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2 More Men Arrest For Shooting At Wawa Over Garbage Bag Full Of Marijuana: Chester DA
Two more men have been arrested following a fight-turned-shooting over a garbage bag full of marijuana at a Wawa parking lot, the Chester County District Attorney’s Office and the West Goshen Police Department announced on Thursday, Oct. 31. Zubair Bethea, 20, and Omar Beard, 31, both of Chester, Pennsylvania, were arrested on Monday, Oct. 28 in Delaware County, according to the updated release. Their arrests following those of Frank Johnson, 21, of Coatesville, and Zahir Scott, 18, of Wilmington, Delaware, all in connection with the shooting in the 700 block…
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PA Snapchat User Shares Child Porn —
Again
, DA Says
A Pennsylvania man is accused of using Snapchat to "connect with juveniles to engage the children in sexually explicit communications and to solicit them for sexually explicit images and videos," The Chester County District Attorney’s Office and the Chester County Detectives announced on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Malcolm Kenyon, 25, of West Chester, has been charged for possessing, collecting, and soliciting sexually explicit images and videos from minors over the internet, the DA detailed in the release. His preliminary arraignment was held before Magisterial Dist…
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Father-Son Trio Poached 50+ Deer, PA Game Commission Says
A Chester County father and his two adult sons were charged for poaching "dozens upon dozens" of trophy bucks, according to authorities. Carl Nelson III, 70, of West Chester, and his sons Carroll Nelson IV, 44, of Downingtown, and Mark Nelson, 40, of West Chester, are facing a total of 71 charges stemming from a multi-year investigation, the Pennsylvania Game Commission said. The investigation began following a tip about poaching of large whitetail bucks from Chester and Delaware counties over the span of years, according to the game commission. This involved deer that were taken out of sea…
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US Army Researcher From Pennsylvania Sexually Abused 7 Children:
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A US Army researcher from Chester County is accused of sexually abusing seven young children including recording them on the toilet, authorities said. Jason James Cain, 49, of Oxford, has been charged with seven counts of manufacture and attempted manufacture of child pornography, and two counts of possession of child pornography, according to United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero. The charges arise out of Cain’s alleged sexual abuse and exploitation of seven minor children in his care over more than 3½ years, including exposing himself to the children, touching both himself and …
Police & Fire
Police Name Victim In Deadly Coatesville Shooting
One man was killed and another hospitalized after gunfire rang out in Coatesville on Wednesday, March 27, authorities say. In a release, police said the shooting happened near Oak and Fulton streets around 2 p.m. Twenty-eight-year-old Drevon M. Echols of Coatesville was found dead in the roadway from "apparent gunshot wounds," authorities wrote. Shortly after, police were called about a second gunshot victim near 1st Avenue and Martin Luther King Boulevard. The 23-year-old man was taken by ambulance to Paoli Hospital, CPD said. Investigators believe he "was connected…
Police & Fire
Man Charged For Sex Acts With Child After Parkesburg Police Raid: Authorities
An Atglen man is charged with multiple felonies including corruption of minors after police raided a borough apartment on Wednesday, March 6, authorities say. Parkesburg police, West Fallowfield police, and Chester County detectives with the Drug and Organized Crime Unit executed multiple search warrants at the Glenbrook Apartment complex, 463 Main St., officials said in a release. Zaire Wise-McFarlin, 19, was charged with disseminating a photo or film of child sex acts, possession of drugs with intent to distribute, criminal use of a communications faci…
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Homicide
: Six Charged, Including Minor, In Coatesville Man's Slaying, DA
Six people — including a child, have been charged in connection with the killing of a Coatesville man, the Chester County Attorney’s Office and Coatesville City Police Department jointly announced on Friday, Jan. 19. Dametirus "Meechie" McClain-Jackson, 20 of Coatesville was found shot in the area of Madison Street and Lime Street on August 23, 2023. He was taken to Paoli Hospital where he was pronounced dead, and autopsy later determined the cause to be a gunshot wound to the torso and the manner was a homicide, as detailed in the joint DA and police rele…
Police & Fire
Man Found Shot To Death On Eastern Pennsylvania Porch ID'd: Police
A man has been identified after being found shot dead outside a home in Chester County on Friday, Oct. 20, authorities announced on Saturday. Lawrence Hurd, 41, was shot multiple times and left for dead on the porch of a home located at 139 Rosemont Avenue in Coatesville, the police said. The shooting happened approximately 20 minutes before midnight, the police explained. When Medics arrived at the scene, Hurd was pronounced dead. The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to call the City of Coatesville Police Department at 610-384-2300 or the Ch…
