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Couple Strangled Over $120 and Gold Chain

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A Philadelphia couple was smothered with pillows and strangled by two men they'd hired to clean up around the yard.

Rufus Perry, 79, and his wife, Gladys, hired a friend's grandson, Terry Ballard, to help clean up the yard of their Strawberry Mansion home last week.

Ballard, 26, and a friend, Justin Smith, 19, came to the home Wednesday, intending all along to rob the Perrys, according to Captain James Clark, commanding officer of homicide. 

One of the men found $120 tucked inside an envelope in the kitchen. Gladys was strangled when she confronted the men, Clark said. Her husband was killed trying to save his wife.

The couple's daughter, 39-year-old Keya Perry, found their lifeless bodies July 17 around 1 a.m.

Their deaths were a mystery initially because the victims, who are the aunt and uncle of Philadelphia Streets Department Deputy Commissioner Donald Carlton, did not have any visible wounds or marks on their bodies when they were found.

Clark says the men tried to suffocate the couple with pillows and then strangled them.

When homicide detectives went back and canvassed the neighborhood, they discovered that Ballard and Smith had been seen in the Perry's backyard the day of the murder. They found them about a block away.

"They both admitted to their involvement in this brutal and senseless double murder," Clark said.

Ballard and Smith are charged with two counts of murder, robbery and related offenses.


Montco Sherriff Uses Facebook to Round Up Deadbeats

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The Montgomery County Sheriff's Department wants to be sure children are getting the child support that is due to them.

The department is using Facebook and Twitter to post photos of the area's most wanted parents under the direction of Sheriff Russell J. Bono.  

"This is not going to go away. Our goal is to get all the deadbeat parents so these children of these defendants receive the money that is due to them," said Sgt. Joanne Plasterer. 

The department is using 'social media-shaming' to encourage the individual to turn him or herself in and start paying child support.

Every week, the Montgomery Sheriff's Department will feature 5 new deadbeat parents on its Facebook and Twitter pages. The department came up with the idea and did not collaborate with other departments on this new initiative, according to public information assistant Teresa Harris. 

The social media posts started three weeks ago and the department has received two tips through Facebook and 7 tips from the Internet.  The department will continue to maintain a list and photos of wanted persons on its website. 

"Since it's (collecting from deadbeat parents) a primary focus of Sheriff Bono's, that's why we are using social media," said Harris. 

Research From Temple U Could Lead to Cure for AIDS

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Local researchers announced a major step forward in the battle against AIDS and the HIV virus. Researchers successfully eliminated the HIV virus from cultured human cells for the first time, according to Temple Health.

"This is one important step on the path toward a permanent cure for AIDS," says Kamel Khalili, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Neuroscience at Temple. “It’s an exciting discovery, but it’s not yet ready to go into the clinic. It’s a proof of concept that we’re moving in the right direction.”

Dr. Khalili along with his colleague, Wenhui Hu, MD, PhD, the Associate Professor of Neuroscience at Temple, led the groundbreaking research, which was funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health. Khalili and his team created molecular tools to delete the HIV-1 proviral DNA. They used a combination of DNA-snipping enzyme called a nuclease and a targeting strand of RNA called a guide RNA(gRNA) to hunt down the viral genome and excise the HIV-1 DNA. The process allowed the cell’s gene repair machinery to take over, soldering the loose ends of the genome back together leading to virus-free cells.

"Since HIV-1 is never cleared by the immune system, removal of the virus is required in order to cure the disease," says Khalili.

Khalili’s lab engineered a 20-nucleotide strand of gRNA to target the HIV-1 DNA and paired it with Cas9. The gRNA targets the control region of the gene known as the long terminal repeat(LTR) which are present on both ends of the HIV-1 genome. The Cas9 nuclease can snip out the 9,709 nucleotides that comprise the HIV-1 genome.

The process was successful in several cell types that can harbor HIV-1.

“T-cells and monocytic cells are the main cell types infected by HIV-1, so they are the most important targets for this technology,” Khalili said.

Over the last 15 years, doctors have used highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) to control HIV-1 for infected people in the developed world. However, HAART can’t prevent the virus from raging again during an interruption in treatment. HIV-1 replication can also still have health consequences even when it’s under control.

