Alleged gang leader receives state prison term
Charges included robbery, drug-dealing and probation violations
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
William C. “Pumpkin” Shockley Jr., 25, of Coatesville, was sentenced to 7 to 15 1/2 years in prison on Wednesday, Dec. 4.
“Slim to none.” That’s how the prosecutor described the rehabilitation potential of an alleged Coatesville gang leader who was sentenced Wednesday morning...
26-year-old city man convicted of rape
Jury took about 2 hours to find Coatesville resident guilty of Ash Park assault
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Desean M. Thompson, 26, was convicted of rape Wednesday night by a Chester County Court jury.
A Chester County jury convicted a 26-year-old Coatesville man Wednesday night of rape in connection with an early-morning attack on Aug. 6, 2012, in Ash Park.
After slightly more...
Litigious, attention-seeking defendant admits mental illness
Prosecutor describes lengthy history of menacing behavior
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Jonathan Lee Riches will spend 2 1/2 to 5 years behind bars for violating his probation, a Chester County judge ruled.
A litigious, 36-year-old area resident who gained national attention recently as the imposter uncle of Adam Lanza, the Sandy Hook Elementary shooter, will remain behind...
