Crime & Safety

Police Log: West Chester police arrested suspects for drunken driving

West Chester police charged suspects with driving under the influence of alcohol and illegal drugs in the borough from May 20-23.

(Holly Herman/Patch Staff)

WEST CHESTER, PA — West Chester police arrested these suspects from May 20 to 23 for drunken driving and related charges.

  • Brian C. McCaughan, 31, of West Chester is free on nominal bail after being arrested on charges of fleeing police in his vehicle and on foot and possessing on May 23 following a traffic violation in the 500 block of West Biddle Street.
  • Nickolas Perez, 26, of West Chester is free on nominal bail awaiting a preliminary hearing on drunken driving and related offenses after being in a vehicle crash at 2:45 a.m. on May 21 in the 200 block of North Everhart Avenue, West Chester.
  • Patience Gonzalez, 30, of Darby, Delaware County, is free on nominal bail awaiting a preliminary hearing after being arrested on charges of driving under the influence of Phencyclidine, PCP, when she was stopped on May 20 in the 500 block of Union Street. Police took her to a nearby hospital.
  • Yanyah Washington, 20, of Harrisburg is awaiting a preliminary hearing after being arrested May 20 for drunken driving when police responded to a report of a disabled vehicle in the 800 block of Downingtown Pike.

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