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 …
Monday, January 9, 2012
A woman is accused of punching another woman in the Giant Eagle Market District Pharmacy drive-thru.
A Brookside Farms resident is charged with punching another woman in the face in the Giant Eagle Market District Pharmacy drive-thru. On Monday, Constance O'Ferrell, 52, of 3204 Arapahoe Road, agreed to take anger management classes in exchange for the simple assault charge against her to be dropped. The victim, Kala Gatalski, told district Judge Robert Wyda at a preliminary hearing that on Oct. 4, 2011, she honked the horn while sitting in the pharmacy drive-thru in an attempt to see if the driver ahead of her was done or if the pharmacy window was closed. Gatalski said she had been waiting behind the driver for about 20 minutes. A short time later, O'Ferrell drove a short distance, parked her vehicle and walked to Gatalski's vehicle. …
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 ›