Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner's Office delivered sharp criticism of Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman who urged state leaders on Tuesday to begin impeachment proceedings against the newly re-elected prosecutor.
U.S. Attorney William McSwain announced the charges during a Thursday afternoon press conference in Philadelphia. We are here to announce that the US Attorney s Office has unsealed an indictment against four individuals.for the murder of Philadelphia Police Sgt. James O Connor as well as related drug and weapons charges, McSwain said.
The four men are identified as 22-year-old Hassan Elliot, 19-year-old Khalif Sears, 20-year-old Bilal Mitchell, and 25-year-old Sherman Easterling, all of Philadelphia.
Federal charges have been filed against four men in the March shooting death of Philadelphia Police Sgt. James O’Connor.
McSwain said the four men are alleged members of a drug trafficking group that operates in Frankford, which allegedly obtains and distributes crack cocaine and other controlled substances.