The good news - only nine cases listed on the docket for Friday's Criminal Day at 15-1-04...
The bad news - three of said cases were hearings...
Of the remaining cases, three were waived up to Common Pleas Court, two defendants entered into summary disposition agreements, and one failed to appear for his hearing and had a bench warrant issued for his arrest...
James Benjamin Allison, 28, of Oxford had three cases pending in Judge Knapp's court - one of which was scheduled to be heard on Friday. Allison, however, failed to appear for court on charges of Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphanalia on a complaint filed by Ofc. Greg Cugino in July (15-1-04, CR-0000236-07). Allison was arrested twice since then - Ofc. John DiBattista arrested him last month on Possession of Marijuana and Trespassing charges (15-1-04, CR-0000280-07), and on Labor Day by Ofc. Jeffrey Murray on charges of Possession of Marijuana, Public Drunkeness, and Possession of an Open Container (15-1-04, CR-0000297-07), he has yet to be arraigned on the charges in the third case...
Before the hearings began, a 29-year-old Honey Brook man was arraigned as a fugitve from justice after failing to appear for a court case in California. Sarkis Aramis Baba had been arrested last November in San Bernardino County on Drug Possession and DUI charges; on May 30, he failed to appear in San Bernardino Superior Court (Fontana District) for a pre-trial hearing and a warrant was issued for his arrest (San Bernardino (Cal.) Superior Court - FVA028367). On June 1, Baba picked up a misdemeanor traffic charge of Reckless Driving and also failed to appear for that hearing (San Bernardino (Cal.) Superior Court - 2677512SB). On the surface, these appear to be minor charges in the overall scheme of things, but there's more to it than that.
On August 25, 2000, a pre-trial hearing was held in Department S27, Superior Court, in and for the County of San Bernardino (San Bernardino District). The defendant pled guilty to one count of Manufacture of a Controlled Substance and was sentenced to 5 years in state prison (San Bernardino (Cal.) Superior Court FSB026552) and one count of Carrying a Concealable Weapon In a Motor Vehicle and given a two year conccurent prison term (San Bernardino (Cal.) Superior Court FSB025498).
Normally, California wouldn't request extradition for a fugitive with these types of charges, however, it wasn't the San Bernardino County Sheriff's who tracked him down. A bail bondsman from the left coast found out he was living in the area and learned he was working at Doc Magrogan's Oyster House. So, on Thursday night, the bounty hunter and WCPD officers from Squad 2 went to the restaurant where Baba was working as a chef and took him into custody. (And yes, it's nice to know that William David Magrogan has such high standards, to the point where he's hiring convicted felons to work at his establishments. Now there's a comforting thought the next time you decide to eat at one of his establishments.)
As a result of the extradition warrant, Baba was committed to Chester County Prison in lieu of $50,000 bail (15-1-04, CR-0000307-07). An extradition hearing is scheduled for Monday, October 15...
And Michael Scott McClinton had his day in Judge Knapp's court. McClinton waived his preliminary hearing on two counts of Criminal Mischief; charges of Institutional Vandalism and Public Drunkeness were withdrawn. McClinton allegedly caused damage to one of the cells at WCPD headquarters (15-1-04, CR-0000259-07). McClinton still has two active cases pending which will be heard in front of East Goshen/Malvern District Judge Chester Darlington on Wednesday; these were the two cases that were transferred from Judge Bruno's court...
As for the hearings:
Lewis Campbell, 22, of West Chester, stood accused of selling cocaine to an undercover officer. On two separate occasions - October 3, 2006 at 20:06 and October 4, 2006 at 18:51 - an undercover officer from the Chester County Municipal Drug Task Force allegedly bought cocaine from Campbell on the 200 block of East Market Street in the area of the old railroad station. On the first occasion, Campbell allegedly sold the undercover 19 packets of cocaine for $140; the second transaction allegedly involved a total of 5.6 grams of cocaine valued at $320. During the early part of the hearing, the defendant's father was admonished by Judge Knapp for speaking to his son while the undercover officer was testifying.
