Daily Local News (West Chester, PA)
Arrests made in drug-related killings
6 people charged in 3 separate homicides in North Coventry, Phoenixville, Valley Twp.
Homicide charges have been filed in three separate murder cases — including the shooting death of a Phoenixville High School student and another more than two years old — by police in Chester County, all of them were said to be drug-related crimes.
In all, six people — five men and one woman — were charged with the homicides that occurred in North Coventry, Phoenixville and Valley Township.
One of the victims was a 17-year-old youth who stood in the way of two men who were in the middle of a home invasion robbery looking for drugs and money. He was shot in the torso defending three young children who were in the room with him when the men entered.
Another was described as a drug deal gone bad, which ended in gunshots and the death of the high school student.
“The business of dealing drugs is inherently violent,” stated Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan in announcing the arrests, which took place in March and April. “Once again, we see the unholy trinity of drugs, guns,
and money resulting in the death of young men.”
Speaking of the case involving the death of David Doyle III in September, North Coventry Police Chief Robert Schurr praised the work of his officers and the Chester County detectives, who worked together in putting the case against three men together.
“After seven months of tireless work and determination by investigators, those responsible for the shooting death of 17-year-old David Doyle will stand trial for their evil and selfish actions,” Schurr was quoted as saying in a press release issued by the D.A.’s Office.
Likewise, Phoenixville Police Chief Tom Sjostrom said that cooperation between his department and county investigators proved successful in bringing charges in the drug-related robbery that occurred at a borough Dunkin Donuts in December.
“The senseless murder of a 15-year-old boy was the result of a petty drug deal gone awry,” Sjostrom said in the press release. “It is a tragedy that reinforces the dangers of all illegal drug use in our community.”
Finally, the arrest in the Valley case came after an exhaustive investigation that was led by county Detective Kristin Lund, and involved both forensic and eyewitness evidence as well as testimony before a county grand jury, in making the arrest of a Modena man who allegedly shot and killed two men in a driveby ambush in 2015.
Five of the defendants are in custody, according to the D.A.’s Office, while one defendant in the Phoenixville case remains at large. All those in custody are being held without bail because of the homicide charges; two of the North Coventry defendants are being held in Berks County Prison.
The North Coventry homicide happened on Sept. 24, when men came to an apartment on Worth Boulevard where Doyle III was visiting his father. The defendants are Ricardo “Hov” Rivera, 24, of Reading; Jonathan “Chicken Wing” Malave, 33, of Reading; and Anaye Raggazino, 31, of Philadelphia.
According to the release, Raggazino, a drug addict, was aware that David Doyle Jr. was selling drugs at the apartment. She decided that it would be “an easy score” to rob him, stealing drugs and money. She recruited three men to conduct the robbery defendants Rivera and Malave, and a still unknown third male.
On Sept. 24, Raggazino made contact with the residence in North Coventry. Raggazino, Rivera, Malave, and the third male drove to the residence. Raggazino’s role was to get into the residence and make sure the door was unlocked. Rivera and the other male would come in and conduct the armed robbery. Malave was the getaway driver.
The younger Doyle was staying over at the residence that night. He was sleeping in the living room with three young children, ages 9, 8, and 3. Raggazino eventually got into the residence and left the door unlocked. Rivera and the other male entered, brandishing a gun and wearing masks. The 17-year-old Doyle jumped up to try to protect the children, and got into a struggle with Rivera, who allegedly fired twice, hitting Doyle in the torso and sending the other shot through the ceiling.
All of the defendants fled. Doyle was transported to Reading Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The case is being prosecuted by First Assistant District Attorney Michael Noone and Assistant District Attorney Michelle Barrone.
In the Phoenixville case, the release states that on Dec. 27, Robert McCoy, 22, of Pottstown, and Brian Corsey, 24, of Philadelphia arranged via Snapchat to buy marijuana from victim Jayson Ortiz-Cameron, 15, and another victim at the Dunkin Donuts on Nutt Road. McCoy and Corsey actually planned to rob the two victims.
McCoy, Corsey, and one other male drove to the Dunkin Donuts, driving a complete loop around the parking lot to make sure they were not under surveillance. Corsey had a gun with him. Corsey and McCoy then made contact with Ortiz-Cameron and the other victim in the rear of the parking lot.
The release states that there was some back-andforth between the groups. Eventually, Corsey and Ortiz-Cameron were alone near the parked car. McCoy then grabbed the second victim and refused to let him near Corsey and Ortiz-Cameron. Corsey pulled a gun and shot Ortiz-Cameron in the head.
Corsey, McCoy, and the third male, who never got out of the car, immediately fled in their vehicle. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Corsey, the shooter, is still at-large and wanted. The assigned prosecutors are Deputy District Attorney Carlos Barraza and Assistant District Attorney Samantha Ryan.
The Valley double-homicide took place on Oct. 17, 2015. The defendant is Alan Carter, 24, whose last known address was on Union Street in Modena. The victims in this case are Clayton Woodward and Terrance Craig-White. They were allegedly shot by Carter in revenge for an earlier drug-related robbery allegedly carried out by Woodward in which Carter’s mother, his child, and his child’s mother, were victims. The two men were shot point-blank while they were sitting in a minivan outside of Woodward’s home after he had come home from a trip to a Caln liquor store.
On the same day of the theft of the drugs and money, Carter waited until Woodward, CraigWhite, and a witness, Danielle Taltoan, were parked in Woodward’s minivan in front of a home on Nichols Avenue. He drove up in a 2010 Nissan Rogue SUV and opened fire with a .40 caliber semi-automatic handgun. Woodward and Craig-White were both hit multiple times and were declared dead at the scene. Danielle Taltoan, located in the back seat, survived unscathed.
The Chester County Detectives systematically put the case against the defendant together with township police over the last three years. The Nissan SUV was located, abandoned in Southwest Philadelphia. The SUV was positively linked to Carter after his photo identification card was found inside. Gunshot residue was recovered from the vehicle. Witnesses who saw the SUV driving away from the crime scene were located and interviewed. Investigators also located and interviewed multiple witnesses to whom the defendant had either bragged or admitted to committing the shooting.
The assigned prosecutors are Chief Deputy Ron Yen and Assistant District Attorney Tanner Jacobs.
The North Coventry homicide happened on Sept. 24, when men came to an apartment on Worth Boulevard where Doyle III was visiting his father. The defendants are Ricardo “Hov” Rivera, 24, of Reading; Jonathan “Chicken Wing” Malave, 33, of Reading; and Anaye Raggazino, 31, of Philadelphia.