Chester City Man Set Fire To Home While Kids Ages 16, 12, 5, 4 Months Were Asleep
A Chester City man was arrested on multiple charges including attempted homicide and aggravated arson after he intentionally set a fire while four kids aged, 16, 12, five, and four months were asleep in a home, authorities announced.
Video surveillance obtained by investigators shows a man -- later identified as 38-year-old Brian Keith Showell -- starting a fire at the back door of the Vauclain Street home on May 13, according to the Delaware County District Attorney's office.
Showell was seen spraying an unknown liquid on the fire, authorities said.
The victim was able to identi…
DA: Gunman Named 'Backdoor Phat' Arrested In Deadly PA Shooting, 2nd Suspect At Large
One suspect was in custody while the other remained at large in connection with a Chester City shooting that killed a 19-year-old man last year, authorities said Tuesday.
Anthony Jordan, 18, aka “Backdoor _Phat," was charged with murder of the first, second, and third-degree, as well as conspiracy, robbery, aggravated assault, and related firearms charges in the December 2020 murder of 19-year-old Zamir Abdullah, according to Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer.
He was additionally charged with attempted murder of the first degree, robbery, and aggravated assault i…
