November 2, 2015- Commonwealth v Andrew Szivos:  On November 2, 2015, 34-year-old Harrisburg resident Andrew Szivos pleaded guilty to charges of Aggravated Assault, Terroristic Threats, and Failure to Register Under Megan’s Law before the Honorable President Judge Richard A. Lewis.

On February 16, 2015 officers of the Harrisburg Bureau of Police were dispatched to the residence of victim on the report of domestic violence. The victim relayed that she had been seeing Szivos, and had broken off the relationship that week. Szivos came to her home that morning, and the victim’s neighbor could hear her screaming and yelling “get off me” to the defendant. Szivos made verbal threats to the victim, and strangled her with both hands until her neck and throat hurt and she briefly lost consciousness. Szivos also slapped the victim across the face, shook her head violently up and down, and spit in her face. Officers observed injuries to the victim’s neck and face. Szivos had left the scene before police could take him into custody. Harrisburg Police Officer Chad Sunday, as lead responding officer on scene, charged the defendant with Aggravated Assault and Terroristic Threats shortly thereafter.

During the investigation into the aggravated assault, Swatara Township officers learned that Szivos, who is a required Megan’s Law registrant based upon 2004 convictions for Aggravated Indecent Assault and Statutory Rape, had moved from his approved residence sometime that month without updating his address as legally required. The Szivos was legally required to update any change to his home address within 72 hours. Swatara Township Detective Eric Morris, as lead investigator for the case, charged the defendant for Failure to Comply with Megan’s Law registration requirements on April 7, 2015.

Szivos pled guilty at both dockets on November 2, 2015. The Honorable President Judge Lewis sentenced the defendant to 54 to 120 months of State Correctional Institute incarceration at both dockets. As a result of these convictions Szivos is now a “second strike” violent criminal. He could therefore be subject to a 25-year “third strike” mandatory minimum sentence if he commits any further crimes of violence.  This case was prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Christopher Jason.