Ordinary People, Extraordinary Actions; Pair Recall Fiery Crash
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Middletown’s Raider standout 5 generations A2 Sykes makes $6,100 RING THEFT A3 college choice B1 LOCALLY OWNED SINCE 1854 | PRESSANDJOURNAL.COM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2019 | 75 CENTS DA: Boy was likely asleep when shot by his father The actions of Jennifer Lynn Dixon of Middletown and Aaron Andrew Young of Lower Swatara Township likely saved two Chardo says young lives on Nov. 25, 2016. Staats’ gun Ordinary people, was used, and case extraordinary is closed actions; pair By Dan Miller [email protected] recall fiery crash “Dad, You Must Be A Surfer Hero.” So read the poster hanging on Dixon and Young will get the wall of the kitchen in the small apartment where 7-year-old Joa- quim Caddell lived at 134 S. Union Carnegie Medal for pulling St. in Middletown. The poster was a few steps away young people from accident from Joaquim’s bedroom, where Joaquim was shot and killed by By Dan Miller But this “bang” just after 11 his father, Marvin Caddell, in the [email protected] p.m. on that Friday night was murder-suicide that occurred in louder, closer to home. He went the third-floor apartment Wednes- Something made Jennifer outside and looked out front, but day, Jan. 2. Lynn Dixon turn down Stoner couldn’t see anything. The poster left an impression on Drive late that night. “Something kept telling me to Dauphin County District Attorney To this day, she doesn’t know look the other way” and when he Fran Chardo, who led the inves- why. Stoner Drive wasn’t on the did, Young could see the orange tigation into the murder-suicide way to where she planned to go glow of something that he knew along with Middletown police. — the Black Horse restaurant was on fire. “That bothered me a great deal,” on Main Street in Middletown, And today, Scott Shaffer is Chardo told the Press & Jour- to celebrate the Blue Raiders’ alive. nal about the big football playoff win over Ordinary people, thrust with- poster, which Scranton Prep in Bethlehem on out warning into extraordinary he had a photo Nov. 25, 2016. roles. of on his phone. They never made it to the On Dec. 18, the Carnegie Hero “The fact that Black Horse. They turned down Fund Commission announced when you’ve Stoner Drive, and Joey Keating that Dixon and Young are among got a father that is alive today. 18 people throughout all of the kills his child, “What if we had gone straight?” United States and Canada chosen Chardo and the child Dixon asks herself today. “We to receive the Carnegie Medal for had obviously would have heard about it on the acts of “extraordinary heroism.” held him in high esteem.” news, or maybe we would have The actions of Dixon and her “He would have seen that poster just waited and called 911. They mother, Mavis, both of Middle- before he fired that shot. It was SUBMITTED PHOTOS would have burned and died. I did town, are credited with saving within feet of where he did that.” Marvin Caddell works at a turkey drive at Wesley United Methodist Church last Thanksgiving, according to Rhonda not want that on my conscience.” the life of Keating, at the time Caddell shot the boy first as Howard, Caddell’s sister. “Donating time to what he believed in, that's who he really was," Howard said of the photo. Sitting in his recliner watching an 18-year-old Middletown Area Joaquim lay sleeping in his bed- Below is 7-year-old Joaquim at the same event. TV, Aaron Andrew Young was High School graduate. room, according to Chardo, based used to hearing loud noises from Young is credited with saving on results of the investigation at “It’s an awful thing, the taking of a child’s life, but that the road, from the big trucks on the life of Shaffer, at the time a the scene by Middletown police the airport connector passing and the Capital Regional Forensic the child would know that his father is about to kill near his house on Stoner Drive. Please see MEDAL, page A6 Unit. Caddell then shot and killed his him, and that his last moments alive would include wife and Joaquim’s mother, Night- that knowledge just adds to the horror…that he didn’t flower Staats, before Caddell shot and killed himself, Chardo said. experience that terror before he died.” Conewago Creek work Chardo said he regards the District Attorney Fran Chardo investigation into the murder- suicide as being “closed.” There gets $738,752 state grant is no possibility of any criminal Caddell and Staats had been turer, as would have been done charges being filed. separated, but Staats was at the had there been an