TWO 19-YEAR-OLDS ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH PHILADELPHIA ARMED ROBBERY PATTERN
Philadelphia Police have arrested two 19-year-old men in connection with a series of robberies investigated by the department’s Central Detective Division.
The robberies occurred within the city’s 9th and 22nd Police Districts, which cover portions of Center City, Fairmount, and North Philadelphia.
Police identified the suspects as:
Jaiden Bethea, 19
Kyeme Hunter, 19
Both men are facing multiple criminal charges, including robbery, criminal conspiracy, firearms violations, theft, receiving stolen property, possession of an instrument of crime, simple assault, and recklessly endangering another person.
Bethea is additionally charged with possessing a firearm with an altered serial number.
Hunter faces an additional firearms charge under Pennsylvania’s prohibition on firearm possession by certain individuals with prior convictions.
The arrests come as Philadelphia Police continue investigating the robbery pattern across the two police districts.
Authorities have not yet released additional details regarding the number of robberies involved, the specific locations, or the circumstances surrounding the arrests.
Both defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.