A second person of interest was taken into custody late Thursday in the investigation into the gruesome murders of four men on a secluded farm in Pennsylvania.

The unidentified person was detained in northeast Philadelphia, Fox 29 reported.

The detention comes on the heels of Cosmo DiNardo’s attorney saying that his client admitted to killing the four men and telling authorities the location of the bodies.

The Associated Press, citing a person with firsthand knowledge of his confession, reported the DiNardo had a co-conspirator.

Paul Lang, DiNardo's lawyer, told reporters earlier Thursday DiNardo, 20, is ready to plead guilty four counts of first-degree murder. Lang said in exchange for the confession, prosecutors agreed to take the death penalty off the table.

“I’m sorry,” a shackled DiNardo said as he left the courthouse.

Prosecutors have not confirmed Lang's announcement, but the AP reported that DiNardo killed the four separately after selling them marijuana, and then burned their bodies at his family's farm.

The source spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to publicly discuss details of the case.

The source said the men were killed after DiNardo felt cheated or threatened during three drug transactions. DiNardo sold quarter-pound quantities of marijuana for several thousand dollars and sold handguns to area residents, the person said.

Multiple sets of human remains were unearthed from a 12-foot-deep mass grave on an isolated Pennsylvania farm early Thursday as authorities continued digging for the bodies of four young men who disappeared last week.

Officials were able to identify one of the victims as 19-year-old Dean Finocchiaro -- who vanished last week along with Mark Sturgis, 22, Tom Meo, 21, and Jimi Tar Patrick, 19. Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub said he could not identify the other remains at this time, while issuing a fresh appeal for more help from the public.

Fire and rescue crews on Thursday were using plywood to help shore up the deep grave as investigators worked inside under intense heat and choking dust.

DiNardo was arrested Wednesday for allegedly trying to sell Meo's car for $500 on July 9 -- a day after Meo was last seen. That 1996 Nissan Maxima was also found on the family's farm.

Fox News’ Travis Fedschun and the Associated Press contributed to this report.

Click for more from Fox 29.</s>A three-month investigation of a meth distribution operation ended Wednesday in Bristow with seven people being taken into custody and warrants issued for six more, police said.

The Bristow Police Department, Drug Task Force and the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics investigated the sale and distribution of illegal methamphetamine by 13 people, BPD said in a press release.

Bristow Police said Jadaya Tien Edmondson, Tara Nichole Bjornson, Daren Kyle Wood, Montie Lavein Pearson, Anthony Raul Bruner and Aaron Joe Murphy were arrested July 12 on various drug complaints. Tim Bethel was arrested on county warrants, BPD said.

Edmondson, Pearson, Bjornson, Bruner and Murphy were all arrested on complaints of unlawful possession of a controlled drug with intent to distribute within 2,000 feet of a park.

Pearson and Bjornson were also arrested on complaints of maintaining a place for keeping/selling controlled substance, police said.

Wood was arrested for endeavoring to distribute a controlled and dangerous substance.

Police said while they were taking Edmondson into custody, officers located marijuana and meth in her car while her children were in it.

She faces additional charges of possession of meth, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and child endangerment.

Police said they are still actively seeking six people in the operation.</s>Dileep, the 'Janapriyanayakan' has been arrested in connection with the infamous actress assault case. If the reports are to be true, Dileep's ex-wife, actress Manju Warrier, is planning to seek the custody of their daughter Meenakshi.

Since the actor has been remanded in judicial custody, Manju Warrier might move legally to gain custody of their daughter very soon. The actress is planning to demand Meenakshi's custody, by pointing out her future as the biggest priority.

In the current scenario, seeking Meenakshi's custody will not be a difficult task for Manju Warrier. Dileep has been arrested under various charges of abduction and sexual assault on a woman, so there are chances that the court's decision might not be in his favour.

Manju Warrier's sound financial condition and considering the fact that Meenakshi is a minor girl child, the court might decide to send her to her mother. However, Dileep and his family are adamant that they won't hand over Meenakshi to Manju.

Following his arrest, Dileep has been expelled from all major film associations, including AMMA, FEFKA, Producers Association, and FEUOK. The actor has been sent to police custody for two days, for further investigation.</s>I’m dusting off an old thought exercise for the mid-summer doldrums. We spend a lot of time projecting players’ most likely outcomes. Considerably less energy is devoted to forecasting the extreme ends of the spectrum. What will happen if everything goes right? If it all goes wrong? This is not a mathematical endeavor, but a reasoned attempt at guessing players’ poles. Body of work, age, injury history and supporting cast are all taken into account. Although health is considered, it is also assumed that the true “worst-case scenario” for any NFL player is “ruptured Achilles’ as he falls from cart following torn ACL.”

