Police gather follow-up evidence at crime scene

Ronald Lee Sheetz, 41, was arrested Sunday morning at an undisclosed location in Columbia, according to Brett Hambright, spokesman for the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Sheetz is charged with the stabbing murder of Michael Oberdorff, Sr. of Columbia.  Columbia Borough Police and other officers gathered follow-up evidence and photographed the crime scene at 322 South Second Street this afternoon. Police had staked out the residence for several days.

CAPTURED!

A man wanted in the stabbing death of a Columbia man Friday night is in custody.

Ronald Lee Sheetz, 41, was arrested Sunday morning at an undisclosed location in Columbia, according to Brett Hambright, spokesman for the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office.

He will be arraigned this afternoon and committed to Lancaster County Prison without bail.

Info from the DA's office on Columbia murder

Police are investigating the death a Columbia man stabbed late Friday night, Jan. 15, in his home.
Columbia police have charged Ronald Lee Sheetz, 41, with criminal homicide regarding the death of 44-year-old Michael Oberdorff Sr.
At the time of this release, Sheetz is not in custody. He is presumed dangerous, so anyone who sees him or knows of his whereabouts, call police immediately at 684-2120. Do not try to confront or apprehend him.
Investigators, including Columbia police and Lancaster County detectives, are actively pursuing Sheetz, whose last known address is in Columbia.
Police were dispatched to 322 South Second Street on Friday about 11:35 p.m. for a reported domestic incident in progress.
Police were met by a woman who lived there, reporting that her husband, who was in an upstairs master bedroom, needed help.
In the master bedroom, police found Michael Oberdorff Sr., on the floor with an apparent stab wound to his chest.
Oberdorff Sr. stated to an officer, “Help me! Help me! I’m dying. Ronald stabbed me.”
Oberdorff Sr. died a short time later at Lancaster General Hospital. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
During an interview with police, the woman occupant identified “Ronald” as Ronald Sheetz, a former boyfriend. She told police she saw Sheetz in a physical altercation with her husband.
Columbia police Officer Edgar Mann filed charges, which were approved by Lancaster County Assistant District Attorney Christopher Lechner.
An autopsy is scheduled for Monday.
Sheetz is presumed innocent.
(See CrimeWatch/Twitter for his photo.)

Man charged with stabbing death in Columbia remains at large

Ronald Lee Sheetz
Police are investigating the death of a Columbia man stabbed late Friday night in his home.
Columbia police have charged Ronald Lee Sheetz, 41, with criminal homicide regarding the death of 44-year-old Michael Oberdorff Sr., Lancaster County District Attorney Craig Stedman reported in a press release.
As of 9:45 a.m. Saturday, Sheetz is not in custody. He is presumed dangerous, so anyone who sees him or knows of his whereabouts, call police immediately at 684-2120. Do not try to confront or apprehend him.

State Police helicopter searches river

A State Police helicopter canvassed the Susquehanna River for about an hour this morning during a search for a man reported to have jumped from the Route 30 Bridge Thursday night. Although the search extended from the Route 30 Bridge to the Safe Harbor Dam, no one was located.  Columbia Borough and West Hempfield Police scanned the river from a vantage point at Columbia River Park.

West Hempfield police ask anyone with information to call them at 717-285-5191 or 1-800-957-2677.

UPDATE: Man IDed who reportedly jumped from Rt. 30 Bridge

Police identified Benjamin Jose Nogueras, 20, of Lancaster as the man who would have been driving the vehicle. Officers have been in contact with Nogueras’ family, and attempts to contact him by phone have gone unanswered.