Man Arrested In Perry Township Homicide Investigation

Yohance Mercer-Huffman, 28, was taken into custody on Saturday, October 21st at approximately 4:00 p.m. in connection with the September homicide on River Road, Perry Township that left a Corry, PA woman dead.

According to a police report, and on October 20th, PA State Police filed criminal charges in Magisterial District Court 53-3-01 against Mercer-Huffman, in connection with the shooting of Julie Anne Wegmiller and her husband Edwin Wegmiller.

Police responded to River Road in Perry Township on September 30 for reports of a vehicle that had gone over a hillside. First responders found 39-year-old Julie Anne Wegmiller shot dead inside a Toyota pickup truck.

According to reports, 40-year-old Edwin Wegmiller remains in critical condition.

Mercer-Huffman is charged with Criminal Homicide, Criminal Attempted Homicide, Aggravated Assault, Discharge of a Firearm into an Occupied Structure, and related firearms violations. An arrest warrant was issued by the court at that time.

On Saturday, Mercer-Huffman was arrested by police during a traffic stop along SR 422 in Union Township, Lawrence County. He was committed to the Lawrence County Jail.

 

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