Editor’s Note: The following is a submission by the Chester County District Attorney’s Office.
Here is a brief update on some of the events that occurred recently in the Chester County DA’s Office:
Jury Convicts Two Coatesville Men of Attempted Murder
On August 28, 2026, after a 4-day trial, a jury found Defendant Sincere Brown-Trowery, 26, and Tyriq Parker, 26, guilty of Attempted Murder, Conspiracy, and related charges for their roles in an attempt to shoot and kill a victim on February 24, 2022. The trial was held in front of the Honorable Bret Binder. The Defendants will be sentenced at a later date.
At trial, testimony revealed that both Defendant Brown-Trowery and Defendant Parker had driven to the residence of the victim on the 500 block of Walnut Street, Coatesville, and opened fire on the victim who was seeking shelter in his own vehicle. After firing several rounds into the victim’s car, both Defendants took off in a green BMW. The victim called 9-1-1 and made contact with the Coatesville City police to report the incident. Investigators later identified Defendant Brown–Trowery and Defendant Parker as the culprits in the shooting.
Chester County District Attorney Christopher de Barrena–Sarobe said, “These defendants worked in coordination to try and assassinate someone sitting in their car. This violence has no place in our society, a thankfully jury held them accountable for their actions.”The Coatesville City Police Department led the investigation and received assistance from the Chester County Detectives. Chief Deputy District Attorney Andrea Cardamone and Assistant District Attorney Jack Meehan prosecuted the case.
Senator Carolyn Comitta Funds DNA Investigative Resources
State Sen. Carolyn Comitta assisted the District Attorney’s Office, Chester County Detectives and Coatesville Police in getting a $50,000 state grant for a DNA program.
The Chester County District Attorney’s Office and Chester County Detectives recently thanked Senator Carolyn Comitta and her staff for helping secure $50,000 of funding in support of the Chester County Detectives and Coatesville Police Departments’ DNA program. During the visit, Senator Comitta took a tour of the Detectives’ Crime Scene Forensics Lab where several county detectives demonstratedhow DNA evidence iscollected at crime scenes, analyzed viaour Rapid DNA System, and sent out for confirmation testing.
Thank you to Senator Carolyn Comitta for her continued support and for taking the time to see firsthand how these resources are used to assist investigators in gathering critical evidence that assists our attorneys in prosecuting cases.
Chester County DA’s Office Assists Pennsylvania AG’s Office in Multi-Million-Dollar THC Trafficking Investigation
The Chester County District Attorney’s Office is proud to have assisted the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office and other federal, state, and local agencies in the investigation that led to charges against 12 individuals1 in connection with selling illegal THC products in local stores. The investigation connected
1 All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.investigations from across Pennsylvania—including a Pennsylvania State Police traffic stop in Chester County—to disrupt large distribution centers in Pennsylvania. These distribution centers were supplying marijuana and other high–level THC products to local convenience stores.
For last week’s official release from the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, please visit this link: https://tinyurl.com/kvmtrf64. You can also read more about the arrests in the Philadelphia Inquirer: Pennsylvania AG announces bust of statewide ring allegedly selling millions in ‘legal’ weed
