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Murder
: MontCo Man Sought In Killing Of Innocent Bystander
An 18-year-old Norristown man is being sought on a first-degree murder charge in a shooting death that happened last month, authorities said. A $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of Damien Wilson, wanted for the Oct. 7 killing of innocent bystander Anthony Vitelli, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Investigators believe victim Vitelli was walking near the Jefferson Court Apartments at 830 Arch Street in Norristown at around 2 p.m. when a masked Wilson came around the corner and opened fire, according to the criminal complai…
Police & Fire
Suburban Philly 20-Year-Old Ran Illegal Gun Trafficking Ring, Says DA
A 20-year-old Montgomery County man ran an underground gun-running business in greater Philadelphia for years, authorities believe — and dozens of those weapons may still be on the streets. Clayton Robinson of Glenside is accused of buying legally purchased guns, removing their serial numbers, and reselling them on the black market in Montco and Bucks County, said District Attoney Kevin R. Steele in a release on Thursday, Nov. 3. Also charged were Robinson's brothers, 31-year-old Julian Robinson and 18-year-old Kenneth Robinson, both of Glenside, 23-year-old Maurice B…
Police & Fire
Double
Murder
: Fugitive Wanted In MontCo Teens' Killings Surrenders, Police Say
The fugitive wanted in the killings to two Montgomery County teens has surrendered himself to authorities, officials announced. Deonte Kelly, 23, of Philadelphia, surrendered to police in Pottstown at around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25, said Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele in a statement. Investigators believe Kelly acted with 17-year-old Dominic Carboni in the Monday, Oct. 17 shootings of Skyler Fox, 17, and Brandon Bacote-Byer, 18, in Pottstown. DA Steele has described the murders as a drug deal gone wrong. After Carboni's arrest last week, author…
Police & Fire
Fugitive ID'd As Second Suspect In Double Slaying Of Teen Buddies In Suburban Philly: DA
A man who has been wanted for aggravated assault, terroristic threats and more has been identified as a second suspect in the double killings of two teen friends in Suburban Philadelphia, authorities announced. Deonte Kelly, 23, of Philadelphia — who also goes by the name "Taz" — is wanted on two courts of first- and second-degree murder, robbery and more, in connection with a Pottstown shooting that left two friends dead, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Dominic Carboni, of Shwenksville, had previously been arrested in the deaths of 17-year-old Skyler Fox and …
Police & Fire
Suburban Philly Gunman Killed Teens In Drug Deal Gone Bad: DA
A 17-year-old Montgomery County boy has been charged with first-degree murder and robbery offenses in connection with the slayings of two victims around his age earlier this week, authorities announced. Dominic Carboni, of Shwenksville, had arranged to meet Skyler Fox, 17, to buy marijuana when he shot him and 18-year-old Brandon Bacote-Byer near Fourth and Johnson streets around 11:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. ALSO SEE: Pottstown Shooting Victims Were Best Friends, Family Says Surveillance footage shows maroon-colo…
Obituaries
Pottstown Shooting Victims Were Best Friends, Family Says
Authorities have identified the two teenagers who were killed in a shooting in Pottstown on Monday, Oct. 17. Skyler Fox, 17, of Stowe, and Brandon Baycote-Byer, 18, of Lower Pottsgrove were found dead near Fox's vehicle at Fourth and Johnson Streets around 11:30 p.m., according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Pottstown Police Chief Mick Markovich. Both victims died of multiple gunshot wounds and the manner of death was determined to be a homicide, according to the Montgomery County Coroner's Office. Investigators say they found ten fired cartridge …
Police & Fire
Two Teens Killed In Late-Night Pottstown Shooting: DA
A late-night shooting on Monday, Oct 17 in Pottstown claimed the lives of two teenagers, authorities said. Police were called to Fourth and Johnson Streets around 11:30 p.m. after the 911 center informed them that they had received nine calls about shots fired in the area, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Pottstown Police Chief Mick Markovich. Officers arrived to find an 18-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy dead inside a vehicle, they said. One of them was in the driver's seat. The victims' identities are being withheld as authorities are work…
Police & Fire
$5K Reward Offered, Photos Released Of Gunman Who Killed Innocent Bystander In Norristown
A $5,000 reward is being offered for information that could help authorities identify and arrest the gunman who killed an innocent bystander last week in Norristown. The deadly shooting happened on the 800 block of Arch Street around 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 7, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele. As officers arrived on the scene, they found 47-year-old Anthony Vitelli suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. Cops also recovered eight 9mm fired cartridge casings and a deformed projectile, they said. The victim was taken to Paoli Memorial Hospital, where he wa…
Police & Fire
Tiny Teen Wanted For Murder Captured By US Marshals In Philadelphia: DA
A 17-year-old girl who wounded a teen with his own gun and accidentally killed another person over the summer was captured by members of the US Marshals Service in Philadelphia, authorities said. Jahme Barnes — who stands 4-feet 7-inches tall — had been wanted for murder in the Aug. 28 death of Dakari Rome, but is now facing a robbery charge as the shooting happened "during the commission of a robbery" in Pottstown, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Kahseem Williams and Jahme Barnes are facing various murder charges in the Pottstown killing of 25-year-old Dakari …
Police & Fire
PA Woman Stole $162K In
Covid-
19 Relief Funds Intended For Renters Facing Eviction
A 53-year-old Pennsylvania woman stole more than $162,000 in COVID-19 relief funds intended for renters facing eviction or utility shut-off, authorities said. Tina M. Yorgey, of Norristown, was charged with multiple counts of theft, receiving stolen property, forgery, and other related offenses, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said on Friday, Sept. 30. Prosecutors say Yorgey received $162,680 in funding on nine COVID Emergency Rental Assistance and Utility Coalition (ERUC) applications by submitting fraudulent claims and forged documents. An investigation…
Police & Fire
Trio Charged With Selling Montco Woman Deadly Drug Combo Of Fentanyl, Horse Tranquilizer
Three people were arrested in connection with the overdose death of a Montgomery County woman, authorities said. Jonathan Heffren, 27, of Reading; Michael Lavelle, 23, of Plymouth Meeting; and Marrissa Roman, 29, of Douglassville, have been charged with drug delivery resulting in death, possession with intent to deliver and related charges stemming from the May death of 41-year-old Jessica Martin, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said in a joint release. Officers responded to a report of a cardiac arrest at a home on Providence Forge Road in Upper Providence Township…
Police & Fire
$5K Reward Offered For Info On Suburban Philly Murder Suspect
A $5,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of a teenage murder suspect, authorities in Montgomery County said. Jahme Barnes, 17, is wanted on charges of third-degree murder and attempted murder stemming from the killing of 25-year-old Dakari Rome and the shooting of a 17-year-old boy in Pottstown on Sunday, Aug. 28, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office. Barnes is one of two suspects accused in the killing of Rome, who was struck by a bullet that went through the second victim's hand, police said. Kahseem Williams, 18,…
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