Second suspect arrested in Pottstown double murder - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Authorities person made a 2nd apprehension successful the double execution of 2 Pottsgrove High School students that occurred connected Oct. 17 adjacent the intersection of Fourth and Johnson streets successful what tribunal records suggest was a marijuana woody gone wrong.

The apprehension of Deonte Kelly, 23, of Philadelphia, was announced Tuesday nighttime aft Kelly turned himself successful to constabulary astatine astir 6:30 p.m.

Kelly was being sought for the murders of Skyler Fox, 17, and Brendan Bacote-Byer, 18, who, according to the constabulary investigation, were gathering Kelly and Dominic Carboni to merchantability them marijuana, constabulary said.

On Oct. 20, 4 days aft the shooting, police arrested Carboni, 17, of Schwenksville, for first-degree execution and robbery charges and identified Kelly arsenic a idiosyncratic perchance astatine the country of the shooting.

On Friday, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele announced a $5,000 reward for accusation starring to the apprehension of Kelly, besides known arsenic "Taz."

Carboni was identified and tracked done a operation of compartment telephone records and video surveillance. Similarly, Kelly was shown to beryllium astatine the determination of the execution and connected to Carboni done mobile telephone and Snapchat records, according to tribunal documents.

Prior to the gathering that ended successful the killings, Carboni drove his father's maroon pickup motortruck to prime up Kelly and drove to the meetup location, according to the territory attorney's office.

The telephone records indicated that earlier the shootings, Kelly was successful a residence successful the Bright Hope assemblage successful Pottstown and that helium returned determination afterward, tribunal documents indicate. The greeting aft the shootings, telephone records showed Kelly returning to Philadelphia, wherever helium remained.

An affidavit indicated Kelly has "an extended transgression history," including convictions for assault, receiving stolen property, and reckless endangerment.

In summation to the execution charges, Kelly was wanted connected 5 transgression warrants retired of Pottstown connected charges of elemental and aggravated assault, strangulation, robbery, and "persons not to person a firearm," according to the affidavit of probable origin filed successful Carboni's arrest.

In summation Kelly is wanted connected outstanding warrants by authorities constabulary successful Skippack for fleeing oregon attempting to elude police, Norristown Police Department for aggravated assault, North Coventry Police Department for elemental battle and Montgomery County Adult Probation for a probation violation, according to the territory attorney's office.

Kelly is charged with 2 counts of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, third-degree execution and robbery. He was successful the process of being arraigned erstwhile the apprehension was announced astatine 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and a preliminary proceeding volition beryllium scheduled astatine that time.

Kelly volition beryllium remanded to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility arsenic nary bail is disposable for first-degree execution charges.

The lawsuit is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Scott Frank Frame and Samantha Arena.