WILKES-BARRE
The woman entwined in a mysterious arson case that uncovered the remains of her disabled son — and whose grandmother abruptly vanished more than a decade ago — was charged Friday with snooping around the parking lot behind Wilkes-Barre Police Department headquarters.
Officers spotted Linasheri D’Onofrio, 52, “looking around the personal vehicle” of an officer in the lot behind the headquarters at 15 N. Washington St. around 11:25 a.m. Monday, according to the complaint. She initially provided a fake name and date of birth, police said.
Police charged D’Onofrio with providing false identification to law enforcement and defiant trespassing. She was issued a summons to appear before Magisterial District Judge Thomas F. Malloy Sr. on Jan. 9.
No charges have been filed relating to a Feb. 24, 2018, fire that broke out near the trailer the pair shared. While investigating the fire, firefighters found a human skull and bones that investigators later determined belonged to D’Onofrio’s disabled 24-year-old son, Shain Cori-Jesi D’Onofrio.
— JAMES HALPIN