LANCASTER – A West Lampeter Township, Lancaster County man has been found guilty of stabbing his father. A jury found 45-year-old Russell Adams-Nicholls guilty of aggravated assault, simple assault, and recklessly endangering another person. Adams-Nicholls repeatedly punched and then stabbed his 80-year-old father at his father’s Manheim Township residence the evening of Dec. 10, 2024. The jury returned a guilty verdict after about two hours of deliberation. A judge will sentence him at a later date.

RUSSELL ADAMS-NICHOLLS