Police & Fire
Murder Suspect On The Loose In Chester County: DA
The man accused of killing a Chester County dad in an "execution-style" murder caught on video is still at large, authorities warn. Quinzell Chucky Mickey of Spring City, 41, is wanted for homicide, robbery, and illegal firearm possession, District Attorney Deb Ryan's Office said in a release. Investigators have previously claimed that Mickey gunned down 32-year-old William Stafford outside the Park Springs Apartment Community in East Vincent Township in the early morning hours on Saturday, April 15. Surveillance video shows that Mickey and Stafford arrived at the complex …
Police & Fire
Lincoln University Shooting Injures Two; Gunman Still At Large
Two women were injured by a single gunshot fired during Lincoln University's Spring Fling event on Saturday night, and police don't know who pulled the trigger. It happened on the second floor of the University's LLC building in Lower Oxford Township, said Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan in a release. One victim was sitting on a bench in a hallway and another standing nearby when witnesses reported hearing a single shot, causing the crowd to flee, officials said. Victim number one was struck in the left ankle, and the bullet was still lodged there as of Sun…
Police & Fire
'Execution-Style Murder' Caught On Video In Chesco, DA Says
Authorities in Chester County say a Spring City dad was killed "execution-style" early Saturday morning, and claim that surveillance footage from the scene has identified the man who pulled the trigger. Police in East Vincent Township were called to the Park Springs Apartment Community at about 2:30 a.m. on April 15 to find 33-year-old William Stafford dead in the street from multiple gunshot wounds, said District Attorney Deb Ryan in a release. The victim was laying near a white Ford Taurus, officials noted. When investigators pulled surveillance tapes, they sa…
Police & Fire
Greedy PA Workers Paid Off Student Loans, Took Trips To Jersey Shore On Doctor's Dime: DA
Trips to the Jersey Shore, student loan payments and gifts to their boyfriends. Two employers of a West Chester doctor sneakily stole $450,000 of his money to do just that and more, but not before trying to sell one of the doctor's $1 million properties without his permission, according to authorities in Chester County. Mikayla Zeigler, 22, of West Chester, and Danielle King, 25, of Chadds Ford, "engaged in a cunning scheme to steal from their boss and spent it lavishly on themselves," District Attorney Deb Ryan said. "They used the money to pay their rent, student loans, and credit card d…
Police & Fire
Man Standing On Back Porch Ambushed By Gunmen, Caln Police Say
Authorities in Caln Township are investigating after a resident was attacked by masked gunmen while standing on his own back patio. It happened at a unit on the 2000 block of Crest Drive at the Hillside Apartments early on Sunday, March 19, township police said in a statement. The victim, a 43-year-old man, was out on his back porch when he was approached by two men at about 10:15 a.m., authorities said. The gunmen opened fire, striking the victim multiple times before fleeing the area, according to police. The 43-year-old was treated at Paoli Hospital for wounds tha…
Police & Fire
Police Shoot Suspected Car Thief After Chester County Chase: DA
Police in Caln Township shot and wounded a suspect following a brief pursuit into a residential neighborhood early on Wednesday, authorities say. Officers were contacted about a stolen car in the parking lot of a Downingtown Wawa just before 2 a.m. on Feb. 22, District Attorney Deb Ryan's office said following a preliminary investigation. "Later, the suspect who had been driving the stolen vehicle stole another car that was parked at the Wawa," the DA wrote. Police began to pursue the car after the driver refused to pull over, officials said. The chase took officers …
Schools
Violent Threats Place Chester County School On Lockdown
For the second time in as many weeks, Coatesville Area High School was the subject of violent threats on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 13 and 14, authorities have announced. In a release from the Chester County District Attorney's Office, officials said classes were suspended Friday after threats were made on the anonymous tip-sharing app Safe2Say. The closure came just hours after police canine teams searched the school for weapons on Thursday, following up on a separate threat made on the same app. No weapons were recovered in the Thursday search, and students were dismissed. …
Police & Fire
Coach At PA Christian Youth Center Accused Of Raping Teen, Soliciting Sex, Nudes From Minors
A basketball coach at a Christian youth center in Pennsylvania was arrested after he allegedly raped a teenager and solicited sex and nude photos from other minors, authorities said. Ameer Sutton-Best, 31, of Parkesburg, who volunteered at the Parkesburg Point Youth Center this summer, has been charged with rape, sexual abuse of children, corruption of minors, and related offenses, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. An investigation into Sutton-Best began on Aug. 10, when the faith-based center contacted Parkesburg police, accusing him of having "sexual co…
