Crime & Safety
Pottstown Man Admits 'Bizarre' Killing
A Pottstown man on Monday pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for the mysterious beating and stabbing death of a Slatington area man.
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Robert Charles Sloss' plea calls for him to serve at least nine years in prison before being eligible for parole, according to Stephen Van Natten, Lehigh County's chief of prosecutions. Sloss' maximum sentence will be either 18, 19 or 20 years.
Authorities say they have no motive for the crime.
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