Note: Rankings are based on Evan Silva’s “July Top 150.” For complete rankings and projections, be sure to order the Rotoworld Draft Guide.

Best Case: Coming off a season where the Packers passed 63.6 percent of the time, Rodgers is the beneficiary of more offensive imbalance as he flirts with his first 5,000-yard campaign. He wins his third MVP award.

Worst Case: Rodgers’ annual soft-tissue injury finally costs him games, while the inconsistency that plagued him in 2015 and early-2016 suddenly makes him look his age (34 in December).

Best Case: Lord Brady continues to scorch the earth, flattening the villages of the AFC East as he posts the second 40-touchdown effort of his career.

Worst Case: 40-year-old Brady starts having 38-year-old Peyton Manning moments, taking hits that make his weekly “questionable” tags genuine instead of ceremonial. Age reminds of its 1.000 winning percentage.

Best Case: Brees’ sixth 5,000-yard season features 40 touchdowns, his most since 2012. The Saints get over .500 for the first time since 2013.

Worst Case: 38-year-old Brees misses more than one game with injury for the first time ever. Numbers mirroring his 2010 (7.02 YPA, 33:22 TD:INT) raise the inevitable age concerns.

Best Case: Wilson erases memories of his injury-marred 2016 with a career performance, not only returning to form, but winning his first MVP award.

Worst Case: 2016 was the new normal. The scrambling Wilson keeps paying the price for all the hits he absorbs behind the Seahawks’ awful offensive line. He settles in as a boom/bust QB1 in fantasy.

Best Case: Building on his 2016 return to form, Luck finally delivers on his MVP promise, leading the AFC in both passing yards and touchdowns. Twitter debates are settled once and for all.

Worst Case: Luck’s shoulder heals slower than expected, costing him games in September. Once he returns, Luck doesn’t crater, but he doesn’t take the next step, either. More than ever, Luck performs as a glorified Matthew Stafford.

Best Case: Taking advantage of all his new weapons, Mariota totals 40 touchdowns and surpasses 500 yards on the ground. He’s an Oregon blur on the Cumberland River.

Worst Case: Mariota is sidelined with injury for the third time in as many NFL seasons. Frustratingly, he remains a 1.5-threat, opting against true dual status. His progress remains incremental instead of exponential.

Best Case: Newton is reined in as a runner, but splits the difference between his awe-inspiring 2015 and insipid 2016. Playing more within himself as he approaches 30, Newton doesn’t challenge for the MVP, but keeps the Panthers in the thick of the Super Bowl race.

Worst Case: With his generational raw athleticism on the decline, Newton’s season resembles 2016 more closely than anyone had in mind. Even people who try to avoid trafficking in #taeks begin to secretly wonder — how much longer for Cam in Carolina?

Best Case: There’s no matching 2016, but Ryan keeps his disappointing 2015 far in the rear-view. His 4,700 yards come with 34 touchdowns, and another division title for the Kyle Shanahan-less Falcons.

Worst Case: Ryan doesn’t sink to 2015’s 21-touchdown, 21-turnover lows, but also fails to resemble the big-play machine he was in 2016. By October, his MVP campaign already has the looks of an absurd outlier.

Best Case: It wasn’t just the supporting cast. Observers begin to ask who’s carrying who as Dak competes for MVP honors. He maintains his ridiculous rookie efficiency while goosing his counting stats.

Worst Case: Tony Romo retired for this? Reality bites the Cowboys’ entire offense, but no one harder than Prescott. He’s a poor man’s Alex Smith instead of Russell Wilson 2.0.

Best Case: With OC Sean McVay gone, Cousins’ yardage total decreases, but his touchdown percentage spikes as the Redskins employ a more balanced attack. He finishes as a top-10 fantasy quarterback for the third straight year.

Worst Case: With McVay, DeSean Jackson and Pierre Garcon all gone, Cousins has his worst season as a starter, posting a sub-7.00 YPA as he fails to reach 25 touchdowns. His contract situation becomes more complicated than ever.

