West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
ChesCo Man Found Guilty In Christmas Day Shooting ChesCo Man Found Guilty In Christmas Day Shooting
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…

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by Nicole Acosta
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
Coatesville Man Who Lured Children With Candy Convicted Of Sexual Assault, DA Says Coatesville Man Who Lured Children With Candy Convicted Of Sexual Assault, DA Says
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…

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by Nicole Acosta
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
'I'm Gonna Shoot This B**ch': PA Woman Accused Of Shooting Ex's Roommate In Front Of Teen 'I'm Gonna Shoot This B**ch': PA Woman Accused Of Shooting Ex's Roommate In Front Of Teen
'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 …

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by Cecilia Levine
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
DA: West Chester Man Hit With New Charges After 2nd Sexual Abuse Victim Comes Forward DA: West Chester Man Hit With New Charges After 2nd Sexual Abuse Victim Comes Forward
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…

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by Nicole Acosta
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
Former PA Firefighter Gets Up To 20 Years In Prison For Sexually Abusing Young Teen Former PA Firefighter Gets Up To 20 Years In Prison For Sexually Abusing Young Teen
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…

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by Nicole Acosta
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
1 Dead, Gunman At Large In Chester County Shooting 1 Dead, Gunman At Large In Chester County Shooting
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…

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by Cecilia Levine
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
West Chester Man Busted On Child Porn Charges After Laptop Brought To Police Station West Chester Man Busted On Child Porn Charges After Laptop Brought To Police Station
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…

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by Cecilia Levine
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
DA: Royersford Man Apprehended In VA After Stabbing Ex-GF While 7-Year-Old, 3-Year-Old Watched DA: Royersford Man Apprehended In VA After Stabbing Ex-GF While 7-Year-Old, 3-Year-Old Watched
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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by Nicole Acosta
Lancaster, PA
News
PA Biz Indicted By DOJ For Supplying Hundreds Of Undocumented Workers To Farms, Tax Fraud PA Biz Indicted By DOJ For Supplying Hundreds Of Undocumented Workers To Farms, Tax Fraud
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…

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by Jillian Pikora
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
DA: Chester County Man Raped 16-Year-Old Girl He Shared Bed With For More Than A Year DA: Chester County Man Raped 16-Year-Old Girl He Shared Bed With For More Than A Year
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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by Nicole Acosta
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
Chester Man, 34, Critical After East Goshen Police Standoff Chester Man, 34, Critical After East Goshen Police Standoff
Chester Man, 34, Critical After East Goshen Police Standoff A 34-year-old Chester County man is in critical condition after being shot in a police standoff Thursday in East Goshen, authorities said. Westtown East Goshen police received a call about a suspect who was having a mental health crisis and had threatened to shoot his mother and sister at a home in the 900 block of Cornwallis Drive, around 6:15 p.m., according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. The mother and sister were able to safely flee the house to notify police, District Attorney Deborah Ryan said. During an attempt to communicate with the man, he fired …

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by Nicole Acosta
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Pennsylvania Teen Facing Decades Behind Bars For Classmate's Attempted Murder Pennsylvania Teen Facing Decades Behind Bars For Classmate's Attempted Murder
Pennsylvania Teen Facing Decades Behind Bars For Classmate's Attempted Murder A 17-year-old Montgomery County teen is facing decades behind bars for attempted murder after shooting his 15-year-old classmate during a slap box match at the Schuykill River that left the boy critically wounded, authorities said. Raul Castro was sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison for the 2019 shooting of a 15-year old classmate after pleading guilty to attempted murder, possession of a firearm by a minor, and related offenses, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Castro -- who was also 15 years-old at the time -- met two classmates with the intention of slap…

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by Nicole Acosta