radioNovo News for Stroudsburg: May 5, 2026

RNN STROUDSBURG 05/05/26          JURY SELECTION BEGINS TODAY FOR A MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS 3-MONTH-OLD SON. 36-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL YARD FACES CHARGES OF CRIMINAL HOMICIDE AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULT STEMMING FROM THE CHILD’S DEATH IN AUGUST 2021. WHILE YARD TOLD INVESTIGATORS THE INFANT SIMPLY STOPPED BREATHING WHILE NAPPING, AN AUTOPSY REVEALED THE BOY DIED OF BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO THE HEAD AND HAD OLDER, HEALING FRACTURES. THE TRIAL IS OFFICIALLY SET TO GET UNDERWAY TOMORROW AND IS EXPECTED TO LAST 5 DAYS IN THE MONROE COUNTY COURT.          A FIGHT OVER RENT MONEY LAST WEEK HAS RESULTED IN FELONY CHARGES FOR AN EAST STROUDSBURG MAN WHO REMAINS AT LARGE. 35-YEAR-OLD QUINCY WASHINGTON IS CHARGED WITH FELONY AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND POSSESSION OF A WEAPON FOLLOWING A VIOLENT ROOMMATE DISPUTE. STROUD AREA REGIONAL POLICE ARRIVED AT THE GROVE STREET APARTMENT LAST TUESDAY TO FIND THE HOME IN DISARRAY AND A VICTIM SUFFERING FROM A STAB WOUND TO THE SHOULDER. WASHINGTON HAD ALREADY FLED THE SCENE BEFORE OFFICERS ARRIVED. ANYONE WITH INFO ON HIS WHEREABOUTS IS URGED TO CONTACT POLICE IMMEDIATELY.