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Pennsylvania state police arrested 29-year-old James Earl Pilgrim Jr., after tracking him to his home, identifying when he left by his "facial tattoos" and following to Route 30 to conduct a traffic stop, according to a release by the Lancaster County district attorney's office.
Columbia Borough police were called to a report of shots fired in the 200 block of North Second Street at 10:46 a.m., according to a release by the department that afternoon.
Upon arrival, officers found two men with gunshot wounds inside of a 2014 Dodge Challenger. The man in the passenger set was given first aid and taken to an area hospital with a thigh wound and the driver who was later identified as 41-year-old Lamar Lewis, was pronounced dead at the scene,
The car was searched and authorities found "counterfeit currency and a scale commonly used for weighing illegal narcotics," the DA states in the release.
Video footage in the area showed the shooting and Pilgrim was seen walking away "walking toward the Challenger and shortly after running away onto Avenue F," according to the release.
While in custody he "admitted to shooting Lewis and the other victim during an illegal drug transaction," the DA says.
Charges, in this case, are pending.
Pilgrim has also been arraignment in connection to a robbery, victim/witness intimidation, and conspiracy to commit robbery for a Nov. 5 incident and drug possession in June, according to court dockets. His preliminary hearing in the drug case has been set before Magisterial District Judge Adam J. Witkonis on Dec. 21 at 1:30 p.m., the updated docket details.
He served approximately 3 years in prison in connection to a burglary in 2012 and a drug charge in 2017, although he was sentenced to a minimum of four and two years respectively he was released early in both cases, court records show.
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