Police & Fire
Horrifying New Details Released In Holiday Weekend Double PA Murder
More details have been released in the Memorial Day Weekend double murder in Chester County. Mamadou Kallie, 23, took his 22-month-old child out of the Toyota Corolla after killing the boy's mother and a woman who was five months pregnant Sunday, May 29, Coatesville, Chester County DA Deb Ryan said. Kallie gave the baby to relatives then carjacked someone he knew before leading police on a pursuit in a bloodied shirt just before 11 p.m. He was found holding a gun to his head before being arrested in Valley Township, and later charged with murder in the deaths of Tiara Rodrigu…
Police & Fire
PA Man Kills 2 Women, Unborn Baby Half Hour After Police Respond To Domestic Call
UPDATE: Slayings Of Young Moms At Hands Of 'Monster' Leave Suburban Philly Communities Reeling A 23-year-old Chester County man shot and killed two women, one of whom was pregnant, while a child was in the vehicle and then carjacked a victim, leading police on a brief pursuit, authorities said. Coatesville police responded to a Mount Pleasant Street home and cleared the scene just thirty minutes Mamadou Kallie shot the women around 9:40 p.m. Sunday, May 29 in Valley Township, Chester County DA Deb Ryan said. The victims were found with multiple gunshot wounds in a car with a 22-month-old …
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Missing Pennsylvania Man Possibly In South Jersey: Police
A man reported missing Thursday in Pennsylvania may be in South Jersey, authorities said. Anthony Robert Sarmento, 31, was last seen on Jan. 10, according to the West Goshen Police Department and Chester County Detectives. His gray 2020 Kia Forte on Jan. 26 was discovered in a remote area of Lower Alloways Creek Township (Salem County) NJ, authorities said. The car had been damaged, apparently, from striking a guardrail, police said. NJ authorities believe Sarmento has been in the area of lower Alloways Creek Township, Quinton Township, and Alloway Township. Anyone with information is as…
Police & Fire
Man Shoots GF, Her Son, Then Himself In Lower Oxford: State Police
UPDATE: Authorities have released new information about a harrowing double murder-suicide that occurred this week in Chester County. Kimberly Harris, 53, and her son, Jordan Foster, 22, were identified as the two victims who were found fatally shot at a home in the 300 block of Ashmun Avenue in Lower Oxford Township on Wednesday, according to Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Kevin Kochka. The murder suspect, Timothy Harris, 40, is also dead after fleeing the crime scene and turning the gun on himself after crashing his car twice, Kochka said. The exact time of the homicide is being invest…
Police & Fire
Teen Charged With Attempted Murder In Double Oxford Stabbing, Police Say
A 17-year-old boy was charged as an adult with attempted murder after stabbing two people in the abdomen Saturday afternoon in Oxford, police said. The victims were rushed to a local hospital for emergency surgery after being found behind the 300 block of Market Street around 3:30 p.m., authorities said. The teen was arrested around 8 p.m. and was charged as an adult with two counts of attempted murder and 12 other offenses, authorities said. He was taken to Chester County Prison for arraignment. The victims' condition was not immediately clear. The OPD was assisted by Station 21 Amb…
Police & Fire
ChesCo Man Found Guilty In Christmas Day Shooting
A Chester County man was found guilty on multiple charges after he barricaded himself inside his home, and fired shots at special operations officers and his sister-in-law nearly three years ago, authorities said. Nathaniel Lewis, 35, of Spring City, was found guilty of attempted murder, aggravated assault, possessing an instrument of crime, and related offenses. Officers responded to a well-being check at Lewis' house on Aftons Circle in East Vincent Township on Dec. 25, 2018. Lewis' wife contacted police after her sister, one of the victims, found him barricaded inside the house, accordin…
Police & Fire
Coatesville Man Who Lured Children With Candy Convicted Of Sexual Assault, DA Says
A Coatesville man who lured children with candy was convicted of sexually abusing them, authorities said. A jury found Marshone Steele, 31, guilty of sexually abusing two children under age 10 at his mother’s house between 2014 and 2019, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Investigators learned in October 2019 that a nine-year-old child had been sexually abused over three years between the ages of six and nine by Steele inside his mother’s Coatesville home, authorities said. Steele initially used candy to lure the child into the bedroom and then threatened that…
Police & Fire
'I'm Gonna Shoot This B**ch': PA Woman Accused Of Shooting Ex's Roommate In Front Of Teen
