@MontcoCourtNews

Journalist covering courts, crime & justice for MediaNews Group, Philadelphia area - National Headliner Award recipient

 Philly suburbs/Montco
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Joined June 2011
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Gang expert testifies at #MontcoPa trial of 3 accused in gunshot slaying of rival in Norristown, Pa. THE UPDATE HERE: pottsmerc.com/2026/10/27/gan…

Gang expert testifies at trial of 3 accused in gunshot slaying of rival

Three members of a homegrown Norristown street gang decided not to testify at their trial and their fates will be in the hands of a jury on Tuesday afternoon on charges they fatally shot a rival gang...

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Jabriil Morgan-Cook, Kaleem Roland & Naseem Worrell-Hopkins, 3 members of a Norristown, Pa. street gang, did not testify at their #MontcoPa trial & their fates will be in hands of a jury Tues. afternoon on charges they fatally shot a rival gang member outside his borough home
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WATCH: Justin Wilson of Trappe, Pa. escorted from #MontcoPa Court with 17½ to 35 yr prison term; pleaded guilty to 3rd degree murder & making false reports to police for Feb. 1, 2026 gunshot slaying of his 61 yo father, Kevin Wilson. Lawyer Danton Moyer says Justin has remorse
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Trappe, Pa. man admits killing adoptive father, sent to prison for up to 35 years. THE DETAILS FROM #MontcoPa Court: pottsmerc.com/2026/10/26/tra…

Trappe man admits killing adoptive father, sent to prison for up to 35 years

A Trappe man admitted to fatally shooting his adoptive father and staging the death as a suicide and showed no visible emotion as grieving relatives of the much loved victim angrily confronted him...

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Justin Wilson, 24, of Trappe, Pa., sentenced in #MontcoPa Court to 17½ to 35 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges of 3rd degree murder & making false reports to law enforcement in connection with Feb. 1, 2026 gunshot slaying of his 61 yr old old father, Kevin Wilson
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Relatives of Kevin Wilson confronted his killer, his adopted son, Justin, in court:
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Relatives of Kevin Wilson confronted his killer in #MontcoPa Court:
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WATCH: Justin Wilson, 24, of Trappe, Pa., is escorted by sheriff’s deputies to #MontcoPa courtroom for his guilty plea hearing on charges he fatally shot his adoptive father during a disturbance in their home. He was greeted by his lawyer Danton Lee Moyer.
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Good morning, it’s Sat. Oct. 24, 2026 THE HEADLINES @TimesHeraldPA #Frontpages
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THE SCENE: Local SWAT team was involved in June 25, 2025 apprehension of Norristown murder suspect Jabriil Morgan-Cook at residence in Pottstown. The capture was described for a jury on Friday at Morgan-Cook’s homicide trial.
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Local SWAT team was involved in June 25, 2025 apprehension of Norristown murder suspect Jabriil Morgan-Cook at residence in Pottstown
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#MontcoPa Jury hears about accused Norristown killer’s capture in Pottstown pottsmerc.com/2026/10/23/jur…

Jury hears about accused Norristown killer’s capture in Pottstown

A Norristown man wanted for murder for his alleged role in the gunshot slaying of a gang rival in the borough was captured hiding in a crawlspace inside a Pottstown residence a month after the...

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WATCH: Jabriil Morgan-Cook & Naseem Worrell-Hopkins are escorted by sheriff’s deputies to DAY 6 of their homicide trial in #MontcoPa Court for alleged roles in gunshot slaying of gang rival. They decline to comment about how they believe the trial is going for them
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WATCH: Kaleem Roland is escorted by sheriff’s deputies to DAY 6 of his homicide trial in #MontcoPa Court for alleged role in gunshot slaying of gang rival. He declines to comment about how he belivees the trial is going.
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Woman killed outside Cheltenham, Pa. Walmart; police and Montgomery County, Pa. detectives investigating as homicide timesherald.com/2026/10/22/w…

Woman killed outside Cheltenham Walmart; police and Montgomery County detectives investigating as...

Latosha Ann Cooper, 45, was killed  around 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

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The trial of 3 alleged Norristown, Pa. gang members accused of killing rival continues today in #MontcoPa Court:
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Good morning! Today is Fri. Oct. 23, 2026 THE HEADLINES @TimesHeraldPA
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