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Three teens charged in murder
By NANCY POSTER
Evening Sun Reporter
A 48-year-old New Oxford man is dead, and three area teens are behind bars and charged with his killing.
Thomas Hardy, who had no fixed address, was found dead in a field behind the Pilgrim's Pride turkey-processing plant in Oxford Township Wednesday evening, according to state police at Gettysburg.
Hardy was allegedly killed earlier Wednesday over $5 the three teens had paid him for beer, said Lt. Patrick Gebhart of the state police barracks at Gettysburg.
Jason Schwartz, 17, of 112 W. High St., New Oxford; Mike Glacken, 17, of Bulk Plant Road, Littlestown; and Dustin Moser, 18, of 37 W. Locust Lane, Oxford Township, allegedly went to Hardy's campsite to assault him and take back money given to him earlier for alcohol, police said.
"They left [the campsite] and decided to go back and get their money," Gebhart said.
The three teens allegedly beat Hardy with their fists, kicked him, and struck him in the head with a log that was found near the site, said Gebhart.
Around 5:30 p.m., several area residents reported finding Hardy's body in the wooded area near the Conewago Creek, located on the western side of the Pilgrim's Pride plant on Route 30 in New Oxford.
A campfire, ice chest and tarps indicated that someone had been living at the site. Gebhart said police believe Hardy had lived there for at least the last month.
The lieutenant said the arrests were a collaborative effort between municipal police departments and state police.
Gebhart said the three teens did not resist arrest.
This morning, Eastern Adams Regional Police Officer Richard Phillips said Hardy stayed at different places in the New Oxford area, but had no fixed address.
At least two of the three teens are or had been students at the Conewago Valley School District. Assistant superintendent Kathy Carbaugh said Glacken is a current student and Schwartz is a former student.
The three were arraigned at the office of District Justice Daniel Bowman and were sent to Adams County prison without bail.
Each is charged with criminal homicide, robbery and criminal conspiracy, according to the charging documents.
Adams County District Attorney Shawn Wagner said this morning the law dictates that Glacken and Schwartz be charged as adults because of the severity of the counts they face.
"It is scary in Adams County that two 17-year-olds and an 18-year-old would act in this manner with this type of violence," Wagner said. "While they're presumed innocent, the allegations are very serious."
By NANCY POSTER
Evening Sun Reporter
A 48-year-old New Oxford man is dead, and three area teens are behind bars and charged with his killing.
Thomas Hardy, who had no fixed address, was found dead in a field behind the Pilgrim's Pride turkey-processing plant in Oxford Township Wednesday evening, according to state police at Gettysburg.
Hardy was allegedly killed earlier Wednesday over $5 the three teens had paid him for beer, said Lt. Patrick Gebhart of the state police barracks at Gettysburg.
Jason Schwartz, 17, of 112 W. High St., New Oxford; Mike Glacken, 17, of Bulk Plant Road, Littlestown; and Dustin Moser, 18, of 37 W. Locust Lane, Oxford Township, allegedly went to Hardy's campsite to assault him and take back money given to him earlier for alcohol, police said.
"They left [the campsite] and decided to go back and get their money," Gebhart said.
The three teens allegedly beat Hardy with their fists, kicked him, and struck him in the head with a log that was found near the site, said Gebhart.
Around 5:30 p.m., several area residents reported finding Hardy's body in the wooded area near the Conewago Creek, located on the western side of the Pilgrim's Pride plant on Route 30 in New Oxford.
A campfire, ice chest and tarps indicated that someone had been living at the site. Gebhart said police believe Hardy had lived there for at least the last month.
The lieutenant said the arrests were a collaborative effort between municipal police departments and state police.
Gebhart said the three teens did not resist arrest.
This morning, Eastern Adams Regional Police Officer Richard Phillips said Hardy stayed at different places in the New Oxford area, but had no fixed address.
At least two of the three teens are or had been students at the Conewago Valley School District. Assistant superintendent Kathy Carbaugh said Glacken is a current student and Schwartz is a former student.
The three were arraigned at the office of District Justice Daniel Bowman and were sent to Adams County prison without bail.
Each is charged with criminal homicide, robbery and criminal conspiracy, according to the charging documents.
Adams County District Attorney Shawn Wagner said this morning the law dictates that Glacken and Schwartz be charged as adults because of the severity of the counts they face.
"It is scary in Adams County that two 17-year-olds and an 18-year-old would act in this manner with this type of violence," Wagner said. "While they're presumed innocent, the allegations are very serious."
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