Perhaps.
This is a strange conicidence:
Posted on Sun, Apr. 17, 2005
Police: Man accused in domestic case commits suicide
By Adam Smeltz
BOGGS TOWNSHIP -- A Howard man accused of attempted murder last year was found dead this morning, the victim of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, state police at Rockview said.
Billy Joe Leathers, 34, pleaded guilty in January to reckless endangerment, a charge stemming from a domestic-violence incident in September. He was not convicted of attempted murder, a charge filed in connection with the same incident.
Leathers served 17 days in jail and was ordered to pay a $250 fine.
He was found dead in his car at 1:23 a.m. today along South Eagle Valley Road, police said.
An investigation is continuing, but police said there's no indication that the suicide is connected to the disappearance of District Attorney Ray Gricar. Gricar, last seen Friday, remained missing this afternoon
Gricar recently busted a big drug ring in Centre County:
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2005/04/04-01-05tdc/04-01-05dnews-07.asp
"The court has the ability to stack up multiple [drug] deliveries and sentence Lee to a longer term," he said.
Lee was charged with nine counts of possession with intent to deliver, one count of conspiracy, one count of money laundering, four counts of criminal use of a communication facility and one count of drug delivery resulting in death, according to court documents.
According to a police press release, Ebeling is charged with six counts of possession with intent to deliver, one count of conspiracy, money laundering and criminal use of a communications facility. Foss is charged with two counts of possession with intent to deliver, one count of conspiracy and criminal use of a communication facility. Sopp is charged with one count of drug delivery, conspiracy and criminal use of a communications facility. Oswald is charged with two counts of possession with intent to deliver and one count of conspiracy. Shope is charged with one count of possession with intent to deliver and conspiracy. McGlaughlin is charged with two counts of possession with intent to deliver and one count of conspiracy.
Fosse, Shope and McGlaughlin were committed to Centre County Prison in lieu of $100,000 bail each. Oswald, Sopp and Ebeling were released on $100,000 bail each.
Centre County District Attorney Ray Gricar said heroin and cocaine are problems that have been increasing throughout Pennsylvania.
"This was investigated by a statewide grand jury and as a result, drug charges being filed," he said. "It's a significant victory for combined law enforcement to deal with the drug problem."
Gricar said the Centre County Drug Task Force provided the initial information and as the investigation progressed, the Attorney General's Office began to investigate.
The investigation began in late 2004, after the grand jury received reports of Lee distributing heroin and cocaine in Centre County, according to court documents.
Preliminary hearings are scheduled for Wednesday.