A 19-year-old accused of running down two Cardinals fans, killing one and seriously injuring the other, had his day in court earlier this week.
The teen accused of running down two St. Louis Cardinals fans, killing one and severely injuring the other, in summer 2008 entered a guilty plea in court Tuesday.
Joseph Genovese Jr., 19, from the 3100 block of South Juniper Street, pled to aggravated assault by vehicle while driving under the influence, homicide by vehicle and homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence. Sentencing is scheduled for April 13 with the defendant facing a maximum of 13-and-a-half to 27 years in prison, District Attorney spokeswoman Tasha Jamerson said.
Police say Genovese ran a red light and was driving while intoxicated when his car struck 36-year-old Sandra Wacker and her friend, 43-year-old Cindy Grassi, both of St. Louis and in town to watch the Cardinals play the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.
The women were crossing Broad at Curtin streets at about 6:30 p.m. July 10 when the incident occurred, police said at the time. Genovese was arrested at the scene.
Grassi died of head and bodily injuries at about 10:40 p.m. July 12 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Wacker was in critical condition and in the intensive care unit at HUP. A police spokeswoman did not have an update on her condition. Wacker suffered brain trauma, broken ribs and dislocated shoulders as a result of the accident, police said.
A 30-year-old woman and her 39-year-old husband were gunned down moments after entering their parked car. Both went to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in stable condition, the man with two wounds to his right thumb and left ear lobe, and the woman with a graze wound to her chest, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said.
Shortly after midnight Saturday, the pair left a tavern at Sixth and Moore streets and had just entered their silver Honda a short distance away when a man approached and fired two shots into the driver’s-side window, shattering it and striking the couple. The shooter fled the scene, going west on Moore and south on Seventh Street.
Police took the wounded parties to Jefferson and are searching for a motive and suspect in the bizarre incident that they said was not a robbery attempt.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
A 70-year-old man was charged with possession and related offenses after narcotics officers conducted surveillance of his home and determined he was selling weed out of the dwelling on the 2600 block of Oakford Street in Point Breeze.
Police identified the alleged dealer as Joe Elliot, Officer Tanya Little of the Police Public Affairs Unit said. At the time of Elliot’s arrest at about 7 p.m. Feb. 8, police nabbed two alleged buyers: Keith Jenkins, 41, from the 1800 block of Christian Street in Hawthorne, and Adrian Harden, 35, from the unit block of Springfield Avenue.
Harden and Jenkins were charged with possession.
A few weeks ago, Judy Cerrone was watching the local news when Mayor Michael Nutter and Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey were on and Nutter announced two districts in the South Police Division would become one. To her shock, she learned the affected were her 4th and the 3rd — two districts housed in the same building at 11th and Wharton streets. Cerrone and others say they feel left out of the information loop, having only heard about the merger through the rumor mill or hearsay.
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1. Clean Up Philly said... on Feb 23, 2010 at 05:16PM
“The 1800 block of Christian is not in Hawthorne. It's in SWCC. This is why the Inquirer and DN are wrong to say that we only need to let "nonviolent drug offenders" out of prison -- this is a social problem that is tearing at the fabric of vibrant communities, bringing down property values, and lowering taxable equity the city needs. It is inappropriate to let lifelong hard drug dealers out of prison on lesser charges in the revolving door that has become the Philly criminal justice system. Do we have to simply vote Republican to get Democrats to fix this?”
2. Clean Up Philly said... on Feb 23, 2010 at 05:25PM
“I think that Keith Jenkins lives in 1823 Christian, the PHA house on the block. It would be helpful if the SPR could publish the address that the police list. It is public information, and it helps the public follow up with PHA on eviction proceedings if there is a conviction. Thanks.”
3. Anonymous said... on Feb 28, 2010 at 10:06AM
“philly was much nicer and no crime accured when the mod ran philly now we have blacks controling the world starting with ur wonderful president this is why the world and philly are the way it is..good luck”
4. Anonymous said... on Mar 3, 2010 at 01:47PM
“Clean Up Philly, sorry but your talking irrational as hell. We can't afford to lock ppl up and throw away the key, The state lost and still is losing $$. So that's out. 2nd you just moved to so called SWCC, the Jenkins family have lived in that house for over 40 years and there has NEVER been a problem in that house.
People are getting robbed left and right in this area and your worried about a weed buy? He allegedly bought weed not selling, so your wrong to ostracize him and his family.
We are going to fall as a city/state/country if we don't get past this race thing. The whole country needs to work together and stop bickering about property value and start worrying about China owning US! We owe them over 700 BILLION and your precious property is the collateral”