Charges Upheld Against 1 Of 3 Men Charged In Execution-Style Murders In Southwest Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A judge has upheld murder charges against one of the men accused of having killed four people in a west Philadelphia basement over a drug stash. The ruling came Tuesday in the case of Keith Garner.
Also charged with homicide in the case are Jahlil Porter and Robert Long, who waived their preliminary hearings. A fourth man originally charged in the slayings now faces only drug and conspiracy counts.
Authorities say two stepbrothers, 31-year-old William Taylor and 28-year-old Akeem Mattox, found the drugs while renovating homes. They say an attempt to sell the drugs in November 2018 led to their deaths and those of two sisters, 20-year-old Tiyaniah Hopkins and 17-year-old Yaleah Hall.
Garner's attorney, Coley Reynolds, tried to poke holes in the testimony of witnesses during the hearing.
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