“The low level replication of HIV-1 makes patients more likely to suffer from diseases usually associated with aging,” Khalili says. “These problems are often exacerbated by the toxic drugs that must be taken to control the virus.”

The problems include the weakening of the heart muscle, bone disease, kidney disease and neurocognitive disorders.

Khalili says the new process he and his team developed faces several challenges before its ready for patients. The team must come up with a way to deliver the therapeutic agent to every infected cell. Khalili also says treatment may have to be individualized for each patient’s unique viral sequences since HIV-1 is prone to mutations.

"We are working on a number of strategies so we can take the construct into preclinical studies,” Khalili says.  “We want to eradicate every single copy of HIV-1 from the patient.  That will cure AIDS.  I think this technology is the way we can do it.”

Khalili also says the same technique could theoretically be used against other viruses.

More than 33 million people have HIV worldwide and more than 1 million in the United States. Every year, another 50,000 Americans contract the virus, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.



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Crews Battle Port Richmond Fire

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The Philadelphia Fire Department battles in Port Richmond on Monday.

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Concert for Gesner Street Fire Victims

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The Liberian community in Philadelphia held a Gospel Concert Monday night for victims of the Gesner Street fire that killed four children earlier this month.

The free event was held at the First Baptist Church of Paschall and open to the public. It was the first opportunity for people in the wider community to express their condolences firsthand to the two families who lost their children.

The concert, called The Love After the Loss Benefit Concert, featured many performers, including Many Fuller, Doc Hero, Charles Sleyon, YES Choir, Aron Thomas, Andrew Williams and Laei Jones.

"Tonight is an opportunity for the Southwest Philadelphia community to come together and release some of the tension," said Eric Simmons, the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Paschall.

Prior to the concert, the church fed families dinner. A goodwill offering was also taken up for those who were impacted by the fire.

The multi-home fire broke out in the early morning hours of July 5 when a couch on the porch of one of the Southwest Philly rowhomes caught fire. Marie Bowah was inside the home next door, caring for her five girls and watching a neighbor's two boys. The fire spread quickly to her home and 9 others on the block.

Bowah was able to help her three oldest girls jump out a second-floor window, which she too used to escape when the fire got too intense. The four youngest children did not survive. Bowah lost her youngest daughters, Maria and Marialla Bowah, four-year-old twins. Her neighbor's two boys, 4-year-old Patrick Sanyeah and 7-week-old include Taj Jacque died as well.

"Since the incident, I have had trouble sleeping at night," said Numah Wilson, uncle to the deceased twin girls. Wilson, who was in the audience in a splint after dislocating his shoulder during a protest of the fire department's response to the fire, said he was thankful for the concert.

Volunteers have stepped in to raise money for the burials and funerals, which have not been held yet because family members are waiting for relatives to arrive from out of the country.

The First Baptist Church of Paschall is located at 7100 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. 19142.

Organizers say any money raised during the event will go families affected by the Gesner Street.



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Undefeated Heavyweight Trained by Philly Native

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After being a fighter and trainer in boxing for 43 years, Philadelphia-native Fred Jenkins might have found the pupil of his career in undefeated heavyweight contender Bryant Jennings. Jennings, born and raised in Philadelphia, is currently 18-0 with 10 KOs.

In an interview with PhillyBoxingHistory.com, Jenkins said Jennings is, “…a unique individual. He likes to be challenged, and whatever challenge comes, he puts it in the back of his mind that he’s got to complete the challenge and out-do the next guy. That’s his pattern of fighting, and that’s his pattern in life.”
Jenkins knows what to look for in a pro-fighter, having been in the ring himself before he started running the ABC Rec Center in North Philly. Before Jennings, Jenkins guided countless local fighting stars. His highlight fighter to-date has been Charlie “Choo Choo” Brown, who he trained to victory in the 1984 International Boxing Federation World Lightweight Championship.
Now, Jenkins is showing Jennings what to expect in future fights.
“You have to realize, he’s only been in the business five years. I’ve been in the business 43 years,” Jenkins says. “So what he don’t see, I’ve already seen. I usually try to prepare him for it, whether he knows it or not.”
Jenkins is confident that when Jennings competes for the world title, he will win. No matter what, though, Jenkins says the success to winning is to always be open to something new.
“My success is always open to keep learning,” Jenkins says. “Once you say you know it all, that’s when you fail. I don’t know it all. I’m still learning as I go.”

