DA: Perkasie Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting 15-Year-Old Girl He Met Online DA: Perkasie Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting 15-Year-Old Girl He Met Online
DA: Perkasie Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting 15-Year-Old Girl He Met Online A Perkasie man was arrested on multiple felony charges for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl whom he met on an online chat platform marketed as a website to "talk to strangers," authorities said. An investigation into Jonathan Faucette, 55, ensued after New Hanover Township police on May 18 received a ChildLine report stating that the girl had described a sexual encounter with an older, married man, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and New Hanover Township Police Chief Kevin McKeon. Investigators discovered that Faucette and the girl …
3 Arrested In MontCo Shooting Death Of Philadelphia Man 3 Arrested In MontCo Shooting Death Of Philadelphia Man
3 Arrested In MontCo Shooting Death Of Philadelphia Man Three men have been arrested in connection with a shooting death of a Philadelphia man Saturday in Montgomery County, authorities said Sunday. Micah Colbert, 19, of Ardmore, and Elijah Smith, 21, of Philadelphia, and Ardmore's Dorian Harris, 21, were all arrested in the killing of Layth Evans, 19, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Lower Merion Police responded to the area of 122 Ardmore Ave., for an unconscious male in a vehicle around 3 p.m., where they found Evans in the driver's seat of a Nissan with a gunshot wound to his face, Steele said. He was pronounce…
DA: Hatboro Man Arrested On Felony Charges For Having More Than 4K Photos, Videos Of Child Porn DA: Hatboro Man Arrested On Felony Charges For Having More Than 4K Photos, Videos Of Child Porn
DA: Hatboro Man Arrested On Felony Charges For Having More Than 4K Photos, Videos Of Child Porn A 59-year-old Hatboro man was arrested on felony charges for possessing more than 4,000 pictures and videos of child pornography including infants and toddlers, authorities said. An investigation into David Winter began on March 19 after the Montgomery County Detective Bureau received a Cybertip from Yahoo related to a suspected child pornography image sent by a user, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele, Conshohocken Borough Police Chief George Metz, and Hatboro Police Chief James Gardner. They traced the IP address related to the Yahoo account to Winter's …
DA: Suspect In Fatal MontCo Hotel Shooting Captured By U.S Marshals Near Philadelphia Airport DA: Suspect In Fatal MontCo Hotel Shooting Captured By U.S Marshals Near Philadelphia Airport
DA: Suspect In Fatal MontCo Hotel Shooting Captured By U.S Marshals Near Philadelphia Airport The alleged suspect of a Montgomery County fatal hotel shooting was captured by U.S Marshals near Philadelphia airport Wednesday morning, authorities said. Jonathan Tunnell, 40, of Philadelphia, is facing first, second, and third-degree murder charges for the murder of Henry Palmen, 35, in a hotel room in King of Prussia on Monday, June 14, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Upper Merion police chief Thomas Nolan. Responding to a report of a suspected overdose victim found by a Fairfield Inn maintenance man, Upper Merion police officers found Palm…
DA: 4th Arrest In Killing Of Junior Pinnock Involved Straw Purchase Of Murder Weapon DA: 4th Arrest In Killing Of Junior Pinnock Involved Straw Purchase Of Murder Weapon
DA: 4th Arrest In Killing Of Junior Pinnock Involved Straw Purchase Of Murder Weapon A fourth arrest was made in the killing of Norristown's Junior Pinnock, authorities announced Friday. Sincere Burnett, 21, of Norristown, is facing numerous felony charges related to purchasing and illegally transferring the murder weapon used to kill Pinnock on April 25, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Norristown Police Chief Mark E. Talbot Sr. said. Previously, Hilton Freeman, 21, was charged with murder while Asia Jackson, 18, was charged with hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence, authorities announced. Montez Kent, 29, was arrested on cha…
DA: West Norriton Man 'Shook Life' Out Of 6 Week Old Daughter, Gets 3rd Degree Murder Charge DA: West Norriton Man 'Shook Life' Out Of 6 Week Old Daughter, Gets 3rd Degree Murder Charge
DA: West Norriton Man 'Shook Life' Out Of 6 Week Old Daughter, Gets 3rd Degree Murder Charge A West Norriton man was arrested on third-degree murder charges for allegedly "shaking the life" out of his six-week-old daughter after she fell from his bed, authorities said. Police were dispatched on reports of a cardiac arrest to a home on Centre Avenue on Feb. 22 around noon to find Kendra Simmons performing CPR on her infant daughter, MacKenna Baylis, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele, and West Norriton Township Police Chief Michael Kelly. An officer took over CPR until Plymouth Ambulance arrived and took the infant to Einstein Montgomery Hospital, where she was pron…
