PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 21, 2022) – Following an eight-day jury trial, Eric Ruch on Wednesday was found guilty of Voluntary Manslaughter and Possession of an Instrument of Crime for his role in the shooting death of an unarmed civilian, Dennis Plowden, in 2017. The Hon. Barbara...
PHILADELPHIA (September 19, 2022) — Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced today that Roland Graham (02/03/1946) was found guilty by a jury of Attempted Murder (F1), Aggravated Assault (F1), VUFA 6106 (F3), VUFA 6108 (M1), and Possession of an Instrument of Crime (M1), for...
PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 19, 2022) – Following is a timeline of responses, which include a legal challenge, filed by the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office to a Pennsylvania House Select Committee’s politically motivated effort to remove twice-elected chief prosecutor Larry...
PHILADELPHIA (September 14, 2022) – Following is a subset of statements from civic leaders and elected officials responding to an unconstitutional and politically motivated effort by the Pennsylvania House to remove District Attorney Larry Krasner from office. Al Schmidt, President & CEO,...
PHILADELPHIA (September 12, 2022) — Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced on Monday the adjudication of a 14-year-old male in juvenile court who was charged with Attempted Murder, Aggravated Assault, and multiple firearm charges for a non-fatal shooting that occurred on the...
PHILADELPHIA (August 31, 2022) – The District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday secured a conviction for the fatal shooting of a health care worker at Jefferson University Hospital last October, as well as convictions for the non-fatal shootings of Philadelphia Police officers at a shootout that...
PHILADELPHIA (August 29, 2022) – Following a six-day trial, a jury found Abdullah I. El-Amin (DOB: 8/30/1982) guilty of Third Degree Murder and Possession of an Instrument of Crime for the fatal shooting of Tracy “Mia” Green in 2020. Assistant District Attorney Helen Park successfully argued...
PHILADELPHIA (August 29, 2022) — Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and four Philadelphia-based nonprofit and legal advocacy organizations today announced that the Department of Justice’s Office of Victims and Crime has awarded $375,000 in grant funding to develop over a three-year...
PHILADELPHIA (August 22, 2022) — Kevin Walker (DOB: 05/11/1983) was convicted and sentenced by a Philadelphia judge last week with Possession with Intent to Distribute (F) narcotics, VUFA 6105 (F1), VUFA 6106 (F3), and Possession of an Instrument of Crime (M1), following his arrest in October...
PHILADELPHIA (August 15, 2022) — James Haines (DOB: 03/07/1991) was convicted by a Philadelphia jury last week of First Degree Murder, Criminal Solicitation of Murder, Conspiracy, and Criminal Use of Communication Facility (F3) for organizing a drug-related murder-for-hire plot with two other...