Jennings will take on Mike Perez in a 12-round WBC title eliminator at Madison Square Garden this Saturday. 

To read more of this interview with Fred Jenkins, go to PhillyBoxingHistory.com.


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2 Men Struck, Killed by Freight Train

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Two men were struck and killed by a freight train in Lehigh County Monday afternoon.

Investigators say the two unidentified men were walking on the tracks near 7th and Chestnut Streets in Upper Milford Township around 3:30 p.m. when they were struck by a Norfolk Southern Train.

Both men were pronounced dead at the scene.

Police continue to investigate the accident.

This story is developing. Stay with NBC10.com for updates.
 



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Woman Accused of Kidnapping Girlfriend During Home Invasion

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An Allentown woman was arrested over the weekend after she allegedly kidnapped her estranged girlfriend during a home invasion. 

Nakia Monique Rivera, 28, is charged with kidnapping, robbery, false imprisonment and other related offenses.

Investigators tell Lehigh Valley Live that the ordeal began in early July when Rivera allegedly punched her girlfriend Katherine Frank in the nose during an argument, prompting Frank to leave her. Investigators say Rivera wanted her back and asked three men to help her when she found out Frank was staying at the home of 73-year-old Russell Yurchak on the 5400 block of Boulevard Grand Cru in Upper Saucon Township.

Yurchak told police that Rivera and the three men knocked on his door the morning of July 16, claiming they were searching for Katie. They then allegedly forced their way inside the house, guns drawn

“They tied him up, placed a gun to his head and proceeded to steal items from the residence in addition to stealing his Mercedes car,” said Upper Saucon Township Police Chief Robert Coyle.

During the home invasion, Rivera allegedly found Frank  in the shower, according to Lehigh Valley Live. Investigators told the Lehigh Valley Live that Rivera pulled her out, wrapped her in a towel and placed a blindfold over her eyes. Investigators say the suspects then fled the scene in a black Mazda and the stolen Mercedes, taking Frank, credit cards, cash, and a cellphone along with them.

On Thursday, police recovered the stolen Mercedes in Allentown. Finally, on Saturday, police received a call reporting a woman matching Frank’s description. Police found both Frank and Rivera at a home on the 600 block of Chew Street in Allentown, according to Lehigh Valley Live. Lehigh Valley Live reports that Frank told police Rivera threatened to beat and kill her if she tried to leave.

Rivera was arrested and is currently being held in Lehigh County Prison in lieu of $755,000 bail. The other three suspects have not yet been found however. Police continue to investigate.



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Locals Not Deterred by Middle East Travel Advisory

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The US State Department recently issued a travel advisory for parts of the Middle East but some local Philadelphians are keeping their travel plans there despite the potential danger.

Philly Boxer's Daughter on Heart Transplant List

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A Philadelphia professional boxer is fighting a different battle outside of the ring. Heavyweight Steve Cunningham has been working to get his daughter Kennedy on the heart transplant list.

WorldBoxingNews.net reports that Kennedy has hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), a rare congenital heart defect resulting in the left ventricle of the heart being underdeveloped. Her heart problems date back to when she was just 2 days old. She has had two open heart surgeries, a stroke, many blood infections, and more in her 9 years of life.
Traditionally, children with HLHS have a third open heart surgery to do a vital repair giving the kid an opportunity to live into adulthood. However, Kennedy has extra defects in her heart that make the surgery impossible.
A heart transplant was the only option.
When the family first applied for the transplant through the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, they were denied, saying Kennedy was not a candidate for a transplant. The news came right before Steve’s USBA Heavyweight title win against Amir Mansour.
“I broke down like never before, I lost it,” says Steve. “I was in the middle of my training camp for a must win fight. People close to me told me I should pull out of the fight, that it was too much for me. But I knew that I had to fight for Kennedy, she has been through so many battles in her life and has never once given up and I was not going to let her see her father quit.”
Not wanting to give up on Kennedy, Steve and his wife Livvy sought a second opinion from the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. On June 25, they received the good news that Kennedy had been accepted on the heart transplant list.
“We will never give up on Kennedy and are so blessed and excited that The Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh has agreed to take her on and list her,” says Steve.
To hear more about Kennedy’s story, go to WorldBoxingNews.net.