Best Case: Winston’s 2016 second half — increased poise, fewer mistakes — carries over in the form of a 32-touchdown season even as the Bucs strive to maintain balance on offense. Critics fade as Winston becomes the clear 10-12 year answer in Tampa.

Worst Case: The wheels don’t fall off but they spin as Winston more or less duplicates his first two seasons. He settles in as a poor man’s Matthew Stafford on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Best Case: Carr’s logical progression continues. 64.0 completion percentage, 7.50 YPA, 35 touchdowns. The Raiders pick up where they left off in 2016.

Worst Case: Carr, who out-performed his rate stats in 2015-16, has a 2013-15 Matt Ryan-type down year. Raiders fans no longer begin Twitter arguments by taking for granted that Carr is/will become a Tier 1 franchise quarterback.

Best Case: Appearing in all 16 games for the first time since 2014, Roethlisberger has a career year with Le'Veon Bell staying on the field and Martavis Bryant staying off the suspended list.

Worst Case: Roethlisberger misses time with injury for the third straight season, is held below 4,000 yards for the third straight season and flirts with retirement for the second straight season. This time, fans and media take it more seriously because of what they saw on the field during Roethlisberger’s age-35 campaign.

Best Case: Reinvigorated by new coach Anthony Lynn and on-the-rise talent on both sides of the ball, Rivers posts his typical stats, but they’re no longer empty calories. He also avoids the second half fade he’s experienced each of the past three years.

Worst Case: Looking older than ever, Rivers is for the first time ever one of the endless Bolts to miss time with injury. Falling behind in Los Angeles, the Chargers begin their search for Rivers’ replacement in earnest.

Best Case: Ever the incrementalist, Dalton takes another step forward with John Ross and Joe Mixon added to his stable of weapons. The top-10 fantasy finish is his first since 2013.

Worst Case: A standard Dalton season, though more in the 2013-14 range than 2015-16. Dalton’s ceiling appears harder than ever.

Best Case: Taylor’s touchdown rate spikes, leading to the first 30-score campaign of his three-year starting career. He’s more consistent under new coach Sean McDermott, making his blow-up weeks more predictable.

Worst Case: Although he’s making $14.5 million, Taylor is on thin ice from Week 1 forward. McDermott searches for reasons to bench Taylor instead of keeping him in the lineup. He’s too bottled up to produce spiked weeks in fantasy.

Best Case: Variance decides this will be a higher-touchdown year for Stafford, getting him above 30 passing scores for just the second time since 2011. He’s a high-ceiling streamer when the spot is right.

Worst Case: The Lions’ offense goes full shell, holding Stafford below 590 passing attempts for the first time in his career (in a healthy season). He falls on the wrong side of the 25 passing touchdowns he’s averaged since 2012.

Best Case: Palmer resembles the quarterback he was in the second half of 2016, making up for his reduced big-play ability with increased volume. He’s a safe, predictable streamer who wins plenty of weeks for matchup-minded fantasy footballers.

Worst Case: No longer able to outrun his Delhomme destiny, 37-year-old Palmer starts fewer than half the Cardinals’ games as the bottom falls out. It’s a matter of when, not if, he announces 2017 will be his final season.

Best Case: With Brandon Marshall providing a badly needed threat opposite Odell Beckham in the red zone, Manning has another Lazarus-like resurrection at age 36. He’s still not someone you want to rely on every week in fantasy, but offers week-winning upside in all but the most daunting of matchups.

Worst Case: Outside of Beckham’s wizardry after the catch, Manning’s play-making ability officially evaporates. The Giants wish they had tried harder to find Manning’s successor, and refuse to guarantee his starting job for 2018.

Best Case: Playing with a much-improved supporting cast, Wentz quickly irons out most of his rookie kinks. He can’t match Blake Bortles’ sophomore touchdown total (35), but provides far more efficiency. Eagles fans settle in for annual contention in the NFC East.

Worst Case: Words like “hitch” are no longer used to described Wentz’s mechanical flaws as they begin to appear fundamental instead of mendable. Bortles becomes the comp as the Eagles wonder how to get the farm back they mortgaged in 2016.

Best Case: Tannehill’s rate stats continue to improve as he posts just the second 25-touchdown campaign of his career. He’s a low-risk, low-upside streamer for owners who don’t want to rock the boat.

Worst Case: It looks like Joe Philbin has returned as Tannehill regresses on the modest progress he made in 2016. He misses games for the second straight year, though this time it has nothing to do with injury — he’s benched for Matt Moore.

