Nine cases filled out the first part of 15-1-04's Criminal Day, with two preliminary hearings scheduled for 13:30 this afternoon at the Chester County Courthouse (location TBD). Only one hearing was held during the morning session, Commonwealth vs. Khya Rivas (15-1-04, CR-0000223-07).
In that hearing, Cpl. Ryan Collins testified that he was on duty on July 9 at around 23:50 when he pulled into the Apartments for Modern Living complex at Matlack and Barnard Street. Upon pulling into the lot near the "B" Building, he observed Rivas, 18, in the area and drop a bag containing an unknown type substance on the ground near some bushes. Upon arrival of a back-up officer, Cpl. Collins placed the defendant under arrest and retrieved the bag, which contained 3 white rocks and smaller "pebbles" containing what was later field-tested positive for cocaine. The search incident to arrest came up with no paraphanalia or other means to ingest the substance in question. Also recovered was $544.00 in cash, which the defendant claimed in an interview subesquent to the arrest was a birthday gift from his mother. Rivas was held for trial in the Court of Common Pleas on Possession of a Controlled Substance With Intent to Deliver, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Possession of Drug Paraphanalia. He was re-commited to Chester County Prison in lieu of 10 percent of $5,000 bail and will be subject to electronic home monitoring should bail be posted.
The only other noteworthy event from this morning's session was the near arrest of one Benjamyn Boggs, 34, of West Chester. Boggs faced charges of Harassment, Reckless Endangerment, Resisting Arrest, and Possession of a Controlled Substance stemming from a June 21 arrest. Boggs, showed up nearly an hour and 15 minutes late and, as such, the bench warrant for his arrest was still being prepared as he arrived. He came periously close to being arrested on the warrant, however he was allowed to remain on his current $5,000 unsecured bail and his case continued to August 24 (15-1-04, CR-0000197-07).
The preliminary hearings on homicide and related charges for Trent Larelle Jackson and Efrain Molina will take place this afternoon at the Chester County Courthouse. The two men are accused of murdering Christian Oliveras at his South Adams Street home nearly three weeks ago. A recap of that hearing will be posted later today.
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