PHILADELPHIA (September 11, 2024) — “On behalf of the over 700 prosecutors, support staff, victim advocates and law enforcement who work at the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, our thoughts and deepest condolences are with the family of Philadelphia Police Officer Jaime Roman...
PHILADELPHIA (September 6, 2024) — District Attorney Larry Krasner and members of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Homicide and Non-Fatal Shootings Unit and Gun Violence Task Force on Friday announced the filing of charges against Aidan Waters (DOB 4/19/08) for his role in...
District Attorney Larry Krasner and the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office External Engagement and Government Affairs Division announced on Monday the reopening of the application process for the DAO’s Violence Prevention Grant Initiative. He made the announcement while touring local...
PHILADELPHIA (August 21, 2024) — District Attorney Larry Krasner and members of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Homicide and Non-Fatal Shootings Unit announced on Wednesday that a Philadelphia jury convicted Damir Richardson (DOB 6/23/98) of First Degree Murder (H1) and...
PHILADELPHIA (August 20, 2024) — District Attorney Larry Krasner and members of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Gun Violence Task Force (GVTF) announced on Tuesday the arrests of Salvatore Branco and Rhett Mazza for their roles in a shootout that occurred in July of 2024 in the...
PHILADELPHIA (August 15, 2024) — District Attorney Larry Krasner and members of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Prolific Gun Offenders Unit (PGOU) announced on Thursday that a Philadelphia Judge found Marquise Alexander (DOB 3/26/96) guilty for his role in a home invasion and...
PHILADELPHIA (August 12, 2024) — District Attorney Krasner and members of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Homicide and Non-Fatal Shootings Unit announced on Monday that defendant Arshad Curry (DOB 4/1/2002) pleaded guilty to multiple charges stemming from his role in the murder...
PHILADELPHIA (August 5, 2024) — District Attorney Krasner and members of the newly-rebooted Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Labor Crimes Enforcement Unit announced on Monday the arrests and charging of Michael M. Tapia (DOB 11/24/87), Juan Carlos Tapia (DOB 8/10/83), and Juliana...
PHILADELPHIA (August 1, 2024) — The Pennsylvania Superior Court has reversed a Common Pleas Court ruling that dismissed a Third Degree Murder charge against defendant Kenneth Frye, a bouncer who fatally injured 41-year-old Eric Pope outside a Center City LGBTQ+ bar in 2022. The ruling...
PHILADELPHIA (July 24, 2024) — District Attorney Larry Krasner on Wednesday announced that a Philadelphia jury convicted Kelechi J. Chibundu (DOB 6/17/96) of Third Degree Murder, Possession of an Instrument of Crime (PIC), VUFA 6106, and VUFA 6108 for fatally shooting 21-year-old Melvin Hollimon...