Best Case: Hidden by the running game and improved coaching, Bortles gets his touchdown total back above 25 even as his attempts are dialed back below 550. Bortles’ motion remains the same — shot putting a ham — but Doug Marrone’s scheme helps hide it.

Worst Case: There’s no hiding from Bortles’ disastrous windup, ruining the Jags’ best-laid plans and earning Bortles a benching. At age 25, he ponders pulling a Tebow and heading to minor-league baseball.

Best Case: Flacco surpasses 4,000 yards for the second straight season, only this time he’s good. His YPA is > 7.00 for just the second time in five years, while Jeremy Maclin helps him match his career-high touchdown total of 27.

Worst Case: Lacking weapons, Flacco doesn’t regain the step he lost post-ACL surgery. Backed up by Ryan Mallett, he shows Mallett how it’s done as a rich man’s Ryan Mallett.

Best Case: Bradford actually builds on his 2016 career year, maintaining his hyper efficiency while sprinkling in more big plays. For the first time in eight years as an NFLer, his quarterback rating exceeds 100.0.

Worst Case: Bradford’s immediate regression coincides with Teddy Bridgewater’s surprisingly quick recovery from his knee implosion. Bradford finishes somewhere between his 2013 (seven) and 2014 (zero) start total.

Best Case: Thanks to Patrick Mahomes’ practice struggles, Smith manages to make all 16 starts. Along the way, he throws for more than 20 touchdowns for the first time since 2013. Chiefs fans only chant Mahomes’ name every third game.

Worst Case: With an electrifying Mahomes lighting up Chiefs camp, Smith gets the bad news following the third preseason game: He’s been benched. Smith experiments with hat angles on the sideline before settling on “straight with subtle bend” in Week 4.

Don't forget, for the latest on everything NFL, check out Rotoworld's Player News, or follow @Rotoworld_FB or @RotoPat on Twitter.</s>The inmate who escaped from custody in West Baton Rouge Parish is back in custody.



Calvin Weatherford, 24, turned himself in Friday afternoon.

West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Mike Cazes says Weatherford escaped late Thursday afternoon.



Cazes says when the inmate ran from the work release office he was cuffed behind his back.

He says Weatherford returned from his work release job around 3:30 Thursday afternoon, but failed his mandatory daily breathalyzer test.

While another deputy filled out paperwork, he says Weatherford bolted out the door.

Calvin Weatherford is serving time for attempted burglary. He now faces escape charges as well.</s>Malayalam actor Dileep, booked for conspiracy in the actress’ abduction and molestation case, was sent to two days police custody by the Angamaly Judicial Magistrate court on Wednesday. The actor, represented by noted High Court lawyer K Ramkumar, had filed an application for bail. While the police demanded Dileep’s custody for three days for further questioning and collection of evidence, the court allowed custody for two days. The actor meanwhile has claimed that he was ‘trapped’ in the case and pleaded innocence.

According to the police’s remand report, Dileep has been booked under 10 sections including conspiracy, gangrape and destruction of evidence. If the conspiracy charge under section 120 (B) is proved against the actor, he may even get a life term in jail. At the same time, it is believed that other sections could be dismissed by way of benefit of doubt if the conspiracy charge is not proved.

Investigative officers will now look to gather more evidence and find out about the involvement of more people in the case. Further arrests are likely.

On Tuesday, a day after his arrest, Dileep was removed from primary membership of film artists associations AMMA and FEFKA. Actors, who had supported him earlier, have distanced themselves from the incident. Mukesh, one of the AMMA members and a Left-backed MLA, may also be questioned in connection with the case.

On the night of February 17 this year, a leading actress was abducted and allegedly molested in a moving car while she was on her way from Thrissur to Kochi. The prime accused in the case, Pulsar Suni aka Sunil Kumar, was arrested days after the incident. Dileep’s role in the abduction came to light after a convict, who stayed with Suni in jail, gave the police new information regarding the case. Suni’s alleged letter to Dileep written from jail and his tapped phone conversations led to the actor’s interrogation. On Monday, the actor was arrested and remanded to judicial custody for 14 days.

For all the latest India News, download Indian Express App</s>Police took a second person into custody Thursday night in connection to the murders of four Bucks County men who went missing last week, according to a report.