Campbell was held for trial on two counts of Possession With Intent to Deliver and three counts of Possession of Drug Paraphanalia; one count of Possession of Marijuana was withdrawn. He remains free on 10 percent of $2,500 bail (15-1-04, CR-0000283-07). Campbell is presently on a three year probation period for a felony weapons charge after a guilty plea in front of Judge Thomas Gavin on March 25, 2005; he had also served 5-to-12 months at CCP on that same charge (CP-15-CR-0005488-2004). Campbell also pled guilty to three separate Defiant Tresspassing counts and had served a 5 day to 12 month sentence at CCP imposed by Judge William Mahon (CP-15-CR-0001279-2003, CP-15-CR-0001902-2003, and CP-15-CR-0002683-2003)...
Vaughn DeJuan Webb, 20, of Philadelphia, was accused of possessing a large amount of marijuana at a house party in the East End. On August 30 at 21:47, Ofc. Aaron Davis and Cpl. Josh Lee responded to a residence on the 300 block of East Miner Street for the report of a loud party. On arrival, Ofc. Davis observed the defendant smoking a large brown cigar and noticed the odor of marijuana eminating from it. Webb allegedly ran from the enclosed porch area into the house and was placed under arrest shortly thereafter. In a search incident to arrest, Ofc. Davis found 25 baggies of suspected marijuana in a larger clear plastic ziploc bag. In an interview given at the police station, Webb allegedly claimed that he was coming from Philadelphia to visit friends and had intended to sell the marijuana.
Webb was held for trial on one count each of Possession With Intent to Deliver and Possession of Drug Paraphanalia; he had posted 10 percent of $2,500 bail, however he was returned to Lancaster County Prison, where he awaits a preliminary hearing on similar charges filed by Millersville University Police; Millersville District Judge Leo H. Eckert, Jr. had set Webb's bail at $20,000 (02-2-06, CR-0000050-07)...
The final hearing of the day involved Byron Anthony Parker, who was accused of a strong-armed robbery in the East End. On August 15 at around 02:36, Parker, 41, of West Chester, allegedly robbed an East Miner Street resident at Barnard and Matlack Streets by taking $14.00 from her purse as she was returning to her home after going to 7-Eleven. Parker was held for trial on charges of Robbery, Theft by Unlawful Taking, and Recieving Stolen Property. He remains free on $5,000 unsecured bail (15-1-04, CR-0000270-07).
Parker is presently on one year probation for a Possession of Drug Paraphanalia charge after a November 24, 2006 arrest by Ofc. Davis (CP-15-CR-0000639-2007). The probation was consecutive to a guilty plea for Possession of a Controlled Substance stemming from a May 31, 2006 incident where Parker was also facing charges of Possession With Intent to Deliver; the PWID charges were withdrawn at District Court (CP-15-CR-0005141-2006); Parker had been sentenced to 6-to-12 months at CCP on January 31 by Judge Anthony Sarcione. During his jail term at CCP, Parker was granted a furlough on April 12 that was set to expire on May 4, but was extended three times before ending on July 19. Parker was formally paroled on July 31 - two weeks prior to the alleged robbery.
Parker's history extends further than that.
On June 12, 1992, Judge Thomas Gavin sentenced Parker to 2-to-4 years in state prison after two separate burglarys in December 1990 in the Coatesville area (CP-15-CR-0000075-1991 and CP-15-CR-0000297-1991). Two months later, Parker pled guilty to a count of Theft by Unlawful Taking; Judge Lawrence Wood sentenced him to a 6-to-12 month jail term concurrent to his state sentence (CP-15-CR-0001886-1992)...
Okay, now I'm going to go back to sleep now that I've finally stopped procrastinating on this Criminal Day recap...
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