Man found in basement after escape attempt
PHOENIXVILLE — Police arrested one man after he was found hiding in the basement of a house on Feb. 18.
Jordan Harrell-Fulmore, 22, of Phoenixville, was seen by police at the corner of Marshall and St. Mary’s streets talking to the driver of a white pickup truck.
According to police, and confirmed by court documents, Harrell-Fulmore — aka “Breeze” — had several active warrants for his arrest.
The officer attempted to speak with Harrell-Fulmore but he took off running west on St. Mary’s Street and through the yard of a house in the 300 block, police said.
After the officer lost sight of Harrell-Fulmore, several more officers arrived and a search began, police said.
Officers followed tracks left in the snow until they stopped at the back door of a house in the 200 block of Marshall Street.
The suspects mother answered the door and let officers into the house, police said.
According to police, Harrell-Fulmore was found in the basement and arrested without further incident.
He was charged with escape and avoiding arrest on top of several felony drug charges from previous incidents.
Harrell-Fulmore was arraigned by District Judge Theodore P. Michaels on Feb. 18 and is confined to the Chester County Prison in lieu of $10,000.
He is expected in court again on March 5 at 10 a.m.
Homeless man charged with burglary
EAST COVENTRY — Police charged one man with burglary and criminal trespass after he attempted to steal jewelry from a house on Feb. 21.
According to police, Brian Ceschan, 36, was caught by the owners of the house in the 2400 block of East Cedarville Road as he was trying to leave with almost $300 worth of jewelry.
Around noon on Feb. 21, the homeowners left to help a friend move. When they returned approximately 30 minutes later, they saw a silver car parked in the driveway.
The victim left the house unlocked, police said.
When the victim confronted Ceschan in a bedroom and went to search the car parked outside, police said.
During the search, police said, the victim found a black bag full of jewelry.
According to police, the victim knew Ceschan because they went to school together. The victim took the bag full of jewelry back then took pictures of Ceschan and the car, police said.
The victim gave police the photographs, and two days later Ceschans car was seen at the Wawa Gas Station on Schuylkill Road in Spring City by a borough officer, police said.
When officers from Spring City and East Vincent stopped Ceschan he was wearing the same clothes from the two-day-old pictures, police said.
Ceschan was arraigned by District Judge James V. DeAngelo on Feb. 24. He is confined to the Chester County Prison in lieu of $10,000 bail. His next appearance in court is scheduled for March 6 at 9 a.m.
Pottstown man charged with endangering a child
POTTSTOWN — One man is out on bail while he waits for his preliminary hearing after being charged with multiple misdemeanors on Feb. 15.
According to police, Mario Jackson, 24, of Pottstown, was arrested on Feb. 15 after officers arrived at an apartment in the 200 block of King Street around 9:15 p.m.
Jackson was in the apartment watching a two-year-old girl and a six-month-old boy, police said. When the guardian of the children arrived to drop off formula, she allegedly smelled marijuana in the apartment, police said.
The woman, who provided responding officers with proper paperwork of her guardianship, called police to assist in picking up the children.
When officers arrived, they found Jackson and his friends playing video games while the children were unattended, police said.
Officers also reported smelling marijuana in the apartment.
During an investigation of the apartment, police found part of a smoked marijuana cigarette on the coffee table in front of Jackson, police said.
Police said, “it was evident Jackson had ingested the controlled substance in the presence of his two children.”
Jackson faces two misdemeanor counts of child endangerment, according to court documents. He was arraigned by District Judge Edward C. Kropp Sr. Jackson posted his $10,000 bail on Feb. 16.
He is expected in court again on Feb. 27 at 11 a.m.
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