Thanks to area residents’ tips, the U.S. Marshals Service captured an alleged rapist Monday.
Tipsters pointed investigators to an area behind Devon Self Storage, 12 E. Oregon Ave., where Anthony Chestnut, 36, was allegedly living in a 5-by-30-foot metal tube. He was arrested at 9:30 a.m. without incident, U.S. Marshals Supervisor James Burke said.
“It looks like he was living on the street,” Burke said. “He had a makeshift bed. Some of his belongings were inside a metal tube. It looks like he was living there.”
The marshals had just missed Chestnut when a tip led them to the 2300 block of South Alder Street Friday, Burke said.
Chestnut, of the 2500 block of South Sheridan Street, allegedly assaulted a 5-year-old girl on the 900 block of Winton Street July 8.
Chestnut was charged with rape, unlawful contact with a minor, aggravated indecent assault, statutory sexual assault, sexual assault, incest, endangering the welfare of a child, corruption of a minor, indecent assault, indecent exposure, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person.
Contact Managing Editor Amanda L. Snyder at asnyder@southphillyreview.com or ext. 117.
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1. Anonymous said... on Nov 17, 2011 at 09:44AM
“This guy didn't have the means to just leave town and lived in a tube? He should have just got on the next bus out of town asap or atleast out of South Philly.”
2. vinnie bur said... on Nov 17, 2011 at 02:01PM
“Typical metal tube park trash.”
3. Anonymous said... on Nov 18, 2011 at 01:12AM
“How about the fact that it was his own daughter! ROT IN HELL TONY CHESTNUT”
4. Anonymous said... on Nov 18, 2011 at 06:25AM
“What would you expect from a guy that is dumber than a rock?”