Wilmington Man Busted With $520K Worth Of Cocaine, Heroin, Meth, Ghost Gun In PA, Delaware: DA
A 29-year-old man was caught with $520,000 worth of drugs, thousands in cash, and a ghost gun in Pennsylvania and Delaware, authorities in Chester County said.
Artemio Garcia-Laniz, of Wilmington, DE, had three kilos of cocaine –worth an estimated $300,000 – and more than $1,100 in cash in his vehicle in Kennett Square, PA, they said.
Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said detectives with her office found the drugs during a warranted search on Thursday, March 10, after he tried to sell drugs to a confidential informant.
Later that day, D…
PA 4-Year-Old Boy Who Shot, Killed Himself Used Brother's Gun, DA Says
A four-year-old boy who shot and killed himself last month in the Philadelphia suburbs used his brother's unattended and loaded gun, authorities said.
Victor Lara-Ortiz, 18, was charged with involuntary manslaughter, firearms not to be carried without a license, and related offenses in the death of his brother, Roman Aguilera-Ortiz on Monday, Feb. 28, in Coatesville, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said.
Responding officers found the boy with a gunshot wound to the head inside a home in the 300 block of East Chestnut Street, police said. He was pronounced dead …
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…
PA Man Raped Teen And Woman Did Nothing To Stop It, Authorities Say
A couple from Chester County.is at the center of a sexual abuse investigation involving a teen girl, authorities announced Tuesday.
Jason Lawhun, 42, of Downingtown, was charged with multiple counts of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and related offenses, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office.
Elskamin Lawhun, 48, of Downingtown, was also arrested. She was charged with endangering the welfare of a child.
An investigation began on Sept. 29 when officers were contacted by a school principal who said a 16-year-old student claimed Jason sexually abused her, a…
