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iPhone GPS led investigators to suspects in killing of Washington & Jefferson College football player
By Janice Crompton / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
GPS tracking of Washington & Jefferson College football player's stolen iPhone led Washington police to three suspects who were arrested yesterday in the player's October 2012 beating death.
According to criminal complaints police filed Tuesday, GPS tracking of Timothy McNerney's phone, taken from him in the attack, indicated the phone was near the Houston Street home of Adam R. Hankins, 23, of Washington and the McDonald home of Eric Dante Wells, 24.
Confronted Tuesday at the Pennsylvania State Police barracks in Fayette County, both men admitted their roles in the Oct. 4 killing, according to the complaint.
Investigators also identified a third man, Troy Lamonte Simmons, 23, of East Pittsburgh, who was charged alongside the other two with criminal homicide, robbery and other charges.
Police said during an interview, Mr. Wells admitted striking McNerney, knocking him to the ground unconscious.
He also said he got rid of the iPhone and burned clothing he and Mr. Hankins wore, according to the complaint.
Mr. Hankins said Mr. Wells tried to use McNerney's credit card at a nearby convenience store, according to the complaint.
The men were also charged with beating Zachary Deccico, who spent the night with his friend McNerney at several bars that night on Main Street in Washington. The men were attacked on their way back to campus about 2:20 a.m.
The three defendants were arraigned before District Judge Robert Redlinger and were lodged in the Washington County jail without bond.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories...college-football-player-698412/#ixzz2bIntirvJ
iPhone GPS led investigators to suspects in killing of Washington & Jefferson College football player
By Janice Crompton / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
GPS tracking of Washington & Jefferson College football player's stolen iPhone led Washington police to three suspects who were arrested yesterday in the player's October 2012 beating death.
According to criminal complaints police filed Tuesday, GPS tracking of Timothy McNerney's phone, taken from him in the attack, indicated the phone was near the Houston Street home of Adam R. Hankins, 23, of Washington and the McDonald home of Eric Dante Wells, 24.
Confronted Tuesday at the Pennsylvania State Police barracks in Fayette County, both men admitted their roles in the Oct. 4 killing, according to the complaint.
Investigators also identified a third man, Troy Lamonte Simmons, 23, of East Pittsburgh, who was charged alongside the other two with criminal homicide, robbery and other charges.
Police said during an interview, Mr. Wells admitted striking McNerney, knocking him to the ground unconscious.
He also said he got rid of the iPhone and burned clothing he and Mr. Hankins wore, according to the complaint.
Mr. Hankins said Mr. Wells tried to use McNerney's credit card at a nearby convenience store, according to the complaint.
The men were also charged with beating Zachary Deccico, who spent the night with his friend McNerney at several bars that night on Main Street in Washington. The men were attacked on their way back to campus about 2:20 a.m.
The three defendants were arraigned before District Judge Robert Redlinger and were lodged in the Washington County jail without bond.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories...college-football-player-698412/#ixzz2bIntirvJ