Third man charged in connection with young mom’s slaying
NEW CASTLE (AP) – A third man has been charged in connection with the slaying of a young Pennsylvania mother.
Twenty-one-year-old Wayne Bowser, of Lyndora, has been charged with hindering apprehension and conspiracy for allegedly loaning his car to two men who allegedly used it to dispose of the body of 26-year-old Melissa Barto, of Butler.
Her boyfriend, 21-year-old Ishemer Ramsey, has been jailed on charges he fatally shot Barto last week because he believed she was cheating on him. A friend, 23-year-old James Howard-George, has been charged with helping Ramsey clean out the car in which Barto was shot and helping Ramsey burn her body, which was found in neighboring Lawrence County.
All three men were in the Butler County jail on Wednesday, with no attorneys listed in court records.