County swearing-in spotlights two new jurists
10 take oath of office, including Judges Patrick Carmody, Jeffrey R. Sommer
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Patrick Carmody (left) and Jeffrey R. Sommer are the newest additions to the Chester County bench.
A swearing-in ceremony rescheduled from Friday played out in Chester County Court on Monday with the black robes of two new judges dominating the spotlight.
Four row officers...
County’s Veterans Court celebrates graduate
Program offers rigorous, diversionary treatment tailored to military
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Chester County Senior Court Judge Thomas G. Gavin (left), who oversees the county’s Veterans Court, congratulates its newest graduate, Louis A. Freda II.
A 30-year-old Chester County Marine was admittedly operating on a short fuse on Nov. 13, 2010 – the day he ended up with...
Death-penalty trial in teen’s murder to begin
Coatesville man accused of shooting 16-year-old, chain-sawing body
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Laquanta Chapman, 33, is accused of killing Aaron Turner, 16, of Coatesville, and then using a chain saw to cut up the body so it could be stuffed in trash bags and discarded.
The family of a Coatesville teen, who thought their loved one was performing community service on Oct. 30,...
