{"id":12045,"date":"2015-10-06T10:47:40","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T14:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chescotimes.com\/?p=12045"},"modified":"2015-10-06T10:48:01","modified_gmt":"2015-10-06T14:48:01","slug":"five-charged-in-coatesville-slaying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/?p=12045","title":{"rendered":"Five charged in Coatesville slaying"},"content":{"rendered":"

First homicide in nearly three years in city during\u00a0robbery gone wrong<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

By Mike McGann<\/strong><\/span>, Editor, The Times<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Rowe\"<\/a>

Dajon Rowe<\/p><\/div>\n

COATESVILLE \u2014 Five men have been charged in the fatal shooting of another man during a robbery gone wrong early Sunday, Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said, Monday. Four of the five charged are in custody, with the fifth being sought by authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n

The killing was the first in the city in nearly three years.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to authorities, Dajon Rowe, 17, Steven Adams, 17, Tyler Adams,16 (Steven Adams\u2019 brother); Demetrius Joseph, 21 and Chris Mansfield, 21 faces a range of charges including murder, robbery, conspiracy, assault, weapons possession and various other related offenses in the shooting death of Juan Antonio Jiminez on 4th Avenue, just after 2 a.m. on Oct. 4. Another unidentified man was shot in the leg and suffered non-life threatening injuries, Hogan\u2019s office said in a statement. All will be charged as adults.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rowe, Steven Adams, Joseph and Mansfield are in custody as police said they were still seeking the younger Adams as of Monday night.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a statement, Hogan said the five met up to essentially \u201chunt\u201d for robbery prey on the city\u2019s streets.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"StevenAdams\"<\/a>

Steven Adams<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThe defendants were out hunting like a pack of wolves looking for prey,\u201d Hogan said in a statement. \u201cDuring the robbery, Dajon Rowe pulled a gun and shot one of the victims, killing him. Now one innocent man is dead and five young men face life in prison. This was a stupid and senseless crime with tragic consequences.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The killing sparked an intense effort by local and county law enforcement to determine what happened and who was responsible, authorities said, using tools including video feeds, social media, as well as forensic and electronic evidence.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe City of Coatesville Police Department in partnership with the Chester County Detectives worked tirelessly for 24 straight hours to solve the city’s first homicide since December of 2012,\u201d City Police Chief Jack Laufer said in a statement. \u201cThe joint investigative effort resulted in the quick apprehension of four of the five (alleged) co\u00ad-conspirators involved. Street crimes resulting in a homicide are exactly the type of crime that destroys the very fabric of a community. Residents of the City of Coatesville can have confidence that their police department will respond rapidly and efficiently to all such crimes, which by their very nature are so damaging to the quality of life for our citizens and the economic future of the City.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Mansfield\"<\/a>

Chris Mansfield<\/p><\/div>\n

Although homicide was the final result, authorities said it all started with alleged plans by the five\u00a0 <\/span>to find a target for a street robbery.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Hogan, the five were walking north 4th Avenue, directly past the residence at 123 4th Avenue \u2013 where they reportedly scoped out four Hispanic males on the porch of the home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Authorities said that after walking past, the five accused agreed to rob the four men on the porch. Reportedly, they disguised themselves with masks and\/or hoodies pulled over their faces. Authorities said that Rowe was carrying a 9mm semi-automatic pistol.<\/span><\/p>\n

Around 2 a.m., the five converged on the home, police said, accosting the four men on the porch. Reportedly, they began to pat down the four men on the porch, in search of cash and valuables.<\/span><\/p>\n

At that, point, Jiminez tried push the gun away, but the gun went off and fired through his arm and into his chest and then allegedly Rowe fired a second time, hitting another\u00a0man in the leg. Then, police reports said, Mansfield allegedly punched a third man\u00a0in the head, allegedly knocking him unconscious. The fourth man had already gone inside the home prior to the shooting, police reports said. After the shooting, the five fled the scene, police said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Joseph\"<\/a>

Demetrius Joseph<\/p><\/div>\n

Jiminez died from his wounds at Brandywine Hospital, while the other man was treated at Paoli Hispital for a single gunshot wound to the leg and was reported in stable condition.<\/span><\/p>\n

Police said they found two 9mm shell casings at the scene. They noted that when Rowe was taken into custody later that day, he was reportedly found with a 9mm round in his pocket. A\u00a09mm gun \u2014 which apparently had its serial number removed \u2014 the weapon police said was used in the killing, was reportedly found in Rowe\u2019s bedroom.<\/span><\/p>\n

All four \u2014 besides the younger Adams, who was still at large as of Monday night \u2014 were arraigned and transported to Chester County Prison without bail.<\/span><\/p>\n

Police said that Rowe had previously been convicted of charges of receiving stolen property “related to a firearm” and could not legally possess a firearm.<\/p>\n

Anybody wi<\/span>t<\/span>h <\/span>informat<\/span>ion about this incident is asked to call the Chester County Detectives at (610) 344-6866 or the Coatesville Police Department at (610) 384-2300.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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