DA: Norristown Man, 21, Arrested By U.S Marshals For Overnight Burglary Sting Across MontCo DA: Norristown Man, 21, Arrested By U.S Marshals For Overnight Burglary Sting Across MontCo
DA: Norristown Man, 21, Arrested By U.S Marshals For Overnight Burglary Sting Across MontCo A 21-year-old Norristown man was arrested by U.S Marshals in Harrisburg (Dauphin County) for his alleged involvement in an overnight burglary sting across Montgomery County, authorities announced Thursday. Junine Garnett is accused of orchestrating eight burglaries and eight attempted burglaries between Aug. 17, 2020, and Sept. 24, 2020, from residences across Collegeville Borough, East Norriton Township, Lower Providence Township, Trappe, and West Norriton Township, all while the occupants were asleep in the homes, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Ste…
DA: Investigators Bust Glenside Man With More Than 300 Photos Of Child Pornography DA: Investigators Bust Glenside Man With More Than 300 Photos Of Child Pornography
DA: Investigators Bust Glenside Man With More Than 300 Photos Of Child Pornography Investigators on Friday announced charges against a Glenside man whom they busted with more than 300 photos, and 70 videos of child pornography. An investigation ensued after the Montgomery County Detective Bureau received tips from Kik Messenger, Twitter, and Facebook via the Delaware County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force alerting them to 11 photos and videos of suspected child pornography on March 29, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Cheltenham Township Police Chief John Frye. As soon as investigators determined the imag…
DA: Arrest Made In 2012 Norristown Killing, Suspect Tries Hitting Detective With Car DA: Arrest Made In 2012 Norristown Killing, Suspect Tries Hitting Detective With Car
DA: Arrest Made In 2012 Norristown Killing, Suspect Tries Hitting Detective With Car A 36-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a Norristown shooting nearly nine years after the incident, after someone reported hearing him admit to it, authorities said. Rasheed Farrelle, 36 -- who tried running over an officer attempting to take him into custody -- has been charged with murder and related weapons offenses in the 2012 Christmas Day shooting of 24-year-old Paul Brown, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Norristown Police Chief Mark Talbot said. Officers found Brown in the driver’s seat of a 1997 Buick Riviera near Wayne Avenue suffering fr…
Man Accused Of Gunning Down Ex-Girlfriend's Brother Captured By U.S. Marshals In Philadelphia Man Accused Of Gunning Down Ex-Girlfriend's Brother Captured By U.S. Marshals In Philadelphia
Man Accused Of Gunning Down Ex-Girlfriend's Brother Captured By U.S. Marshals In Philadelphia A Lansdowne man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend's brother in Norristown was captured this week in Philadelphia by members of the U.S. Marshals, after months on the run, authorities announced. Nyjeah White, 27, was taken into custody Friday in the Germantown section without incident, on charges of first- and third-degree murder, person not to possess a firearm and possessing an instrument of crime, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Norristown police responded to the alley between 1238 and 1240 Markley St., around 9:40 p.m. last New Year's Eve on reports…
DA: PA Boy, 13, Shoots, Kills Younger Sister After Mom Asks Him To Retrieve Handgun From Car DA: PA Boy, 13, Shoots, Kills Younger Sister After Mom Asks Him To Retrieve Handgun From Car
DA: PA Boy, 13, Shoots, Kills Younger Sister After Mom Asks Him To Retrieve Handgun From Car A 13-year-old boy shot and killed his younger sister in their family's Collegeville home after his mom asked him to get a handgun from her car, authorities announced. Jah’sir Vasquez was charged with third-degree murder in the deadly shooting of 12-year-old Jasiyah Vasquez, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Upper Providence Township Police Chief Mark A. Toomey said. The children's mom, Daisy Vasquez, asked Jah’sir to go outside to her car to get a 9mm handgun, which was legally registered to her, Steele and Toomey said. The home surveillance video recovered …
DA: 20-Year-Old South Jersey Man Points Stolen Gun At PA Officer's Head, Pulls Trigger DA: 20-Year-Old South Jersey Man Points Stolen Gun At PA Officer's Head, Pulls Trigger
DA: 20-Year-Old South Jersey Man Points Stolen Gun At PA Officer's Head, Pulls Trigger A 20-year-old South Jersey man is facing attempted murder charges after putting a gun to a local Pennsylvania police officer's head and pulled the trigger, authorities said. Police responding to Mulberry Lane in the Lafayette Hill section of Whitemarsh Township found Reynaldo Figueroa-Ardon, of Vineland, checking car door handles to see if they were unlocked around 8 a.m., Wednesday,  Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Dressed in an orange and green hoodie, Figueroa-Ardon walked away when he saw police, and ignored commands from the officers to stop, Steele …