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Judges Face Jury in Ticket Fixing Trial

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Five former judges on trial for fixing tickets faced a jury in federal court today. Deliberations are expected to resume Tuesday morning.

Another Del. City Wants Controversial Data Center

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Residents of Newark protested the new Data Center and power plant to be built on University of Delaware's campus, but Dover may want the Data Center in their city because of potential job growth.

Robbers Steal Over $180K From Caesars Casino

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A pair of masked robbers stole over $180,000 from an Atlantic City casino Monday morning, according to investigators.

Investigators say the two unidentified suspects entered Caesars Atlantic City on the 2100 block of Pacific Avenue around 6 a.m. At least one of the suspects pulled out a gun, according to police.

State Police say the suspects stole two plastic cash boxes containing over $180,000. They then fled the scene in a car around 6:20 a.m.

Investigators have not yet released a description of the suspects. If you have any information on the incident, please call the Casino Gaming Bureau at 609-441-7464.
 



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Phone Scam Directed at PECO Customers

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Be careful the next time you pick up the phone. A series of phone scams from fake PECO representatives is circulating throughout the region.

PECO Spokesperson Ben Armstrong says that since 2012, customers have been contacting PECO regarding a new kind of phone scam.
In this scam, the caller, pretending to be a PECO representative, says that the customer is “in arrears” or has a balance on their account. The “representative” threatens to terminate the service of the customer that day. To prevent this halt in power, customers are asked to purchase a Green Dot Visa card for a given amount. The customer then gives a call to a number provided by the “representative”, provides the information for the Green Dot card, and the funds on the card are wiped by the scammer.
The amount requested by the scammers has varied from $25 to as high as $2000 according to Armstrong. Customers impacted have been both residential and business.
There have been 1,227 reported cases since 2012, according to Armstrong. Of that number, 765 have occurred so far this year and 338 in June alone. Armstrong says that of the customers that have reported the scam, only 188 have fallen for it.
PECO says they are notifying customers of the scam through newsletters, bill inserts, and notices in the PECO Crown Lights. Since 2012, the number of people who have fallen for the scam has fallen to 17 percent.
Armstrong says there are a few ways to recognize if a call from PECO is in fact a scam. Customers can ask for the representative to read out their account number, current balance, or the amounts of any previous payment to PECO.
“If someone from PECO were calling, they would be able to know specific account information beyond just your name and address,” Armstrong says. “The scammers would not know this specific information like account balance or account number.”
Also, PECO will give advanced warning about a termination of service. According to Armstrong, the customer would receive multiple notifications on red letterhead, written communication 10 days before service would be cancelled, another communication 72 hours before service is to be terminated, several phone calls within 48 hours and 24 hours of termination, and finally a knock on the door by a PECO technician.
If a call seems suspicious, PECO encourages customers to immediately hang up and call PECO directly at 1-800-494-4000. In addition, they say to call your local police department immediately.


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Robbers Target Players at Villanova B-Ball Courts

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Police are investigating a strong arm robbery at Villanova University.

Police say a man was playing basketball with his friends at Villanova University’s main campus basketball and tennis courts on the 800 block of E. Lancaster Avenue around 9:15 p.m. on Sunday. After he was finished playing, the victim sat on a bench just outside the basketball court to make a phone call.

As he was on his phone, police say he was approached by an unidentified man. The suspect ordered the victim to get off the phone and then placed his hand in the waist band of his shorts, implying that he was armed with a weapon. He then told the victim to “shut up” and not move.

Police say the suspect then demanded the victim give up his cell phone. He then fled the scene after taking the phone and was last seen running on foot towards N. Ithan Avenue. The suspect is described as a man in his early 20’s with short, cropped dark hair standing between 5-foot-10 and 6-feet. He was last seen wearing a white tank top with gray stripes and black shorts.

The victim also told police that a second suspect stole cell phones and wallets from four of his friends while they were playing basketball on an adjacent court. Police say the suspect was seen fleeing with the first suspect towards N. Ithan Avenue. Investigators have not yet released a description of him however.

