Damon Wylie is being sought for the alleged fatal stabbing of Marcus L. Miles last night.
Police are looking for Damon Wylie, 46, the alleged perpetrator
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
COATESVILLE – Police responded last night to the 700 block of Diamond Alley for a reported stabbing, the District Attorney’s Office said today.
Marcus L. Miles, 41, of Coatesville, was found at 10:56 p.m. with multiple stab wounds in the chest and was transported to Paoli Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:05 a.m., a news release said.
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said the homicide is not a who-done-it. He credited Coatesville police and county detectives for their quick investigative work, which resulted in an arrest warrant for Damon E. Wylie, 46, of Coatesville, for murder and related charges. Authorities are looking for Wylie, Hogan said.
Anyone with information about Wylie’s whereabouts or this investigation is asked to call 610-692-5100. The suspect is considered dangerous and any member of the public who comes into contact with him should call police immediately, Hogan said.
According to court records and published reports, Wylie, known as “Cool J,” has an extensive criminal history dating back to 1985 that includes cursing at a magisterial district judge who held him for trial on imprisonment and sexual assault charges in 1995 and telling the alleged victim that he would kill her and her family if she called the police.
Court records show convictions for aggravated assault and drug offenses. The murder warrant constitutes a probation violation for a 2009 drug offense, court records show.
Miles’ death marks the fifth homicide in Coatesville this year and the ninth in Chester County. The county had a total of nine homicides in 2011, according to Hogan.
