Crime & Safety
Coatesville Man Gets 9-22 Years For Shooting A Man In The Leg
A man who pleaded guilty to aggravated assault after he shot another man and left him a paraplegic, has been sentenced to prison.
WEST CHESTER, PA — A Coatesville man who admitted shooting a man in the leg and leaving his victim a paraplegic was sentenced to 9-22 years in prison in Chester County court this week.
Anthony C. Brown Jr., 26, pleaded guilty to Aggravated Assault, Possession of a Firearm while Prohibited, and related charges.
He was convicted in the shooting of a 39-year-old victim, in the leg, in Coatesville in June 2018 over $200 worth of cocaine, the Chester County District Attorney's Office said. The victim, who is now a paraplegic because of his injuries, gave the defendant an EBT card for cocaine, but the card had no funds.
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The defendant shot the victim in retaliation, according to a report from the Chester County District Attorney's Office.
Coatesville Police Department and Chester County Detectives handled the investigation. Assistant District Attorney Daniel Hollander was the prosecutor.
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In 2017 Brown pleaded guilty to a felony drug charge of Manufacture, Delivery, or Possession With Intent to Manufacture or Deliver.
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