If you have any information on the robbery, please call the Radnor Police Department at 610-668-0503.
 

Former Youth Coach Sentenced for Raping Girl

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A former Bucks County football coach was sentenced to 18 to 40 years in prison on Monday for raping an underage cheerleader. 

Keith Peschen, a married father and former president of the Levittown Lions Athletic Association, was arrested last November after an investigation that started back in July. 

The victim, who is now 17 years old, told her mom that Peschen raped her several times over the course of two years starting when she was 11. Her mother then alerted authorities. Police say the victim was scared for her life and wasn't sure what to do about the attacks at the time.

Peschen raped the girl inside his home and car, according to court documents obtained by NBC10.

Last February, Peschen pleaded guilty to rape of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and other felonies. However, Peschen claimed he only raped the girl once. The judge rejected his plea since Peschen did not admit to raping the girl numerous times as he was initially accused of. 

He then pleaded guilty to all the charges against him shortly before jury selection was set to begin.

In addition to the prison sentence on Monday, Peschen will also be a registered sex offender for the rest of his life.



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Mystery Family in Photos Identified

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The mystery family depicted in old photographs purchased at a New Jersey auction house has been identified.

Dr. Geralyn M. Ponzio-Replogle, who works in Hospice and Palliative Medicine at Newton Medical Center in Newton, N.J., says the pictures are of her family. This discovery was a welcome surprise for Ponzio-Replogle, because most of her family’s old photographs were destroyed when her parents' house burned down in 1990.

"My mother was very fond of pictures, she had hundreds of boxes of them," Ponzio-Replogle says. "Nothing was saved in the fire."

Ponzio-Replogle was mentioned and depicted in a birth announcement included with the shoebox purchased at the auction house. Matt and Geri, also mentioned in the announcement, are her parents. Matt is a retired physician, while Geri is a former nurse and bakery owner.

Many of the photographs, birth announcements, newspaper clippings, and other items were addressed to her grandparents Carl and Mildred Ponzio of Nenshanic, N.J. Her grandfather was an autobody mechanic who passed away in 1979. Her grandmother is still alive today.

Linda Rose Ponzio, a member of Mercer County Community College of Trenton’s first graduating class according to one of the newspaper clippings, was Ponzio-Replogle’s aunt. She was later known as Linda Hazzard and died due to damage to her heart from an infection as a child.

Many of the photos depict Ponzio-Replogle's cousin, Kya Hazzard, who for a time tamed lions in Nevada for the indoor circuses and shows, including the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino.

Ponzio-Replogle is uncertain how the shoebox made its way to the auction house. She guesses that the collection was in a piece of furniture of her grandmother's that was sold when Mildred moved to Whiting, New Jersey. If not, Ponzio-Replogle says the photos could have been a part of the estates of “Aunt Linda” or her “Uncle Carl Jr.”, who died from heart problems that began during the Vietnam War.

"This is a little bit of our history," Ponzio-Replogle says. "The photos of our lives that were lost in that fire are slowly coming back to us. The universe has brought pieces of our past to us in strange ways."

The woman who purchased the shoebox, Amanda Corigliano, is happy that she could reunite the photographs with their family.

“I’m really happy that she [Ponzio-Replogle] was found,” Corigliano says. “If it had happened to me, if the photos had been of my family, I’d have wanted them back.”

Ponzio-Replogle thanked Corigliano for making such a big difference for the Ponzio family.

"We're all more connected than we think," Ponzio-Replogle says. "By paying those $2, you put these photos back together with their family."

 



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Man Tries to Sexually Assault Woman on Beach

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Police are searching for a man who they say tried to sexually assault a woman at the Jersey Shore Saturday night.

On Sunday around 11 p.m., Middle Township Police officers were called to the Hideaway Beach Condominium in Goshen, New Jersey for a report of an attempted sexual assault.

A 49-year-old woman told police she was on the beach at the end of Cooks Beach Road when she was grabbed by an unidentified man. The woman claimed the man ripped off her shirt and tried to remove her shorts. She managed to get free however and ran to her vehicle while the man fled the scene.

