, reporting that her husband, who was in an upstairs master bedroom, needed help.

In the master bedroom, police found Michael Oberdorff Sr., on the floor with an apparent stab wound to his chest.

Oberdorff Sr. stated to an officer, "Help me! Help me! I'm dying. Ronald stabbed me."
Oberdorff Sr. died a short time later at Lancaster General Hospital. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.

During an interview with police, the woman occupant identified "Ronald" as Ronald Sheetz, a former boyfriend. She told police she saw Sheetz in a physical altercation with her husband.

Columbia police Officer Edgar Mann filed charges, which were approved by Lancaster County Assistant District Attorney Christopher Lechner.
An autopsy is scheduled for Monday.
Sheetz is presumed innocent.
(See CrimeWatch/Twitter for his photo.)

Man charged with stabbing death in Columbia remains at large

Ronald Lee Sheetz

Police are investigating the death of a Columbia man stabbed late Friday night in his home.
Columbia police have charged Ronald Lee Sheetz, 41, with criminal homicide regarding the death of 44-year-old Michael Oberdorff Sr., Lancaster County District Attorney Craig Stedman reported in a press release.
As of 9:45 a.m. Saturday, Sheetz is not in custody. He is presumed dangerous, so anyone who sees him or knows of his whereabouts, call police immediately at 684-2120. Do not try to confront or apprehend him.

Stabbing on South 2nd

A person was stabbed in the chest in Columbia Borough Friday night, WGAL reported.
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Police line at 322 South 2nd Street this morning

WGAL photo from Friday night


Friday, January 15, 2016

State Police helicopter searches river

A State Police helicopter canvassed the Susquehanna River for about an hour this morning during a search for a man reported to have jumped from the Route 30 Bridge Thursday night. Although the search extended from the Route 30 Bridge to the Safe Harbor Dam, no one was located.  Columbia Borough and West Hempfield Police scanned the river from a vantage point at Columbia River Park.

West Hempfield police ask anyone with information to call them at 717-285-5191 or 1-800-957-2677.






UPDATE: Man IDed who reportedly jumped from Rt. 30 Bridge

Police identified Benjamin Jose Nogueras, 20, of Lancaster as the man who would have been driving the vehicle. Officers have been in contact with Nogueras' family, and attempts to contact him by phone have gone unanswered.

http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/police-lancaster-man-is-likely-jumper-from-route-bridge-into/article_0dfb9d34-bb1e-11e5-a51d-433187d0f866.html