Bradford man sentenced to life without parole for 1st‑degree murder of Rebecca Haynes
A judge sentenced Thomas McElhattan to life in prison without the possibility of parole after a jury convicted him of first‑degree murder for killing Rebecca Haynes while her infant was in the home.
On Aug. 4, 2026, following a May jury verdict, a judge imposed life imprisonment without parole on Thomas McElhattan for the 2025 killing of 21‑year‑old Rebecca Haynes. Prosecutors said McElhattan drove to Haynes’s home despite prior texts, shot her five times (including a shot that passed through her hand into her heart), fled with her infant, waited 13 minutes to call 911, and investigators presented evidence that the killing was intentional; family statements and the prosecution emphasized the officers’ investigative work. An appeal remains possible.