The suspect is described as a slender man with shoulder length curly or wavy hair standing between 5-foot-8 and 5-foot-10. Police are also searching for three possible witnesses who may have been in the area at the time of the attack. Investigators suspect the witnesses were working on a small boat that was on a trailer and attached to a pickup truck while the attempted assault was taking place.

If you have any information on the incident, please call the Middle Township Police Department at 609-465-8700.

Prisoner Sues Pizza Place He Tried to Rob

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A man is suing the same Delaware pizza place that tried to rob several years ago.

Nigel Sykes, 23, filed a lawsuit against Seasons Pizza as well as the police officers who arrested him four years ago, claiming he was assaulted and injured at the time. It is the latest in a string of unsuccessful complaints Sykes has filed since his 2010 arrest and subsequent guilty plea.

On Nov. 30, 2010, Sykes entered the Seasons Pizza restaurant on the 600 block of Maryland Avenue in Wilmington, police said. Sykes was armed with a gun and demanded money but was detained by several employees inside, according to police. During the struggle, the gun was discharged though no one was struck. He was eventually arrested by responding police officers.

According to Delaware Online, Sykes was linked to at least eight other robberies at the time of his arrest.

While serving time in February of the following year, Sykes filed a lawsuit, without an attorney, against both Seasons Pizza and the Delaware State Police. In the complaint, Sykes claimed he was forced by an unidentified person to rob Seasons Pizza.  Sykes stated he was knocked unconscious at least twice by employees at the restaurant and then shot several times with tasers by responding police officers.

Sykes claimed he was escorted to a police vehicle and then punched in the stomach and head and then slammed against the trunk. In the complaint, Sykes sought compensatory damages of $100,000 from the Delaware State Police as well as $100,000 from Seasons Pizza, accusing them of “violating his civil rights.”

The court dismissed Sykes’ complaint on May 9, 2011. An amended complaint was also dismissed after the court determined that he did not follow the proper processes.

In July of 2011, Sykes pleaded guilty to charges against him in relation to the attempted robbery at Seasons as well as a previous robbery. He was sentenced in April of 2012 to 15 years for robbery and attempted robbery.

In July of 2013, Sykes once again sued Seasons Pizza and the Delaware State Police, making the same allegations. His complaint was once again dismissed without prejudice.

On Feb. 5, 2014, Sykes filed an amended complaint that was more detailed than the initial one and was also against the Newport Police Department and three officers rather than the Delaware State Police, in addition to Seasons Pizza.

In the amended complaint, Sykes admitted that he entered the business and displayed a revolver handgun.

“The defendant handed me $140,” Sykes wrote.

Sykes then claimed he was grabbed by one of the employees as he tried to leave the store.

“After a short struggle, the defendants successfully obtained the handgun from me,” he wrote. “That is when the assault began.”

In the complaint, Sykes claimed the employees punched and kicked him and poured hot soup over his body.

“I was unarmed and defenseless and had to suffer a brutal beating by all the employees of Seasons Pizza,” Sykes wrote.

Sykes claimed he was eventually knocked unconscious and then assaulted by three responding Newport Police officers.

“They handcuffed me behind my back,” Sykes wrote. “I was aroused from my state of unconsciousness only to realize that I was handcuffed and being tasered. I was tasered a total of three consecutive times while handcuffed.”

In the lawsuit, Sykes claimed one of the officers called him a racial slur and that he was denied medical treatment despite paramedics being at the scene. Sykes claims he continues to suffer the effects of the beating, including bruises, headaches, contusions and burns.

Sykes sued the Newport Police Department for $100,000, three Newport Police Officers for a total of $60,000, Seasons Pizza for $100,000 and six employees of Seasons Pizza for a total of $120,000.

On April 17, the court dismissed the claims made against the Newport Police Department as well as one of the officers. However, the court also allowed Sykes to proceed on the assault claims against Seasons Pizza and its employees as well as the excessive force claims against the two other Newport officers.

On July 16, attorneys for the two officers filed a motion to dismiss Sykes’ complaint.

Calls to Seasons Pizza and the Newport Police Department for comment have yet to be returned. Newport Police Chief Michael Capriglione told Delaware Online however that he considered the lawsuit a joke and a waste of taxpayers’ money.



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