Pair Could Face Death Penalty For Killing PA Convenience Store Worker, Report Says

A prosecutor in Pennsylvania is apparently seeking the death penalty for two men arrested for killing a convenience store worker while he made a sandwich last February, according to a new report by the Observer Reporter.

Nicholas Tarpley was shot and killed while making a sandwich at work. Sidney Devon McLean and Devell Dexter Christian were charged in the slaying.
Photo Credit: *Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers/Nick Tarpley Facebook*

Cecilia Levine

11/02/2021 2:07 p.m.

Sidney Devon McLean, 32, of McKeesport, and Devell Dexter Christian, 32, of White Oak, were arraigned Friday on various charges including homicide.

If convicted, McLean and Christian could face capital punishment being sought by Washington County Prosecutor Jason Walsh, the Observer Reporter says.

McLean and Christian were wearing face masks and black clothing when they walked into Anna Lee’s Convenience Store in Donora (Washington County) and shot 28-year-old Nicholas Tarpley while he was working on Feb. 24, authorities allege.

A motive for the shooting was not determined but Walsh believes Christian and McLean may have been targeting another person, the Observer Reporter said.

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