radioNOVO News for Lewistown: August 5, 2026

RNN LEWISTOWN 08/05/26          HUMAN REMAINS CONSISTING OF TWO FEMURS AND A TIBIA BONE FOUND IN THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER NEARLY FIVE YEARS AGO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS SHANE ALLEN WORKMAN, A 31-YEAR OLD LEWISTOWN MAN WHO WENT MISSING IN 2017.  LANCASTER COUNTY OFFICIALS AND LEWISTOWN POLICE CONFIRMED THE MATCH THROUGH ADVANCED DNA TESTING USING A SAMPLE PROVIDED BY WORKMAN'S MOTHER. A DUCK HUNTER CHECKING HIS BLINDS FOUND THE REMAINS ON A SMALL OUTCROPPING OF LAND JUST NORTH OF ELY ISLAND IN JULY, 2021.            WHILE WORKMAN'S IDENTITY HAS FINALLY BEEN CONFIRMED, INVESTIGATORS SAY THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING HIS DEATH REMAIN UNKNOWN, AND THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.            A 15-YEAR-OLD JUVENILE FACES CHARGES FOLLOWING A LATE-NIGHT INCIDENT IN LEWISTOWN. POLICE SAY OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A CHESTNUT STREET EXTENDED RESIDENCE JULY 25TH AFTER VIDEO CAPTURED THE TEENAGER KICKING A DOOR, SPLITTING THE FRAME, AND DAMAGING INTERIOR TRIM. CHARGES OF CRIMINAL MISCHIEF ARE PENDING A DAMAGE ESTIMATE.