A Pennsylvania woman is facing an attempted murder charge after authorities said she shot a woman living with her ex-girlfriend three times in front of a child. Khadija Davis, 27, of Wayne, tried entering her ex's Paoli home on West Central Avenue through a locked back door before going through the front on July 27, The Chester County District Attorney’s Office said. When Davis' ex-girlfriend removed her from the house, she got a gun from her car and said, "I'm going to shoot this b***c," Chester County DA Deb Ryan said. Davis fired three shots at the 33-year-old victim, striking her …
Police & Fire
DA: West Chester Man Hit With New Charges After 2nd Sexual Abuse Victim Comes Forward
A West Chester man previously accused of sexually abusing a child under the age of 10 at his home, is facing additional charges after a second child victim came forward, authorities said. Russell Thayer Bullitt, 76, was arrested and charged on May 1 for incidents that authorities say occurred over a four-year span, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Chester County Detectives on April 28 learned that Bullitt had sexually abused a child inside his home when the child was between five and nine years old, authorities said. The victim revealed the abuse b…
Police & Fire
Former PA Firefighter Gets Up To 20 Years In Prison For Sexually Abusing Young Teen
A former Pennsylvania firefighter was sentenced to 10 to 20 years behind bars for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy he met on an online dating app in 2019, authorities said. Carlton Bell, 29, of Pottstown (Montgomery County), was arrested in January 2020, and pled guilty to involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and sexual abuse of children in April 2021, according to the Chester County District Attorney's office. On Dec. 24, 2019, East Coventry police received information that a 14-year-old child created a profile on Grindr, -- one of the largest social networking apps for g…
Police & Fire
1 Dead, Gunman At Large In Chester County Shooting
The gunman who killed a man in an early-morning Chester County shooting remained at large as of Tuesday night, authorities said. Troopers form the Pennsylvania State Police, Embreeville Barracks were dispatched to the 1900 block of Valley Drive in Sadsbury Township around 2 a.m. Tuesday on reports of a shooting, Trooper Kevin Kochka said. There, they found one man -- who had been shot several times -- lifeless, Kochka said. The gunman fled the scene. The public was not in danger. This investigation is being conducted by the Pennsylvania State Police, Troop J Major Case Team, with th…
Police & Fire
West Chester Man Busted On Child Porn Charges After Laptop Brought To Police Station
A West Chester man was arrested on child porn charges after someone brought the laptop he was apparently viewing the images on into police headquarters, authorities said. A subject arrived at the West Chester police station saying that Damion Bovell, 24, had been watching obscene material on it last February, West Chester police said. The laptop was confiscated and a search warrant was obtained. The computer was sent to Chester County detectives for a forensic examination, which turned up numerous images of child porn, police said. Bovell was arraigned on May 8 at District…
Police & Fire
DA: Royersford Man Apprehended In VA After Stabbing Ex-GF While 7-Year-Old, 3-Year-Old Watched
A Royersford man was captured in Virginia after he allegedly stabbed his 33-year-old ex-girlfriend to death while her 7-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son watched the brutal murder, authorities said. Deborah Brandao and her children were outside of her Pawling Road residence when her ex-boyfriend, Danelo Cavalcante, 31, arrived and grabbed her hair, yanking her to the ground on Sunday in Schuylkill Township, according to the Chester County District Attorney's office. Cavalcante then allegedly pulled two knives from his bag, threatening to kill Brandao, to which he then got on to…
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PA Biz Indicted By DOJ For Supplying Hundreds Of Undocumented Workers To Farms, Tax Fraud
A labor contractor and four of his employees were indicted on federal charges for a scheme in which they supplied hundreds of undocumented workers to Pennsylvania mushroom farms and failed to file taxes -- having already defrauded the U.S. out of nearly $2 million, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Miguel Morales, 48, of Quarryville -- who owns and operates Morales Contractor -- provided a contracted labor force to various mushroom farms in Chester County, PA, the first indictment says. Morales housed some of the workers in 10 properties that he owns across Lancaster and Chester co…
Police & Fire
DA: Chester County Man Raped 16-Year-Old Girl He Shared Bed With For More Than A Year
A 58-year-old Chester County man has been arrested on accusations he raped a 16-year-old girl multiple times a week for over a year, after the girl reported the abuse to authorities, officials announced. The teen girl moved from Georgia, where she lived with her adoptive family, to Michael Richardson's two-bedroom apartment in Spring City in early 2020, District Attorney Deb Ryan said. Because there was only one bed, the girl was forced to share it with Richardson, where she was sexually assaulted one to two times a week, Ryan said. Richardson also allegedly bought lingerie for the g…
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