PA Man Gets Life Sentence In Murder Of 17-Year-Old Boy 'Who Died A Hero': DA
A Pennsylvania gunman who shot and killed a 17-year-old boy during a botched home invasion robbery in 2017 was sentenced to life in prison, authorities in Chester County said.
Ricardo Rivera, 28, of Reading, was found guilty of second-degree murder, robbery, burglary, conspiracy, and related offenses, for the shooting death of 17-year-old David Doyle III (AKA Davy Mike) at a Pottstown home, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan announced Monday, April 25.
North Coventry officers responding to a report of a shooting at a home on Worth Boulevard on Sept. 24, found Doyle with a gunsho…
Lincoln University Student's Sister Charged In Deadly Dorm Stabbing
A Philadelphia woman was charged with stabbing three students – one fatally – after a brawl broke out inside a campus dorm on Wednesday, Feb. 16, authorities in Chester County said.
Nydira Smith, 39, is accused of killing Jawine Evans, 21, and injuring Eric Dickerson, 22, and Clifton Walker, 22, on the campus in Lower Oxford, according to a criminal complaint provided by the Chester County District Attorney's Office.
Smith is the sister of a Lincoln University student, who was also involved in the fight, the DA's office noted.
Responding officers found Evans in a grassy area outside the Li…
Pennsylvania Man Accused Of Raping 12-Year-Old Girl Nabbed In Texas
A Pennsylvania man accused of raping a 12-year-old girl was arrested in Texas, authorities said.
George Berry, of Downingtown, was charged with 15 counts of rape of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, aggravated indecent assault of a child, and related offenses, the Chester County District Attorney's office, and Downingtown police said in a joint statement released Monday.
Berry, 70, was identified after the victim reported the assault to police on Jan. 6 at Brandywine Hospital, authorities said.
The assault, according to the girl, took place at the…
Details Released In 6-Hour Chester County Police Standoff
A six-hour standoff with police Monday led to the arrest of an Exton man who shot at officers, authorities said.
Christopher Smith, 47, has been charged with multiple counts of attempted homicide, terroristic threats, recklessly endangering another person, and related offenses, the Chester County District Attorney's Office said in a Wednesday news release.
He was being uncooperative with West Whiteland police, who arrived at the home on the unit block of Buttonwood Drive around 4:30 p.m. to serve a search warrant, police said.
When Smith finally acknowledged the cops, he threaten…
12-Year-Old Chester County Boy Set Basement Fire Days After Christmas: State Police
A young Chester County boy was arrested after police learned he committed arson in his family home, authorities said.
On Dec. 27, troopers met with the local fire department at a house in the 3200 block of Newark Road in Upper Oxford Township, where a parent told authorities that their 12-year-old son had set a fire in the basement, according to a Jan. 5 news release from Pennsylvania State Police.
Three girls, ages two, 11, and 13, and a seven-year-old boy were also inside the home, state police said.
Some of the items left charred by the fire included an electrical panel, PVC pipe,…