Sean Kratz, 20, was detained in Northeast Philadelphia, and cops are working to determine if he helped Cosmo DiNardo, 20, kill the young men — Mark Sturgis, 22, Tom Meo, 21, Jimi Tar Patrick, 19, and Dean Finocchiaro, 19, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

DiNardo confessed to the killings on Thursday afternoon in exchange for prosecutors taking the death penalty off the table, his lawyer said.

He also admitted to selling the men marijuana before fatally shooting them and burning their bodies on his family’s sprawling farm, a person familiar with the case told the Associated Press.

DiNardo had help from a co-conspirator and allegedly killed the men separately after feeling cheated or threatened by them during three different drug transactions, the source added.

“Every death was related to a purported drug transaction, and at the end of each one there’s a killing,” the source said.

When Kratz was picked up, he was out on bail for separate charges stemming from two burglary cases in Philadelphia.

Finocchiaro went missing on July 5, while the other three men vanished last Friday.

It’s unclear if he planned to kill them ahead of time.</s>The Angamaly First Class Judicial Magistrate Court extended police custody of actor Dileep by a day on Friday. Dileep was produced before the magistrate only to be sent back to police custody till 5 PM on Saturday.

Actor Dileep who was arrested on Monday evening has been in police custody for two days now. Officials investigating the sensational case of abduction and molestation of a popular actress took Dileep to various places in Ernakulam and Thrissur district over the past two days. Dileep was taken to various spots where he is said to have met prime accused in the case Pulsar Suni in a bid to retrace the course of conspiracy that was allegedly hatched.

In the meanwhile, officials are all set to question Dileep's wife and actor Kavya Madhavan and her mother in connection with the case. Based on the statement by Pulsar Suni, searches were conducted in a boutique that belongs to Kavya Madhavan. More people from the Malayalam film industry including director Lal and MLA P T Thomas are likely to be questioned in the case.

Breaking her silence for the first time after Dileep was arrested, the actress who was assaulted said that she, like most, was shocked over the recent developments in the case. In a statement to the media, the actress said that she had a good working relationship with Dileep that had turned sour due to personal reasons. "There are no financial dealings between me and any of the accused. I had a good working relationship and we have acted in many movies but due to personal issues, it turned sour," the statement from the actress said. "Let the truth be revealed quickly. Those responsible should not be left to go scot-free and no innocent person should be implicated," the statement added.</s>A court on Friday extended till Saturday the police custody of popular Malayalam actor Dileep, arrested in connection with the alleged abduction and assault of a South Indian actress. The magistrate court in Angamalay granted police custody of the actor till 5 pm Saturday, partly allowing a prosecution plea, when he was produced on expiry of the two-day custody granted on July 12.

In its application, the prosecution sought police custody for three more days saying it was necessary for carrying out the investigation into the conspiracy in the case. Police later took the actor, arrested on July 10, to the Aluva Police Club for interrogation.

Initially the court had remanded the actor to 14 days judicial custody. “The prosecution has nothing to hide. We have all sufficient records and evidences with us. Custody (of the actor) is permitted. We will submit a report about the investigation in the court,” Special Prosecutor A Sureshan in the case told reporters.

Counsel for Dileep said the court would consider the actor’s bail application on Saturday.

In the past two days, police had taken the actor to various places by police as part of evidence gathering. Earlier, the 48-year-old actor, charged with criminal conspiracy in the sensational case, was brought to the court amid tight security. Police have claimed that the conspiracy to abduct and assault the actress and film the dastardly act was hatched by Dileep and ‘Pulsar’ Suni, the prime accused in the case. Dileep’s counsel has maintained that the actor had been framed in the case.

Police in its remand report had claimed that Dileep had developed a grudge against the actress for letting his former wife know about his alleged affairs and hatched a conspiracy to take revenge way back in 2013. The popular actress, who has worked in Tamil and Telugu films, was abducted and allegedly molested inside her car for two hours by the accused, who had forced their way into the vehicle on February 17 and later escaped in a busy area Kochi.

Six persons, including ‘Pulsar’ Suni, have been arrested in connection with the incident.

After his arrest, on the charge of conspiracy, Dileep has been expelled from various film forums, including the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA), as the industry rallied behind the actress. Breaking her silence, the actress had yesterday expressed hope that truth would come out in the case.

For all the latest India News, download Indian Express App</s>Good news everyone! 1st person servers are coming to @PUBATTLEGROUNDS in our next monthly update! #MakeHardcoreGreatAgain
Another "person of interest" in the case is taken into custody.