Northampton County District Attorney Stephen G. Baratta announces that on August 10, 2026, Allen Jahmell Grimes, 20, of Bethlehem, was sentenced to a total of 10-20 years in state prison, followed by 5 years of state probation, following a shooting that occurred in February of 2024.
On February 28, 2024, Bethlehem City Police responded to a report of a shooting incident in the 400 block of Cherokee Street. Officers located a male and a female victim at the scene. The female victim sustained a gunshot wound to the neck and was immediately transported to a local hospital for emergency medical treatment.