Crime
Chasity Harnishfeger, 43, Identified in Stewartsville Homicide; Paul D. Harnishfeger Sr. Wanted
STEWARTSVILLE, Ind. — Authorities have identified Chasity Harnishfeger, 43, as the victim of a homicide in Stewartsville, Indiana. Investigators are searching for Paul D. Harnishfeger Sr., 54, in connection with the case, according to officials.
The Posey County Coroner’s Office confirmed the victim’s identity as the investigation continued. The Posey County Sheriff’s Office is seeking Harnishfeger Sr., a Stewartsville resident, and has warned that he should be considered armed and dangerous.
Deputies discovered a deceased person inside a Main Street residence on Sunday afternoon after responding to a welfare check. Authorities later determined that the death was being investigated as a homicide.
Investigators are working to establish the circumstances surrounding Harnishfeger’s death. Officials have not released further details about what happened inside the home.
According to the available information, deputies were dispatched to a home on Main Street in Stewartsville on Sunday afternoon. They were responding to a welfare check after the resident reportedly had not been heard from for approximately a day.
When deputies arrived, they entered the residence and discovered a deceased person inside. Authorities later confirmed that the death was being investigated as a homicide.
The Posey County Coroner’s Office subsequently identified the victim as 43-year-old Chasity Harnishfeger.
Officials have not publicly disclosed the specific circumstances that led to her death. Investigators also have not released additional details about what deputies found at the scene.
According to 14 News, an autopsy was scheduled for Wednesday to help determine the cause and manner of Chasity Harnishfeger’s death.
The examination is expected to provide investigators with additional information about the circumstances surrounding the fatal incident. Authorities have not released the autopsy findings in the information available.
The Posey County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the case. Officials have not announced further details about the events leading up to the homicide.
Authorities are searching for Paul D. Harnishfeger Sr., 54, in connection with the homicide investigation. The sheriff’s office has warned the public to consider him armed and dangerous.
Officials have urged people not to approach him if they see him. Anyone who believes they have information about his whereabouts should contact law enforcement rather than attempting to confront him.
Authorities have not provided further details about his suspected role in the case in the available information.
The Posey County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information about Harnishfeger Sr.’s location to contact Posey County Dispatch at 812-838-1320.
Tips from the public may assist investigators as they continue searching for him and gathering evidence related to the homicide.
Authorities said they will release additional information as it becomes available. The investigation remains ongoing as officials work to determine the full circumstances of Chasity Harnishfeger’s death.
VALLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Logan Rickert, 29, of the Lock Haven area, died early Monday after a tractor-trailer hit him on Interstate 80 in Montour County. He had stopped to help another driver after an earlier crash, authorities said.
The crash happened around 5:54 a.m. on October 26, 2026. It occurred on eastbound I-80 between mile markers 224 and 225 in Valley Township.
According to the Montour County Coroner’s Office, Rickert stopped to help a pickup truck driver after a collision with a tractor-trailer. The pickup truck had partly left the road. The tractor-trailer involved in that crash did not stop.
Rickert got out of his own pickup truck to help the driver. While he stood outside, another tractor-trailer left the road and struck him. Investigators have not yet determined why the second truck left the roadway.
Rickert died at the scene, the coroner’s office said.
Authorities said Rickert stopped on I-80 to help a motorist involved in the first crash. The pickup truck had partly left the road after colliding with a tractor-trailer.
The first tractor-trailer did not stop, according to the coroner’s office. Rickert then left his vehicle to assist the pickup truck driver.
A second tractor-trailer later left the roadway and hit Rickert. Officials have not explained what caused the truck to leave the road. Investigators are working to establish how the crash happened.
Rickert, 29, died at the scene, according to the Montour County Coroner’s Office.
Emergency responders went to the crash site on eastbound I-80 in Valley Township. The incident took place between mile markers 224 and 225.
Authorities have not released further details about the drivers involved. They also have not confirmed whether anyone else suffered injuries.
The Montour County Coroner’s Office and Pennsylvania State Police in Milton are investigating the crash.
Officials have scheduled an autopsy as part of the investigation. They have not released further findings or announced whether anyone will face charges.
Authorities plan to share more information as it becomes available. The investigation remains ongoing.