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Robert Naugle Charged With Criminal Homicide in New Year’s Eve Hempfield Township Shooting

He remains in the Westmoreland County prison without bail pending a preliminary hearing, court records show.

Overview

  • Pennsylvania State Police say 30-year-old Robert Naugle called 911 and stated, “I walked in on my wife with another man, and I killed him,” according to a criminal complaint.
  • Police identified the victim as James Thomas and reported the 911 call came shortly before 8:50 p.m. at a home on Hugh Street in Hempfield Township.
  • Naugle’s wife told troopers he had filed for divorce and moved out two days earlier, and that Thomas, described as a friend, was at the house when the shooting occurred, the complaint states.
  • The complaint says Naugle admitted shooting Thomas with a Glock 19 and firing approximately 10 rounds before checking the victim’s pulse.
  • An online court docket shows Naugle is charged with criminal homicide and is being held without bail as the case moves toward a preliminary hearing.