investigation By Laura Hayes ship manager The murder-suicide occurred apartment that day. Chardo con- leading to criminal charges. [email protected] Steve Letavic sometime the day of Jan. 2, when firmed that Caddell used Staats’ The DA said he would not said in an most other people who live in the gun. The DA believes that Caddell speculate on what drove Caddell Londonderry Township is one email. building weren’t around to hear fired three shots. to murder his son and wife and to of nine groups statewide that According the shots because they were at Caddell was a convicted felon take his own life. received grant funds to mitigate to Letavic, the work or in school, the DA said. who was not legally allowed to Sources have told the Press & stormwater runoff. project would Not until three days later — possess a gun. Staats did not have Journal that Caddell and Joaquim The grants were funded repair and re- Saturday night, Jan. 5 — were the a criminal record, and “It is my had been at Wesley United Meth- through the Department of En- store nearly Letavic three bodies discovered after Mid- belief that she acquired the pistol odist Church earlier the same day, vironmental Protection’s Grow- a mile of the dletown police were dispatched to lawfully,” Chardo said. and that the pastor who had helped ing Greener program. According Conewago Creek from the bridge the apartment shortly after 8 p.m. do a “welfare check” on the apart- He could not identify the make them took them to get groceries to a press release from Gov. Tom on Route 230 to Mill Road. A local pastor who had been as- ment, because the pastor had not and model of the gun, and further after leaving the church. Wolf’s office, Londonderry’s With this project, Londonder- sisting Caddell and Joaquim on an seen or heard from Caddell since noted that his office did not trace Conewago Creek stream restora- ry will be able to meet its pollut- ongoing basis had asked police to he last saw him on Wednesday. the weapon back to its manufac- Please see DA, page A5 tion projected received $738,752, ant and sediment reduction goals and more than $3 million was as required by its municipal given out in total. separate storm sewer, or MS4, “This project is a great ex- permit. ample of regional thinking “At the end of the day, we are Lower Swatara clarifies trash pickup with new hauler and a holistic approach to wa- going to be able to meet our statu- By Laura Hayes “It was my Bride said in December she had township was in year two of a five- tershed restoration and flood [email protected] understand- received several calls from resi- year contract with Lebanon Farms mitigation,” Londonderry Town- Please see GRANT, page A5 ing that once a dents with concerns about trash, when it was sold. The language Lower Swatara Township resi- week you were and Commissioner Chris DeHart about bulk items didn’t change dents can still put out one bulk allowed to put said he personally had issues with when Waste Industries took over, Public notices in this week’s Press & Journal item a week to be picked up by out one large his trash bill. In August, township he said. trash collectors. item whether solicitor Peter Henninger told the During the Board of Supervisors • LOWER SWATARA TWP: Rezon- • STEELTON: Estate of Jacque- In December, resident Carolyn it be a washer, board that the township’s trash meeting Jan. 16, Henninger said ing of Jednota Properties. A4 line Norbrey. A4 Lutz approached the Board of dryer, whatever McBride and recycling collector Lebanon residents have three options — put • LONDONDERRY TWP: Joining Commissioners asking if the large you have,” Lutz Farms Disposal was sold out to a out their container along with a Bridge Bundling Program. A4 item policy was the same under said. company called Waste Industries. • SUSQUEHANNA TWP: Estate of the new trash hauler. Township manager Betsy Mc- According to Henninger, the Please see TRASH, page A5 S. Arlene Burkhart. A4 A2 THE PRESS & JOURNAL Wednesday, January 23, 2019 www.pressandjournal.com | [email protected] NEWS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD | LAVONNE ACKERMAN Spring’s first day in 8 weeks 5-generation family has Hello, and a very warm greet- Delaney Fitzpatrick of over low heat to dry. ing to you all! Lower Swatara will blow out 12 Mash potatoes and garlic un- This time of year, I find it is candles atop her birthday cake til no lumps remain. Add milk strong Middletown roots quite helpful to be intentional on Saturday, Jan. 26. I hope it is in small amounts, beating after about our thoughts. We must your best party day ever! each addition.