Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Brandon Thomas is a decorated war veteran facing homicide, possession of drug paraphernalia and DUI charges.
A defense fund seeking donations for an Upper St. Clair father of three charged with shooting and killing a Washington man in a grocery store parking lot has surpassed $5,000. Brandon Thomas is charged with homicide, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving under the influence charges. The latest DUI charge was filed in January after blood tests showed he had heroin in his system when North Franklin Township police found Thomas passed out in his vehicle just days before the killing, according to the Observer-Reporter. An online defense fund, a petition and a Facebook page has been set up to support Thomas, who is a decorated war veteran with three purple hearts. As of Tuesday afternoon, more than $5,000 has been donated for Thomas' …
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Brandon Thomas is accused of shooting and killing another man in a grocery store parking lot.
An Upper St. Clair man was formally arraigned last week on homicide charges, according to The Almanac. Brandon Thomas is charged with shooting and killing Vaughn Simonelli, of Washington, PA, in the parking lot of the Washington Shop 'N Save in October 2012. Thomas' attorney has claimed that there was a road rage incident before the confrontation and that his client used self defense. The Almanac reports that the district attorney is not seeking the death penalty against Thomas. Thomas remains in the Washington County Jail.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
The prosecution also added a possession of drug paraphernalia charge against Brandon Thomas.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
The prosecution also added a possession of drug paraphernalia charge against Brandon Thomas.
An Upper St. Clair father of three was held for trial Wednesday on criminal homicide and possession of drug paraphernalia charges. Brandon Thomas, 30, is accused of fatally shooting Vaughn Simonelli, 55, of Chartiers Township, in the Shop 'n Save parking lot in the City of Washington on Oct. 18 after an apparent road rage incident. Prosecution added the possession of drug paraphernalia charge to the case on Wednesday. Washington County Assistant District Attorney Mike Lucas said that when Thomas was being searched at the Washington County Jail, several empty heroin stamp bags fell from his socks. There was no illegal substance detected in the bags. Two witnesses in the parking lot at the time of the shooting testified seeing the men …
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
The preliminary hearing for Brandon Thomas has been postponed to Nov. 7, the Washington County District Attorney's office confirmed.
The preliminary hearing for an Upper St. Clair man accused of shooting a man to death in the parking lot of a City of Washington grocery store last week has been continued. Brandon Thomas, 30, was set to appear for his preliminary hearing in Central Court Wednesday morning. That date has been continued to Nov. 7, according to the Washington County District Attorney’s office. Thomas faces one count of homicide, after City of Washington police accused him of fatally shooting Vaughn A. Simonelli, 55. "The victim was involved in altercation with another male that led to gunfire in the parking lot of Shop n’ Save," Washington County Coroner Tim Warco wrote in a release Thursday. Thomas' lawyer told WTAE that his client was attacked and he was …
Friday, October 19, 2012
Online records show that Brandon Daniel Thomas was arraigned early Friday and remanded to the Washington County Jail.
City of Washington Police charged an Upper St. Clair man with a single count of homicide stemming from the shooting death Thursday of a 55-year-old Washington man in a grocery store parking lot. The Observer-Reporter newspaper indicated that Brandon Daniel Thomas, 30, is accused of fatally shooting Vaughn A. Simonelli. Online court records show that Thomas was arraigned at 4 a.m. Friday before district Judge Mark Wilson and remanded to the Washington County Jail after being denied bail, according to online court records. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Thomas on Oct. 24, online court records show. "The victim was involved in altercation with another male that led to gunfire in the parking lot of Shop n’ Save," Washington …
Jim
9:14 pm on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
• The man pursued him and proceeded to attack and punch him in the face while he was in his vehicle. • Brandon used force necessary to protect his own life and prevent the assailant from harming anyone else in the immediate area. The fact that he remained at the scene and calmly phoned 911 after firing his weapon shows that he was in control of his mental faculties and acted in a manner that … more ›